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THE PRESENT EVOLUTION OF MAN—MENTAL

"69. The next table shows the number who survive to various ages, and proves that the abstainers have a much better prospect of long life —

"70. He also gives a table showing the mean afterlifetime of the members of the same societies, as follows —

"71. Mr. Nelson states that, 'at the age of twenty the expectation of life among the Rechabites is more by about four years than the experience of the Oddfellows and Foresters.' But he goes on to say, that the 'probable lifetime' is better for comparison, and this