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tRADLE, ALTAR AND TUB.
Concerning These Milestones on
the Journey of Life.
LAST YEAR'S VITAL STATISTICS.
HIGHEST CAUSES OF DEATH,
Facts and Figures From the Regbarar-
(enerars Report
MATRIMONIAL ECCENTRICITIES.
(Hammon Times.)
• The report of the Registrar -General _ of
Ontario for 1879 contains many interesting
things. During the year there -were 41,035
births, 12,509 marriages and 17,958 deaths
registered in Ontario. The registered
number of births was greater than in 1878
by 799 ; that of marriages was leis by 220,
while the registered . deaths showed an
increase of 150. total registrations
were 71,509, an increase of 25,902 in four
years, or -since -1876, the -date the present
act ca,me into force. In the county of
Wentworth there were registered 1,624
births, a decrease of 116 from the
year before ; marriages., 517, a
decrease of 1; deaths; 1,020, an increase of
105, In Hamilton, therewere- 99-1 births,
a decrease of 14; marriages, 329,a decrease
of 6: deaths, 646, an increase of 52. The
ratio per 1,000 persons in this citywas-
births, 29; inarriages, 9.5; deaths, 18.8.
.
The ratio of births in the principal cities
and towns is 2R per 1,000 against 27 in
1878. Toronto, Hamilton, Ottawa, Guelph,
Peterboro% Windsor, Woodstock
and Barrie return a higher rate than 28per
1,000, 'and the other cities and towns a
- lower rate; St. Catharines, with 17.7, being
- the lowest. Theratio of marriages, this
is only 10 -!per 1,000 of tliepopulation,
while last-veam it waSi1.9. !Toronto -Leh-
. _ _ _
• den,, Brantford, r Guelph, Belleville,
Cliat-
liaixi, gt. Thercaa, Peterbore7,-'-'LiedaaY and
.. Barrie:are above average rate, and, the
•rest of - the _Cities„.and±_to_wiii.:Larellaolow
it.: records • highest rate,:
17.9 Per. __„- .Brockville the
• lowest, 4:1 per1;000.---Eight_marriages7pet
•7 1,000 ef the population,- are -..estithatecl- as
the standard ; in cities -andloWni the.,
ratiolegeneralIy:_greater in:cenisequericeof-
many persons .itsiding in the suburban
• distriets• resorting- to thenato be married.
., Of -the 20-. cities- and -towns, -- 15 !return a
larger ratio than a. per I.:NO.:- ...That:. the
- Marriages in -.Ontario. Were _nearly all
registered •1870;:- no.tWithstanding,- the
decrease in the nuniber returned, is
catedby -the Tact that While there- were:
' 12;708 'Marriage licenses '-issued-,-.by the
•- .in.a,rriagiaeuse--departraent,-- -the'returna.
_from-thaVvarioue.- division registrars shOw_
• :that -12,509-,..marriages :Were-
Thc- total.:pOpulation of 'these -citiestand-
-towns.:aagiveu"by the assessors for 1879;
was.276;$43,an-iiicredse:.-over 1878 of -5:43.0;-
• tlidnumber of _jdentlis-registered-wag.:410.29;
an-mcreaso of 133, the...ratie-being-10:7 per.
1;000, Toronto, Harnitton; 0:ttawa;LoiltiOti,
t.'Catharines, -Kingatoia,...:Belleville: and•
Barrie Are above this average rate „; 'Belle-
ville -returns the -highest -.death-.rite, 28.1'
per 1,000_ and BroCkville_ the lowest,- 8.5.. -
TUE, REGISTRATION OF 514-1iRIAGES- ' •
• in the Country7tovins is smaller than •- the.
. --previous •-tiff .of 336.
-The•-,,-..rifost marked decrease Was: :in. t.
-.Vatharinest-_wherer82.., Marriages leaSlwere
solemnized than. in 1578. The Registrar_
-General .says:' “-No --particular causecan
be asaioned-forthis decrease in theinim-
_ ,
- -of marriages. As, • however, the ia.i of
- marriages to_ipOpulation-,haa in -past =years
been above thestandard„the decrease. this
year doesnot reduCe. the general-- average
•
below - whit Is censidered,in toWne• in coun7..
•:tries similar in--,populatiOn. to those, in.
•'•Ontario,. to:rhea:bout the trueproportion.'-' •
. • _ _
IIEALTil .TIIE
- The _ -comparison between the
• cities -of Ontario _and Some" Cities ..of -.the.
United States; similar - in "population, will
.-- be found worthy of notiee:
„ .
•
-• oN.T.tittO • 1679,
•,
Ratin
POpu- No. of. to 1;000
• lation., Deaths,:Living.
Toronto.... -... 13, 25 8131- 1,-1 , 10.s.
; .1 • •
. Hamilton = 3-1.26S 18.8=
Ottawa., . . .. , • - 410 17.0
• ... 19;666: - .366 18.6'.
