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7-94 died before forty, averaging, say five years' work 



each, - - 39-70 



33-19 survived forty, and labored for an additional ten 



years, -_.__._. 331-90 

 8-43 died before fifty, averaging, say five years' work 



ach, - - 4215 



24-76 survived fifty, and labored for an additional ten 



years, ---____. 247-60 



6-85 died before sixty, averaging, say five years' labor, 34-25 

 17-91 survived sixty, and labored for an additional ten 



years, -------- 179-10 



Total number of years' labor performed by the one 



hundred infants, - - - 1876-85 



From which deduct one-seventh for Sundays, - - 268-12 



Deduct one-tenth for sickness, - - - - - 187-68 



Total years' labor - 1421-05 



Number of years support of the one hundred, through- 

 out their term of life, from birth till the last drop- 

 ped into the grave, ------ 2865-02 



Number of years' labor performed by the one hundred 



infants, 1421-05 



Number of days supported, - 1,045,732 



Number of days worked, - - 518,683 



Or as one, to two, nearly, of days worked to days supported. 



Therefore, as one slave costs fifty cents per week, two 



will cost, $1 00 



Life insurance, say $400 each at say three per cent 



per annum, - - - ----- 23 



Medical charges per week, say, 7 



Total per week, say, $1 30 



Or for six working days, twenty-one cents and two-thirds per 

 diem. 



