Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 231, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 September 1912 — Area of the Earth. [ARTICLE]

Area of the Earth.

The area of the earth comprises 199,000,000 square miles. Leaving out of account the 8,000 square miles about the poles that are unexplored, the land area forming the habitat of the human race is about 27 per cent of the total area of the globe. And unless man in some way learns to live' in, on or under the waters, he can never bave any more room on the earth than be has at present. But you need not personally worry yourself over the matter, It will be a long time before the danger line is In sight. It is said that the United States of Amprlfta could take care of all the in. *»1.1 v. 1 SVC. VVS*m VHB W VS WAJ l>Uv US* vhabitants of the earth.