About those Apples.

Cromwell Argus, Volume V, Issue 261, 29 September 1874, Page 7

About those Apples.

The old cofihndftMr about the number of apples oaten by Adam and Eve in the Garden [of, E34A Jins [started on another tour. We are sorry, for the answer has never been correctly given, making the result as follows: —Eve 8 and Adam 2, a total qf-10 only. Now figured the thing out differently long ago,lbut through exceeding modesty never proclairitecl the result, which is now given—Eve 8, and Adam 8 also ; total, 16 .—Boston Journal. n We think, the above figures are entirely wrong. " If Eve 8 and Adam 82, certainly the total will be 90. Scientific men, however, differ. On the strength of the theory that the antidilaviahs were a race of giants, and consequently great eaters, they reason something like ibis :—Eve 81st and Adam 82 ; total, 163.— Gloucester Advertiser. Wrong again. What could be clearer that if Eve 8-1 and Adam 8-1-2, 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 Ada'rn 8124 company, making a grand total'of 8203. Border City Herald. We have a.German friend who says that before Eve commenced eating Adam ate nine. This makes the total of 8 214.— San Francisco News Letter. • We are astonished at the limited acquaintance with the simplest rules of arithmetic shown by onr contemporaries. We figure it out as thus:—Eve 811st and Adam 8124 company. It then follows, “as the night the day,” the total is : 8395. and Figures. We suppose, Facts and Figures thought this settled the question. Unfortunately for him, however, our contemporary is wrong in both facta and figures. ' Fist for his facts. If Eve ate one first, hovv could Adam have eaten one too for company! Now, to show that liis figures are wrong too, here is our solution :—Eve 81; Adam then 81240 but that raanis an imitative, animal. This-make the total 81,321. — The IF estern Settler. Brother Jonathan appears to have had a pretty good innings at this conundrum, but I think he has altogether failed in solving it. What can be plainer than this 1 Eve 812 ascertain the flavour, and thus gratify the natural curiosity of her sex ; Adam 81242 reasons. Iri the first place he was desirous of knowing what was the taste of the fruit; and in the .second place he was anxious to please his “ missus” by following the example ,she had set him. This gives a grand total of 82,054. —Correspondent of the South Australian Advertiser. Very good. Our correspondent has not made a bad attempt to wrest the laurels from our American cousins; but we have given a little thought to the matter, and have come to the conclusion that even he ■ is a few hundreds of thousands out in his ■ calculation. When Eve saw Adam wistfully eyeing the fruit, she 8124-stall him. i Adam then 812,240-fv himself for the ; battle of life which Eve, when she had ■ eaten hers, told him was inevitably before him. The total number eaten was therefore 820,364. — South Australian Adver- - User.