The following table exhibits very recent mortality statistics, showing the average duration of life among persons of various classes: | Employment | Years. | | Judges | 65 | | Farmers | 64 | | Bank Officers | 64 | | Coopers | 58 | | Public Officers | 57 | | Clergymen | 56 | | Shipwrights | 55 | | Hatters | 54 | | Lawyers | 54 | | Rope Makers | 54 | | Blacksmiths | 51 | | Merchants | 51 | | Calico Printers | 51 | | Physicians | 51 | | Butchers | 50 | | Carpenters | 49 | | Masons | 48 | | Traders | 46 | | Tailors | 44 | | Jewelers | 44 | | Manufacturers | 43 | | Bakers | 43 | | Painters | 43 | | Shoemakers | 43 | | Mechanics | 43 | | Editors | 40 | | Musicians | 39 | | Printers | 38 | | Machinists | 36 | | Teachers | 34 | | Clerks | 34 | | Operatives | 32 | "It will be easily seen, by these figures, how a quiet or tranquil life affects longevity. The phlegmatic man will live longer, all other things being equal, than the sanguine, nervous individual. Marriage is favorable to longevity, and it has also been ascertained that women live longer than men."
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