The Red Cloud chief., 1880-12-09
Universal Statistics What an Indus.
triOuS German Has Discovered.

A LONDON paper condenses the fol-
lowing facts from a book of universal
statistics by Baron q. +. Kolb: Among
the languages of civilized nations En-
glish is the most widely spread. IL is
the mother-tongue of about S0,000,OOO
people, German of between 80, 600. 900
and 60. 900. 900, French Of between 49,
600. 900 and so, 900, 900, Spanish of 49,
600, 600. Italian of -, 900. 900 and Rus
sian of between $4,000 D and $1,000
600. The general condition of the mas
ses Of q nation is the most valuable ele-
ment in natural progress or d~egeneracy.
and Baron kolb shows that the repro
ductiye capital existing in the living
generation far exceeds the value of all
other capital. Every needless impede
ment to the development of this capital,
and anything whichtends To deteriorate
the bodily condition of the population,
is proved to be a squlndering of the
nations wealth. Every advance made
by a people in morality, in profitable
and healthy employment, and useful
knowledge, brings it nearer TO the ideal
the greatest natural tenure Of life.
Domestic virtue also tells favOrably on
the health and wealth of a popula-
ton. Thus in Bavaria, out of 1000
children born alive. there died, of
legitimate children, 2iS boys and PIP
girls; of illegitimate. 36l boys and 3i2
girls. Out of 100 children sucked by
their mothers, only 1S.2 died during the
first year; of those nursed by wet
nurses. 29.33 died; Of those artificially
fed, 60 died; of those brought up in
institutions, 80 died in the 100. The
influence of prosperity or poverty on
mortality is also shown by Baron Kolb.
Taking 1000 well-to-do persons and
another 1000 of poor persons-after
five years there have remained alive of
the prosperous, 9i3: of the poor. only
655. After fifty years there remained of
the prosperous, 557; of the poor, 2s3; at
seventy c of age there remained
235 of the prosperous. and of the poor,
65. The average length of life among
the well-tO-do was 80 years. and among
the poor, 80 years. The effects of pro-
LESSONS and trades on mortality are
great, the term of life varying from 90
years ii months for clergymen TO 40
wears and 10 months for photographers
and copper engravers. In England the
duration of life has been found most
defective among the steel-workers. pol
ishers and grinders: and mex to these
the GOLFERS life is least secure owing
greatly, no doubt, to the occurrence of
accidents in mines
One of the most potent shorteners OF
life is the anxiety of providing for bare
subsistence. The lack of sanitary con-
ditions also shortens mans years. Idle
ness. as compared to intense industry,
outweighs-prejudicially outweighs-
all the advantages of ease and abun-
dance. OF all countries in the world.
England shows a pre-eminence in the
abStention from suicides, while IN
France they increase with advancing
years. Taking 1000 suicides which oc-
Cured in France, and dividing accord
ing to sex for each month. it is curious
to note the effect of long and short
DAYS. In January, 6S men and 6S
women killed themselves: in February.
IS men and 30 women; in March. 81
men and 7s women; in April, 81 men
and 90 women in May, 90 men and 92
women in June. los men and ITO
women; in July. 90 men and log wom-
en-: in August. 50 men and LOG women;
in September, "a men and 78 women; in
October, a men and SO women; in No
vember, 81 men and 6S women. and
in December, GO men and 50 women
were suicides. As Mr.. Buckle argued.
statistics show that there is no exercise
of will, no act in the entire compass of
mems dealings, which does not fall
within the lines of an absolute REGULAR
ty. OF all human actions. marriages
seem to be most arbitrary, and out of
the region of fixed laws Yet the reg
isters prove that it is especially in
marriages the greatest steadiness and