WORLD STATISTICS
At a rough calculation tho population of tho world is more than ono billion souls. Those speak some 30G4 languages and are worshippers of more than 1100 religions. Tho average length of life is 33 l-3rd years. One-fourth of mankind die before tho seventh and one-half before, the seventeenth year. Only one-sixth live beyond the age of sixty. Thirty-three million die annually, 91.000 daily, 3.730 every hour, CJ every minute. While one-lourth are capable of bearing arms, only one in a thousand is naturally inclined to the profession.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LXXVII, Issue 5372, 3 September 1904, Page 16
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90WORLD STATISTICS New Zealand Times, Volume LXXVII, Issue 5372, 3 September 1904, Page 16
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