The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-06-16
DisEAsE III hrA.4rIsSksfo HAOE.
rBy Ben. Ward Isioha,yls1n. /

E l2y Den. W0iU ICtchG34t$Gn lf
Through The valuable labOrSofM. NJ,
LcR.yt, Hoffman, Ncufville a6ti MAYER
Wc hnVo obtained some curious filcts
reM: to the most widely disen,inated
~ all the races OH earth-the jewish
Ih"s" facts show That, from some tcouse
or cni!ses, this rn'o presents an eiftiur-
allcc ..sStitist dis. ase that does not be-
long to Utticr portions of the civilized
communities amongst which its n,em-
Ders dwell. The distinctness of tho
Jewsin the midst of other and mixed
races singles thcth ont specially for
observation, and tho history thew pre-
sent OF vitality, or In other words. of
tho resistance to foseinfluences which
teifd: TO Btl6rten the natural cycle of
life, fs singulaily Instructive.
The resistance dates from the first't6
tho last periods Of life. Hoffman finds
that IN Germany from 1928 to 1910 the
number Of still-born amongst the Jews
was as in %, and Of tho other races
as ! in 4O. Mayer finds that lii Furth
children from olfe to five years die in
the proportion ct ten per cent. among
the Jewish aud fO, ..teen per cent.
among the Christian population; and
Nenfyille, dehiiiig with the same sub
Jcct from the statistics of Frankfort.
gives even more favorable proportion
or vitality to the Jewish child-popula-
tioh. Continuing his estimate from
un1ua ,9G asea !, named q, into ripper years, the
jews; the average duration Of the life
OF tho Jew being forty weight years and
nine months, ana Of the Christian thir-
ty-sN years and eleven months. In
the total Of an agos HhJf Of the Jews
born reach the age of fittv-thrye wears
anu one month, whilst huIf tho Chris
tlans born attain tho age of thirty-six
years only. a quarter OF the Jewish
population is found living beyond
scvcntyso1fa years, but Il quarter of
the Christian, population is found liv-
ing beyond the iasYc of iiity-nine vcsrS
and ten mouths only. The Civil State
extracts of Prussia give to the Jews Il
mortality OF a.61 per cent; to the
whole kingdom 2.G2 per cent. TO the
Jews, an annual 1n'croase Of / 73 per
cSnt:; to the Ch,is9ia,y / IS Ser cGIit
The ctfcctivcs Of the Jews itpQu ui1e
period OF fortv-one years and iaif to
double themselves; those of the olhcr
races fily-oEc ycai;s. In 1919 Prussia
returned onG dcalh for SSery forty 0f
the. Jews and one for every tliiuy-two
OF the rcnhaining population /
The Jews escape the Great tfi;iemics
more rapidly tl!an the other races with
whom they live: Titus tho mDyuIiiv
from cholera amongst them Is s0 small |
that the very fact uf its occurrence !ius
been disputed.
Lastly, that element of mortality:
suicide, which we may loUk u,r,R
physiolo9ically as Il phenomena Ui' t.iS-
ease, is computed by Chatter Nom q
proportion of 100000 Of inhabitants
of Prussia, Bavaria, WurtcmLrry; Aus
tria, Hungary and Trans> lva,lia to
have been committed by rather lcss
than ono Of the Jewish race to four of
tle mcmDcrs of the mixed races of the
Christian populations.
we have not far to 60 to find many
causes for the high vitality of Il race
which, by comparison with the Saxon
and Celtic, is physically feeble. The
causes are simply summed up in the
term, "Sobcrness Of life" The Jew
drinks less than his "cvcn Christians";
he takes, as rule, better food: he
marrics earlier; he rcars the children
he has brought into tho world with
greater personal care; hc tends tho
aged more thoughtfulIy; he takes bet
ter care OF the poor; and lie takes bet
ter care OF himself; he does not boast
vi ,"-iHotioW, out he provides Tor it |
aud he holds tenaciously to all lie ucts.
We may think he carries these virtues
too far; but thereby he wins; becomes
powerful, and scoinin9 boistcrous
nlrth and passion, is comparatively
happy.
different ,tauscs have Uccn assigned
for this higher Vitality Of the Jewish
race, anti It were INDEED wise to seek
for tho cdrtse, since tliAt race which
presents the STRONGEST Vitality, the
greatest increase Of ~iitt ind ,bb 'long-
est resistance to death thlist; iii coirsc :
of time, become, untler tho Influences
OF civilization, dominant. We see thls
truth, indeed, actually cxcmpliiicd In
in the Jews; for 10 other known race
i'''S ovcr, endured SO iiiucli or resisted |
SO much. Prosecuted; Jlpiessed lle |
every, Imaginable form of tyranny, they
have held together and lived, c;irfyiriG |
Oh intact their customs, their beliefs,
their faith for centuries, until, set FREQ
at Inst, they flourish rs is Gi,jitwo;t |
with new force. They rule moro |
rotcntly than ever; fir more potentlv !
than when Solomor in all his glory
rcignod in Jerusalem. They r,tlcj and
neither fight nor waste.
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