The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-11-27

A London paper condsnsss the fcl.
lowing facts from Q hook of universal
statistics by Baron G P Kolb:
Among the Languages Of civilized "a
tions English is ths moss widely spread
1t is the mother tongue Of about S0.0OO.
600 people. German of between 80. .OO0, :.
zoe and go. 600, 900. French of between
4O. .OO0. 900 and 50,oO0,0O9. spanish Of
40. 600. 900. Italian Of 2S.O0o. 900 and
Russian Of between b5.0Oo. .O0O and 60.
0O0, 900. - nNFtA
! Pns gene raj condition Of the masses
Of Q nation - the most vAluabls ele-
msnt 10 natural PeogreR or degeneracy,
and Baron Kclb shows that tue repro
ductivs capital existing in the living
Ngsseration fer exceeds. the value of ell
otbsr capital Rssry Nnssdless impedi-
ment to the development OF this capital
and anything which tsads to dstsrio-
rsts the bodily -esndisionqef the popu-
lstiou. is proved 20 be squandering Of
the nations wealth. Every advance
made by Q people in morality. in prof.
table and heslthy employment. and
useful knowledge. brings il nearer TO
the ideal-the great st nstural tenure
Of life. Domestic virtue also tells fs-
vorably on the health and wealth of q
population. Thus ia Bavaria. out of
1000 Children born slive. there died, of
Legitimate chil6ren, 24S boys and 2l2
girls; of iiIegitiinste. 36i boys aud 342
Giris. Out Of 100 children sucklsd by
their mothers, only 1872 died during
the fret year: Of those nursed by wet
nurses, 20. 3S died; Of those Artiticially
fed. 60 died: of those brought upSn
institutions. so died iu the 100.
The influences Of prosperity or power.
~ on morality is also shown by Baron
Kolb. Taking 1000 we'll to do persons
and another 1000 of poor persons sf-
ter ave years there have remained alive
ofsthe prospsrous 943: Of the poor only
655.i After fifty years there rsnaiped
Of the prosperous. 557; OF the poor 2S3:
ut seventy years OF age there remained
235 OF the prosperous. and Of tho poor
65 The average length Of life among
the well to do was 80 years. nsd among
the poor 32years. The fleet. Of pro-
fessions and trades on morality are
great, the term Of life varying from 65
ysars and II months for clergymsn to
40 years end 10 months for lithograph-
ess and coppcr sHgravers. In England
the duratioa of Fife has been found
most dsfectve among the steel workers.
polishsrs aud grinders; and next to
these the coilier's life 10 least secure.
owing grsstlp, no doubt, to the occur
renee Of accidents in the mines.
One Of the most potent shorteners Of
life 10 tho anxiety OF providing for bare
subsistence. The lack of sanitary con.
ditions also shortsns mans years. Idle.
mesa, a. compared to inten 50. industry.
outweighs--prejudicislly outweighs-
ell the advantages of Gaze and abun-
dance. Ofall countries in the world.
England shows q pre-. eminence in the
-sbstention from suicides. while. in
France they increase with advancing
years Tsking 1900 suicides which oc-
Cured in Eranoes and dividing accord
ing to sex for each month, ii is curious
10 note the effect sf~ long and short
days. In January, 60 men and 63 wo-
men killed themssl yds: in February rs
men aud 70 women; in March "a men
and 18 women; in April o. men and 9S
women; in,Alsy 80 meu snd 90 women;
in June 10e men and ITO women; in
July 90 men and 1D6 women; in August
50 men and lO6 vemsp; in September
"A men and 7S women; In October n
men and 90 women; in November. 81
men and 6S women; in December 81
msa and G. voman yere suicides. As
M Bockle afgusd. aatiktics show that
there Is 10 sxerelses Of Vii, no act in
the entire compass OF mans dealings.
'which dos uosa aislf witbin~ thS 6ues Of
sn absolute regularity. OF ell human
actions, marriages seem to b most ar.
bitrsry.s end oae Of the region q fxed
laws. Yet the registers provethet il
d especially in marriages the greatest
stcsdiness and regularity Obtains, TAX.
ing three quinquenuisl periods. il will
be found that ths following proportions
exist: 80 tssa nGi -
Bachelors married to
widows. III -. 1851 ss4 s7i
Widowers to spin .pG.A z IL
Widow ers to widows.32o ss3 's42
Marrisge. Of men under 80 yssss OF
age to yemen Of 90 and over occurred
twice, IN abe 6rst period. end enos in
each Of t5s Others. Statistic prose
tha. Ia counefisq whsre cchsaaGnine-
ous marzisess ase usSinittsd thSre are
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