The Washington times., 1904-07-07
Everything in the Circle.

II the seacoast Of an island bounds
and surrounds everything OF the ISL
ana, does not n completed circle inclose
everything within il? And a point de-
sciibing such 4 circle, does t not 20
around any point within the cir clc? AIr.
Absolute says yes. and draws an anal
ogy which makes the hunter go around
the squirrel There is no fault in tne
logic OF Mr.. AuSchutZ, and IL he makes
a mistake, il must be in his premises
Moreover, he backs his theory with d
variety Of striking illustrations. which
make his letter most Interesting.
To the Squirrel Editor of The Times:
The hunter is bound to travel on
the circumference of I larger circle
than is the squirrel; and 50 soon as
he has Travelled cOmpletel,- around
the tree, and returned 10 the start
ing point. he has walked around both
the tree and the squirrel, and every
thing else that might be inside Of
the circle
For example. the man is walking
around the tree. about twenty feet
away from its center; then h.
would be walking on the cirCumfer-
ence Of q forty-fOOt circle, with the
tree and squirrel in its center. would
he not so around everything thar
circle enCircled or surrounded? Sup
Jose the squirrel TO be sitting quite
still. on the trunk of the tree. and
the man walks completely rOuD1 the
tree. does he not go round the squlr-
rely I say he does, and the fact
that the tree prevents the man see
ing the squirrels belly does not
prevent him going completely around
that creature
removed from the circle root ana
branch and the squirrel LEFT there
TO travel on the Circumference OF
circle the size of the trees trunk
which must necessarily be smaIler
in diameter than the one upon whose
circumference the man travels
would the very fact that the SPUR
rel happened To be travelling IN
small circle IN the center OF a large
one prevent man trlvelinS
on the circumference of the large
one from going round il? l think
not: and if il wouldn't then the
fact that the tree is there VIII not
make il impossible for the man 10
go around the squirrel Again; sup
pose the tree had been sawed or
smooth and the stump lctt lever
and an enormous pivot had Deen IN
serted and securely fastened IN INC
stump; a hole had been bored mo
the trees trunk, into which the pivot
would fit nicely the tree oelhs
raised. and placed on the stump
with the pivot IN the hole IN Lss
trunk had been made 10 turn 50 ~
10 keen itself between tho mar ana
tbe s111frrel while the squirreI sat
0uite stiU. then would the man so
round the tree or would he go round
the squirrel or what Woulo nc 80
round.
Su1nose his tree with n squirrel
travelling around it. had q tight NOV
ing fence cncircling il, and the
boards on the fence were 50 slippery
that IL would be impossible for the
squirrel to run over 1t: would the
boards on that fence go round the
SQUIRREL Let him try TO get out and
he would find 70 his sorrow that they
aid Now II every board on that
fence didn't move completely round
the squirrel. that is, If one OF those
boards would change its course for
lust an instant, Mr.. Squirrel could
gain his freedom. and as the man
is supposed TO travel the same way
as the boards on the fence. there
is no reason way he cannot so
round the squirrel
JOHN ANSCHCTZ.
1908 Whitney Avenue northwest