In Vermont, 279. In New York, 430. A difference of 151 in every
1,000.
For those 151 persons, is it human volition? Is it a perverse
aversion to the other sex?
Even at that, on the face of it, those who try to argue New
Yorkers into marrying young are clearly taking the difficult
route to their purpose. It would be more adroit simply to urge
them to live in Vermont.
But isn't the real reason this--that New York, with its large
cities, is farther removed than Vermont, with no large cities,
from the primitive industrial conditions of colonial times?
The North Atlantic states, as a whole, are industrially more
advanced than the South Central states. Compare them in this
marriage matter:
Among all the wives in the South Central states, there are 543
out of every 1,000 who are under thirty-five years of age.
Among all the wives in the North Atlantic states those who are
under thirty-five years of age are, in each thousand, only 428.
In the South Central states, 543. In the North Atlantic states,
428. A difference of 115!
Getting married early is imputed unto us for actual personal
righteousness by innumerable clergymen, essayists, and editorial
writers.
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