WAR'S EFFEGT UPON EDÜCATION AND LITERATURE 



AND CERTAIN SOCIAL CONDITIONS 



BEING A STATISTICAL STÜDY OF THE PRESENT WAR, THE BOEE WAR 

 AND THE FRANCO-GERMAM WAR 



By AETHUR MAC DONALD 



Antlnropologist, Wasliington, D. C. 



INTRODUCTION 



It is iiot tbe purpose of this study to emj>liasize tbe evils, which 

 usually accompany war. In fact, certain good eífects of war appear 

 in some of the statistical tables liere presented. As human nature 

 changes but little and bistory usually repeats itself, all wars are so- 

 mewbat alike fundamentally. It may tberefore be instructive to in- 

 vestígate some of tbe efíects not only of tbe present war, butof otber 

 wars upon educatión, literature, marriage, birtb, crime and otber so- 

 cial conditions. Sucb a study is not only of interest, but of practical 

 educational valué, botb for tbe present time and for tbe future. 



STATISTICAL SOURCES 



Before entering upon tbis inquiry, tbe aiitbor desires to make a few 

 remarks in regard to tbe statistical sources, upon wbicb tbe tables in 

 tbis study are based. As a rule, tbe tables will not be found in tbe 

 original works cited in foot notes and in otber references. Tbe tables 

 are practically new, combining figures often taken from many and 



