Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-08-10
Comparative Duration Of Flu.
man Life In Various Trades.
1.-THE Index,1

In the supplement to the thirty
fifth annual report OF the Register
General Of Births, Deaths and mar
riages, just published, an interesting
chapter Is devoted to the compare
tive duration of the life OF persons
engaged In various occupations,
showing the effects of tho different
trades on the health Of the popula-
ton. We think the subject one Of
such general interest that 1t will be
worth while to reproduce portion
Of his remarks. Butchers av-
erage mortality among persons en-
gagged In this business is very high.
Fishm0ngers experience full as high
mortality as butchers. Publicans
The numerous, useful, and, as q
body, respectable men who supply
tho community with drinks, food
and entertainment i'm inns, are
shown to suffer more from fatal dis
ease than the members OF almost any
other known class. They might
themselves Institute strict inquiry
into It's Causes. But there can BIO but
little doubt that the deaths will be
found TO be due to deIerlum tre-
mems and the many diseases induced
or aggravated by excessive drinking.
II seems to be we'll established that
drinking small doses Of alcoholic
liquors only spirits, the most
fatal Of all the poisons, but wine and
beer-at frequent intervals, without |
food, IL invariably prejudicial. |
When this Is carried on from morn
Ing Till late hours In the night, few
few brains can stand 1t.
Tho habit OF indulgence 10 a slow
suicide. The many deaths Of publ
'ans appears to provo this. Other
.rades Indulge in the publicans'
practice TO some extent, and to that
'xtent share the same fate. Tho
trades ara made doubly
by excuses. The clergy
II tho Established Church Protestant,
Csthalic priests, and bar
'istera, all experience low rates OF
Mortality from ages twenty-five to
orty-fve. The clergy lead a CON-
o-table, temperate, domestic, moral
lie. In healthy parsonages, and their
Ives are good In their insurance
ense. The young curate, compared
With the young doctor, has less cares.
'he mortality OF Catholic priests
fter the age OF fifty.five Ia high;
erhaps the effects of celihacy are
hen left. Solicitors experienced
he full average mortality after the
90 Of thirty-hvei the legal work Is
ard. Physicians and surgeons,
om youth up to the age Of forty ,
We, experience mortality much
Dove the average, after that age
ley differ little from the average.
hey are Ia contact with the sick, .
Q exposed to zymotic disease. and a
eir rest is disturbed. In states of a
,pression deadly poisons are ut a
md. There IL an excess OF practic- d
ners In cities. Country practicion- i,
8 have to visit their patients In all !,
gathers, at all hours. The causes i,
I'm which medical men suffer de- u
and careful study. Chemists and rs
uggists are younger than medical h
m because pharmacy Is a separ- ne
business and q of more reeant :.
with. Their mortality, like that q
medical mon, 10 high and above "
, average, especially In the young n
ages. Commercial clerks exper- "a
ce an exceptional high rate Of n.
The rooms In which !,
y work are generally closed aud ~
They often stoop at eli,
liz desks. They required Sir Gu
IN Lubbock's holidays. Railway ed
ants-The railway service, Ia OF
, collectively, experience a high re,
} of mortality, somewhat higher 81,
n medical men ut advanced ages. hu
lerinary surgeons and farriers OF an
age Of twenty-five and upwards sui
erience y very high rate of NOR an.