Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Kirby's Wonderful and Eccentric Museum, or Magazine of Remarkable Characters, Vol. 6 of 6: Including All the Curiosities of Nature and Art, From the Remotest Period to the Present Time, Drawn From Every Authentic Source; Illustrated With One Hundred and Twenty-Four Engravings; Chiefly Taken From Rare and Curious Prints or Original Drawings
If the ministers have taken Of the income tax twelve mil lions of money in one pound notes, how many miles-would they cover a road thirty feet wide, each note being eight inches by four and a half? He directly answered, 18 miles, 1653 yards, and 1 foot.
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