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Show Malthnslantsts, Take Notice. If we reckon the population of the globe at one thousand two hundred millions mill-ions of human beings, there would be room for them all on the frozen surface of the Lake of Constance (Switzerland), and the crush would not be so very great either, as there would be a space of four ' square feet for each person. . If the ice i were to break, and the whole human race ! were thus to sink into a watery grave, ! the level of the lake would only be raised ; six inches. Exchange. |