ABOUT THOSE APPLES.

Clutha Leader, Volume I, Issue 27, 14 January 1875, Page 7

ABOUT THOSE APPLES.

.*. The old conundrum about the number of apples eaten by Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden has started on another tour. We are sorry, for the answer has never been correctly given, making the result as follows : — live, 8 ; and Adam, 2 : a total of 10 only. Now we figured the thing out differently long ago, but, through exceedingmodesty, never proclaimed the result, which is now given : Eve, 8 ; and Adam, 8 also: total, 16. — 'Boston Journal.' We think the above figures entirely wrong. If Eve 8, and Adam B*3. certainly the total will be 90 Scientific men however differ. On the strength of the theory that the antedeluvians were a race of giants, and consequently great eaters, they reason something like this: Eve, 81st- ; and Adam,' 82 : total, 163.— « Gloucester Advertiser' Wrong again! What could bp' clearer than if Eve 81, and Adam 813, the total was 893 — 'Lawrence American.' Though the mystery seems inexplicable to others, we are satisfied we have the true solution in that Eve 81, and Adam 81 1?4- company, making a grand total of 8205 — ' Border Oity Herald.' We have a German friend who says that before Eve commenced eating Adam ate "nein." This makes a total, of 8214.—" San Francisco News Letter.' We are astonished at the limited acquaintance with the simplest rules of arithmetic shown by our contemporaries. We figure it out thus: — Eve 81 1 st, and Adam 8124 company. It then follows, "as the riig-hf the -day."-' the totalis 8395.— ' .Facts and Fgures.' We suppose "Facts and Figures' thought this set-' tied the question Unfortunatfl'y for him,- however, our contemporary is wrong both in facts and figures First for his facts. If Eve ate one first, how could Adam have ate one tod for company ? Now, to show that his figures are wrong top, here is , our solution :— r ~ Eve 81 j Adam then 81240, but that man is an imitative animal! ' This makes the total 81, 321. —'The Western Settler.' Brother Jonathan appears to have had a pretty good innings of this conundrum, but, T thin Jr/'he has"altogether failed in solving it. - What can" he plainer than', this :— Eve 812' ascer-tain-the .flavor and- gratify, the natural cnriosity of her sex y Adam' Bl 242 rea-* :

»■■•'— «—■——! » iiiiiiii'y— — — W - I : - -«.i_ , - - ' .. - , sons, in, the first place he was'de-' . ! sirous of knowing 'what was the' taste., ,of the fruit, and in the second place he .. was anxious to K gratify his " missus,".,-' by following. the ex.ample... she. had set., him. This gives...a grand.- total of. 82,051. — { Coi respondent pf .South Austrulian Advertiser.' ...Very good. What^ does he say. to ; our . solution Eve tfaw Adamy wistfully eyeing the fruit, .4he'Br24-stalFhimr ."Adam then 81240fy himself for the' battle.^oF life which Eve, when- - she had ealfsn hers, told him was inevitably before him. The total number eaten was therefore 820,3b'4. — « South Australian Advertiser.' It is painfully evident that none 'of . these people understand pasigraphy,' and their ignorance of simple fractions is truly deplorable, Herd are "the" real' facts of the case : — ' Ere said to Adam : " C I Sto' one".'. 10"\18 And Adam replied 1 : "CI X L, I ate one too" ..- .. .. 100,110,501,812.'. So between tlibrrt they ate apples .. 100,110,601,993*