The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1891-06-11

northern British possessions, and Alaska.
Even down to the 50th degree northern
Latitude we find in the Southern British
possessions, Labrador and northern
part of Newfoundland very few people
upon an enormous area of land. But
upon the western part of our globe, Scot.
land, England, Ireland, Denmark, Ger
many, Holland, Belgium, and the South
ern part of Russia contribute very large
portion of the people living st present
upon our planet!
Down to the 10th degree of latitude
France, the northern part Of Spain and
Portugal to the center, almost the entire
kingdom of Italy, Switzerland, Austria,
Hungary, the Balkan peninsula, the
northern psri of Asia Minor, with the
| entire Chinese Empire and part OF Japan,
again furnish very large contingent TO
the great army Of men living upon this
| EARTH Canada and the northern portion
of the United States are also well popu-
lated in the east, but very sparsely in the
west, as far as the 40ti: degree. When
we proceed further DOM 10 the 3O:h
degree on one side, we see the most popu.
lated land in the east and very thnly
settled in our western country.
In the Western Hemisphere upon the
same degree OF latitude we find the same
there; part of Spain and Portugal, the
island of Sicily, the Grccian isles, Asia
Minor, Persia, Thibet, the south Of China
and Japan contribute largely 10 the pop
ula,ion of our globe. TIE g!ea: desert OF
Sahara exhibits very large country
almost uninhabited; but Egypt, Arabia
end India arc well represented with g
yery large number CT people 10 the Goth
degree.
Upon our side Mexico ard @ part o! tie
West Indies in the Atlantic, and the Sand
wich Islands, in the Pacific ocean, are
all that ne have Of the solid lard in o
vast body Of water floating over the solid
part of our earth; to The 10:h degree
Central America and the Southern portion
Of tie West Indies and Cape Ne.de
Islands upon the western; and the
Southern Sahara desert, the latter almost
uninhabitel, with wel!-popuated part
Of Eastern Africa, Southern Arabia
Iud;a Asian aod the Philippine Islands,
form all the solid Land upon the Eastern
part of the globe. At last the equator
shows US a sparse population in Central
Africa, Suma,ra, Boruea aud Celebes
upon the Eastern portion, and the Mar
shall and Gilbert islands in the Pacific
OCEAN, aud the northern part of South
America nct much more populated tha1
the former.
The population from tie equator to the
50th degree Of latitude South, is very
scaat, aud with tie exception of mar
row strip upon the Pacific and Atlantic
scaboards, large portions of this vas
continent nave never been explored by
our Caucasian race. New Zealand and al
the South Pacific groups of islands, fur
n;sh but small portion Of people to th;
total population upon cur globe. From
the seth degree Of South latitude to I'll.
South poie, with the exception of Terr;
del Fuego, ard the Falkland islands, al
is a waste OF water, and all this Souther;
portion of our planet is liz cons;an
silence, as far rs the To:ce of man is con
cerned.
In the Eastern Hemisphere, from tnt
equator to the 10Th degree, the Southern
part of the center of Africa, with tht
large islands OF Madagascar, Java an(
New Guinea, and tie continent Of Ncv
Holland, or Australia, turnish butts ycEy
small number Of pcoplclo the population
upon the earth, il proportion 10 thei
enormous area OF ;ery productive land
10 the South of this degree the islaId c
Tasmania, Crose;ts islands, aud kergue
lon Land are the On y nortions OF soit
land, tie rest oi Tic southern PARTON 0
,!c Eastern Hemisphere being covered
with water.
Thus We see that only very sma!
portion Of our plane: is 81 presen, iahaDl
ted, and a'l the ,i:oic enormous sllriac;
OF the Land. risea above Ike water b,
successive uphcaya!s, containing abCu
l?2,GVG,o00 square miles, aniy abou
Il 1,00o,o0o are inhabited ~, s ,o;al popu
ia!on ui about S1'9,oG0,OoO people, ii,
ocean covering still :.boit @ol.ooo,e0'
square miles. Tie oes. portions Q
Africa the Southern portlonuf the grea
Russian Empire, The Snuii! Paciii
Islands, the !argcs. par. OF the coniincn
OF Australia. North America westwar,
;.:,! pretty mucil ail South America eal
bc made just Is productive IS The presen
European states an'' y portion CT III
United states, and thus, in Spite Of Al
the great prospective increase Of on
present population, the earth can be mad
to produce sufficient food to nonrl>h al
the coming generations for thousand q
wears TO come, until the next flood sh:.'
send .hc waters from the Southern hen.
i+phcre to ;ilc northern, covering ciic
more 81! the solid land iii tie north. an
only allow the chains OF mountains
chow their tcr4 above The surgluE foo