The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-04-26

100 only 6 reach the age Of G5; and not
more than one in 500 lives to 80 years Of
age. There arc on earth 1000, ,000,0
inhabitants; and of these 333, ,333, 1888 die
every year; 81, 1884 every day; $3.50 every
hour, GO every minute or every second.
These losses are about balanced by an
equal number Of births. The married are
longer lived than the single, and above all
those who observe sober and Industrious
conduct, Tall men live longer than short
ones. Women have more chances of life
in their favor, previous to being so years
of age, than men have, but fewer after
wards The number Of marriages is in
proportion Of IS to every 1000 indiyidu-
ais. Marriages are more frequent after
the equinoxes; that is during the months
Of June and December Those born in
spring are generally more robust than
others. Births and deaths are more fre-
quent by night than by day. The number
of men capable of bearing arms is calcula-
ted at one fourth Of the population.
The average depth Of the ocean is about
three miles.
Chlorine gas was discovered by tho
Swedish chemist, Seheele, in 1774
or five mouarchs Of France in the pres
ent century, the reign of only one has been
closed by death.
The fibre of bamboo is being made into
cloth, and dyed. The texture of the
cloth resembles that of wooden material.
From statistics We learn the astounding
fact, that there arc, in the world, about
10000 miles of railway, that have cost
about $4,000, 100000, aud they give EN-
ployment to over 600, 900 persons.
Eighty-6ve male adult heads were ex.
amined at the Boston Insane Hospital,
when il was found that the average insane
head is considerably smaller than the sane
head in all dimensions.
II is said that the combined efforts Of
the Women's Christian Associations Of
the country have resulted, during the past
year, in the reclamation Of over three
thousand girls from life of shame.
Jute, material largely used in combi-
nation with hemp, for making cordage
sacking, mats, and carpets, is produced in
India to the extent of 5000 tons per
annum, nearly all of which is sent to Eng.
land TO be manufactured.
The purest water known to exist at
present is the water Of the small Swedish
river Loka, which, in 100 900 parts, con,
tains only 0.434 parts of mineral substanc
es, while the Thames, at London Bridge
contains, in the same quantity of water
from 60 to 40 parts; the Seine, in Paris
% to "a; and the river Jordan from 13C
to l3l parts Of mineral substance in the
same quantity of water.
There are 6000uewspapers in the Unitet
States, or one to every 1000 inhabitants
1900 in Great Britain, and 1910 il
France, or one to every $4,000; 700 il
Prussia, or one to every 10000; 506 il
Italy, or one to every $4,000; 1865 ii
Austria, or one to every 100000; 800 ii
Switzerland, or one to every 5000; 275 il
Belgium, or one TO every $4,000; 225 il
Holland, or one to every 10000; 200 il
Russia, or one to every $50 600; 200 il
Spain, or one to every 10000; $50 il
Norway and Sweden, or one to every 20
900; and 100 in Turkey, or one to ever
100000.
WONDERS OF CoAL.-The followin
substances can be made from coal. Man
of the materials are of great commercia
value, and their manufacture gives employ
ment to numerous persons Ammonia
coke, aniline, pyridine, picoline, lutidinc
collidine, parvoline, coridine, rubidine
viridine, leucoline, lepidine, acetylene, par
abenzol, toluol, xylol, cumol, cymol, nap
thaleno, paranapthalene, chrysen, pyren
water, hydrosulphuric acid, cryptidine
pyrrol, hydrocyanic acid, hydrogen, marsl
gas, hydride Of hexyl, hydride of octyl
hydridc of decyl, olefant gas, propylene
caproylene, Guanthylene, parafne, hydro
sulphocyanic acid, carbonic oxide, carboni
anhydride, bisulphide of carbon, sulphur
Gus anhydride, acetic acid, carbolic acid
cresylic alcohol, phlorylic alcohol, rosoli
acid, brunolic acid, benzol. In the alb
sonco of the sun, coal is the best sourc
Of heat