...ancient matrons, dorn lose oxen; the way in which they discover that May was the lucky month for "soap to the loss of one, is not by the number of the herd come." This new practice, without regard to time, dispenses with the ley-leach, hot fires and various...

...instruments of calculation as a sliding rule is to an English Bchoolboy. They puzzle very much after five, because no spare hand remains to grasp and secure the fingers that are required for units." Such is no uncommon condition of the savage mind ; and I suspect the dual forms existing in certain...

...instruments of calculation as a sliding rule is to an English schoolboy. They puzzle very much after five, because no spare hand remains to grasp and secure...way in which they discover the loss of one is not hy the number of the herd being diminished, but by the absence of a face they know. When bartering...

...have no numerals beyond three. They calculate on their fingers, and are terribly puzzled after five, because no spare hand remains to grasp and secure the fingers that are required for units. f Many doubtless were the stages by which nations passed from the vague idea of multitude to the definite...

...have no numerals beyond three. They calculate on their fingers, and are terribly puzzled after five, because no spare hand remains to grasp and secure the fingers that are required for units. t Many doubtless were the stages by which nations passed from the vague idea of multitude to the definite...

...instruments of calculation as a sliding rule is to an English schoolboy. They puzzle very much after five, because no spare hand remains to grasp and secure...seldom lose oxen; the way in which they discover the losj of one is not by the number of the herd being diminished, but by the absence of a face they know....

...instruments of calculation as a sliding-rule is to an English schoolboy. They puzzle very much after five, because no spare hand remains to grasp and secure the fingers that are required for units." Such is no uncommon condition of the savage mind ; and I suspect the dual forms existing in certain...

...instruments of calculation as a sliding rule is to an English schoolboy. They puzzle very much after five, because no spare hand remains to grasp and secure the fingers that are required for units."* Mr. Crawfurd, to whom we are indebted for an interesting paper on this subject, f has examined no less...

...instruments of calculation as a sliding rule is to an English school-boy. They puzzle very much after five, because no spare hand remains to grasp and secure...number of the herd being diminished, but by the absence ui .» face they know. " When bartering is going on, each sheep must be paid for separately. Thus,...

...instruments of calculation as a sliding-rule is to an English school-boy. They puzzle very much after Jive, because no spare hand remains to grasp and secure the fingers that are required for units." Turning to the line of evidence which this primitive method of computation suggests, some striking...