Kingston: •-•
It - -710;587 -7 • '142:13.4
-
St. Catharines., '10;475_ • 193 - , -I8-.4•-
Opelith.L. •.• '.-.121 '
. 227
•
- , ,„ - _
• 1...a.TED STATES. •
_
Providetige,.. lt.- 1...........11(i75,- , 1;980 197
Falt . 45,340 • 1,054--
- Lyra; • 32,600 627 18.0 .7.
. Springtlehl; . - 31,058. . --4s2 • -15.9
fiajetit, - .7. . 25,938 513 19.9
" 13riilgeport; 19,s35 - -369 • .20.1 -•
Newport; It. I - ".. 1446287 15.1
• - :Lincoln,: ,"- t:08:
MarIborouglt„MaSs.,-8,420 - 166 •17.1
- ltoit:n "MALESr TIIA14" E13IAL_E5.
A.ficatiirethat, will probably_ contradict
the prel-coneeived idea of many isthepre-
..prinderance Of . Male births Over 'terattle.
•The tOtalnuniber of births -of -males -wits'
121,313, and. of: feinales;:lp,692.....-This gave'
-.,10.8.3 ....males to ,..each 100 ---females
.7rnales_ and 48_,fereares_in.eachI00,p1ii1aren
-The-diffetenee betWeen.thenineber Of male-,
Andfeinalebirtlis tIuring. the last eight years
: is 8}iown itt tite foliowing list_
111 187:.).1-,0274nore male children Werd horn than
-fei ia 1.. - - • - _
• Iri 1s73, 1 037_more-malechildr`en werehorn than"
• female, • : . _ _ . t„
•_ • -lit IST.,t -1,073.-tticirOnakte eltildr6toverabOrti than
-• female. •• -' : - -
18-75;:1 ,1flGI more Trittre children Were bornthan
- _ -female. • • - - - •••4 - - •'•• •
•-In. 1876,087 ntore"thaIechtlflren- were born tlian.
• fetnales..-
I171;1;36i mere 111 e.14 chit-are:it Were bern--than
-female. . •• -
• In Is78.45Ktwore hiale childrenWerehan'thin
-female.. •-•.. , , - • ..- - - • .
- -I Iii_Is70,1,651mommitle.ehlIcIreititeleborn than-
_ .
7 feizl:1 11:.
The number- -'nf_.,_twin births 'returned
...during the year Was 378, or 47 less than in
1878,i -9-nIy;ene ea,se of three ehlidrenat.
• birth- was. recorded -though :there
were " nine return-ed.:in- 1878.. 'The- total-
-rminber of hirths returnedlor the last eight:
years -was 264,867, '-.This .gives ene pair • -of .
-.twins toevery '112 births • and one case of
triplets to every13';910-births-; Ono. child in
-----.--,every..56.-wastherefote a twin; and one in -
:every 4,646 was one: o,f-triplets..:-. - - - •
inixorriaaky
Taking -the otinaber.. Of births of
Mate .children as a standard, the morals'
„. of the --proVinee, were ..deterieratinW-ftem'
1873, - 1879,, when an, improvement
wasnoticed. ;In 1879 524 were registered;:'
illegitimate to 78 legitimate births. In
I878 the proportion was 1 in 70. The
county of York returned the highest num-
ber of illegitimate births, 171; Wentworth,
42: Middlesex, 30; Frontenac, 29 ;• Huron,
22; Wellington and Brant, 15 each. These
counties contain the principal cities, which
in a great degree accounts for - the large
number of illegitimate birth El reported. -
MARRIAGES. •
There were 25,018 persons married in
1879. Of this number the religious denomi-
nations of 24,728 work given, the remainder
290, either were members of no church, or
the clergymen who solemnized the mar-
riages neglected to ascertain the denomina
tion to which they belonged. It is to be
=regretted that clergymen, whoare gener-
ally so correct in their returns, should
omit this item of information, so necessary
to complete the .particulars of a marriage
return. When the parties do not belong to
any church the clergyman should state
the fact in his report: The percentage to
the whole number married of those whose
religious denominations were given is as
follows : •
37.31 per cent., Or 1 in every 167, were Metho-,
dists.
20.87 per cent., or 1 in every 4.80, were Presbyte-
rians.
16:98 per cont.,. or 1 in every 5.88, were.Episco-
palians. •
12.78 per cent., or 1 in every 8.13, were Roman
Catholics.
5.64 per cent., or 1 in every. 17.72, .ivei.e Baptists.
1.94 per cent.,.or 1 in every 51.51, were. Lutherans.
1.88 per cent., or 1 in every 53.0, were Bible
Christians.
.77 per cent, or 1 in every 12M9, were Congre-
gationalists.
.57 per cent.„ or 1 in eVery 17192, were Men-
nonites; •
.05 per cent., or 1 in every 1902.15, were Quakers.
1.64 per cent., or 1 in every 61.46, were of :other
denotn inations.
