A man walks three miles per hour ; a horse trots seven ; a horse runs twenty ; slow rivers flow four; rapid rivers seven, a moderate wind blows seven ; a storm moves thirty-six; a hurricane moves eighty ; a rifle ball moves one thousand; sound moves seven hundred and forty-three; light moves one hundred and ninety-two millions; and electricity moves two hundred and eighty-eight million miles. *' |
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Cromwell Argus, Volume V, Issue 268, 29 December 1874, Page 7
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63Untitled Cromwell Argus, Volume V, Issue 268, 29 December 1874, Page 7
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