The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-31
THE AVERAGE ENGLISHMAN
a sTlTIsTICIAN SIZES UP THE MALE
BRITON or TO-DAY

All Others Is Inseparably Welded to HIS
Daily Tub-Jnpan'a New Place Among
tho Nations of the World America an
Actors and Singers who Have Been
distinguishing Themselves Abroad
LONDON. July git seems toerably easy
task to describe the average Englshman OF
to-day The conception OF him abroad mnylvary
considerably in various countries. but his own
compatriots have pretty clear idea OF tho
manner OF man he is. But nobody. 1t seems.
until now has had true typo OF
the modern Englshman in his mind.
II has remained for cod-blooded
statstcian to draw his picture with the ruth
less pencil OF fact. and he has given II to us in
the current number Of the Fortnighhv. Joseph
jacobs. after examining endless records and
reports, has incarnated for us what he de-
scribss as the mean Englishman" OF 1899. He
finds that he would live in q town ofabout30.0OO
Inhabitants. and that his domicile would be
located. say in Loughborough. in leicester
shire.
Mr. Jacobs. after anayzing census returns.
vital statistics. average cost OF living. &c.
finally puts his results into the form OF an ideal
biography Of the mean Englishman. whom he
thus describes:
William SprogRett was born at Lough-
borough on Jan. IL. 1864 His father was
born In the same town, but his mother
migrated thither from the country. He
was married on August 20. 1892 at
w., ct. ,.o.n. ha-, o,so AZ Jorab-
I.h To-. 20 ta,p and 'thoro,oro ooe
~; H., ,ath.rh,I onr,a tbitbor from
49," VIA, ho.iara Thov varo n,orr,.d In
W.. h,.h oea,, ,hor ,ioi,aJ o.. ,ho
first time since his boyhood In the seven
go ia W., ao ho,, I'D aIr,s Ona ~
a. 49, ~. Ala T., ~ irtor,r, ami ro,ro, IN
- ~ r.orhos, th.t tb. Oil that 10 atm n
naYe " pi ,Ip 1918, .aT n,..in, ~ noo
$780,, I.,, aoho,, IN 1877, ,vhon hs VINE II
=, on no' ,nd ~ ,ho ,our,h standord and
80, ,oTo h 10 40 4, ~ ot,h
n,o W :" n., M aIl.,. 49,, :. - nrao.ntat
-, ~ L. h,,uht ,,l ouito rn 30 ,ho
$500 ~, o.horh a,. T raarot 70 Gov viii
- stnns ~ naryo trorh,e wbsn be comes N
scbool npe
"Our hero is s feet Z inches in height and
$50 mounds in weight. He can pull seventy
poupds when in the attitude OF drawing the
long bow. and his chest eirth is no less than
ty-six inches Jane. his wife, ia naturally
inferior to him in all these categories
being only 90 inches in height. l2O pounds
in weight. and can null only forty pounds
Both are OF the same physical type.
.Anglo-Saxon' type. with vertical. rounded
forehead. smooth eyebrow ridges. wide full
cheeks. short. Dubbed nose: their lips are we'll
formed chin heavy and rounded, their
ears oval. with full lobes. and their Jaws
nre heavy and wide: their skulls rather
long than broad: their eyes are blue and |
prominent: their hair light and limp. Not
withdrawing their meagre diet their habit 10 |
stout and we'll covered On the whole they are
DAYS OF sickness in the last year and will |
live on till the age OF 8S. when he |
will die on March Is. 1882 OF dis |
ease connected with the nervous system. |
Jane will survive him nearly three years. and |
die OF bronchitis. PERHAPS 1t is as we'll that |
they should leave the world before reaching |
the normal threescore years and ten. as other |
wise there is little hope OF either OF them es- |
Gaping the workhouse.
"Spropeett Ia in n hosiery mandatory and |
beoan work. as ve have seen Mt his trade Mt II |
wears old He "a tas we have also seenl Mt |
present earning 24s. Sd. week. to which |
high eminence he has reached after bny |
inr commenced on I'd n dov II must |
ina repeated that his nominal Uopes |
per week are considerably higher than
This. which NAV account for the fact that Mrs
Snroppett never prociselv knovs what her
Z. man" renlIv earns. Her housekeepinp money |
would probably he l5s. He works flfty four
,,ours a w,ek and notwithstanding the claims |
~ hIs family bc has managed to snvo no less |
than col tayerapel which is securelv p,aced IN |
the Post On8ce Savings Bank"
Mr. Jacobs makes an interesting ona,vsIs ~ |
how bis bero's weekly income OF about SG ner |
week Is expended. showing that about So 40 ia
snent for food and drink. 81 cents for rent q |
cent. for taxes % cents for fuel 81 cents Tor |
clothes. 7 cents for tobacco. 4 cents for mod
ecine and so on
..-..,, ,a ..,,, l., ,,
80. - . ~
W. t ., WV" " -, ~ ue'u !
no nv IL, 40 $500 '.o pn9 "'
nv S ia =, h ' w., i. Wv a'.o,''o ~, VI
- .s,i. -, 80. 80 80
I"se" WV" w. 80 C.,I',. anli-
., ~ ~. I'm I,"o
~ o, a. 80 .'lAesa
80 ,a,t ~ ,,',,,, 80 w 800 nv" many
80 .. ..o, ''e H i'oS 0o's'. ou. "n-
this rather important pont II would be oven |
more Desirable to obtain a list Of the furniture
. , A. La,,o =. a ,Lo l.o,. :, ~. II. -. !. |