11.15:1 or 89.19 per cent. Of these marriages were
by license, and 1,,324 or 10.5s. per cent. by banns,
and, of the remaining nit is hot reported whether
they were solemnized by license .or banns.- .
• From this .i would appear, that the
Methodists are the:Marrying people. Ord
Maids should paste this itt. their'- hats -or
perhaps in this -case We should say on
their looking -glasses. " Asinforther. -years,
thewinter •appears to be:the most popular
seasonof the year for marrying. Of the
Months December returned' the largest
nuinbar:of-n2arriauel 513 sor---12:09 per-
-cent,' 61 the whole ; and AUguatthesniallest
'ntinalier---59.1, Cr --only 4.= per -Cent,. of .ithe
whole, - - '- • -
--In-I879,'130,..naitIes.Who Were. under: 20.
Jeers- of 'were. married,._ While -.2,842
feinales-enterett into the.wedded- state at
or 'under :that age, a --differ-
ence of .. 2,712. - Between -' 20 and 25 (the'.
great Marrying' period) the difference be-
tween: the -nninber of Males, 'and. females
Marrying though not se large as thatunder
20, was still.. very. rharked-.-4,820-; 'males -to:
0,141 fe Males ,- or. ..1,3211inore females' that
Males. - • in -the next quinquennial -period,
between .the .oges. of -25 . and- --30: years,ehange takeeplace,Ond at theseageS Many
More nialee Were married than females,:
the, ininabers being .4,270 males to 2;126
efiatilea. Threngliont the reniaitiing periods -
of lite the_naales entering into theynarkiage
statenufnunakered the fetn._ales.--•
• recE.Nriticiriss_
,
-al-fen:tales of-theage- of -14., (who- might.
very*properiy be called -gctioot girig) re
-married. in1879..and 35 -,entered the matri-
monial state at the .early age of 15.; 5
3.71:un'inen-married--at the agp- of 17.1-- A
nuinar of -marriagea. took Place. in which,
the bride,gregres were: over ,,75 years.. old. -
A curious 'feature - of the report iii --that.
these •hridegroOrns were nearly all:farmers
turiaber being 12 out of...19!--;-ligentle.
theneorne 3. being ,on .,the list ; 2
laberers,'.a-miniStet and a tailor ooraPlete
the -number- • In Wentworth- . a farther
entered On the cares - of life at the -early
_age of .72 With an inexperienced "partner of
61. The report does not state Whether the
'Consent of: -the parents was obtained: in'
•this case- PerhaPS :the. parties Were
orphans. -. _In -Prince- 'Edward county an
-elderly Youth . of ipwasparried to ,a Woman
of 64 ; and in the united countiesof .
eott and llussell:one bride was 10-yearsof
age when she promised to love, honor and.
obey it Man' of 56-.. The oldest Man Married=
duringtheyear was an octogenarian of 86,
whe married' a ,ratilderi of .19.'. -They were
wedded-. in _the- county of Haltom . The
;united 'ages of the oldest. bonnie reached
150 year's,the bridegroom being 82 and the
bride The 'county Of York dahlia this
andiant 'The "..youngest -- couple be-
longed to the . 'county- of -Middlesex. -Their
united ages aim:muted to 32. years, or about
one-fifth of the Combined ages of the oldest"
couple: The ago of themale, in this case,
was -17, and of the female 15 years.
Tim -RAVAGES OE- CONSUMPTION.
rate. The total number of deaths regis- 20, about 140 per cent. more females than
tered inthe nine cities was 3,794 ; while males died of consumption, viz., 71 males
the total number registered as dying under and 170 females. .Petween the ages of 20
1 year was 1,016. Thus, considerably and 30, about 60- per cent. more females
more than one-fourth of the deaths than males died oi the disease. Between
were of children under 1 year, or the ages of 30 and 40, 35 per cent. more
27.28 per cent. In some of the cities, how- females died of it ;. and between 40 and 50
ever, this high rate was greatly exceeded; years, 26 per cent. isiore. After the age Of
while in others the rate was lower than the 50, probably after the age of 47 or 48, and
average. The largest proportionate death in infancy, more niales died of censump-
rate of children under 1 year is shown to tion than females. i In almost every coun-
have been in London, -where it was 32.58 try it is found that many more females
per cent.. In Toronto it was 30.24. In than males -die of t4is dread disease, though
Ottawa and Hamilton it was 27.3 and 27.8 the difference is notusually so
per cent. respectively. In St. Catharines great as the returns in this province
it was 24.3 per cent:, and in Brantford 24 show it to be here. It is not possible to
per cent. In Belleville it was 20.2 per conceive of any natural cause for it so much
cent. In Kingston it was only little over greater mortality .,amongst females than
half the average, or 11:5 per cent., which males from constmption. If only 882
was remarkably low. In Guelph it was 19 males die of the .d:isease, why should 1,183
per cent. The infantile death rate in any females die of it 11 This is a pertinent
locality is, as a ride, the most reliable index question, to whicl! an _answer should be
of its sanitary condition. And it may be found. Doubtless one principal cause is
regarded as an invariable rule, unless an the more general!,con.finement of women
exception be made in case of epidemics of in -doors, in unventilated rooms, depriving
diseases, such - as . scarlet fever and them of pure air; 4nother, the drudgery of
measles, which . are more particularly household duties-4overwork- during . the
prevalent and . fatal __ amongst .. young period of child-bearing; and yet another,'
children. But eVen. in case . such epi- the irrational edupation and training of
demics prevail, the death rate may be kept young girls;- all Of which causes were
low by proper sanitary administration. referred to in last Year's report. The
The returns show that 3,015 'died after largest number by f•ar of males, is well as
reaching the age of 70 years, and that 1,349 of females, died of. consumption between
of the decedents survived the age ' of 80 the ages of .20 and; ;30 ; i.e., a muchlarger
years,. while . 269 survived 00 years: A number than durmg any other decennial
much larger number exceeded- 70 'years in period of life. Thc. next -largest number of
1879 than any of the three previous years. both males and febaales died in the next
The death ra,te of persons under 20 years decennial per1od-1[)etween 80 and 40; and
decreased, while 'between 20 and 30 it the next largest .betWeen 40 and 50, of both
increaded. . males and females; while the next largest
DEATHS AT -DIFFERENTAOES. • again,amongst mal6a,is between 60 and 70 ;
- :
amongst females ii; ; is between 15•and 20.
