Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-06-13
PUxxLER,s COLUMN.

"1he Raeel" which is advocating both sides will
degree Of cussedness perfectly appalling.
We saw Brother Innis on Thursday. He promiset
to attend school again this week, but what will
Farmers Clubs. and Agricultural Fairs. and earl
potatoes, his hands about as full as need be- H
will put in an appearance shortly.
We append two or three extrscts from commun'
+ cation from Prof. W. ID. Henkle. of Salem. o., t
the EdU.ationaS Monthly. on the wheel question
After reciting the proposition. bow many revolu
tions on its own axis will a wheel make in rolin
once around fixed wheel of the same size." b
says: TrnaEIrT1 -Fs;F>sT sTrnr
Probably no little question ever proposed in thi
country has caused so many tea-table; freside
workshop. and newspaper discussions. IL appear
Ito have assumed all the subtlety of q metaphysical
quettion; conceive that al ought to a;ree as t.
tion distinctly defined and the conditions ful
stated.
axis is the mathematical straight line on which
magnitude rotates. or around which its parts ar'
3. What is erotationf Answer: 1t is the turning
of magnitude on its axis
g.. What is revolution Answer; Revolution al
distinguished from rotation, is the progressive mo
tion Of magritade atound another magnitude oil
distant point. We speak of the revolution of &
planet around the sun and its rotation on Its axis
These definitions warrant change Of the. ques.
tion to .How many rotations on its own axis will
wheel of the same size f".fsfsj i,,.s.47.i aIsss
| Now for the Conditions: r.s.,.- -
/ L. WnoeiS
D. Shall the center of the rotating AMI revolving
E. b If ,hsT . the
cumferences of the wheels touch each other extern
& or % the a ss
is based upon the condition that the wheels are in
| the same plane.
Let US so answer these questions that the ques-
| tion shall be. How many rotations on its own
axis will wheel make in revolving once around q
wheels shall be in the same plane and touch each
other externsllyfs
decide what is meant by one rotation of wheel on
its axis When the axis is stationary, one rotation
moved through the angular space of four right an
giles. Let us now suppose that the wheel has mo-
naon Of axis So m
position shall always be parallel to one another.
Nov it seems to me that it is no more proper to CON
slider that the axis has rotary motion when thus
moved laterally. than when it has no transatory
motion. This position being granted. we have the
lateral motion as whom it is stationary We are
rotations on its own axis will wheel make in re-
around fixed Wheel Of Of the ps0
and touch each other externally 2" Answer: Two
NAcHEz. o. June Il; lsss.
DEAR SPIyINs:-N: W. says that the suns inau- M
Dies not agree with astronomers. for they tell US
that the sun attracts the earth as whole much
much @V believe. Now, Now When the sun has more in
fuence upoa the EARTH as a whole, how can the
Does the sun resign the water to the moon noe as her
heritage Is the moon a marion goddessIthe con-
sort OF Neptune or Poseidoni that she SHOULD pay
some of old foeies very badly fooIed for they
think ttat she pays marked aud exclusive atten.
ton TO their crops. But some say that it IL OF
much the power of the attraction of the sun and
moon. it is the difference of the attraction of
these bodies different sides of the earth. This
is not satisfactory; the same argument could be
given in respect to the whole earth; but Inever
tracted the earth as whole more than the sun.
~ Again why is il that her influence is not psrcspt
oe 10 upon Inland seas spd lakesf u IT, VIII not e suffice
have surfaces of million square miles, while other
bodies of water not near so large. nave tides If
the earth will exert nearly % 900 times much in
fuence upon the moon; Fence if there are any seas
miles high. This would make deluses rather com
mon. All particles of the earth attracted to its
center; and. if am not mis- AIKEN, 1t takes consiI
cradle power to overcome this attract,on' All The
explanations of the phenomenon OF the tides, that
ever have seen. were not satisfactory to my mind
believe that the moon has considerable inf fence
in attracting the earth. but not much as pc ople
suppose. The moon is made too responsible 6y our
water. sse ti r0
Problem No. %; As come of the brethren pro.
nouncsd this problem absurd. will give my solu-
let K equal number hours each travel. Q
equals distance between starting points. The
OF Ak divided By equals BPS rate. NA'' ''0'
The way we received the above values of their
rate But the onethird of the square Of as rate
equals the number of hours each travel, and the
square of equals x. or u equals 3x, and equals
:, We get the value Of 2 in K by the same process.
to twice the distance between the starting points
The distance between starting points is OK: there
Ak divided BY g. The number Of hours e.oh tIsv VI
els multiplied by his rate gives the distance he
distance between starting p, ints f'"' VINO
AS distance travelled equals to the square root
Of * divided By s. hsnce We have tt this eaustiOp: iOO
square root 4x divided plus *. From U 70 ths his
/ No. 1o4--X equals "a.
From this equation we find x equals 10.
No. 103-The triangles will be to- each other rs
the squares on the parallel sides of the trapezoid.
No. Jos (Firsl..Length os largest measure 10
No. los (Second)-He has 1sl sheep.
No los-l2s6s rods in length. and TAT rods in
No. Io7-24 is the number. Or1osE.
iieHt he1 Fsf WILsEYvILLE. o., June 8, 1858.
MASTER SPIvINs-I wish that Won vould pra;se
the class just little. our answers were SO uniform
brother Delta says that "Russian America is the
first to say Sunday" This ID ours now and we can
sundays. two Mondays and so on through the week
for each week. and yet have but seven days. Say
pass h sss s and @
mences the west side of the street. and Saturday
on the east side All is ggiet On the west side and
westward for t. enty four hours and com mences on
the east side of the street and Monday on the west
minister can pass east across the street. and meet
CONGREGATIONS on two Sundays in eaen week. The
sell goods on the east side Saturday. and on next
morning pass across the street and sell goods on
ther, could they not have nine Sundays in Febra-
ary In Sitka.
ANSWERS. -
No. 81 Bro. Otiose have been locking over the
siderea charts. and star gazing until got the head
| swim. and here is what came of it:
See Orion near the milky way, -.st
Pass Demini beneath their feet, 7ez
And Orion's hound you soon viii meet,
His .. crescent nss,S:a It. tail tipped with star.
Behind the sun they near him stray,
In brief at halfpast three P. M.
Me idian line was graced by them,
Perhaps some minutes more or less; IFf
Say, Otiose. tell how near guess.
No s6El have, no rule. something should be al
No ss-Draw the circles from the same point.
No lowell, Sammy, have followed your in
struotions and find the facts as You state them-a
No. lo1-.24l77os3 ad infinitum. closed out by q
Id2-Bro. Delta. after getting a second line as
long the diameter of CIRCLE within that circle.
| the base can't see. N. w.
| JUNE 6, 1868.
DEAR PUzzLER: Through the medium of this
column, am again present for recitation purposes
am glad to see Miss Lizzie in the ranks of the puz-
Slers and puzzled. Hope the Buckeye girl will fol-
low suit: Brother Otiose wants Guernsey .scolded
hope you will allow no such proceedings. Otiose
wrote poetry once upon time" himself.
would respectfully ask the class (none can decide
better) what would be the result should an r esis-
i tible force come in contact wi, mmovabe body
4 ,sets u ANSWERS. -st.r.
| No. $50 miles,.
/ No. 1U4-X=24.
| Ist 1866 and 10 feet.
| I'd l05-49. -
| No. lO6-4s by 20.
| No. lO7-6 635. SoUBRIoUEr
| sNt-A-s WASHINGTON. June 8. 1885,
| DEAR MAsTER-I was absent last week Reason
| Too much telegrGph on the 6raSa"-a disease to