The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-08-05
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1t will be observed that the number Of
professional people in England is twice
that of the United States that this is the
greater agricultural country by 100 per
cent, and that England is the greater
mechanical, mining, and manufacturing
country by 200 per cent. In the proper
ton of persons supported by agriculture,
France Is much more like the United
States than like England and Wales. The
proporti IN of the population engaged IN
agriculture in the several European States
is said to be as follows: Russia, ST per
cent; Italy. II; Sweden, Il; Belgium,
81; France, 50; Prussia, 40; Austria, 20;
Spain, %; Holland, l6. If the domestic
and indefinite population of England and
Wales is distributed among those engaged
in agriculture in the same proportion as in
other occupations, it will give about 70
per cent. of their population as depending
upon agriculture.
A noteworthy feature of the British
census of 1871 is that the proportion OF
persons employed in agriculture in Eng
land and Wales, as to the general popula-
ton, has gradually declined since 1851,
the ratio being: 1851, 10.7l; 1861, 9.2;
1871, 7.30.
Some figures comparing the social con-
ditIon of several countries are extremely
Interesting and curious For example, the
property of lawyers and their assistants
to the whole population in these countries
is as follows:
England and Wales, one TO each. 653
United States one to each. 9I6
France, one to each. l,9iO
Belgium, one to each. . 100
Prussia, one to each. ,OOO
Litigation is, therefore, comparatively
unknown among the Germans, while
among the English-speaking people it is
great land expensive) institution. 1t
NAV be remarked that our German p lpu-
lation readily fall into American customs
ia this respect as soon as they settle down
among us.
The returns show the following proper
ton of clergyman TO population:
United States one TO each. ................... Sl9
England and Wales, one to each. ............. Ils
Russia, one to EACH. Is
France, one to each 90
Italy, one to l45
Spain, one to each. "a
The vast disproportion of persons in re-
ligious orders between the Catholic and
Protestant countries in the above list is
Immediately noticeable. An interesting
fact is, the Dissenters are increasing very
much more rapidly in England than mem
beers of the Established Church. The per
cent. of the increase of Dissenters from
1851 to 1871 was 44.6, and of communicates
in the State Church 1915.
The proportions of physicians Gnclud-
ing chemists and druggists in England
and Wales is / in each 661 inhabitants.
and in the United States exclusive OF
druggists) / in each 6l2. The comparison
| is imperfect for obvious reasons. There
are more physicians in bosh countries than
| IF ntb hay n learned
professions
OF dentists, England and Wales have
in 9.2I0 people, and the United States in
1919 people, which is melancholy evil
dence of the superior adaptibility OF Amer
leans to the toothache and false ''sets.
| In England and Wales there are 20 pu.
| pills to each teacher, on the average, and
III the United States 80.
| Of persons engaged in administering the
| General Government, there are 1854 III
England and Wales, and 67 ,S22 in the
United States. AS the population of this
country is nearly twice that of England
and Wales, it will be seen that, in spite OF
English criticism on American place-hunt'
ing, our cousins are as badly afflicted
! The difference in their favor is that their
officials hold office during good behavior,
while ours depend upon the uncertain
tenure OF political party.
In the United States there are 2,O5C
members of the theatrical profession, OF
whom One-third are women. and in Eng
land and Wales there are 1892, of whom
One-half are women, showing the greater
prosperity of the business in the old coun'
try than this, owing, undoubtedly, to the
greater density of the population.
The following figures are taken from
the censuses of the two countries. In OBJ
serving the differences it should be re-
membered that the population of England
and Wales is 22,7l2, 266, and of the United
States IS, 555, 0S3, according to the respect