Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 April 1891 — Long Distance Measures. [ARTICLE]

Long Distance Measures.

Chicago Globe. The measures for long distances have varied widely at different times and with different nations, to sav nothing of the comparisons used in different sections of our country. For instance: The Jews said “from Dan to Beersheba.” The Persians say “from Medina to Mecca.” The English say “from Land's End to John OGroat's.” The Yankee says “from Maine to Texas.” The Southerner says “from Florida to Alaska. ” The Sucker and Hoosier say “from the Great Lakes to the Gulf/’ The South American says “from the Isthmus to the Horn. ” In Louisiana they say “from New Orleans to Pittsburg.” In California the common expression is “from Altuville to Pilot Knob.”