> > >> JUST A HUNDRED YEARS AGO.......
> > >>
> > >> The year is 1902, one hundred years ago ... what a difference
a
> century
> > >> makes! Here are the U.S. statistics for 1902:
> > >>
> > >> 1. The average life expectancy in the U.S. was forty-seven (47).
> > >>
> > >> 2. Only 14 Percent of the homes in the U.S. had a bathtub.
> > >>
> > >> 3. Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone. A three-minute
call
> from
> > >> Denver to New York City cost eleven dollars.
> > >>
> > >> 4. There were only 8,000 cars in the U.S. and only 144 miles of
> paved
> > >> roads.
> > >>
> > >> 5. The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph.
> > >>
> > >> 6. Alabama, Mississippi, Iowa, and Tennessee were each more heavily
>
> > >> populated than California. With a mere 1.4 million residents,
> California
> > >> was
> > >> only the 21st most populous state in the Union.
> > >>
> > >> 7. The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower.
> > >>
> > >> 8. The average wage in the U.S. was 22 cents an hour.
> > >>
> > >> 9. The average U.S. worker made between $200 and $400 per year.
> > >>
> > >> 10. 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.
> > >>
> > >> 11. More than 95 percent of all births in the U.S. took place
at
> home.
> > >>
> > >> 12. Ninety percent of all U.S. physicians had no college education.
>
> > >> Instead,
> > >> they attended medical schools, many of which were condemned in
the
> press
> > >> and
> > >> by the government as "substandard."
> > >>
> > >> 13. Sugar cost four cents a pound. Eggs were fourteen cents a
> dozen.
> > >> Coffee
> > >> cost fifteen cents a pound.
> > >>
> > >> 14. Most women only washed their hair once a month and used borax
> or egg
> > >> yolks for shampoo.
> > >>
> > >> 15. Canada passed a law prohibiting poor people from entering
the
> country
> > >> for any reason.
> > >>
> > >> 16. The five leading causes of death in the U.S. were:
> > >> 1. Pneumonia and influenza
> > >> 2. Tuberculosis
> > >> 3. Diarrhea
> > >> 4. Heart disease
> > >> 5. Stroke
> > >>
> > >> 17. The American flag had 45 stars. Arizona, Oklahoma, New Mexico,
> Hawaii
> > >> and Alaska hadn't been admitted to the Union yet.
> > >>
> > >> 18. The population of Las Vegas, Nevada was 30.
> > >>
> > >> 19. Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and iced tea hadn't been
> invented.
> > >>
> > >> 20. There were no Mother's Day or Father's Day.
> > >>
> > >> 21. One in ten U.S. adults couldn't read or write. Only 6 percent
> of all
> > >> Americans had graduated from high school.
> > >>
> > >> 22. Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over the
> counter at
> > >>
> > >> corner drugstores. According to one pharmacist, "Heroin clears
the
> > >> complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind, regulates the stomach
and
> the
> > >> bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of health."
> > >>
> > >> 23. Eighteen percent of households in the U.S. had at least one
> full-time
> > >> servant or domestic.
> > >>
> > >> 24. There were only about 230 reported murders in the entire U.S.
> > >>
> > >> As they say, "We've come a long way, Baby!"
> > >>
> > >> Interesting!!