the right, of the perpendicular line.
| Decade. | Males. | Females. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 4 |
| 2 | 106 | 12 |
| 3 | 351 | 37 |
| 4 | 283 | 15 |
| 5 | 139 | 3 |
| 6 | 32 | 1 |
| 7 | 10 | 0 |
| 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | 0 | 0 |
The horizontal lines show the ages, the largest number being about thirty years of age. It will be noted how many come in the prime of life, and how few children and females there are.
It need hardly be said that the economic side of a question is here discussed, which requires for its solution many ethical and political considerations besides.
§ 4. Grounds for Expecting Improvement in Public Opinion on the Subject of Population.
By what means, then, is poverty to be contended against? How is the evil of low wages to be remedied? If the expedients usually recommended for the purpose are not adapted to it, can no others be thought of? Is the problem incapable of solution? Can political economy do nothing, but only object to everything, and demonstrate that nothing can be done? Those who think it hopeless that the laboring-classes should be induced to practice a sufficient degree of prudence in regard to the increase of their