| Show it maybe may be a survria surprise sur pria to learn that statistics prove the sea to be sae to live on than the land the late thomas gray of the board of f trade marine department london said in a letter to the new york ledgers badger have always contended and am more more than ever confirmed of it that a man is safer at sea than anywhere else in a fairly good abi ship properly manned and care careful carefully fur navigated as the very great majority of british merchant ships are the death rate of sailors is under 12 per 1000 the loss of life by shipwreck is about a quarter of this in fact there are more lives lost among by accident than among sailors and many more among rail mil road employed emp loyes with regard to the general death rate the fact that sailors as a rule are healthy when they begin their trade and retire from other work must have a considerable sid erable and probably mals leading influence on the figures |