• The death rate under 1 year, from 1 -to
As wetness
5, from 5 to 10 and in each-decenialpetiod
of soilt is unquestionably an
thereafter for the -year .1870 is shownin the important factor; il; ca,using eonsumption,
the difference• in tie .mortality... from this -
folle*ing table : • -
disease in varioul5ounties May be to a
certain extent Ira ,ed to it; One partAf the.
country, for instance, being: better r.3erved
iby natural drainagiiithan. another: i . Again;
.. _-.:Totai under kearg. . -6 °2'8 -•' - Irnote and more evilenee is being -Ibrought -
34'4 forward -, every 'yei.,Iti - by, . ;.6 minent i :experi-.
Totax-from . 5 to ,-.111 years • 77-7 • - 4.4.-
-.--10 ta-.:20 ' .": %,?„-:.-...... -1,057.... ' 6.0 - 1-nental-rpatholOgiSt4. to prove. _that tonsiniap- .
-,•ftlOto .30' - '". .....,1,62.1 ' ' -- -9.4 . -lion is a- doittigionS :disease. if it -is-thus
te-g-i- .-40-If ' " ••-•------.--;---;-1.,200•=:.--- 6. r :contagious, the .dhference ; inrmo4alitY 1/1-
• _ •'.'t ,' 40 to- 50 • ," • . .... . : . ..-,..,--1,112 ' - --' 6.3'
,differetit -,-CountiCa :: MAy.. be still 1--fiirtlier
--.." - 7. GO to -70 - ". ..:,,,,.....' 1,486 -, --; .8.5 • 'a-c6oufited..-for.r.i.n-lhis-way.-..lIt may, as it
-70 to. 80: --" --....,.....-„,,- tem ". : -, 9.6 •..7-4-ere,..--:7)woro fil-i.,ilip-ri-ie-..--i-o-cpt#0iii-r..-atniost.
-.80 to '90- 1- '! , " - • ' 11,071- .-- - • 6:2
, . . . *10 .•.
`-0- •
_
‘
- 269i:.1:5 .; .-.015idelidictil; ? thee.trtigistrar-SWall thinks
00
that i the-ianniber..-161 - deaths. ,_recorded As
•
,•. ,•
- -- • : ..T.,17468- --400.00.. i.-iron:t:761a- age- is 2iidt ;correct; as there _ is:
• -According to the ',returns,. 1,100 : persona -,often sonie_Other etkisein -eOhnection .:With •
inoredied•thiring the, first. half of 1870.tlian .this, which is not registered. ; .Of the. 943..
during - the second hag.... In. 1878i-121 lesii. r who: 'f.lied- of inflernmation of the hangs; 538,
-died during the -first ,half of the year than .rvere - - pia16! And 405: were ilettales •-, : or
during the seeorid.• laalf..-, This:: is largely .'nearly- 33. per Cent.: .therelinalea than •
owing to the niertiality-in: July rind.. August fetnalea.r -More malea than-reins:lei •died ;of
• , , ; , , . •
Of 1879. 'being. ebnaperatiyeIylow::. In.1879.- itin *Very Month- ih the year ; auk...Unlike'
•thelargest nundat of 'deittbs Was. recorded.: consumption, it !. kestroy.s usually
in the month•of arch, and the •inailleat -Males': ' than :' fentiales., at I every ;,_ age.
