Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-08
FACTS ABOUT FIGURES.
How They Are Used From One to Nine In
Various Ways.
Chicaq0 Herald.

any other. 1t is component part OF
every odd or even number, and is the
root and foundation of all numbers.
There is one God and one heaven. We
have one heart and one soul, one life
and one death. Two is number OF
great utility and pre-eminehce.
The Creator kept it in mind in many
Of is works He created man and all
the beasts in two sexes, and gave the
humans two eyes, two ears, two nos
trilS, two arms, two hands, two legs,
two feet and many other double mem
bers of utility 10 the body Every one
knows the value OF pair of jacks
in a game of poker. All the passions
are in pairs, such as a JOY and sadness,
hope aud fear, love and hate.
Health and sickness, living and dy-
ing, heat and cold, vice and virtue,
knowledge and ignorance, truth and
falsehOOd, and the like are represented
In duplicity. Tue number three is one
OF great prominence and significance.
Shakespeare says:
They say there is divinity in odd
numbers, either in nativity, chance or
death"
Number three is the first odd number
and occurs in all religious writings with
striking frequency. God is triune, the
Father, the Son and Holy Ghost. There
are some who find trinity throughout
nature, as st. Patrick did in the sham
rock. The triune plan of creation is
seen In the earth, see and air; the sun,
moon and stars; the fish, birds and
beasts; in the animal, mineral and
vegetable Kingdoms; in the future, past
and present time.
There have been three diSpenSatiOnS
Of truth-the patriarchal, the Jewish
and the Christian. Adam and Noah
each had three sons. There were three
great patriarchS, Abraham, Isaac and
Jacob. The commandments were de-
livered on the third day. The length Of
SOlOmOn'S temple was three times its
breadth. Elijah stretched himself three
times upon the widows child before
bringing him to life.
David bowed three times before JOna-
than. Jonah was in the whales interior
three days Three wise men came
from the east 10 adore the infant
Savior, bringing with them three offer
ingS. The child was found after three
days in the temple, Three apostles
were with the Savior at the trans
6guration, and three in the garden OF
Olives. Peter was asked three times,
Lowest thou me?" and denied his mas
ter three times.
Our Lord found the disciples sleeping
three times in the garden. lie was
nailed 10 the cross with three nails,
hung on the cross three hours, and rose
again on the third day.
The number three runs all through
the story of the Bible. There are three
theological virtueS-faith, hope and
charity. The triangle is of the utmost
importance in mathematics. III every
syllogiSm there are three parts. That
three is a lucky number is common
saving. Franklin says that three re-
moves are as bad as fire. In our
great national game the rule is three
strikes and out
Christopher Columbus sailed in fleet
OF three ships when he discovered
America His discovery will be cele-
brated by a worlds exposition, TO be
held in city composed of three sides
North, West and South Chicago.
The number four was ancicntIy eS-
teemed the most perfect of all, being
the arithmetical mean between one aud
seven. Oman, the second caliph, said:
-Four things come not back-the
spoken word, the sped arrow, the past
life. the neglected opportunity. Ia
nature there are four seasons and the
four points OF the compass. Forty,
multiple OF four by ten, is one OF the
sacred numbers. The probation of our
first parents In the garden OF Eden is
supposed 10 have been forty years.
The rain fell at the deluge 40 days
and nights and the water remained on
the earth 4OdayS. The days OF embalm-
ing the dead were 40. SOlOmOn'S temple
WAS 40 cubitS long. In it were 10 LAYERS,
earch four cubits long and containing 10
baths. Moses was 40 years old when he
fled into the land Of indian, where he
dwelt 40 years. He was on Mount Small
40 days and 40 nights.
The IsraeliteS wandered in the wilder
ness 40 years. The Savior tasted 40
DAYS and nights before entering upon
his public life The same time elapsed
between the resurrection and the aScen-
sion. In modern times four multiplied
bv 100 represents the number of McAliS-
teritcS I'm Gotham and widow that is
fair, fat and 40 has no lack OF SultorS.
Five is number but little employed
i'm the Scriptures, but 10 is a number Of
great convenience and utility. Man
was created with five natural senses,
and with five fingers ON each hand and
FIVE toes ON each foot The earth'S sur
face is divided into five zones and the
rose has five leaves or some multiple of
five.
There is NOT much TO be said of the
number six Little In nature suggests
il. Lilies have six leaves and SNOW
CRYSTALS six sides. SIX is said O. be- the
most worthy of the perfect numbers.
because its three 9liQuot parts, one two
and three. put together, make their
whole 10 has another perfection in be-
ing "A circular number, for i'm making
circle with compass. the circumfer-
ence of the circle is inst SiNt tines the
span Of the compass or the radius of the
circle. SIX also derives some pfOmi-
nence i'm BEING "haif dozen
Seven is a number Of great promin-
ence and Singularity There are seven
planets. seven metals, seven cOlorS and
seven tastes. There are seven princi-
nal virtues. three divine and four car
dinal. There are seven days in the
week and seven ages OF man. There
are seven windows through which the
ordinary senses are exercised; the two