476 MARRIED MEN versus BACHELORS. among the Saints in this Conference, is, I see that my labors are not all in vain. There is almost an enthusiastic feeling among the Saints here to emigrate the coming year, and many are making their works magnify their faith. We will do our best to increase and enlarge the next emigration. and girls had an opportunity of win-which gives me much joy in laboring ning prizes on the foot race-course, and those who did carry off the prizes returned home as proud as a general on a triumphant battle-field; but the juveniles were not the only ones who felt happy at winning prizes, for many of the old folks contested for the honors of the day, the successful ones bearing off their trophies of victory with great satisfaction and gaining much applause. We all returned full of joy and thankfulness to our heavenly Father for the blessings and recreation of the day. One thing, among many others, Brothers McMaster, Spencer, and myself, join in love and good wishes to yourself and the brethren in the office. I remain, respectfully, your obedient servant, H. H. CLUpf. MARRIED MEN VERSUS BACHELORS. The tenth "detailed annual report" of the Registrar-General of births, deaths, and marriages in Scotland, just issued, directs attention to the striking difference between the death rates of the married and unmarried men at each quinquennial period of life. Taking the mean of the years 1863 and 1864, it seems that at every quinquennial period of life from 20 years of age up to 85, married men died in Scotland at a much lower rate than the unmarried. Thus, from 20 to 25 years of age, in every thousand married men only 6.26 died annually, but in every thousand unmarried men at the same ages 15.01 died. From 25 to 30 years of age, only 8.23 died annually in every thousand married men, but 14.94 in every thousand unmarried. From 30 to 35 years of age, only 8.65 died in every thousand married men, but 15.94 in every thousand unmarried. From 45 to 50 years of age, in every thousand of each class, only 17.04 married, but 21.18 unmarried died annually. In every thousand of each class from 50 to 55 years of age, 19.54 married men died annually, but 26.34 unmarried. In every thousand of each class from 60 to 65 years of age, 35.63 married men died annually, but 44.54 unmarried unmarried men. men. "These carefully ascertained facts," says the registrar, "applicable to the whole male population of Scotland who are above 20 years of age, and for a period of two years, seem to prove that the married state is the condition of life best fitted for mankind, and that at every successive stage of life married men die at a much lower rate than unmarried men of the same ages. It seems impossible, therefore, to avoid drawing the conclusion that it is to marriage, and the more regular domestic habits which attend that state, that this result is attributable. Were this conclusion based on small numbers, or on the statistics of a particnlar class, or on the comparison of the mortality of married and unmarried men during the earlier years of life THROWING OIL ON TROUBLED WATERS. 477 (as below 40 years of age), doubts | men at the same ages, 102 died annnmight rest on the conclusions deduced. ally. No arguments can explain away But whether the explanation attempt- this ascertained fact. And as the sole ed to be given be satisfactory or the difference in the two parties at every reverse, the fact itself must remain age above 50 years of age, is that the unchallenged, that at every successive one is married and that the other is stage of life, up even to extreme old unmarried, it seems impossible to reage, married men die in a much lower sist the conclusion that it is marriage, ratio than those who are unmarried. and the habits connected with marriIt is a known fact that at the earlier age, which is the cause of the differages, say from 18 to 40 years, among ence. Strange it is that it is only now, the unmarried are a considerable num- after the lapse of several thousands of ber of men who, from natural infirmi- years, that statistics have proved the ty, delicacy of constitution, the exist-truth of one of the first natural laws ence of chronic disease, bad health, or from being addicted to dissipated and licentious habits, or by want of success in life, do not marry. The annual mortality among such men is annually greater than among the strong and vigorous bachelors; and this greater mortality among such unmarried men to some extent swells the proportional deaths of the unmarried at these early ages, as compared with those of the same age who are married. But almost all such die out, by the course of nature, before they have attained their fortieth year-none survive their fiftieth year. But the tables for the two years proved that at every successive year of life, from 50 | to extreme old age, the married men continued to die at a much lower ratio than the unmarried who were of the corresponding ages. Thus, even at the great age of 70 to 75 years, in every thousand married men only 81 died, but in every thousand unmarried revealed to man-'It is not good that man should live alone.' The above conclusion relative to the much smaller death rate of the married men, is strikingly confirmed by calculating the mean age at death of the married and unmarried men above 20 years of age. From the facts published in table 18 of the ninth detailed annual report, it was ascertained that the mean age at death of the married men was 59.7 years, whereas the mean age at death of the unmarried men above 20 years of age was only 40 years, giving a difference of 19 years in favor of the married men. Calculating the mean age at death in the same manner for the year 1864, it appears, from the facts stated in table 30, that the mean age at death of the married men was 59.1 years, whereas that of the unmarried men who were above 20 years of age was 49.2 years, showing a difference of 19 years of life in favor of married men."` THROWING OIL ON TROUBLED WATERS. The following strange statement is made in the Journal du Havre :-"A merchant captain who has been at sea 20 years, ten of them in command of ships, writes that twice in the course of that time he saved his vessel by oiling the sea. 