The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-11-13
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Works Wonders. '-3
'-e Cannot Tell TiEur. U1,.. o.,
.. Vet ',n So.yc the s!,,., 80. 'sy.
euit Problems iu ap
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Alcioulh the puhli" has ,.arl
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81 lf"di"v of Hazel Nm. r..,
heal s., III and written Of lin. d..
orally been guessed al. llr r..t...
crlatical wonder Of the yv.r,1 .''-'.
'-@rd@ calculations. "Rube~ f.-...
.-tc as a aavagc. and can in-tar,rr
any mathematical problem U.
n.t recognize his name II 10 ,,-.-.
lvtorc him in type three feet If-l
c4E hc tell a figure seven from.
yet hc can tell how many 49,
wheat piled upon each Other
reach the sun if you give him H..
toRcc from earth TO the sum r.... 'N
Kansas City Times CORES r.rg.,,.,
l!avrl Hill No. Such 81 ur.it.
hc considers quite simple. and ,.,.
uouucc the answers 10y The tim.
havc concluded the question .1
"Rub"" Is not easily ENGAGED .-
vCrsation. and There b. mot . n..-...'
thc world 10 whom hc uoait .....
ais secrets. No more D. hi, u .tr.-,t
I'd you. lie believe that a.. rr.,,.
! la lcaPuc 10 take from Dim ... ..
~. as hc puts il. his ''my-toru- u.
ards every man in the sam. r.ar
hat ungovcrnablc fear wiI. .J....
cop him out Of sight Of tr. msha,
aa:, for the last twenty years Tho
'so Is mcrccnary 10 "a degree fn I..a.-
..rs hc does not seem o. n.-.....-.
lrcial desire for riches Uuf ,-,.
viuccs the desire to See foods
calls the human family. puj tl -.r...
pcusc on his account It mako. b.
se,l big 10 have men hire hiIa ',r..-
t,rviewcd. and yet lac {, a,, r-
enough To make a publi, r-lH,.r.,-.5
himself. another evidenced g.- .,,,....
composition.
He cann g tell how nc maufnrr,,.
figures and computes numrr.I, "a. ,r+.
"a thought. md this inability ta cx,...,
bathrrs hiIa least cf an who ..r. a,,.-.
II the fact. He says Dec rs awara m.
could write an arithmctic with hiss.
tim IF icul.tioU rs "a ba-i. Ie ........
make more money than ten -aiIroas.
but lac can't do it and doesn't carr. .,-,.
thing about IL. lie Is satisfied -4a
hi, lot and has great plans for III.
future. II Is his belief that hr cam.
!lt0 this world 10 herald % mru,r.,
beyond their vision Of the science ~
numbers lies the key o. all the INK.
--rirs Of life. The great worl. BIZ s.,-
CD upon earth has, not been outIfDrf,,
3in hy the Omuiscient. but w.u b.r
due time.
Taking him iinagvarcs asked:
Can you add 36. 500. i.,3 90 l.g5,.53,t.
9.5oS.G2 G.1.S to l.S45.02-.GlI % l4.a-,
-ithout stopping To iirury2'
'-That makes 7I.413.50I. iga." said b-
the instant. and then hr laughed
earthly at my surprise.
As ! called the numbers to hua b.
ddcd them. having thc a4-rreatrr
-ac first two before had finished ta,
third. and Of the whole while cau,r,
sIy breath after enumcr4ung them
Then I read him a column II figure,
ranging from tens 10 hundred, Of thol.
sands, the length of a sheet Of lcgI
cap. and he had furnished me an as-
curate aggregate the moment finished
Such an evidence Of unexplained
power will astonish the most creduou,
but what must one think when such
character says that he Is a living. walk.
ing chronometer, and proves the same
before you can dispute It, He mis-
trusts all men. and a financial c0usd-
Grafton. together with the inducements
If acquaintance. Is necessary 10 set bis
tongue going, which done. he keeps you
busy listening. for he talks like tlr.
rent rushes, swcarS with the fury 0'a
cyclone. and calculates with the rapid
ity Of electric pulsationS. ] employed
him to bc interviewed for one hour. and
desiring to test him as 10 his ln1wE
edge Of time without giving him au1g
portunity TO consult a timcpiecc !
asked:
What is the time now. professor
(IIe delights TO bc called 'profcssor
Twenty-Five and onc-quarter min.
utes after three. he replied. reached
for my watch 10 see If he answered
right. and before could see he said
Your watch is one and One-quarte-
fast
How do you know asked.
Il can't tell you. but ] am right be
said. And SO he was. "a, the Western
Union regulator proved ! then con
Guided 10 test him further. and resolved
that | would say nothing of 1t when hs
hour was ended and note If Dee knew
it. Imagine my surprise H.nu DO iAe
middle Of a problem he stopped me ana
announced that his time was mp. Con-
sulting my watch. / found him right %
"a second. Previous - that ! had asked
him the time IN ~. Petersburg andh
stated il correctly. saving that be "h
conscious of the degrees of long.'ll,
and latitude in all his calculations %
/ time. He knows their location alo
can answer any question of time "Hsl
ever asked. Often be has been aroused
from sound sleep and upon being
/ asked the time would state il accurate
| ~ while rubbing his eyes. kealls
1 the dial plate Of clock in Berlin DC
/ says, is no more trouble % him '.-I
! that of the watch in my pocket ana u
/ this he brings proof Of the asseTi.ol
! that he is conscious Of every clock l'l
/ in the world, whether sleeping
awake.
His memory'is almost as remarNaOs
as his calculating genius ha'"s
heard any statement he viii remeH'
it, and. though he may not under''lI-
words he hears, he viii use them -
the same or similar sense % tla' -
which they were used when be he1,'
them. by this means De- has o 'oo-9
ulary far in advance of other l.llteI4'1-
l Speaking of his youth he SAID n' ~
membered no change, so Tar a. "a
knowledge Of things is conce'D.a o'1.,,.s
since his seventh year, al when .-'.
he came into possession 81 hl'
terry" He is not fond of hl~ rei1'',.
who. he believes. would make
tune at his expense ii he was H'''
smart as to prevent II.
A Curious Collection IL
In the library of the Morayiau s. -.