The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-12-18
a MATHEMATICAL MARVEL.
Intricate Problems Solved in Less
Than q Minute.

Before the Philadelphia board Q
education and guests, which i1clude,
priac:p:is Of schools and professors Q
mathematics in sbilisy second to non
in the country, jacques Inaudi, tn
marvellous shepherd boy Of Pied
mont, subjected himself TO two hour
cf the seVeress mathematical test i
mental calculation that was ever gi7el
to living man. More than that, b
cane of with flying colcrs.
The seancs took place 10 the spsci
Gus chsnbsc Of the superintendent O.
schools in the Philadelphia city bali
| about 10 psfsors being present. Will
his back to 8 black kboard, upon which
we're recorded the Various problems al
fast as thsy were read to the calculator
Insudi stood perfectly mosionless-:
short, stocky little msn, with seriou!
and almost sad cast Of cou2tensnce
With the tinjess feet and the largest
besd that eyer crossed that threshold,
and q manner shrinking and at times
almost deIvish-l.Ae in rapt s.d tense
mental absorption.
There nothing Of the poseur in In.
sudi, and while It is plain 10 be seen il
the nan'S very presence that he is no or.
dinsry character, nothing superhumap
in his makeup sppears to the casual
ob5e7vos, ait5ough his marvellous featG
of calculation would lead one to be-
lieVe him aided BY sims superior power
Of which nsn has no conception.
Oae BY one the problems were effer-
ed to tie calculstor, and it was plain
to be seen that good days hard work
had bsen spent in preparing them, with
a view not Only to testing the msn's
powers IN ordinary calculation, but
with all tbs catches as veil. Here,
then, are tie problems IS delivered os-
SLY ty the superintendent Of edcation
hinss!i aad the time il which they
we're solved wi.hous the calculator oncs
turning his face to the sckboard upea
which the problems were written:
P.oolsm 1-H0v msny minutes IL II
yesrs, month sud 2 dassS
Ansaer-5, SS9, 100 minutes or 340,.
633 500 secosds. Time taken to COM
pnse, IS seconds.
Problem 2-Eoz many minutes in q
leap yea5?
EnsWer-527,Oco. Time, 9 sec
ords.
Problem 3-Hov many days from
February 81, 1860, 10 September 10,
1860?
AasEer--2O2. Time, II seconds.
Catch, lesp 7ear.
Problem 4-If leap year begins on
Fr;dsy, o. what day will the Fourth Of
july ooue?
Answer-Moadsy. Time, 8 Sec
on6a.
Problem 5-Milton was bora oa Dec.
ember 9, 1903, and died on November
8, 1915. Whist wss his sge in years,
mon IS and day:9
Ansser-66 years, II mouths and l
dsg, (.!lo#ing for lesp year, Time, l6
seconds.
Problem 6-lt man was born at 10
o'clock a. N. on Januar7 l6, 1910, and
died at 6 a. N. on September 10, 1901,
how many seconds old wss he?
Answer-1, 945, ,454, 400 con ds.
Time, 27 secoads.
Probism What is the square root
Of 9. 339. 1862
Answer-3,O56, Time, 43 Sec
onds.
Problem 8-Whst is the squase root
Of 642 52l, 104? At the same time an
sWer questions to be put be various
listeners IS to The month Of auy year
q feat Of dual calculation carried On at
the ssme time.
O7esliors answered: April 10, 1895?
Wednesday. January 13, 1887? Thurs
day. Ju'y 2. 1881? Saturday. Four
more similar questions.
Answer to cquare root problem, 25,.
348. Time, 70 seconds.
Problem 9-Whst is the cube root Of
16, 34S, ,394, 1862?
Answer: 2, 53S. Time, "a seconds.
Problem 10-Another sid more
difficult feat Of performing problem
with cnehalf Of the brain while The
other half answers questions as to the
day Of the week Of asy date Of any
yesr. WHAT'S the cube root Of s, ,625,.
214, 1886 5122
Date questions answered: July l,
1852? Wednesday. May 26, 1865?
SATURDAY.. January 80 1885? Satur-
day. Christns., 1900? Thursday.
Eight more similar to these. Answer
to the cube root problem, 2O,503 Time,
81 seconds.
Problem 11-Similar to the above,
but far more difficult still. What is
the fourth root Of 5. 636, 4O5. 776?
Ds.e questions answered: September
/, 1902 Ssturd.;. May 26, 1865?
Tuesday. April 10, 1852? Saturday.
3S times 81? 3,492 Sixteen similar to
the above.
Answer to the fouth root problem,
274 Time, l Minute, i2 seconds.
Tie following Eve or six problems
we're variations Of the above. The final
ozobiem WAS feat in performing FIVE
seperste prcblems at once, viz:
Ado 4 67s 6, ,335, 1891. Subtract 43,-
497 from 68.U05. Multiply 642 by 2S.
D!7;ds 81, 564 By 49. Find the cnbe
root of l29, ,554 PIG. AnsTers in s7ery
case cor.ecs. Time, 81 seconds for
sll.
Aa final proof Of his remarkable
memory for Plumbers, without turning
.oTards the blackboard WHARF the pro-
blens .od arsHers we're written, maud
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