STATISTICS FOR GIRLS

Te Aroha News, Volume I, Issue 42, 22 March 1884, Page 7

STATISTICS FOR GIRLS

A young English statistician who was jriymg court to a. young lady, thought to surprise her with sin immense erudition. Producing hjs note-book she thought lie was about to indite a love sonnet, but was slightly taken back in the Hollowing ques tioii : " Jfow wnny meals a day do you eat ?" l> AVliy three of course ; but oi" all the oddestquestions ! " • l 2\e*er mind, dear, I'll tell you about it in a moment, " ilis pencil was rapidly at work. At last, fondly clasping her slender waist : *' Now my darling, I've uot it, and if yon wish to know how much has passed through that adorable little mouth in the last seventeen years I can tell you the exact figures." " Goodness gracious ; What can you mean ?" " Now, just listen." says he, " and you will hear exactly what you have been obliged to absorb to maintain those charms which are to make the happiness of my life." " But I don't want to hear." " Ah, you are surprised, no doubt, but -titbtics ,m> wonderful things." " Just listen : You aie n<>w seventeen wars old, so that in fifteen years you h.ive absorbed oxen or calves, 5 ; sheep and ] l.unbs, U ; chickens, 227 ; ducks, 204 ; ge^'se, 12 ; turkeys, iOi) ; Game ofv.nious kinds, Sli ■ lulics, 160 ; eggs, 3,240 ; vcgi'tabieb(bunehes),7oo ; mi it, (h.ihkvts, tiO'o ; cheou, IU3 ; bread, eaU^, &c. (in s.iclvs ol flour), 40 ; wine (barrel^, 11 ; \v«t>>r (gallons), 3,000." At this the maiden revolted, and jumping up gkcli' lined : *' I think y..n are very impertinent, and disgusting besides, and I will not stay to listen tv jon V uyon winch nho How into the house. He gazed after her with an abstract air, and left saving to himself. " If she kept talking at that rate twelve horns out of twenty-four, her jaws would in twenty years travel a distance of 1,332,124 miles." The maiden, within two years, married a well- to-do grocer, whe was no statistician.

Tbo "Wood and Forcsst Department of South Australia is to bo congratulated on the loport it is able to give of its last \ ear's operations. During' the year the department Iww successfully jrrown no less than 170,000 trees in tlio old reserves. It has an abundance o£ young tree^ in stock for planting out, comprising- 22.0,000 exotic and 050,300 indigenous trees and during 1 the coining" season efforts arc to be made to plant out --150,000 U'cw of all kinds. In uddittion to tbo planting 1 operations of the department, it distributes young' trees largely to fanners, landowners, district councils and corporations. " Ma," said an inquisitive little girl, " will rich and poov people live together when they go to heaven ?" " Yes, my dear, they will be till alike there.'' " Then, ma, why don't rich und poor Christians associate together here V" The rich mother did not answer.