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ai>^, L^ it not the dyty of ^very government to oblige 

 fuch perfons to be ceconomical, whether they will 

 of themfelves or not, and to conapel them, if pofli^ 

 ble, to lay up fomething in health and youth againfl 

 thcJVttacks of a numerous &ipi|y> ficknefs, or ag^? 

 It Aall be my bufinefs to examine the poflibility of 

 plotting an e(j.uitable fchemc for this purpofe into 

 execution — let. others determbe how far it be com- 

 I^bk wijh^tiiCqfpjfil^j^tthe^j^ifi co^tution. 



Jn, matters purely fpeculative, no certain conclu- 

 fiW^Cfn be drawn a friori of their fuccefs, when 

 reduced to praiflicej we a^re obliged, therefore^, tor 

 rcafon from the bcft. analogies we can find, and to 

 ioxtn our conjedures of the probability of their fuc- 

 ceeding, by a comparifon with other plans, which 

 experience; has; proved to be fuccefsfuL It is known 

 to everybody, that there are in this kingdom many 

 aflbciations under the title of clubs, or friendly focie- 

 tie^ the objedt of which is to fecure to the members 

 of them, when incapable of labour, a certain fum 

 weekly, during fuch interruption; of thefe I fhall 

 take for my example one inftituted in this town* 

 about forty years ago, upon the fame principle^ I 

 believe, as moft other aflbciations of this nature 

 throughout the kingdon : every member pays into 

 the hands of the Treafurcr one (hilling every four 



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