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Show Horse Sense and Mechanics. The examination In tho principles of mechanics was taken hy Abel Ouunlng with n duo regard to what ho had learned "by main strength," as ho proudly stated; hut ho also used In answering tho questlonR wunt he was pleased to call his "horse sonso." A idn will not stand on Its point," ho said in answer to one question, "for three reasons: "In tbo first placo, n point, according to Euclid, Is thnt which hath no parts and no magnitude; In tbo second plnce, a pin will not stand on Its head, much less therefore on .its. point; In tho third placo, It will If you stick It In hard enough," Youth's Companion. |
