, 1876-04-01


stances. laid IN foreign grave. belonged 10 au
older branch Of tho family from which tho Fra
ser-Tyters and Jnmos Dni!lja Fraser, tho trayel-
ef, Lave descended.
JEWISH VITALITY.
Tho jaws Arc tho hoalthitst and 1ongeat-lIved
pooplo On tho faeo Of the earth. Their Immuni-
~ from diseases Of nll forms is remarkable
Even tho great epldemics pass them by with tho
intliction Of a much Lighter scourgo than falls
upon other races. It is declared that the cholera
nevor chose ono Of them for its victim, aud, In
fact, the deaths from this malady have been 20
fow as almost to boar out the assertion. Suicide
Ia Hcldom practlced among them. It has boon
computed, from statistics returned ip certain
provinces Of Austria and Germany, ttat, In
population Of 1,o00, 900, the proportion Of ani-
ctdos bctwccn tho Jows md the mixed white
races van aR ono to four.
From data carefully studled, HOFFMAN, found
that, between tho ycass 1923 and 1910, tho num-
ber Of still-born amongst the Jews of Gormsny
Was as In 80, aud amongst other races aa In
40. Mayor nscertainod that, In Furth. tho pro-
portion Of Jowish childton who die between tho
ages of l md b years is 10 Per cent, and Of
Clr1ssiau children OF tho eame ago It IL II per
cent. IL. Ncurile, calculating from tho s,ati1~
tics Of Frankfurt, Ahows even q creator vitality
existing among tho children OF tho Jers. Io
ulso finds from his dats that tho average dura-
tion OF tho life OF tho Jow Ia B years aud months,
while of tho Christian It Ia &c years aud II
months In tho totst Of all agos. hall OF tho Jows
| born roach tho ago Of 53 years and mouth,
whilst half tho Christians born attno tho ago OF
Sc yoats only." Ono-fourth Of tl1e JoHish poft-
iation live beyond u yoa,s, but the same pro-
portion of the Christian population llro only be-
youd 80 years aud 10 months. Tho oir,al roturne
Of Frussia giro tho JeHa q mortality OF 1.Gl per
cent, aud tho wnoio Kingdom 2G3 por ceut.
While tho jews double tlIoir numborH in 41<
1910 theso VAS III Prussia death for every 40
Jews: and death for oycry % Of the remaining
population,
Commenting upon these Eta:istcs, which are
brought togothsr by Dr. NielardHon int Diseases
Of Modern Llfo," that author ascsibes the high
vitality Of the Jews to their aobcr wn7 Of living.
"Iho Jew driulis ieHa than his 'oven Christian !
ho taEee, al ruiz, better food Ae tnartics car
the world With greater personal care he tends
| tho aged moro thoughtiui1y ; le takes botter
caro- Of his poor; and lie takes good euro Of hu-
self. lilo does not boaBt Of Tomorrow but he
provides for 1t and 10 holds tenaciouey to all
lao gets. To our Saxon eyeo and Celtic oYcs he
| carries these virtuos too far /; but thereby ho
! wins, becomes powerful, aad, scorulng boistcr-
ous miEth and passion, e comparatively happy."
that tloy nowhere have paid especial attention
| to tho development OF physical capacity. Thor
do not from cAoco enter q military fifo, they
establish no public gancs. are not given to
for attaining great corporenl strength mud
stature. As peoplo they do not rench q high
physsca standard md still taoir vitality IL Gront-
or that that Of any other civilized race. 1u ay,-
plying these faSts 70 tue Question q the Objects
marks: at would bo impossible. and
III truth unnecessary, to onforco any
stronger argument AZ 10 tho negative yauo
Of excessive physical o1or.iun in sustaining
the vital power Of raco. II tho courso Of cen
turies tic most powerful nations have died out,
md cnpiros of perfect physical beauty and
chiyarlo lame hayo passed away. But, through
al those vlcisslt1dee: QUO race: culdyasinG nono
Of thu Ho-ca!1cd athte.to and Letoo qualiaiea,
and following none Of tho exercises popularized
as 'bracing.' hardy sinyigornt,ng,' has hold
itB lrrepte6siblo o.u, TO rornh!n a more uumer-
Gus people. IN its total.y, than ever: a pcop,e
slill prchonsing. more tenacious life than its
nciehborB. aud showing. as 1t Is relieved OF tho
cruel restraint oug forced OIL It., the continuance
also Of mental fofcc and ct commanding gonius
in art In letters, In politics, in commerce, aud
in scipucs.'
WILLIAM BLAKE.
Tho art-wosEs Of William Dlafe, tbs poet
painter, have been collected and put upon cxht-
b,tsou by tho Burlington Club, in London. Tho
catalogue docs not include tho entire list Of
paintings. drawings. nna engravings produced
III
an r,oliao uornmar. h,t cnf,3c,cnt nun,hor
49, ,t'',. I...,...,s 49,. .s....n. .,.'-a..s
arc alspAJeo ~ thutsase .no satea'4'e eno' "s'os
OF his Hcnsus. Mr. W. NJ. Aossotta. WHO u tes-
vent admirus Of D!ake, Rpcaks Of tho collection,
to tho ,entlera of tho dedIe,av, III tho following
on,ooutio rorf,..
'.es".,s n.,,S .'.,,,,.., ..,.,,, o, =, t,..,
yeption and imaginative design. and a!a mastery Of
aud anon In widiy-ari,lsrary combinations Of rich.
net and fp{cr, Aro amply t1tltto in th. collection
OF course, hs defects becop less manifest thap
bis czelteness bMt with these NO shall not hers con-
eae sn .o.,, 80 MI, II 1sris Hr ia
much mora Inclined 70 aaso him hta own showing,
and honor hai oaoseaFsy los what 10 mn done
nrrn Ire other qualities Of art so,ue Of whtch he did
include In Lis prsclco. whilo sooe ohess hs ban
tsLrd FROM hts intentions.
poor nlhbe stru9cIed during bis lfa-time v,th
~ .,,,o-t. w h,s ,,o,,-e. y.,'.'a Nal. "..e