The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-04

large q space can we give to each person 2
Ono square foot, perhapsI True, one
foot Is not much, and IL IL should DO neces-
sary to place mankind 80 that one person
would stand on the shoulders Of another,
occupying that square foot the position
would hardly be the most agreeable. but It
may be thought that there would be room
enough If you include the surface Of the
oceana But this is a mistake. Even II
people could live in this manner. like her
rings, there would not DO room enough for
more than 8, 347, 900 10000
What would be done with the rest of them
We will place them one above the other.
Never mind the rest OF the crowd, but oc
cupy yourself with that one person who ia
In possession OF that one best square foot.
The place occupied by one person is claimed
by 1913, 900 900, 000, 900 more-and to enable
us 10 satisfy partially those l23, 600, 900, 000-
900 we will commence to place them on the
shoulders Of each other-that is, the second
on the shoulders of tho first, the third on
the shoulders of the second. and so on to the
end of 5000, 000.000,000. In this manner
each person placed as closely as we could
pack -four bags would form living column
that would repeat itself 5.347 ,000, 600, 900
times. But we do not care about the other
columns-we will talk Of the one that as
cends from your chair for instance, upon
which you are sitting and occupying only
think the hight of such column would bel
Suppose each PERSONS hight TO be only
four feet-you are probably taller-the
reckoning is very simple. Each living
column would be 400 100000, 100000 Of feet
high, or 10000. 900, 100000 of geographical
miles. The topmost member of this column,
say your youngest grandchild. would be
1000 900, 900, of times further from you
than the sun IL from the earth. II you will
imagine such a column 10 he on each square
foot of the earth and also on the oceans
surface, they would not only displace the
sun and moon but also all the stars that we
know.
Think OF the column ascending from
your chair. Suppose you desire TO COM
municate with the topmost person upon the
column. Under such circumstances there
will, of course, be a telegraph wire rum
ming between you and the top or the col-
umn, and you will telegraph your query.
Suppose you send your message at o'clock
in the morning, at what time may you
reasonably expect an arswers The electric
spark is a very fast messenger, and runs
GO, 600 miles in a second. At this rate it
will take to travel the 70, 900. 900, 900, 900 Of
miles hight Of the column 333, 900 100000
OF seconds, or 10000 years, and the answer
may be expected, barring accidents. in
20. 900 years.
From this it may be perceived that 1t was
q very fortunate thing indeed that Father
Adam ate the apple.
Now for Thanksgiving dinner for Adam
and all of his progeny. Very naturally
at this time of the year, the old gentleman
is desirous Of gathering about his festive
board all Of his children and grandchildren,
so, with the assistance of Eve, mis- wife,
with spectacles on their noses, and plenty
OF papyrus and pencil, they sit down to
estimate on the material TO be purchased at
the market for the dinner. You have
heard Of the reunion Of the Smithsf Well.
IL wasn't marker to Adams dinner. OF
course, Grandmother Eve wants turkey,
although the turkey was not discovered
until many years after Columbus discovered
America, the Robbler being indigenous to
this soil She tells Adam that there must
DO white and sweet potatoes, both OF which
also are indigenous to America. The old
lady insists on boiled onions, cranberry
sauce, celery, and crooked-necked squash.
She must have bread and oysters TO stuff
the turkey with, and string of sRusages to
garnish the gobbler with while he is sizzling
! In the oven She needs so many pounds OF
| butter, pepper. salt, and so on, and there
must be big mince pie 20 zach turkey, with
| q suggestion of brandy and more than lit
| tie cider In the mincemeat. She says she
must have fruits to set Of the table, and az
I, for the wines. we'll, she will leave that To
| the old gentleman, who understands those
things much better. as the necessity OF ht!
! carrying night key has demonstrated ss