Life — September 19, 1901 — page 13: what you’re looking at

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Modern Examples. NE custom honse inspector can rip open 20 trunks and insult 30 travelers in an hour. But two, work- ing together, can rip open only 36 tranks and insult only 54 travelers in an hour. How many tranks can be ripped open, and how many travelers insulted by 18 inspectors in one day, supposing this rate is maintained? Two men, having a combined lung capacity of 401 cubic inches, are in the New York Central tunnel, on a delayed train. At the end of 20 min- utes one faints, but the other holds out. 19 minutes longer. Supposing the rate of endurance against asphyxiation is as 1 cubic inch to 80 seconds, how much moro lung capacity has one man than the other? Two authors start out to seek renown in the following manner: The first employs a literary magazine, gets his picture taken in 18 postures, and calls on 20 people aday. The second puts in the same amount of time on his book, trying to make it better. At the end of nine months, what will be the distance between them, and how much farther ahead will the first one be? Richard Croker and Wm. 8. Devery own a piece of land containing 4 square 233 miles, which is divided into 18 gam- bling districts. Each district yields 14 bushels of dollars to the acre, and is presided over by 2 inspectors, whoclaim as their share 1-3 of the gross crop. What will be the combined profit of Croker and Devery at the end of 5 years, allowing 10 crops to the year? In three months 200,000 British sol- diers conquer 4,500 Boers, but in the next 18 months 60,000 British soldiers that are left conquer only 600 Boers. At this rate of decrease, how many years will it take 20,000 Boers to con- quer 500,000 British ? A manis playing golf. For every yard drive he utters one Hallelujah, for every 50-yard drive one Damn, and for every slice a Muttered Curse. In 20 drives and slices combined he sends the ball 400 yards with one Hallelujah. Find the number of Damns and Mut- tered Curses, Chauncey Depew has a capacity, for 4 winter months of 4 weeks each, of 1 After-Dinner Speech and 3 Interviews Written by Himself, In 1 After-Dinner Specch he has 14 chestnuts, and in 1 Interview Written by Himself he has 4 chestnuts. But suppose at the end of 2 months he increases his capacity of After-Dinner Speeches to In‘erviews Written by Himself in the relation of 4to38, What would be the number of chestnuts made in the remaining 2 months? yT-Brown— Mr. Mushroom: REALLY, M188 TOADSTOOL, I MUST AY THAT POR DOWNRIONT IMPUDENCE AND BAD MANNERS, TIAT SMALL BROTUER OF YOURS TAKES THE DEWDROP. comicbooks.com