'number- in the. 'Meath of -October, While in- Heart -....disease . tram:tars - •froin ;the
the: preeeding year.,1878, the largest number, returna --' te : . ' -lbe - -.- .ilesa. `. .Conamon
was recorded, in . August, andthesecond Or ;fatal iii-- the citieSthati_iii _the conntry,-.
largest in -March-the snaallest number was The percentage of deaths froth this *wee.
1
inDm
eceber., ,-_A riifem
reeora coeenext to ivas, in',TOronto, 4 ' q 'in. Hainilton,lOttaWa
•that _of Marchfin 876,-asitdid in 1818,04 and. London,..leas.,,than--4-;whlle Lfor ,the _
iariearly-100=lesiSilshowinvtiierinich _province----it-=Waa.14i" per emost
greater MOrtality in March than Jim -October oritical --period for those subject to this
of 1879,±.-534-ior 41 per cent;,..-.-.1nore , deEtttiS disease-- is shown i n amarkcddegrce by the
ii
:Were .-recotded. i -.. the 'former than in the •returns for several ears, to bo betWeen the
'latter niOntlf, 7.: _ efleath .wave,therefere; - ages of 00.:. and .70 years. .piphtheiia, is
this year (1.876.-.6.. ustal,ipreSents.tWo .high alse-rriore fatal' in the rural.- districts ' than.
points and two -I w paints ;---bdt.the Wait in the-citieaand,tittini; -and-.1879-shoWed.
differs -.Much- fro that of 1870, .ThCaigh.- lessdeathSliom thi cause than previous_
the two ':. high :pinta were -- readled,'. aa in, years. In this .citAlonly - one;4.-deatli - in 25
1878, one iiithe Cold Wet weather in March, :- was tfro.in diphtlierl ia 'while -the :tratio -in
and.one .in .the-hot,'dry-Vie.ather. in 'August, Belleyille was oneln, 11'. from all.1,.causeS.-
the. highest . point :in -1879 was in March, Diarrhawasrpartif Ulari3r fatal itfW, indaor,
a
tinstead. of -I in. _August,AS hi -1878: . Again, .the rite. being Ole a'atirili less than 19 from
the high point in: areh, I879,isabOut,8per -air causes; ' in-....TOrtento_.the mortality Was •
Cent. higher than he high, poiptin. August,. . one in: 20, and . nerd •- one -in- .27., .'TheFie.
1878; while .-the..e-second:- high -point,. in. places had the -higheStinertality from this
August, 1879; is about :8 per _cent-, lower cause. - - Typhoid i _leVerlYeausedilia fewer
than the T' high ;point in March, •': .1818.- -deaths than in prophOuS year -.8,.._ _ gam_
-The ; -- -high po. fit- -:. in • _ March, . . 1879; -iltOn , th.e. 'late. yves- one '. in- 40' , frote all,
is 11 : ,per .- cent.- -higher:.-than, the high. causes; While . -in-- r_JindsaY out of 13 who
point'': in -.-...3.116,reli.;-_:- 1878 ; ..• while ' the 'died from ': all i tainits -1' Was...frOrn typhoid.
high point -in Aug St "1879,-4s 13 per cent,- .fever„liihowing. it g, to have - been almost
tottret..thart the high- point in'•August,--1878. -epidemical:there. 'i. only 259 deaths were
• _ Si.- • TEN-Efiants ...c.,tuses•,-or- niirn.:- T, registered -as from ilcarlet fever and of these
-. :In: looking over the ten highest danseS of 40 were in '111-arnihef n---nearlY otaa4aiith of "
death in 1878i -we do not find -innali eliang,e, the -Whole .provine4.1 .i There was110sr-nail-
frOin the -.previon -Y akrTY13114.3. fever is pox nearer to us thitd the cotinty of Brant,
theonlY, diaeaae ib
the list:of187Rwhicli is which had 8 Casea.1 I Dedncting the deaths
not in that. of 181 ,- hint dropsy, _. as. it were, under the. age of :Ifyear, the average. age of
. ti - - -. .
takes its place. Consumpt.iou and ola age- males . dying _in...this: City was .32.24ears ; .
.eorpes first on th list as they have aerie- f Or . that . Of feinales;, 4.1, 1 Twenty-seven per
-
Many years, . In antiledebility is third oh. '.oent. of . the .WhOle„,..-puinber of •.deiths bore
the list, as it has Lbecn 7- for: the -last - three were under :.t1. yeil,r., - a.. rate, equalled by.
years. -..Pneutnoi4a_1(inflanaination - Of the Ottawa and isurpits10 by Toronto -and Lon-
hings) -hae•Orept lip to -be fourth on the .list,- ,deh; the latter. having the highest infantaiidtaken the place of. diphtheria:which is .Mortality rate .ariadiag the cities, 32 per cent.
