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whole bagfull, about one tenth of all the beans in
the bag when they come to be drawn out will
be found to be female berries, while about nine tenths
will be male berries, that will be an Induction.
I mean that it either is so or else [??]
similar experimentation will correct this ratio.
But this having been fully
established by further inductions conducted with
every precaution, if somebody
else draws out a handful of berries, I can
say to him, about one tenth of your handful
will be found to be female berries, or if not,
further handfuls will bring your general
average to this. You observe the difference
between the two saving clauses. Probable
deduction positively states the approximate
ratio, and says that if the given sample

30

whole bagfull, about one tenth of all the beans in
the bag when they come to be drawn out will
be found to be female berries, while about nine tenths
will be male berries, that will be an Induction.
I mean that it either is so or else [??]
similar experimentation will correct this ratio.
But this having been fully
established by further inductions conducted with
every precaution, if somebody
else draws out a handful of berries, I can
say to him, about one tenth of your handful
will be found to be female berries, or if not,
further handfuls will bring your general
average to this. You observe the difference
between the two saving clauses. Probable
deduction positively states the approximate
ration, and says that if the given sample