Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1889-05-26
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Onee upon "a tim there was o great
L. ,d.r named Moses who ~sS d,t.,iea
L, lead aSmni' iiude OF people called
Isra.litea from Egypt. n Land tn'ei over
lJ u harl heated monarch. Pharaoh
by nane TO n land of promise. n l.nd
ct milk aud honey, the Canaan Of their
ambition. During their pro,rictVd
journey through the wilderness this
mighty host encouuierod many trials
and tribuiati'ns. not tho least OF Which
was the monrs onnns fnrc Of maup
which for many days vas ihtir only
subsistence. And lhs mixed multitude
that was among them fell o ln,ting:
II ii the CHILDREN OF I.rhei also ~ept
again. aud said, Who -hall give rs
f.sh - oat? We r-nnenibcr the
fish which We dill eat in E:ypt ne ~;
tic e~ucumbsrs. ard thu melons. nnd
thr isek-. aud the ouions. and the gar
iie. But now our s,ul ia Gr.cd .wa!;
there Is nothing .nt AL. besidSa this
mama. before our; eyes"
Then this mighty leader wert>to tho
Loni nni after having det"iid' tho
grievances OF his reorl. .ths AMER OF
The Lord MAS kindi;d greatly N3st,
li.o ua4. disp ,oiscl." ,TGen tie L;'rL
promised to give thom. meat "evcr "
whole moathr until 1t cone out at yonr
postril-, mud il be l%oatasonir 10 YOU"
But Moses seemed 10 I've u little skepti-
cal about this promise. for lie said.
The people among whom l mn nre
six hundred Thousand f%ooirnen." and
Moses no dontt wondered where tas
great uieat supply was To c"nc fIaUr;
forth a wind from tho Lord. and
brought quai's from the sea. anal let
them fall by tho camp, M il were n
days jnaTney on this sid.. and "s it
~ero u days ~jouruey on tie ether side,
round about tho camp. aud as it were
two cubits high upon tie face OF tie
earth Theu tho people gathered the
q1ails all tina. .:ny and all that uiclt
q | the next day. and "ae tint gath.
cred lenst gathered ten ho,ners." [ses
Book .: Numbers. Chnp;er II.
Now let US figure u little TN this
remarkable quill story. According 10 u
table Of Sciiptnrsl Mcu>nre' VI lind
TINT a days journey Is n FRACTION over
80 miles. aud n cubit is u fraction over
loot nnh 0 inches, Taking tt's nhp,r
account nnd nsusuriuOu;1, Gnrriug
fractions, We HAYS u region OF Country
o. mills in diameter covered with
qa,ilS TO ;hr death II ~ inches. by
the same table vs. letrn-iIat II homer,
li.jril maamro. IL rs gallons aud .
pints, md a hnluer. dry measure Is D.
i'anhrls. Assuming thu the bids we've
estimated by dry nicisure. we fHd TINT
as ''hs Mat gathered least g"tlerrd
TON homers." it will b.. safe to count Oh
ten horners. Or SO rnshel-.' each nS the
smourt g,thrrei by lie Cun,0UO foot
mon under conitnpnd Of Moses. THIS
Wa ind would give CT 4S.C00. 900 bushels
oil quail. aathurediu ,wosdnyS and one
night. II bushel. Of wheat weighs GO
rounds il woull be safe to Buy that IA
Lushul Of qunils Womb weigh ~ onmds;
and this would give Hs 1890, COO, 0GQ
pounds. .qn to 900 900 tong. Ell.
mating 10 ton, rs q Car l..'ul, it would
,eunirs 1 1000 cars. OF 3.2Co trnins Of
90 cars cash to transport the result OF
thc labors OF the Israrlites under sloses
!, gathering quails during "ali .l"t
d,y.aud all TIN, night. and oil tho mkt
Day"