310 _ Meteorological Observations at Hudson, Ohio. 
asked, while upon the second mode she would stand as she 
deserves, high in the scale of health, and lead to the demand of 
asmall premium. As the question is one of figures, a and I have 
stated the data, the problem may be easily solved, and the result 
I am satisfied will be conclusive as to the justness of the prin- 
ciple I lay down for our rule of conduct on the two occasions I 
have mentioned above. It may be said in favor of continuing 
the old form in the bills of mortality, that as the deaths from 
all causes are enumerated in them in every country where they 
are published, the influence of the accidental sources of death I 
object to would operate equally in one place as in another ; such 
an argument has in fact been urged when I have introduced the 
subject in conversation, but its weakness must be apparent when 
we reflect. upon the very great difference in the proportionate 
number of mortal accidents in different countries; in cities for 
instance they are numerous, and in some much greater than in 
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Arr. VI.— Meteorological Disacs alg made at Hudson, oie, 
“Jat. 41° 14° 40” N.; long. 54 25m 473.5 W.; during | the 
years 1838, 1839 and ‘1840; by Ex1as Loomis, Prof, of Mathe- 
: matics and Natural | Philosophy in in Western Reserve College. 
Ix the autumn of 1837 T arrived at Hudson with a set of 
meteorological and other ‘instruments, recently purchased in 
Europe. It was some time before a ‘suitable place could be pro- 
vided for their reception, and they were not observed with much 
regularity until March, 1838. During the first three months the 
register was Pnigarghld interrupted, but sirice August, 1838, only 
ome observation has been lost. In vol. xxxvi, pp. 165-1 173 of 
this Journal, anna specimen of the register and a description 
of the instruments. It will be sufficient venir that the position 
of the instruments has throughout remained dnchaniged; and the 
same hours of observation —— It is proposed now to 
Santee py’ ald hee 
ation , which the retention of their causes in the bills I object to made appa- 
oes reason why an insurance company in England refused to continue a 
peak eana. te Dunglison when about to embark rthe U! 
eee es 
, Sect. 4, p. 132. 
