...vigour ? What should we learn from the supposed singing of the swan before its death ? KIDDLE.—What is the difference between six dozen dozen and half a dozen dozen. THE EAGLE AND SPIDER.—Krilof. cica-- ONE day an eagle had soared to the top of a very lofty mountain,...

...without danger of being swept away in the scientific torrent. To this end he submitted the well known problem : " What is the difference between six dozen...some could not get into their heads, although poor Nix spent half an hour trying to convince them, that half a dozen dozen was the same thing as six dozen;...

...the answer correct received a mark of approval. Some of these would be catch sums, of the class of ' What is the difference between six dozen dozen and half a dozen dozen ? ' We employed Bonnycastle's Arithmetic as a text-book, and I used to find great entertainment in...

...chuckles as he thinks of it while he rides through the frosty starlight. " Mychildren,"helaughs, " what is the difference between six dozen dozen and half a dozen dozen ?" While he asks and chuckles, the old fellow is himself an answer. He did not invent gifts. But he...

...seven nails in each shoe, and four shoes, what was the price of the horse ? $1,342, 177. 27£. 17. What is the difference between six dozen dozen and half a dozen dozen ? 792. \ 18. Place three sixes together so as to make 7 ? 66-6. 19. What three figures multiplied by...

...name scripta, 4 however, I must apply the test of arithmancy, You may work this problem if you please: "What is the difference between six dozen dozen and half a dozen dozen ?" Stockley quickly gave the right answer without using his pencil. "I am pleased with your proficiency...

...edge, and is only one-fourth the area of the first table. This is somewhat akin to the question, " What is the difference between six dozen dozen and half a dozen dozen? " Think it out! That Statistics can prove Anything. A more popular catch-phrase than this among those...

...edge, and is only one-fourth the area of the first table. This is somewhat akin to the question, " What is the difference between six dozen dozen and half a dozen dozen? " Think it out! That Statistics can prove Anything. A more popular catch-phrase than this among those...

...of the examination. ANSWER. 1. What is the sum of four 5's, five 4's, three S's, and five 13's? 1 2. What is the difference between six dozen dozen and half a dozen 2 dozen? 3. How many times can 16 be taken away from 320? 3 4. From the sum of 3§ and 3} take the...

...skating pond. Estimate in feet the distance from the Cherry street entrance to Broad Street Station. What is the difference between six dozen dozen and half a dozen dozen? Show by two figures the difference between two square inches and two inches square. * A "HOLY EXPERIMENT"...