muggle not Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 (edited) THE YEAR IS 1915 This will boggle your mind!The year is 1915 “One hundred years ago”. What a difference a century makes! Here are some statistics for the Year 1915: The average life expectancy for men was 47 years. Fuel for cars was sold in drug stores only. Only 14 percent of the homes had a bathtub. Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone. The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph. The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower . The average US wage in 1910 was 22 cents per hour. The average US worker made between $200 and $400 per year ... A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000 per year. A dentist $2,500 per year. A veterinarian between $1,500 and $4,000 per year. And, a mechanical engineer about $5,000 per year. More than 95 percent of all births took place at home Ninety percent of all Doctors had NO COLLEGE EDUCATION! Instead, they attended so-called medical schools, many of which were condemned in the press AND the government as "substandard." Sugar cost four cents a pound. Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen. Coffee was fifteen cents a pound. Most women only washed their hair once a month, And, used Borax or egg yolks for shampoo. Canada passed a law that prohibited poor people from entering into their country for any reason. The Five leading causes of death were: 1. Pneumonia and influenza 2. Tuberculosis 3. Diarrhea 4. Heart disease 5. Stroke The American flag had 45 stars ... The population of Las Vegas , Nevada was only 30. Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and iced tea hadn't been invented yet. There was neither a Mother's Day nor a Father's Day. Two out of every 10 adults couldn't read or write And, only 6 percent of all Americans had graduated from high school. Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over the counter at local corner drugstores. Back then pharmacists said, "Heroin clears the complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind, regulates the stomach, bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of health!" (Shocking?) Eighteen percent of households had at least one full-time servant or domestic help... There were about 230 reported™ murders in the ENTIRE U.S.A. ! I am now going to forward this to someone else without typing it myself. From there, it will be sent to others all over the WORLD all in a matter of seconds! It is impossible to imagine what it may be like in another 100 years. Edited December 1, 2015 by muggle not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Pixie Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 My mind is boggled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissy Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Yowzer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 (edited) Fascinating stuff, Muggles! You know the thing that surprised me most of all, was that crossword puzzles hadn't been invented! Oh, and that a motor mechanic was on a far larger income than an accountant, a dentist or a vet! I guess motor cars were just coming into vogue then and mechanics would have been pretty rare and sought after. Edited December 2, 2015 by poppy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggle not Posted December 2, 2015 Author Share Posted December 2, 2015 I think the thing that surprised me the most was that Diarrhea caused more deaths than Heart Disease. The Five leading causes of death were: 1. Pneumonia and influenza 2. Tuberculosis 3. Diarrhea 4. Heart disease 5. Stroke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Very interesting info! Thanks Muggles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaliepud Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 I think the thing that surprised me the most was that Diarrhea caused more deaths than Heart Disease. The Five leading causes of death were: 1. Pneumonia and influenza 2. Tuberculosis 3. Diarrhea 4. Heart disease 5. Stroke I think that speaks volumes about the eating habits of the population. The diarrhoea would have been due to the poor hygiene and primitive medicine of the time, but heart disease has been caused by people eating the wrong foods for generations, and too much of it, alongside the government spending decades telling everyone to eat foods that only exacerbate the problem. Interesting info Muggle, isn't it scary how much has changed in a 100 years, I'm sure there wasn't even close to that much change between 1815 and 1915... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Wow, this is really interesting, Muggle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggle not Posted December 2, 2015 Author Share Posted December 2, 2015 (edited) I think that speaks volumes about the eating habits of the population. The diarrhoea would have been due to the poor hygiene and primitive medicine of the time, but heart disease has been caused by people eating the wrong foods for generations, and too much of it, alongside the government spending decades telling everyone to eat foods that only exacerbate the problem. Interesting info Muggle, isn't it scary how much has changed in a 100 years, I'm sure there wasn't even close to that much change between 1815 and 1915... Also, there was much more physical labor in the early 1900's which kept people in better shape. But I agree, the foods we now eat are probably much worse for us than earlier. I think none of us can even imagine what will change in the next 100 years. Edited December 2, 2015 by muggle not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 I think none of us can even imagine what will change in the next 100 years. I agree. I think it will be quite different to life now, but I don't think we can accurately predict it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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