Salt Lake Times | 1890-05-10 | Page 6 | Four Million Miles of Blood

Four Million Miles of Blood. The mathematical fiend has recently been at work upon a calculation of the work performed by the human heart His calculations are curious and give the work of the heart in miles and beats. It is based upon the presumption that the heart beats sixty-nine times each minute and throws blood nine feet. Computed thus the mileage of the blood tnrougn the body might be taken as 207 yard, per minute, 7 miles per hour, 168 miles per day, 01,320 miles per year, or 4,29j,-400 4,29j,-400 miles a lifetime of 70 years! St. Louis Republic.