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one was killed by accident, leaving ten, as above. Of the grand- 

 children, or second generation, there was also another male who 

 died an accidental death. There have, therefore, been sixty-two 

 births in the period of thirty-five years, from the 23d January, 1790, 

 to the 23d December, 1825, and only two natural deaths. 



In a climate so temperate, with but few probabili- 

 ties of infection, with simple diet, cleanly habits, 

 moderate exercise, and a cheerful disposition, it was 

 to be expected that early mortality would be of rare 

 occurrence ; and accordingly we find in this small 

 community that the difference in the proportion of 

 deaths to births is more striking than even in the 

 most healthy European nations. 



