Note 241-5 — Chapter I
John J. (John Joseph) Lalor translation
Compare Giov. Botero, Della Cause della Grandezza della Città, L. II, and Ragion di Stato, VIII, 95; where colonization is compared to the swarming of bees. W. Raleigh, Discourse of War in general, Works VIII. 257 ff. Similarly Child, Discourse of Trade, 371 ff. Ustariz, Teoria y Practica del Commercio, 1724, ch. 4. Franklin, Observations on the Increase of Mankind, which reminds one of the continued growth of polyps.