The Death-rate Of Europe

A líussian statistician ñas lateiy undertaken to find out at what rate people die in Europe, and the result of íiis labors Shows the foüowing yearly proportion of deaths out of every thousand souls : Bnwda ó7.öGermany 27. S Huuptary S7.2!Franco 26.3 lavaría 81.T ISwltzeriand 38.8 Wurtomtmrg 81.7 Brigium 2J.7 Austria 81.8 Great Britain 2S..1! Si)aiu SÜ.BiDinmark 111.5 Itajy 80.3 Nnrwny and Nweden. .18.8 ït will be secn ironi this that the mortality is groatest in Russia, wherofs Norway ;md Sweden seem to be the healthinst of tho countries. Trance ranke fonrteenth on the list, and shows a slight advantage over Germany, but a difforence for the worse of 4 per cent. between herself and England. All the guns receutly captured frorn the Afghaus are of Cabul manufacture, and are rilled, firing very accurately up to 2.500 vardf.