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The Natural History 



are glazed, and have chambers above stairs : mud 

 buildings we have none. Besides the employment 

 from husbandry, the men work in hop gardens, of which 

 we have many ; and fell and bark timber. In the spring 

 and summer the women weed the corn ; and enjoy a 

 second harvest in September by hop-picking. Formerly, 



Baptisms exceed burials by more than one-third. 



Baptisms of Males exceed Females by one-tenth, or one in ten. 



Burials of Females exceed Males by one in thirty. 



It appears that a child, born and bred in this parish, has an equal 



chance to live above forty years. 

 Twins thirteen times, many of whom dying young have lessened the 



chance for life. 

 Chances for life in men and women appear to be equal, 



A TABLE o/ the Baptisms, Burials, and Marriages, from 

 January 2, 1761, to December 25, 1780, in the Parish 

 e/'SELBORNE. 



198 



iSS 



3S6 



Males. 



2 



10 



3 



10 



9 



10 



6 

 2 

 6 

 4 



3 



6 



7 



2 



13 

 4 

 7 

 3 



5 



II 



BURIALS. 



Females, 



4 



14 



4 



8 



7 

 6 



5 

 5 

 5 

 7 



4 

 10 



5 

 8 



8 



6 



3 

 4 

 6 



4 



123 



123 



During this period of twenty years the births of Males exceeded 



those of Females . . 10. 



The burials of each sex were equal. 



And the births exceeded the deaths . . 140. 



