48 THE MURDER OF AGRICULTURE 



Deducting from this total the paupers, say 1,200,000, 

 and another two milUons of necessitous people who have 

 nothing to give, and we have a residue of 24,320,000, 



Then cut off your misers, curmudgeons and persons 

 of that ilk, who will not part with a penny under any 

 circumstances, and number them at the odd 320,000, 

 and you still have 24 millions of good citizens who help 

 their fellow beings according to their means. 



The following statement shows that 435.614 o^ the 

 large philanthropists are accounted for. 



INCOME OF PRIVATE PERSONS 



INCOME OF FIRMS 



No. of Firms Assessed 



No. of Private Persons 



Assessed 



Total 



■•• 58,274 Total Amount of Charity 



from Firms ;{^Ii338,7Ji 



... 377,340 Total Amount of Charity 



from Private Persons ^'4, 734,821 



•• 435,614 



Total ... ;66,073,53< 



We have now to deal with about 24 millions who are 

 always ready to do something for charity's sake. But it is 

 just here that we must resort to some process of deduc- 