'When the master of a ship,' says he, 'cannot escape from a tempest-that is, when his vessel is disabled, and he has to support all the force of the wind-let him spread two or three gallons of oil, if he has them, drop by drop, by the side of the vessel. He will then have a calm sea to the windward, for the sea breaks the moment it comes in contact with the oil, and the vessel will remain in tranquil water so long as the oil may flow. In 1864, in the most violent gale I ever had, I lost my sails and my rudder, and my ship could not have resisted the sea for an hour if I had not had oil on board. Five gallons of oil lasted me 56 hours, and saved the ship, the cargo, and the lives of my men. Let vessels of large tonnage A reduction is about to be made in the rates of postage to America, Denmark, Holland, and other countries. We learn by telegram from Point de Galle, dated June 30th, that a terrible earthquake has occurred at Bjokja, Java. Numerous lives were lost. An island has most opportunely been discovered on the route between San Francisco and China, which will serve as a coaling station, and thus remove the great obstacle to this new steamship route. Intelligence from Mexico announces that Vera Cruz capitulated on the 25th ult. Large numbers of Mexican refugees were arriving at Texas. General Santa Anna was shot at Sisal on the 25th ult. Juarez had decided that all who had served in the Imperial army should be deprived of the right of Mexican citizenship, until rehabilitated by the general government. Officers are to be imprisoned for terms of from two to six years; all foreign privates are to be banished, and Imperial generals and prominent civil officers are to be tried for high treason. A society has been formed at Munich for the collection of cigar ends. An appeal is to be addressed to all smokers in Bavaria to give their cigar ends to the society instead of throwing them away, it being intended to apply the proceeds arising from their sale to the clothing of poor children. It is calculated that upwards of £500,000 a year may be obtained by this means. HYDROPHOBIA. To the Editors of the Liverpool Mercury.-Gentlemen, This being the season when the bite of a dog may lead to fatal consequences, a simple remedy ought to be generally known. Apply to the bite common lime paste, such as plasterers mix up before putting in the sand and hair for plastering, and it will be found to extract the whole of the poison in a very short time. When in India I was stung in the thumb by a scorpion, and one of the natives applied lime, which immediately extracted the poison, although the thumb was considerably swollen in a few minutes. What will destroy the poison in the one case will do so in the other.-Yours, &c., J. J.-Liverpool Mercury, July 1. An important increase is being made in the military power of France; two companies are to be added to every regiment of infantry, and 23 batteries are to be added to the artillery. The Globe says-"We recognize the significance of these changes, and we entirely approve their wisdom. We firmly believe that we shall soon see a great war in Europe, in which France and her allies will be opposed to the colossal power of Russia and Prussia. In such a contest we do not think it doubtful which way the sympathics of this country will incline." The standing army of France is now raised to 800,000 men. The standing army of Prussia is 775,000. This is called a "peace footing." It appears that European monarchs are determined to have peace even if they are compelled to fight for it. Letters from the West Coast of Africa bring intelligence of a fearful tragedy SUMMARY OF NEWS. 479 enacted at Benin on the 25th of May. King Jerry, whose authority is recognized by this country, suspected one of his sons of undue familiarity with one of the women of his harem, and, having made them both prisoners, had them publicly murdered by beating out their brains with bludgeons. Not content with this vengeance, he sent for the young man's mother, and ordered a stake to be driven through her, and her body to be thrown into the Benin river, which was done. TIME REQUSITE TO SEE THE PARIS EXHIBITION. To view the Paris Exhibition it is necessary to devote on an average five minutes to the glass case of each exhibitor. These number, it is stated, 45,000; it would, therefore, take 225,000 minutes, making 3750 hours, or 156 days six hours; that is, five months, six days, and six hours, reckoning 24 hours for each day. But as the interior of the place can only be visited from ten o'clock in the morning till six in the evening, there are only eight hours at the visitor's disposal instead of 24. One would, therefore, be occupied in the inspection 15 months, 20 days, two hours, supposing that he entered the building every day at ten o'clock and did not leave it until six. From this calculation it will be obvious that it is by no means possible to examine the whole of the Exhibition during the period of its duration. CHOLERA IN SICILY.-The official accounts of the cholera in Sicily, dated Palermo, the 29th of June and the 4th of July, report as follows:-In the province of Girgenti, from the 18th to the 27th of June, 2,573 attacks, and 1,371 deaths; Caltanisetta from the 17th to the 27th, 1,305 attacks, and 762 deaths; Trapani, from the 19th to the 27th, 17 attacks, and 13 deaths; Catania, from the 23rd to the 28th, 107 attacks, and 55 deaths. For the week ending July 4th, for the provinces of Catania, Caltanisetta, Girgenti, and Trapani, the attacks were 2,383, and the deaths 1,421. Palermo and Messina enjoy perfect health, and both have established cordons against infected districts. MEXICO AND AMERICA.-The Globe says-"A serious quarrel seems to be impending between Mexico and the United States. General Santa Anna, who has since been shot, was forcibly seized by the Juarists on board an American vessel, and when protected by the American flag. What is more, the general was actually an enforced passenger on board that ship, having been put on board by Commander Rowe-so that he was prevented making provision for his own safety such as he might otherwise have done. Hence the Cabinet of Washington is doubly bound to avenge this seizure; firstly, on account of the flagrant violation of the American flag; and secondly, because through the action of one of its officers it became responsible for the safety of the now murdered general. The Americans are not in a temper to submit to this outrage. The New York Herald says-' If our standard has ceased to be a protection in Mexican waters, it is time the country knew it; and, as we have evidently got to come in collision with these very liberal Mexican authorities, the sooner the better." RESIGNED ABOUT HIS SHEEP.-We are often told to "make the best of a bad business," but we have rarely met with a better example of doing so than this, which we find in the " Drawer" of a recent Harper's Monthly:-The late Captain G- of Vermont, was always satisfied. He was one of the early and most successful breeders of Merino sheep in this part of the State. He had a large native cosset that he valued highly. His son came in one morning and told him that the old cosset had twins. Captain G said he was glad; she could bring up two as well as one. Soon after his son reported one of the twins dead. Upon this he said 'the one left would be worth more in the fall than both.' In the afternoon the boy told his father that the other lamb was dead. I am glad,' said he; 'I can now fat the old sheep.' The next morning the son reported the old cosset dead. That is just what I wanted; now I have got rid of the breed!"" 480 LIST OF DEBTS LIST OF DEBTS, ETC. 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