The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-09-22

any human Imagination, have been
lost i'm war since the beginning of au-
thentic history, il the exhaustive re-
searches made by Benjamin +. True
blood, LID, an authority, are to be
accepted, an article in the New York
Times says.
Thus battle has cost the world a
number Of people greater than that
of all those who have Inhabited the
globe during the last six centuries,
allowing three generations TO the
century and accepting the estimate
of $50, 900. 600 for the worlds popu
mtion at the beginning of the nine
teenth century as the average popu-
lation per generation for the six cen
turtles.
But perhaps this statement is too
general and complicated of computa-
ton to be impressive to the average
mind, SO it may be better to turn to
teenth century.
War during this period. according
20 a very conservative estimate, cost
thc lives OF IA, 200, O00 men through
wound and disease, 5000, 900 being
sacrificed in the Napoieonic CAM
paigns alone, in the nineteen years
tween 1896 and 1915.
land and the United States resulted
in the death of about $4,000 men.
Even Little Wars Costly.
The war of 1846-4S between the
United States and Mexico cost an
other 50, 900 lives, most Of the Ameri-
a deaths being from disease.
The Crimean war of 1S54-56 cost
the fven atoms involved-France,
England. Piedmont, Turkey, and Rus
sia-7S5,000 men, 900. 900 of whom
died from sickness and hardship.
Little Observation-Disclosures compar-
atively unimportant war, in 1864, cost
Denmark, Russia, and Austria, $500
men.
The American civil war, 1896
cost the United States between 500, 0O(
and loco, 600 lives from wounds anC
disease, or, to strike an average be.
tween the two estimates, 800 ,000 lives
The short war between Prussia
Austria, and Italy, in 1866, cost 45,00t
lives.
European expeditions to Mexico
Morocco. Cochin-China, Lebanon, Par
aguay, etc, between 1861 and 1867
cost $4,000 lives.
The Franco-Prussian War, 1901
cost more than 225,00O lives.
The Russo-Turkish War of 1871 cos
not lese than $50, 0o9 lives.
The Zulu and Afghan wars, in 1875
cost 40, 900 lives.
The Japo-Chinese wars, in 1877!
according to crude and surely incom
plete estimates, cost Is, 000 lives.
The English-Boer War in Sout
Africa, 1S99-19Ol, cost the lives c
125.000 men. of whom 100, 600 wer
English, and it involved an additions
losse OF something like $4,000 Boo
women and children.
The Spanish-American War Of 1873
cost bot. sides from wounds and Iii:
ease less than 5000 lives, but tn
Philippine aftermath Of this war he
cost the United States the loss
about 5000 soldiers End the lo'
among the native Filipinos, fro
wounds and disease, during the eutil
period OF definite war and occasion
lighting has amounted, it is said.
500. 900.
The cost OF war in money runs eve
further beyond the limitations Of h
man comprehension.
The NapoIeoniC wars cost Franz
Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Au
tria, Spain. Russia, and Turkey, +:
of whom were involved, in actual e
penditure and destruction, not cOur
ing loss Of trade and other econon
waste, not less than 81 1000 600, 0t
The British-American war. 1872
cost $500, 600, 900. ft~.
The United States Mexican W;
1S46-4S, cost $685. 00. 900. .ss
The Crimean war, 1884 56, cost 8
$50, 900, 900.
The Italian war. or 1859. cost s29
O00,o 600.
The Schleswig Holstein war, of IS
cost $34, 600 600.
The American civil war, of 1861
cost IS 900. 600. 900.
The Prussian-Austrian war, of Is
cost S325.00O geo.
The expeditions to Mexico, Moroc
Cochin-C China, &c, 1867, cost $20
600. zoe.
n -Prussian war, 1915
cost $4,000, 600. coo.
The Russo-Turkish war, of Is
cost 81. 100 900, 900.
The Zulu and Afghan war, of 1S
cost $50, coo. 600.
The China-Japan war, Of 1873
cost $50. Gee. O80.
The British Boer war. Of lS9S-lS
cost 81, 200. 000, 600.
The Spanish American Phi
pines war. of 1898 to 1892. cost SIP
and the Philippines $100, OOo. eco. /;