. The American educator; completely remodelled and rewritten from original text of the New practical reference library, with new plans and additional material. nitation, medicineand surgery have increased the average dura-tion of mans life perceptibly. Accordingto the census of 1890, the average age atdeath of persons in the United States was years. Since that time it has risen to years, and is going higher, but with lessincrease from year to year, as is natural toexpect. In the following table, the ages noted, inyears, are those to which the various creaturesmay be expected to live,
. The American educator; completely remodelled and rewritten from original text of the New practical reference library, with new plans and additional material. nitation, medicineand surgery have increased the average dura-tion of mans life perceptibly. Accordingto the census of 1890, the average age atdeath of persons in the United States was years. Since that time it has risen to years, and is going higher, but with lessincrease from year to year, as is natural toexpect. In the following table, the ages noted, inyears, are those to which the various creaturesmay be expected to live, under normal con-ditions : Birds Eag-le 100 Goose 50 Swan 100 Sparrow 40 Crow 100 Heron 60 Parrot 60 Pelican 50 Linnet 23 Pigeon 20 Nightingale 18 Lark 18 Pheasant 15 Partridge 15 Skylark 30 Peacock 24 Crane 24 Canary 24 Goldfinch 15 Hen 14 Blackbird 12 Robin 12 Thrush 10 Wren 3 Animals Whale 500 Pig 25 Tortoise 350 Cow 25 Crocodile 300 Goat 15 Elephant lOOi Ox 15-20 Lion 40 Frog 12-16 Camel 40 Dog 15 Toad 36 Cat 13 Horse 27 Sheep 12 Leopard 25 Hare 10 Bear 25 Squirrel 6 Tiger 25 Mouse 6 Fish Cafp 150 Eel 60 Pike ^ 150 Lamprey 60 Salmon 100 Crayfish 20. ONGTELLOW, HenryWadsworth (1807-1882), one of the best-loved and most widelyread of American poets,was bom February 27,1807, at Portland, mother, who claimeddescent from John Alden,was a gentle and devoutwoman, and his fatherwas a man of culture andbreadth of view. Thusthe refined home influ-ences of his childhoodand youth gave final im-press to a character naturally amiable, sym-pathetic and unselfish. At the age of four-teen Longfellow entered Bowdoin College,where he so distinguished himself in thestudy of modern languages that later he wasoffered the professorship of that completed his preparation for this posi-tion by a tour in Europe, and took up hisnew duties in 1829. In 1831 he marriedMiss Mary Potter, of Portland, a gifted andcharming woman; and in 1834 he publishedhis first important work, Outr
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