94 ANALES DE LA SOCIEDAD CIENTÍFICA ARGENTINA 



The more general effects, one observes in the table, are decrea^ses 

 iu education, crime, and law suits and increases in deatlis, marriages 

 and prices. 



PAUPERISM, PEICES AND DEATH RATE IN BOER WAR 



In table 34 are given certain sociological data four years before and 

 four years after tlie South African war for purposes of comparison of 

 similar data during the time of the war. As the war was repulsión by 

 a first-class power of a revolt in a relatively very small country, what- 

 ever the effects of the war, they doubtless will be small in the case 

 of the larger country. 



Similar data in thé smaller country are not available or do not exist. 



In the second line of the table are the number of paupers relative 

 to population in the United Kingdom for four years of peace before 

 and after the war. The figures show a distinct decrease of paupers 

 during the war years relative to the population. The birth rate and 

 death rate have both been decreasing in Great Britain as in many 

 countries ; they do not appear to have been afíected by the war, except 

 in the first two years of the war when the death rate is high. 



The marri age rate for the United Kingdom ishighest (18.4) during 

 the first year of the war. The reasons sometimes attributed for such 

 increase in marriages are sentimental, and others selfish with a view 

 of delaying or escaping military service. 



In the second división of the table will be found the prices of a fewi 

 of the necessities of life, which are presented liere to show that this 

 war had little or no eft'ect npon them. 



WAR IN RELATION TO CERTAIN ECONOMIC CONDITIONS IN FRANGE ' 



Table 35 consists of certain economical data, available from official 

 sources. It will be noted that the prices of wheat, puré alcohol and 

 wine were not changed much during war time. The war period gives 

 in 1870, 3850 applications for patents, being 2116 less than in 1869, 

 or more than 50 per cent decrease. It will be noted, that the amount 

 of travel en railroad was reduced some. The receipts from telegraph 

 were reduced 22 per cent. The general receipts and expenses of the 

 Government were increased more than 50 per cent. 



' Annuaire statistique de la France, Paris, 1881. 



