Democratic Sentinel, Volume 4, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 December 1880 — Smart Reckoning. [ARTICLE]

Smart Reckoning.

“ Pa, will you get me a pair of skates if I prove that a dog has ten tails?” “ Yes, my son.” “ Well, one dog has one more tail than no dog, hasn’t he?” ■“ Yes.” “ Well, no dog has nine tails; ancl if one dog lias one more tail than no dog, then one dog must have ten tails. Hand over the skates, please.”