| Show CAPACITY OF THE EARTH I 1 its ita Il resent avd the number it will avill hold 1101 NI when Illen will ilia earth carlli have hare till all tile people upon it that it can accommodate that is n question which some sober economists awl and have lava lately thought lit fit to take into fellous consideration bringing to td bear upon it the light of statistical research I 1 leforc the association for tile tho I 1 advancement of science Sele nei lit at its recent mec meeting ting mr ravenstein a well known statistician estinia ted that where tile the tot total kopul quion of tho 0 earth isnow is now 1 billion five hundred n little less than ono one millions there js Is room on the ilia earth for very nearly six els billions of in habitants I 1 I 1 that is to say when jhc thc space on tile the earth available lor for the huppert tup port of human beings is fully occupied it will be fondd capable of maintaining four and a halt half billions billion si more of people than it now contains or four times as many people as there are now in tho the world this seems tit first blancet to be very encouraging to ilia human race hut but mr n acin S says ays it I 1 ii J not because tho race la IA I A ez in th chisso lays daya of civilization eca iriv P nna hileas oa ex exchange benm anna ma th w auch 4 I 1 f furo that vila ilila ienar gin IV I 1 1 s ib to 3 extin d aisil world a bo s full fill jj afna little over one hundred and leighty niu jars vy ily tile year according homr to mr will harp litia c ilia six EIX bIlliOu inhabitants wh who 0 ure nil all giat for 1110 inest t ak it room i oom only I 1 v lial airing room there will bo be none it Is 13 atif to linow illint hint there acro auit I 1 L atthe meeting of here civet givet fi ivan out avile did not at all with mr raven ami Bt cina clu slona they alic y insisted thit that it is to t calculi ito tit nt tho alio pi present besent the ratio of of tile will bo be a pen gen cration or t two hence or what tire tile earths for sustaining inin A life zot amny the title ratio of in cr casol sa b mitered RIt ered but the nour capacity of tile earth vc bo fold Uri lell |
