The actual facts as regards the French birth-rate are constantly misrepresented. Taking the actual population, this appears to have been 24.8 millions in 1783, 28.9 millions in 1806, and to have gone on more or less steadily increasing to 39.26 millions in 1907. Exceptions to this increase have taken place six times since 1881, there being a deficit or excess of deaths over births of 38,446 in 1890, of 10,505 in 1891, of 20,041 in 1892, of 17,813 in 1895, of 25,988 in 1900, and of 19,920 in 1907. Despite these deficits the natural increase, or excess of births over deaths, was 1,232,744 in the twenty-five years from 1881 to 1905, while the total increase, including immigration, etc., was 1,690,000 during the same period. It is worthy of note also in view of the suggestions that the deficit is about to become chronic, and that France is therefore a “dying nation,” that in 1893 and 1894, after three years of deficits, there were excesses of 7,000 and 39,000; in 1897 and 1898 of 93,700 and 108,000; and in 1901 of 72,000. There has been no report since 1907, but Le Jour Officiel of Paris has given the figures for the first six months of 1908, which show an _increase_ of 12,066, partly due to a rise of 8,657 in the births and partly a decline of 8,416 in the deaths.—From _The Malthusian_ (London) of April 15th, 1909. BIRTH RATE IN FRANCE Compiled from _The Malthusian_ (London), for April 15th, 1909 Year Increase Decrease 1890 38,446 1891 10,505 1892 20,041 1893 7,000 1894 39,000 1895 17,813 1896 No record available 1897 93,700 1898 108,000 Total for 8 years 247,700 86,800 86,800 ——————— Total increase 160,900 ——————— Rate of increase per year (approximately) 20,100 Increase in total population from 1783 to 1907 15,000,000 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA It is interesting to know that the present agitation for the dissemination of knowledge to prevent conception, as expressed in the various leagues throughout the world to-day had its greatest impetus and inspiration from two books written by Americans in the United States.