Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-22
MATHEMATICS IN LIFE,
How to Find Ones Way in New York
with a Pencil and Paper.
From the NetO York Tribune.

with Pencil and Paper.
From the Ne1o York Tribune.
"Where is 4SO Third avenue?"
'Why, up Third avenue little way"
"Well, if / take the Elevated y, 20 there at
what station shall get off?'
'Oh. about-about--Pn be hangeo'f know.
Ask policeman" Conversations snsiiar 70
the foregoing are frequently daily Lccur
rences. In this instance the questoner sood
at the foot of the stairs leading to the CITY
Han Elevated station. He. had IN his hand
card bearing the address OF person living at
No. 4S0 Third avenue, and was endeavOring
to ascertain the most convenient way in gst-
ting there. de Knew where Third avenIe
was, but had no idea whether No. 4SO wa
near Tenth street or Fifty ninth street. The
first person he met was equally ignorant. the
modern policeman who had successfully
answered large proportion of the abtruse
questions propounded BY the civil service ex-
aminers could not enlighten. him. and the
lightning ticket seller turned him away with
gruff Don't know"
Nv ell, this is funny town. Does anybody
know near what street $50 Third avenue isH'
exclaimed the discouraged stranger, address
ing the crowd on the platform.
Third avenue, 4S0! That's easy enough"
responded dapper little fellow, who pulled
out an envelope and pencil in business like
way and began TO figure. 'Take off the
naught. Two into 48 goes "a times and 3
makes 38. It's near Thirty third street. You
get or at Thirty fourth street and you'll be
less IMAM u DlOCk away
The Information was given with such an air
or assurance that no one doubted it's correct
ness, but all were puzzled as to how the con-
ciuslon had been cached. To one of the more
curious. who had ventured to ask for an ex-
PLANTATION, the man Of the pencil and envelope
eaid
II have discovered matthew atical rule by
which it is possible to find the cross street
near any given number In the avenues of this
city. 1t is simple. and, in the great majority
OF instances, brings the right result. At any
rate 1t Is always near enough to prove a
great convenience to any one who goes about
the city much. In the first place, you cut the
last ngure from the given number on the
avenue and divide the remainder by two;
then You add certain number. which varies
according to the avenue, and you have the
street. For instance. to find 4So Third avenue
cut of the zero and divided the As by 2.
giving "a. To this added Q, and knew that
4so was near Thirty third street. II the num-
Der had been below 400 l should have added s
been above 800 l should have added 10.
NOW. II you'll make note of these figures
you'll often save yourself and friends a good
deal OF trouble. Always remember to cut the
and to divide the remainder by two. Then If
the place 10 on Avenue ID add 3: II on Avenue
z below 200 add 2, above 200 add 8; Avenue b
below zoo add 2 above 200 add g: Avenue A
below $50 add g. above $50 add 4; First avenue
below 200 add O. between 200 and 600 add 4,
above 600 add 8; Second avenue below quo add
., above 200 add 8; Third avenue below 40 add
s, between 400 and 500 add Q. above 800 add 10;
Lexington avenue add %; Fourth avenue be-
low 200 add 8. above 20J add 6; Madison ave-
nue. add &c: Fifth avenue below 200 add 10,
above 200 add H. Sixth avenue below
400 add 4. between 400 and 500 add 5, above 800
add 6; Seventh avenue below $50 add II,
above $50 add 49,; Eighth avenue below 600
add 10; above 600 add O.: Ninth
avenue below 200 add II, above 200 add
lS; Tenth avenue below 200 add ~
above 200 add Is; Eleventh avenue below 600
add IA, above 600 add Is. Paste that in your
hat and you'll be on good terms with New
York.
But that isn't all. If you know the cross
street near which the place you are looking
for on an avenue Is situated. you can tell
nearly or just the number. From the cross
street deduct the number for the avenue that
have given you, double the remainder and
afix .. OF course this last rule is of no par
ticular value except that it goes to show the
laid ouJ.D