Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 35, Number 98, 13 February 1910 — Page 6

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUX-TELEGRA3I, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 13. 1910.

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Cawse of Birth Rate Decrease in France

By Prof. Dr. E. DcBove, University of Paris

The number of births is annually decreasing, the number of deaths is increasing, and the population of France grows smaller every year. During the first six months of 1909 it decreased in fact with 28,203, this number representing the difference between the numbers of deaths and births. These figures are exact, but I will give some more. In the period lying between 1886 and 1889, where the average number of male births was 456,000, this average number continually decreased. In tho three years from 1905 to 1908, the number of male births in no year exceeded 403,000; in other words, a deficit of 50,000 male births annually, as compared with the eighties, France is growing weaker. Every year she sees the number of her coming generation growing smaller. From n military standpoint, this is a veritable calamity. What are we to do? When a patient first visits a physician, the latter always first tries to locate the causes of the illness, and, when he has found them, he begins to fight them. The causes of the great chronic ill

ness from which France is suffering have, in my opinion, never been sufficiently looked into, but without wanting to pose as politician, I may say that the causes are political as well as social. Our race is neither less vigorous, nor less healthy than in the past, but the conditions of life have changed. The depopulation of France is due primarily to complicated ensemble of

jood or bad laws that have been pass

ed during the last century or more.

Let us take a law pa.sst.tl during the revolution: the abrogation of the privileges of the first born, in many ways a just and equitable measure. The cutting up of inheritance has changed our customs. Among the higher classes today families with only one or two children are the rule. The first born is the child, the second

is accepted as an insurance against sickness or death, and the third is an intruder. There is a more recent law, that introduced by Theophile Roussel, for the protection of infancy a most beneficial law. "Mothers," this law says, "must not take positions as nurses until they have nursed their own child for at least seven months." There can be no doubt as to the excellent effects of this law, but it is nevertheless certain that it has helped to diminish the number of births. In the country districts, where nurses come from, these are getting scarce. The young mother has ceased to be a source of income to her husband and family. This does not sound

very sentimental, but it is true nevertheless. Our workmen and peasants have always considered their children an asset as soon as they were strong enough to work. They meant so many more hands to earn money in the factory or help cultivate the farm. The most excellent law regulating the work of women and children has robbed the working classes of one of the means

which permitted thorn to have ehil-j dren that did not mean an absolutely dead burden. In the north, where the children go ; to work in the mines when quite young, ihey are still considered an as- j set, and statistics show that in thesedistricts the population is still increas-1 ing. j The education laws also have in-1 fluenced the number of births, and ; anyone can convince himself that in ' he districts where they are not strict-! ly enforced there are a greater nuni- j ber of children born, while the birth

rate is lowest where the children are

compelled to go to school up to the full age. The schools deprive the parents of the work of the children. There is then a great difference between the causes of diminished numbers of birth in the well-to-do and poorer classes, but besides the causes mentioned, there are a hundred, not to say a thousand, others. The actual marriage conditions, and tho neglected education of our young girls, are among these, and it is squarely up to the politicians to suggest the remedies.

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

A Curiouj rwysl Custcm. When any Spanish sovereign dies the body is at once submitted to the process of fossilization, nor can it be placed in the royal pautheon until the body has been absolutely turned into stone. Curiously enough, the period required for fossilization varies considerably. Some royal bodies have become solidified in a very short period, while others have taken years before the foKsilization took place.

Special Sale of Framed Pictures at Morris & Co's Book Store.

Ethel M. Oler to Jas I... Poarce lots 22l Williamsburg $800.00

John 3d. Maxwell to Walter G. Alexander, lots 94-95 J. M. Maxwell Add city. Dickinson Trust Company Tr. to Turner W. Iladley, lot 17 Home Seekers Add city $1.00. Francis H. Edmunds to Turner W. Hadley, lots 18, 19 Home Seekers Add city 11.00. Inez M. Jiirshburg to Jno W. Reed et at Pt. S. K. Qr. Sec 22, twp. 15, rangel, Boston Twp $25000. Alouzo Marshall to Vine Scott, Pt. X. F. Qr. Sec. 29, twp. 18, range 13, Perry Twp $200. Wm. H. Edwards to John J. Roland

et at, lot 43 Christian Fettas Add city $3500 Perry J. Freeman, Gdn. to Wm. H. Kiser. lots 21-22 151k. 16, W. of R. and S. of N. R. C. city $200. Blanch J. Handel to Lewis E. Uiff. Pt. lots 310, 312, 313, Elizabeth Starr's Add city $2900. Michael Kennedy to Winifred Kennedy et at, PL X. W. Qr. Sec. 33. twp. 14, range 1. Wayne Twp $1.00. Winifred Kennedy Tr. to Michael Kennedy et al, Pt. X. W. Qr. Sec. 33, twp. 14, range 1, Wayne Twp $1.00. Bridget Dinkins to Geo. Essenmaker et al, lot S Lombards Sub. city $1200. Rebecca C. Oler et al, to Daniel C. Moore, Pt. lot 27, Greensfork $200.

OLD ENGLISH PLAY

''She Stoops to Conquer" Will Be Given by a High School Class.

CAST AN EXCELLENT ONE

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U. S. AND WHISKY

C.mern News Ser lce Washington. l. C. Fob. 12. Kogulationj governing the proper lalM-Uing of whiskies under the Taft d.'tiion on "what is whiskey" have Iweu prepared by Secretaries McYeajih. Xagel and Wilson. Bt-fore they are- made public, however, the whiskey interests will be given a hearing which has been set for next Wednesday.

. The 12B English class under Miss Tallaut presented Goldmith's play.

"She Stoops to Conquer," in the High School chapel Friday afternoon. This

presentation was a trial and was wit

nessed by members of the faculty and

friends of those presenting the play. The trial proved a success in every respect and it is probable that it will be chosen as the play to be presented by the senior class at graduation in June. Each member of the cast presented his or her part in a very pleasing manner. Miss Tallant is being congratulated on her efforts in securing the best available talent necessary in the production of this play. Following is the list of those representing the different characters: Mrs. Ilardcastlel ...Alsie French Miss Hardcastle Ruth Marlatt Miss Xeville Pearl Guernsey Maid Amy Horton Landlord Blair Converse Sir Charles Marlow Percy Smith Young Marlow Willard Kemper Hardcastle Castle Hobson Hastings Paul Garver Tony Lumpkin Clarence Ferling Diggory Irvin Coffin Servants George Shepman, Rodney Foulke, Frank Schalk and Clifford Plum-mer.

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