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The remark has not efcaped the fagacity of Dr. 
Halley himfelf : it is, “ that they want the eflential ; 
“ which is, the number of living perfons, among 
“ whom the obfervations upon the dead are made.” 
If M. de Buffon had made the fame refledtions upon 
M. Dupre’s tables, he would have found the irreparable 
defedt of them, as well as Dr. Halley did in Juftel’s 
obfervations j and he would have attended more, 
without doubt, to the method propofed by Monf. 
Deparcieux. . 
§ 8. I fhajl put an end to this treatife by a word 
or two, which relates to Dr. Short’s difpleafure againfl 
me. This may perhaps be unnecessary, after the labo- 
rious and judicious extradt of his book in th Journal 
Britannique y of the month of July 1750. However 
fince Dr. Short joins with thofe, who inconfiderately 
have accufed me of partiality to fuch pr fuch a city, 
he will have with them my defence (to fay no more) 
in my letter to Mr. Eames, and in the piece already 
quoted in the Nouvelle Bibliotheque, Tom. XI V. 
Artie. 8. Let him read, and he will return from his 
prejudice : if not, 
Curentur dubii medicis majoribus agri . 
Hague, May 11, 
, 753* Wm. Kerffeboom. 
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