An essay on the principle of population; or, A view of its past and present effects on human happiness; with an inquiry into our prospects respecting the future removal or mitigation of the evils which it occasions

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Title: An essay on the principle of population; or, A view of its past and present effects on human happiness; with an inquiry into our prospects respecting the future removal or mitigation of the evils which it occasions
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Description: 3 v. ; 5th ed., with important additions. ;, OCMH2: [v.1] ; 5624/8 [Alternative cataloging system.] ; [v.2] ; F-4/27 ; 5624/8 [Alternative cataloging system.] ; [v.3] ; F-4/[28?] ; 5624/8 [Alternative cataloging system.] ;, MARGINALIA: [v.1] ; [Title Page] [M?] | J.W. ; [Text Block] [Marginal annotations.] ; [v.2] ; [Title Page] To be rebound ; J.W. ; [Text Block] [Marginal markings and annotations.] a In the Community not more than one in a hundred [In reference to Malthus's claim that a large proportion of births signifies trouble for a population, page 67.] ; It exists & male continence in the Oneida Community [In reference to Malthus's description of a utopian lifestyle that in his mind does not exist, page 255.] ; When this book was written | telegraphing by Electricity was unknown | On the day of this reading (Aug 1 | 1866) it is announced that the Ocean Telegraph lines between | America and Europe is opened | for public use. | Male continence is a | recent discovery of parallel | importance in the Social | department which must be | allowed to modify many | of this authors conclusions [Page 286] ; [v.3] ; [Title Page] J.W. ; [Text Block] [Manuscript markings and annotations.] Malthus would have a man supress the two | that he could support for fear of begetting four or five. Male Continence takes away that fear. [Page 86] ;
Publisher: Murray
Contributor: Malthus, T R (author)
Date: 1817
Type: Text, book
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Identifier: oneLib:2430, citekey: 1114, http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006736421
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