now sixth onthe istt. 7 •Upart diSease, is one ;Deducting all Who 'died iiridet 1. year, -,the
t
place -higher thanlast-year.- Consumption --averageage of:personnW
a dyingientworth-
Wa'S the cause -of 12,2 per ,cent.- -of all the. -cOmity Was alamit111. years. In' Renfrew it -
regieteredrdeatlis. 10 per cent.Of the -deaths wia: 51.1 years, fiThreughout the 'whole
In this :county We 0-, assigned to the. ,SairIO province peopledied''at the averago Age of
disease. . In -Thunder ,Bay- thepereentaget 1.3. Under 1 year and froin 1 toll0. more
was only .3 - and )ir iMuskoka 6. per cent.. ', males die than females.. -At ages in the last
Therefore, ,,or. to Kent, Welland or Gitywhere the per --i 135 mileaand-1141fethelee. died; an -2exCesS
1
consumptives go to theseplaces
. -. . d.erca,de of the ears of life - .. We And that
- centage is only -.I, : and keep away from l .ainangst -males of .4.1;4,or 21 per.. cent. . Ten
Prince : Edward bounty, where ',21 out of males and13females- are:reportedf as hav-
- every 160 'deaths: -ark caused by. cohinreP; ; jug reached the patriarchal age of 100 yeard
lion, 'llaldimana _ gave -A -high death rateand. 'O:yer. : ' :Whterli-• the gods -love; die
froni' -Consunalithiti idnring, the four years yeling.'. -:TherefOric,:are - editors cut Off at.
.1876.- to, 1879, -inelusiver-46, 15; 15 -and 161 the average age '01.-:.po.,.alla tologailii•operoz,-
:lier cent., or about'.415.-_rper - cent, above the I tors at- 28 and tObatidoiaiatsrat -277.: 1 -Soldiers
average fOrthe Whole pros/nee.: 'The returns t do notdie till /1. ., - -- • ' . -
in. 1878 - showed aight -increase iii. the 1--
propertien .0- deaths- item Consumption r .:.. . - - - -G -- - .- .
What ) is., Sum .,
.over 1877 and 1879 shows .II; *still. further I . is on in the - - - - -. . .- a• '. -
increase :. ey'er.: 1878, - But .- the raimberl,: The finest 'disph, , _Of sun spots that has_
returned inpteportiOn to thetOtar numbeirbeen visible in a Iongtimecan now be s. en
'Of .-d-eatliswas no. ' go- great in 1879 .aain F With Moderate' telkacopio power. tr'Siveta.
..1876: Of -the total -- number . of ' }loathe groups are-streng,tilong_-_nottla_pr .P.10_ eun'e:
recorded- ha -:the- 'Whole _:_protrinee,, fli5,' per. equator and reaching quite .acroSsithe disc,
cent: were from . Consnin-PtiOn.;- but . ,some -1 The number:. el-iirvidnal spots is large,.
Counties returnei aTtopottion very mtieh and they:' Yary--in eize-filini' the huge sun -
'._-;. . ,[ i ;,-. :. -
-above this, and 'Others a.-propOrtio Very] chainas qapapioue- noii,gh to SwallOW lip the
ranch leas.... The- distressingly; large ••nnm- i earth; do,Vvn to me .0-apecks that it requires
het of 30I Motefeinalesthan.Males fell Steady gazing to detect. All Aboutthe-
:
victimsto this . disease in this province fn spots, which -seeml- to be moving- like a
187.9, • or _ -34 -. per .cent.' more, "%di., : -1,1133.1 procession across tithe -discEther snrface . is
feni_a,leriand 882ales: : And betweenthe ; heaved up into the- -shining ridges „calla
n
ages of -1.0 OA 50 the_ proportion .of •feinalell-faculm,. Most of these. 'epots 'nave fornie:a
to -- Male deatha1:was even '....greater, _'''950 vvithin the last fey tlays.,
fernaleS hatrinCdied" . between . these ages l'‘,...:"..-7. - '-- - • - • --- t. :- -
, i , . _ . - ..,..1 ..
against,- GOO. ,Mailed,, - We -have, . .doubt-. i4.. =. There .may Conpla time when difficulties
lesS, -.:- then,- .. in -.1/iitario •,. At -• least 50 will surround hant-I , tyElightliattS„heST sur.
dying-froni consuniPtion 77boisFeeh -the. ages l ishe -shall hOld.. out 1, er -hands__ inlvain and
lii.
per - cent: • mote.., tenittieS - `rth0.41 M410S '1•.rotilided.i.-Mpetial It, ine in her travail, when
of 13 and 45, or during the- periedof riaater, it beseech the ass* -nee of a people Whose
Ill
nitY... We:may *nee to..ask, -what will be i Wrongs they have oiled o.p_ . to .thoio,ivoos.
