Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-02-27
MlLlIARY SUICIDES.
$ Regarding the Suicidal niania in
different Armies.

81 ~ -
...,ssics Regarding the Suicidal Mania in
as different Armies.
Is of tl,e most unique of the many
esd,f the government service Is
s alton of mortality statistics
n department. Human life,
\ Ssfapoets are wont to character
ief ''span of woe" or
III disappointment" or by
Der ten n which gives it a char
81 cteF Intangible sadness, is taken as
3 Fact; albasis of mathematical
zion. People are born and die &C
ca%r 10 fixed numerical laws which
COZ. determined by calculation. 1t
ca particularly agreeable thought,
y IS true, nevertheless, that when
'tlcians have perfected their calcu-
8ns in this line, and there is reason
Expect that they will be perfected, |
San will be obliged to die by rule.
zen if he commits suicide, his de-
81 is tabulated among other cases
5cn show underw circumstances
destruction is most likely to occur,
what conditions are most condu-
10 the suicidal epidemic that so
,ucntly sweeps the country.
ar;ng the fiscal year which ended
4 3 June, 1883, there were nineteen
4 Ales in the army, twelve i'll the IN,
A y service, SIX IN the cavalry anu
IN the artillery. inns GIVES S = ~
@ eof only '2-luoinS III 1'ooo' G!mS
|l> case was tilat OF ~ oi''cef-'' 1'e"'
ant oi t!e llian'IH, ,;oc
NE Su'ciue rallo lot .,'r;HI' -. os
",,'sI ~ - WV ' -, p..,Ss;, ,rd
iQ'#s; Aus'r IA - IL, pn U.s. ' A5
" .'c...'1.i,' ,.9' l s' HiI',;Y'n -
il; -, I''i'Ie' .i ;'1 go -, com.
Il..S '1.''>tT''eS ~. i'ie ,i t"I Cor
hleN'g'' o. '!'''' Wy pt,.' ti,;losonh;c
ls, ssi, ~: 90, ,,,iv'T.'' ,,,n 10 md
S.7ctiev'' - 80 49,, ~ ,,in a.Lor LonI
ms own 'AiSyeuCe G .,,I h oas IN ,n
tno H. ~. w., b,vr and presents next
der me ms we NV y ,i,i| ~ p,e>'A 10 ii'->
10 tiic ocs. $50 -; tho Un;ted
VI ''ie c>'ses te'.ti." ~ Srn-'.,,
states 'triis, oiie Is Iti, ~, NO ,,raferrod
ing is us 80 - tl,noot ore severed
l,otSoi'' ~ o..oI.;as anG fonrtean shot
. .5io 49, Norh;d desnondencv was
tnemselveS Mofo nto oes sp;n;daI Tan;a
!ue c''''Se ~ wv 800 SO TosseS Lr eo1,,.
ia i4 one; jV' ,H . ~ 5rink;nG in
Us go, - w " co,,Se co,,I6 hs assicned in
49, 49, ''''>' ~ $1,000
W." ri .4o.;..;.;,, docs NOT ston bare
H. .o ",' ~ s%ow thot tho aoes were
5io 50, 800 GI ono case D. in two . in
60 49, o U0 - =, ,brae * IN two
49, ( a. =, two A IN one A in
90 - o' a. ~ ,broo csscS the aces were
Wy - ,'l,,' " ~
'4G Th 1,,' NV, ,,nrib showing fhe greatest
, l'H s,,;c;5cs 1siSl was Noyem.
nun G r. 20 o''.. 49, =, Ealr,o,y two
per; nrJ i 49, ~, NJ 49, A'r;i Au.
eacn III Y'si'.','' -t' III go = tbo
gus ";tU ~ 5 80 - t 'ra,, raor
Tcil'-Li;'i7 A,,o'' ~, 10 foroGo;no tberc
III $500 wv" t..l,,',,+od s,icdes Without
s "eaI -. s"T ''''N''' ''>>'
- IT,, hose focts the suicidal ten
lonnT : S,ronc-rst durinr the winter.
w. 10 o.Tc, h9nd homicides are most
tnno,,n,,+ dnr;ncr ,varm weather the
-, fa,. -, ore numerous fnrino,
c,,SeS o,i, o ~. ~ I'm INV 81 bar time Of the
Sow etnN''' ''''''' - 49,
II IT, ,.ecord reforrad 70 above is but
for l one Te9r Of conrSn selected at ran.
don b,,r tho variation from wear 10
, .a-r' ! nof cSnec;ollv marked it has
been - net not ;dea Of Imerican lovAs or
Stat;st;c5l i, raseorch totabulate In facts
r"Ia,;n@ to mortality for The whole
ISnits5' %-fafes hui 1he scL11ne presents
7Hany obstSNSss,7rinfr 70 the difficulty
in orettino sccuratc information. Itbas
baSS, demonstrated that the HIGHEST
Ielth ,.o,c is for children under 10
I.ea"- of aGo The causes of death vary
;.,,o,,, 1aa,s 70 ,.ear 1900
III Ths ( C,root d;tficnItv in maxine cor.
rect ca7rnIa1ions Of th;s kind ARISES
from the inaccuracv unavoidable to a
o-r,at extent in taking the census. In.
Stead of there b.iuo q natural sequence
Of conditions from year TO year there
are enormous inmnS in fioI,res The !
censns for nstancr Will show that
there are : 600 neople alive at 10 wears
nf a@o - 00O ;at - and tben drons 10
: 600 n - whc;, in the natnral c6nrse
Of hin, there should he \ Gradual in.
croasn This il Is said results from
the careIessncss Of neople in piyinp
tLei, aa1s