For first you have the fun of picking out your horse; then quietly putting your money on him, to win or for a place; and then, after the race is run and your horse is a winner, you have those five to ten delightfully anxious minutes while the Actuaries are working out the odds.
"A Wanderer in Paris"
E. V. Lucas
All the same, search the space-flight records, talk to the Actuaries.
"Accidental Death"
Peter Baily
After a long experience with the death rates in all lands that keep mortuary statistics, the Actuaries of insurance companies can now estimate with surprising accuracy the probable length of life before any man of any age.
"Business Hints for Men and Women"
Alfred Rochefort Calhoun