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Had Mankind half the Sagacity of Jumper, they would guard againſt Accidents of this Sort, by having a public Survey, occasionally made of all the Houſes in every Pariſh eſpecially of thoſe, which are old and decayed) and not ſuffer them to remain in a crazy State, 'till they fall down on the Heads of the poor Inhabitants, and cruſh them to Death. Why, it was but Yeſterday, that a whole Houſe fell down in Grace-church-ſtreet, and another in Queen 's-ſtreet, and an hundred more are to tumble, before this Time twelve Months; ſo Friends, take Care of yourſelves, and tell the Legislature, they ought to take Care for you. How can you be ſo careleſs? Moſt of your Evils ariſe from Careleſneſs and Extravagance, and yet you excuſe yourſelves, and lay the Fault

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