178 M. C. T. Hermann on the number of [March 



Total Suicides. , 



1821, Men 539. Women 113 



1822, „ 552. „ 121 



1091 234 



mean 545* mean 117 



or one woman to 4^ men. 



The interest of these details increases when we take into 

 consideration the condition of the people among whom 

 these crimes exist. 



Peasants. 



1821, 387 men, 71 women. | Total, 787 men; mean 393J 



1822, 400 „ 98 „ ] „ 169 women „ 84J 



Mean of the two sexes, 478. 



Merchants, Workmen, and Free People. 



1821, 77 men, 22 women 



1822, 77 „ 16 „ 



Total, 154 men ; mean 77 

 38 women ,, 19 



Mean of the two sexes, 96. 



Soldiers. 



1821, 57 men, 17 women | Total, 110 men ; mean 55 



1822, 53 „ 6 „ | „ 23 women „ 11J 



Mean of the two sexes, 66h. 



Nobility. 



1821, 15 men, 3 women | Total, 32 men; mean 16 



1822, 17 „ 1 „ | „ 4 women „ 2 



Mean of the two sexes, 18. 



Clergy. 



1821, 3 men — women Total, 8 men; mean 4 



1822, 5 „ „ J 



To render this statement more interesting, it would be 

 proper to have an enumeration of the population of the 

 various classes. Hermann, however, gives only a rough 

 calculation, which is as follows : — Considering the total 

 10J millions, there are of 



Peasants .... 8,000,000 



Third state 

 Clergy . . 

 Nobility . 

 Military . 



2,000,000 

 100,000 

 200,000 

 200,000 



