 | Daniel Adams - Arithmetic - 1807 - 248 pages
...destroy each other ; so that he was at his wits end how to dispose of them : for, says he, tW: com can'j eat the goose, nor the goose eat the fox, yet the...eat the corn. The Question is how he must carry them .ever, that they might not devour each other. 9. THREE jealous husbands with their wives, being ready... | |
 | Daniel Adams - Arithmetic - 1816 - 222 pages
...destroy each other ; so he was at his wits end how to dispose of them ; for says he, tho' the corn can't eat the goose, nor the goose eat the fox ; yet...goose, and the goose eat the corn. The question"!», how he must carry them over that they may not devour each other ? 9. Three jealous husbands with their... | |
 | Daniel Adams - Arithmetic - 1817 - 252 pages
...destroy each o'.her ; so he was at his wits end how to dispose of them ; for says he, tho' the corn can't eat the goose, nor the goose eat the fox ; yet...carry them over that they may not devour each other ? 9. Three jealous husbands with their wives, being ready to pass by night over a river, do find at... | |
 | Thomas Dilworth - Arithmetic - 1818 - 222 pages
...at his wits end ' to dispose of them: For says he, though the corn can't eat the goose, nor the ose eat the fox, yet the fox can eat the goose and the goose can eat the corn. The lestion in, how he must carry them overthat they might not devour each other.... | |
 | Daniel Adams - Arithmetic - 1825 - 238 pages
...destroy each other ; so he was at his wits end how to dispose of them ; for says he, tho' the corn can't eat the goose, nor the goose eat the fox ; yet the fox can eat the goose, and the goose eat the com. The question is, how he must carry them over, that they may not devour each other ? 9. Tbt'ee... | |
 | Thomas Dilworth - Arithmetic - 1825 - 218 pages
...he was at his w.ts end how to dispose of them ; for, says he, though the corn can't eat the goosi, nor the goose eat the fox, yet the fox can eat the goose, and the goose eat the corn. The question ;s, how he must carry them over that they might not devour each other ? 7. Three jealous husbands with... | |
 | Warren Colburn - Algebra - 1825 - 400 pages
...having spent \ and •| of his money, had $26f left. How much money had he at first? Ans. $160. 8. A man driving his geese to market, was met by another, who said good morrow, master, with your hundred geese ; said he, 1 have not a hundred, but if I had as... | |
 | Nicolas Pike, Dudley Leavitt - Arithmetic - 1826 - 214 pages
...destroy each other ; so he was at his wit's end how to dispose of them ; for, says he, tho' the corn can't eat the goose, nor the goose eat the fox ; yet...driving his geese to market, was met by another, who said, Good morrow master, with your hundred geese ; says he, 1 have not an hundred, but if I had half... | |
 | Warren Colburn - Mental arithmetic - 1826 - 176 pages
...his flock ; in the second i ; in the third £ ; and in the fourth 15 ; how many sheep bad he ? 175. A man driving his geese to market, was met by another, who said, good morrow, master, with your a^idred geese ; says he, I have not a hundred; but if I had half... | |
 | Daniel Adams - Arithmetic - 1828 - 266 pages
...Ans. 5 in grammar, 30 in geography, 24 in arithmetic ; 12 learn to write, and 9 learn to read. 94. A man, driving his geese to market, was met by another, who said, "Good morrow, sir, with your hundred feese j" says he, " I have not a hundred ; but if I had,... | |
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Goose, and a peck of corn, in his journey, came to a river, where it so happened that he could carry but one over at a time. Now as no two were to be left together that might destroy each other ; so he was at his wit's end how to dispose of them ; for,... 