-the effect Of Of -.On- heredity -on coming:, They confess „ tkiiriselVes that. Iriglinaen
li
generations? . --- he disease :-- is -doubtlesst have. fought for-the'phin- the--ipasti.biland
transmitted from parefit-t� 'Offspring==so, i and by.sett;. and Wire: Tanght well, •and.their
at least, saki:int :beat medical authorities. 1 reward is eoercioiTiii and :the iinrcalAation of
-Retw.:een, the ag, s of .10 and 15; Merk than such men as Michael Davitt.: .. :Dut lotus -
three tithes 'AS,. any females died of this!' trust that lifichael:l)avitt and thel*hole of
7 -
disease, viz., 10 irlales and 3_2 -females. 13e- i us shalflive long cough to SeeZngland on
tweori 15and 20, 25 per cent. thotefemales.rher knees begging for aid, and begging in
than males died of it ViZ -- 61.: males and hot imp
.- -Vain T-- -The thing i O. .ossibl •,:-.)Von-..
• .. • ... . . n
- - • .:. • : . - . -
13ti• females. • Between theages.Of.•10andi treal.Pest: .'
Total -under 1 year , •
Total Irma 1, year to15 Years
Percent.• No. of whole-
- 3,869 22.1
2,159 • 12.3 •
dC
• The 'statistics -on the:-.subjeCt of, deatlia-
'convey:Many '-lessons Omi. the:necessity of,
-saiiitark arrangetneute.- and Other matters
pertaiuing to • the.. :Public •-• health. The-
reputatiOn of -tAe high 'fa-OS:and clear air
of. MuSkoka. for Consumptives IS. „lierne" out
by the -Registrar-General: • ,
_The total. number of 'deaths re,gisteredin.
Ontario during:the year 1879 was 17,958- of
which 9,458 wereinales,_ and 8,5,00..feniales.-
There Was.,'"eonsequelitly an increase over
1878. of 150 deaths,- viz.,. 100 maleS and 50
ferneries.. Allowing.for increase of popnla.--
tion, the death tate was Omit the Sa,nae mis
itt 1878,:alittle over11per 1,000 Of
lation; popu-
or one :death:: to every 90 petsohs
the nine cities in the province
the total returns show a mortality of abouti
15 ie 1,000 Of estimated population. -With'
the single exception of Guelph, 'which
reported only .about_0 _per 1,000;._ the_ 'returns
froth. each of the cities are, it appears,
as complete as can he.expeeted.. Agan,
from- - thecounty- • teivns - 'tho-. total
returns- give :a mortality about 13 'Per-
1,000:-- 'It is cicar ,therefeke, that the
returns are much,- thole coriapletefroni the
more densely,.1,populatedi places,- There
• Was a still further .decline bathe proportion
of_aeathe_of persons ..unaer_.the age_ _1(41
year; the: proportien in 1879- being 221 per
cent.; :2 -per cent. less tilan..in '1877, aild.8
per cent, less than in 1878., .-This isneatly.
. 2 per cent. lower than in, Eriglana,-.Where.
-the averagels about 21 per, cent: There .
was also a further decline in the proportion
Of -deaths between the -ages of Iand .5 years,
the proportion -being _2'3 :per. cent -leas than
in 1877, . and1-1 • per .cent. leSS -than in 1878 ;-
it was also 14 per • cent. ,leesthan.- in 1876.
lience it Wag-Mere:than 1 pier eetit. 1.lower-
than in any. one Of the four years -1876.4879
_- It appears evident -•• then that a
- conSiderablysmaller proportion didalinder
the ago of 5 -years in 1879 in -"the - whole
.province than - during any one e of. thepast
fent years. -.Uwe examine the returns of:
deaths from:the citieecif the province alone
being 49 less than in 1878: Thia gives': 1 we find a veryithucli larger infantile death
THE LOST BOHEMIAN.
Particulars of the Wrecking of
the Ill -Fated Steamer.
ciaRmAx Lioss OF Lairm.
CRODICHAVEN, Feb. 8. -There is nothing to
mark the scene of the wreck of the steamer
Bohemian beyond the large quantities of
wreckage which were washed ashore. The
mast end has disappeared.
• It has now been ascertained that 35
persons were drowned, including the mas-
ter, first, third and fourth officers, the
chief, second, third and fourth engineers,
and three quartermasters. Two invalided
sailors, sent from Boston by the British
consul; were also drowned. The survivors
are the second mate, boatswain, steward,
storekeeper, boatswain's mate, seven fire-
men, three seamen, a boy, the second and
third stewards, and Cornelius Sullivan.
(It is not stated whether the latter was one
of the crew or a passenger.) Also a stow-
away whose name has not been ascertained.
There were 49 members of the crew on
board besides four men engaged in the
refrigerators, a cattle drover, two invalids,
and the stowaway -57 in all.
