Sharp County record., 1885-05-07
CROOKED ANSWERS.
Starting Itens Of Information
Furnished By School Children.

The knowledge attributed 70 the pro-
verbal "5cbool-ooy must always have
amazed any person IF only 9rt.DarT IN
teil1genca. Recent school examinations
have. however. reveaied 0 depth and
variety Of information possessed by
juveniles. which bids fair 10 make the
coming 5chooi-boy throw his predeoes-
sors quite into the shade. Among E
many starting tens of information
may be instsnced that - fort is 2 place
70 put men in, and q fortress q place
TO Dut women IN "A famine in the
land Il appears, is what made the
Tower # Pisa lean; and 80 COS the
moon is 20 changin g the reason
why it is Of q different gender from the
sun. The surface Of the earth consists
Of land and water, said bright young
ster, 5u6 when asked. What, then. DO
land and water make2' ne instantly re-
piled "Mud.
IN many cases, it is e7iden5 5hs5 the
pupils DO notundeTstand what me cues
tons mean. When incuiring. What
comes next n man in the scale # 5e-
ings' it is rather surprising 10 be told
that .t s "his shirt It surely must
have been the same boy who replied
that the chief end of man was, The
end whats got his head on The irst
man that went round the world wa. in
q little g.ri opinion, The man in the
moon. 4 consonant is 3 portion If
land surrounded by water Il was
Daniel in the lions den who said
1T is not good for man 10 Re alone
and why the Israelites made q golden
calf vas: "BecaGse they hadn g
enough silver 70 make COW.
Reports If 3chooI-5oard examinations
viii form quite 2 comic li6SrY. what
would have happened IF Henry w. Of
France had not been murdered5' The
reply wa. He would probably have
died z natural death. Where wrs
Bishop Latimer burned 70 death2" IN
the FIRE replied little fellow, looking
very grave and wise An equally mex
when asked. What did the Israeiites
do when they came ont If the Red
Seay "The7 dried themseI ves H
What il the feminine Of frar?" First
bright boy. Hasn't any Next. "
Second bright boy: Nun That
tight First boy, Indignantly. THAT.
Just what ! saidr'
The following g still more Iudicrous.
a teacher asked juvenile class some
questions regarding their knowledge Of
electricity, and inquired which of them
had ever seen 2 magnet One sharp
boy Immediately said he had seen lots
Of them. Where" inquired biz N
st1uctor, astonished at his proficiency.
In cheese, " was the ready reply.
Bot the good things are not al mo-
nopolized BY the boys. Some little
gITlswere studying the hisforgof David,
the passage for the day being that
which De criDes fhe shepherd boy 3 VIC
tory over Goliath. The teacher asked
the question. Now, can any of v0u
little girls tell me who killed the glanf,'
Qnicf IS thought one Of the smallest
responded Jack.
8n examination If girls in Board
schools Tor prizes offered by the Na~
IA =z-=-4+ :. -77T1-TfT revealed some
curious TENS Of information, One re-
ply to. Mention any OccuDaGons
considered injurious 10 health" was.
q" Occupations which are injurious to
health are carbolic acid gas, which is
impure blood Another pupil said.
- stone-mason's work IS injurious,
because when he Is chipping he breathes
in all the little chips, and then they are
taken into the lungs" a third says: