They might perhaps in time, by the constant operation of the hard law of necessity, be reduced to live even like the Lower Chinese, and the country would then, with the same quantity of food, support a greater population.

But to effect this must always be a most difficult, and, every friend to humanity will hope, an abortive attempt.

Nothing is so common as to hear of encouragements that ought to be given to population.

If the tendency of mankind to increase be so great as I have represented it to be, it may appear strange that this increase does not come when it is thus repeatedly called for.

The true reason is that the demand for a greater population is made without preparing the funds necessary to support it.