In the introduction to Little Blue Book No. 1460, _A Book of American Statistics_, I have called attention to a few of the ways in which numerical expressions of facts may be misleading, especially if the person consulting a statistical table forgets that a census or a measurement must be taken at a definite time. In general, though, the population and the industries of Europe are somewhat more inclined to stability than are those of the United States and other American countries. It may be said, too, that most European countries are in a position to learn with considerable accuracy the number of people they contain and other information of a definite sort. There are a few vague or disputed …
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