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POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY 



together with (1) the number of childless marriages, (2) the number 

 of children born or intended to be born (less deaths up to the age of 

 five years), and the number of marriages in which more children were 

 anticipated. ' One or two ' is printed as one and a half. 



It will be seen of the 316 marriages, 74 are returned as unlimited 

 and 242 as limited. But in order to ascertain the real prevalence of 

 voluntary limitation as affecting population, certain deductions should 

 be made. Marriages prior to 1875 may fairly be taken out, since the 



10 One of these gives no information as to children. 