The news of the disaster reaChea the
adjacent coast guard station at 1.30 on
Monday. It was brought by a resident,
who heard the steamer's whistle. When
the coast guard reached the place the night
was so dark and the weather so thick that '
they could see nothing. They remained
until daylight, when the Steamer's top-
masts were observed near an island on the
southern part of Mizzen Head. The island
is separated from the mainland .Only by a
deep narrow ravine, into which the sea
rushes with fearful force. 7Just outside th&
island are two rugged rocks,and extending
from them IS the reef upon which the
Bohemian. struck. Two men, supposed
from their clothes to be tlae master and
first Officer, were 'spelt ,at .O'Clocii.elinging
to the rocks, where they remainedfor
hohrs waiing their litiudlthrchieis..The -
boats could not be launched awing tO the
heavy surf. At 2:30 in the afternoon the
rocket apparatus wa4 sentfor, but -did. net
arrive untillate- inthe evening when the
two men wete probably drowned, but Oren
ifithad arrived sooner it would have been • -
useless, owing to the _distance efthenien?
from shore; • . • - - •
• -The circumstances7which ledto the • dis-
aster are clearly related by the Survivors,.
-and leave no doubt with regard to the cause.
One of tbb seatnen;intnied.8trihger, states- -•
thatthey,had. moderate easterly winds. He:
Was on . the lookout on the night of the
•
disaster After pasaing the -Calf- light the
. ,
weather got _- very thick.: Soon after he
reported breakers aheadand shouted "hard
a pert.,.full speed astern:', • The -mate gave -
theorder, which' was executed, and about
-five minutes after' the Steamer struck. -
. The ere* commenced to rush about, but
the captain was perfectlY cool. The two -
starboaraboats'were swung, and six -persons
got into ene, but it was stove. The second _
was also -damaged-by the Toll of the 'vessel;,* -
-Eighteen got into life-boat._!'_Vhis
engineers' were .waiting to get in,.'hht the -
line broke, and the boat diffted Astern. It- -
was being rowed back when the ship -reeled.
over and sank stern _foremost.. Five Men
were rescued from the damaged boat, but -
two died beforetheyhioaea. -
- _
TEUI{IBLE SCENE,.
The 13iieetae1e, Witnessed- at a Woitititi's
:Exception...
When Mrs. Miller and George Smith
were executed -.the. other .-day
. -
port, Pa., forthemurder of the husband•bf
the fernier, the foriner became extremely: ,
nervous when told that her hour had come; •
and Manifested a decided aversion to sub-
mitting to the impending ordeal. Along the
upper corridor she inoaned pitifuhly, and -
frequently called on God to seve her. Down
the flightpf stairsand along the cold and -
dreary :path to the scaffold she -excited_
great sympathy by her plaintive cries • fcr
mercy,-.Shewasdiessed in alonghlaok gown,
the sombre appearance of which was Te-
lieyel by a white '.neektie. and .two silk
howS. A shaW1 was thrown over her:
shoulders, but her head: was uncovered.
She • was supported by two men -r. and -at
thnes.almoSt sank to the ground; As she
ascended the steep steps to the high scaffold
and for -a moment gazed on the.engine of
death, she was almost paralyzed with fear.
-
Her body took a midden. backW,-ard move- •
naent, and she uttered a- piercing shriek. .
Her attendants caught her With a firmer '
grasp, and. by considerable exertion landed
her on the scaffold, -where two chairs had
been placed, one .for each criminal. Smith. .
walked to the gallows . with -
praying -vigorously. -while on the 'way.
The .cold was intenSe,. and the culprits
-shivered like aspens. Owing to the frigid "
. , •
atthosphere the 'attending- thinisters eon -
eluded to have a very brief serVice.,. While ".
thus engaged Mrs.:1E11er *uttered frequent.
agonizing cries, calling on Goa piteously to
halt -mercy on her soul. When the rope -
was -placed about her neck her facepre-
sented a ghastly spectacle; and she -groaned, ,
non*. .She • experienceda choking-sensa
tion, and complained that the rope was too
tightit was loosened, but again drawn
closer te-- prevent any accident. This _au- .
noyed her much, and. guttural sounds
-emanated- froin- - her 'throat -
.climax of: .her misery seemed :to have
been reached When the black bag -was
-drawn over her -lace.: :-4he ud_ deredan. „d-,
-uttered -a cry that eould, be heard :for -a-
square. She was -unable to rise from her :
chair 'unassisted when thetinaphad arrived
-
for her departure, and her two attendants
raised her up and held her in position:un-
til the sheriff:had sprung the trap Snaith
met his. fate Much more heroidally,- but ...-
pot with any bravado, and passed histime
-On-the-Scaffola in supplieation. The man -
had Shackles on. his feet And arms and the
-Woman was bound with four -straps-;one
about her ankles, one about her dress, -near
the... knees; - to keep; her - gown in place; •
-another higher up and the feurth encircled
her h_auds.
-Mt.-. Sullivan; who Wag temperarily sus
pended from his pesition: AS postmaster at
-Sarnia a few -rdays ago for an allegedirregil-
larity in Ins office, returned from -Ottawa
yesterday afternoon, where he bad .anintei-:
vie* with the _Postmaster-Genera,I, and
.explaided matters to his satisfaction. The
Most rigid investigation Tailed to develop'
the slightest discrepancy in Inc accounts,
and it is understood that he -will 1e rehi-
statedimmediately.- .
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