The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-03-29
NO. AL.

Ibracoli plants are set In rows, 4 feet asun.
der, and the plants z feet apart, in rec
tangular plot of ground, bow much lana
will these plants occupys Within half an
hour, he said-2 acres, rood, 8 perches
and half
This extraordinary man would stride
over piece of land or field, and tell the
contents with as much exactness as If he
had measured it with q chain; in this
manner he measured the whole township
of Elmeton, "a small village near Chester.
Geld, and the place of his nativity,) oil
some thousands Of acres, belonging to Sir
John Rhodes, and brought him the con.
tents, not only in acres, roods, and perch.
es, but ev' n in square inches. After this
he reduced them for his own amusement,
into hair-bredths, computing 4s, to each
side Of the inch, which produced such an
incomprehensible number as appeared al.
together astounding. But, perhaps, his
greatest feat in calculation was the answer
to the following most complicated ques.
tions but to him suddenly in the field when
walking with many other laborcrs. In .
triangular body, whose three sides are,
respectively, 23,145,ss9 yards, s,e42, 1872
yards, and 54,965 yards, how many Gu.
bical cighths Of an inch are 'therep He
gave the exact solution in five hours.
The only objects of Jedediah's curiosity,
next to figures, were the king and the roy
al family and his desire to see them was
so strong that in the beginning Of spring,
1854, he walked up to London from Deb.
ryshier for that purpose, but was obliged
to return disappointed, as his Majesty had
removed to Kensington just as he arrived
in town. He was, however, introduced to
the Royal Society, whom he called the
VotE Of tho Siety Court. The members
who we're then present asked him several
questions in arithmetic to prove his abli.
ties, and being much gratitied by his ready
answers, dismissed him with q handsome
gratuity.
During his residence in London he was
carried to see the tragedy of King Richard
ILL.,, at Drury Lane, it.was expected that
the novelty Of everything in the place, to.
gether with the splendor of the surrounding
objects, would lave fixed him in astonish.
ment, or that his passions would, in some
degree, have been reused by the action of
the performers, even if he did not fully
comprehend the dialogus. During the
dances, his attention was engaged in reck.
ening the number Of steps. After fine
piece of music, he declared that the differ
ent sounds perplexed him beyond measure.
But he counted the words uttered by Gar
rick in the whole course Of his part, and
affirmed that in this he had perfectly suc-
ceeded.
Born to no inheritance, and brought up
to no particular calling, Jedediah Buxton
supported himself by the labor of his
hands: and although his talents, had they
been properly cultivated, might have quail
fed him for acting distinguished part on
the theatre Of life, he pursued ''the noise.
less tenor Of his way" sufficiently content.
ed if b. could crafty the wants Of nature.
and procure daily subsistence, for himself
and family. But if his enjoyments were
few, they seem to have been fully equiva.
lent to his wishes. Favored by nature in
very singular manner, and raised by the
powers of his mind far above his humble
companions who earned their bread in like
manner by the sweat of their brow, yet
ambitious thoughts never interrupted his
repose; nor did he, on his return from Lon.
don, regret the loss Of any of these delica-
cies, so rarely witnessed or participated in
which he left behind him. Fully satisfied
with his accustomed rustic fare, he despisec
the luxuries Of the great; and while his
chief pleasure was 10 exercise his ingenuity
by calculation, he was still of opinion that
slice Of bacon afforded the most delicious
repast.
Buxton was a married man, and had sew.
eral children. He died in 1898, being about
seventy years of age.
hairs bredth is in measurement the fortyeighth
part Of an inch