Sound Reasoning

The differente Tjetween common sense and mathematLs was illustrated in a remarle whk-h Tommy Jones- who is not exceptionally bright, but just a common, natural boy- made in hls class at school the other day. It was the class in mental arithmetlc. ThE teacher asked Willy Smith: ■Wliich would you rather have, Wilkv, balt an Apple, or eiffht-sixteenths of an appte ?" "WciuMu't make any difterence," raid Willy. ■■Why not ?" 'Kiiiht-eixteenths and ooe-half are all tlic same." To this reply Tommy Jones, who WL8 Beveral .steps further down the clase, sniffed scomfiilly. The er heard him. "Well, Tommy," Isilie said, "don't you agTee viLh Willy ?" "No'ra," said Tommy. "I'd a good deal ratüier have one-half an apple." "And wíhy, Alease ?" "More juice. Cut up half an apple into elgiht-eixteenths, and you'd lose half the juke doing it.- Youth's Compauion.