STATISTICS FOR GIRLS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1176, 10 May 1884, Page 3

STATISTICS FOR GIRLS.

A young English statistician who was paying court to a young lady, thought to surprise her by immense erudition. Producing bis note-book she thought he was about to indite a love sonimt, but was slightly taken aback on the following question ; ‘ How many meals a day do you eat?’ ‘ Why, three, of course ; but of all the oddest questions !’ ‘Never mind, dear, TTI tell you all about it in a moment.’ Sis pencil was rapidly at work. At last, fondly clasping her slender waist : ‘ Now, ray darling, I’ve got it, and if you wish to know bow much has passed through that adorable little mouth in the last seventeen years lean give 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.’ 1 Ah, you are surprised, no doubt, but statistics are wonderful things.’ 1 Just I‘sten : You are now seventeen years old, so that in fifteen years you have absorbed oxen or calves, 5 ; sheep and lambs, 14 ; chickens, 327 ; ducks, 204 ; geese, 12 ; turkeys, 100 ; game of various kinds, 924 ; fishes, 160 ; eggs, 3,240 ; vegetables (bunches), 700 ; fruit (baskets), 608 ; cheese, 103 ; bread, cake, etc. (in sacks of flour,) 40 ; wine (barrels), 11 ; water (gallons), 3000, At this the maiden revolted, and jumping up exclaimed : • I think you are very impertinent, and disgusting besides, and I will not stay to listen to you !’ upon which she flew into tbe house. He gazed after her with an abstracted air, and left, saying to himself: ‘ If she kept talking at that rate twelve hours out of the twenty-four, her jaws would in twenty years travsl a distance of 1,332,124 miles.’ 'Phe maiden within two years married a well-to-do grocer, who was no statistician.