The general cours ov these curvs is unmistakabl, and we see that they al more or les conform to the folloing laws. If we regard firstly the rate during the first year ov widoerhood, we see that the rate is greatest for the yungest widoers, and gradually diminishes to a minimum for those who became widoers at the ages 53-62, after which it increases. Secondly, for those who became widoers in any quinquennial groop ov ages, we see that the rate increases to a maximum in the second or third year ov widoerhood, and then gradually diminishes, ataining, after the laps ov a greater or les number ov years, what may be cald its ultimat magnitude, when it depends only on the age ov the widoer and not upon the length ov his widoerhood.

As a first step in the graduation, it wil be convenient to deal with this ultimat rate ov remarryge, and the first question to be considerd is: How many years elaps before the ultimat rate is ataind? A study ov the diagram shos that this time wil be greatest for those who becom widoers at yung ages, and wil gradually diminish as the age at the deth ov the wife (which we wil cal the age at entry) increases; and indicates that for ages at entry 30 and 35, the time wil be about 15 years, but for age at entry 60 only about 7 years. After varios trials, I fixt upon the folloing terms as the most suitabl.

TABL E.-Shoing the number ov Years after which Widoers who becom such at any Age, ar subject to the Ultimat Rate ov Remarryge.

Acordingly, for the purpos ov calculating the ultimat marryge rate, we take the facts after the laps ov 20 years among those who became widoers at ages 21-27, after the laps ov 15 years among those who became widoers at 28-32, and so on. These facts being added together with regard only to the age ataind and without regard to the age at entry, we get the figurs in colums (2) (3) (4) of Tabl F. In the Tabls C the facts thus made use of ar markt off from the others and separatly added up.