The Hawaiian gazette., 1875-08-11
VOL. XI,---NO. 32.E
About those Apples.

The old conundrum about the number of ap
Piles eaten by Adam and Eve in the Garden o
Eden has started on another tour. We are sor
~ for the answer has never been correctly given
making the result as follows: Eve s and Adam
2; total of 10 only. Now. we figured the mat.
ter out differently long ago, but through exceed
ing modesty, never proclaimed the result, which
is now given Eve Band Adam also total l6
--Boston Journal We think the above figures
are entirely wrong. If Eve s, and Adam 81
certainly the total will be 60 Scientific men,
however, differ. On the strength Of the theory
that the antediluvians were race Of giants and
consequently great eaters, they reason something
like this: Eve Slst and Adam 81 total, l63-
Gloucester AdDeT9iser. Wrong againl What
could be clearer than Il Eve 81, and Adam sl2,
the total was s932-Lalorence American.
Though the mystery seems inexplicable to others,
we are satisfied we have the true solution in that
Eve 81, and Adam 8l24 company, making a
grand total Of s2O5.-Border City Herald We
have German friend who says that before Eve
commenced eating Adam eat ',,neia" This
makes total Of e2l4-SaH Francisco Netos.
Letter. We are astonished at the limited &C
quaintance with the simplest rules of arithmetic
shown by our contemporaries. We figure it out
thus Eve 6llst and Adam Sl24 company. 1t
then follows, as the night the day." the total
is s3g5.-Fdcts and Figures. We suppose
Facts aud Figures thought this settled the
question. Unfortunately for him, however, our
contemporary is wrong in both facts. If Eve ate
one first, how could Adam have ate one too for
company? Now, to show that his figures are
wrong, too here is our solution: Eve 81 Adam
then 9l240 but that man is an initiative animal.
This makes the total 81 ,32l.-7He Western Set-
tier. Brother Jonathan appears to have had a
pretty good innings at this conundrum but l
think he has altogether failed in giving it. What
can be plaIner than this ?-Ere 6l2 ascertain the
flavor, and thus crafty the natural curiosity of
her sex; Adam sl242 reasons. In the first
place he was desirous OF knowing what was the
taste of the fruit, and in the second place be was
anxious TO crafty his missus," by following the
example she had set him. This gives grand
total OF fS2.054-OorrespondeD of South austria
Han Advertiser Very good. Our correspOn-
dent has not made bad attempt to wrest the
laurels from our American cousins but we have
given little thought to the matter, and have
come TO the conclusion that even he is a few
hundreds of thousands out in bis calculation.
What does be say to our solution ?-When Eve
saw Adam wistfully eyeing the fruit, she s124-
stall him. Adam then 8l224O-fy himself for the
battle Of life which Eve, wheR she had eaten
hers, told him was inevitably before him. The
total number eaten was, therefore, S2O,364.-
South AEstrdlidn Advertiser Not quite cor
rect yet, for we think Adam s12424O-fy himself,
which, added to Ewes sl24, makes total Of
9,132, ,364.-LamceSton Examiner. Wrougagain
Eve $40, because she was naughty; aud if
Adam Sl24240-fy himself, then the total number
must have been s,l32, ,3sO.-Sydaey EOe,,iag
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