The Population of the Globe. — There are on the globe 1,288,000,000 of souls, of which 360,000,000 are of the Caucasian race ;. 552,000,000 of the Mongul race ; 190,000,000 of the Ethio-* piaa race; 176,000,000 of the Malay "race ; 1,000,000 of the Indo-American race. There are 3,642 languages spoken, and 1,000 different religions. The yearly mortality of the globe is 33,333,333 persons. This at the rate of 91,554 per day, 3,730 per hour, 62 per minute. So each pulsation of the heart - marks the decease of some human creature. The average of human life is thirty-three years. Married men live longer than single ones. One-eighth of the whole population is .military. There are 336,000,000 Christians 5,000,000 Israelites, 60,000,000 Asiatic religionists, 190,000,000 Mohammedans, and 300,000,000 Paganß. In the Christian churches- 170,000,000 profess the Roman Catholic ; 75,000,000 profess the Greek faith; 80,000,000 profess the Protestant. .
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume V, Issue 12, 14 January 1870, Page 2
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