THE TORCH of EEASOfl, SILVER'! ON. OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1898.
J u -t think o f it! C ertain classes
The q u an tity o f quails th a t fell lion to a depth of 44 inches; and if
at this time was som ething enor­ this was the case why the necessity of people are trying t<» m ake tie
think th at unless we believe a
A BIBLE STORY.
mous!
Let us throw’ away’ all su­ of gathering them at all?
But to retuen to our narrative. whole string o f such stories we are
perstitious awe ami exam ine the
“ And there went forth a wind story as we w«»ul<l was it told by Can vou conceive of the enorm ous everlastingly dam ned: yet it is a
from the Lord and brought quails some returned traveler of today.
q u a n tity they gathered?
If but phvscal im possibility th at such a
from the sea, and let them tail by
Take all
We are told th at the quails fell the fighting men gathered them , thing could have been!
the camp, as it were a day’s journey “ round about cam p, a d ay ’s jo u r­ they gathered 48,284,000 bushels. the quails that have existed since
on this side and as it were a «lay's ney on each side” : th a t is, they’ If each one of th e 3,000.000 people time began and they would fall far
jurney on the other si«le,round about covered a circle around the cam p g a th e re d 80 bushels of quails, and short of the required num ber. Are
camp, and as it were two cu b its on
If not, why
having a d ay ’s journey as it rad i­ the passage says they did, they i quails aquatic birds?
th e face of th e earth.
us or two days’ journey as its di­ gathered the enormous q u an tity of did they come from the sea?— [Big
“ And the people stood up all th at
am eter, supposing the center ot the 240,000,000 bushels. Can you con­ Bible Stories.
day and all th a t night and all the
cam p to have been taken as tin* ceive what an enorm ous q u a n tity
next day, and they gathered the
LITTLE STORIES.
startin g point, ami two cubits high th at is? Let us reduce it to figures
quails; he th at gather 'd least,gath­
th a t can be more readily u n d er­
on the face of the earth.
W h o Hade Pa?
ered ten homers; and they spread
The Oxford bible says a d a y ’s stood. A good big wagon load is
them all abroad for themselves
If loaded on wagons
S u n d ay School Teacher. — “ Yes,
journey was 33 miles 384 feet, and 40 bushels.
round about the camp.
that a cubit is 1.824 feet or a little at th at rate, it would load 600,000,- children, God mad** u« a ll.”
“ And while the flesh was yet be­
000 wagons which, stretched out in
Jim m y .—“ N o’m lie d id n ’t.
over 212 inches.
tween their teeth, ere it was chewed,
Horrified Teacher.—“ W h a t? ”
T h at would give us a circle of 66 a straig h t line, allowing two rods
the wrath of the Lord was kindled
.Jirn tn v .— “ G od d id n 't m a k e mv
miles 768 feet in diam eter, covered for each wagon, would reach one
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against the people, and the Lord
with quails to a depth of practical­ and one-half tim es around the ; pa. Ma says she’s m ade him what
smote them with a very great
ly 44 inches. W hy the people bad earth at the equator, or a distance he is.”
plague.” (Num bers xi, 31-32-33).
to gather them when this was the of 37,500 miles.
W hat a simple little story, on the
We are told th at they “ spread
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told they did and “ he who g ath er­ them all abroad for them selves
when we divest it of its sacred c h a r­
round about cam p” . The difficulty
“ Who led the children of Israel
acter and exam ine it in the light of! ed least gathered ten hom ers” .!
According to the same au thority, has already been stated, but su p ­ out of the w ilderness?” asked the
present understanding.
posing they cleared a space one S unday school su p erin ten d en t, as
In order to explain the m atter a hom er is 8 bushels, consequently
mile square for this purpose, the his eyes rested on a new scholar.
more fully (as the ordinary reader he who gathered least gathered 80
q u an tity they gathered would fill it
“ ’T w asn’t me,” replied the boy;
does not look up a reference) let it bushels, and evidently others gath- |
to a height of 1.071 feet 4 inches
“ my folks just moved out here from
be understood th a t the Israelites ered more, for if thev had not it
T he am ount th rt fell was sim ply M issouri last week.”
had been wandering in the wild- | would not say “ he who gathered
appalling.
Im agine a circle 66
erness for about one year, and had least”.
miles 768 feet in diam eter, covered
f lig h t G et W e t.
been subsisting on “ m an n a.” W h ile' As they had instructions not to
with quails to a depth of 44 inches!
gather
any
more
m
an
n
a
th
an
was
it is not know just w hat this m anna
The hum an mind cannot begin to
An old Scotchwoman was dying.
was, the word is derived fom the n< cessary for their subsistence until
Hebrew “ Man H u,’’meaning “ W hat it would come again, it is reasona­ conceive th e num ber. Reduced to The storm was raging with ul —
bushels, it is still too large for finite the wind howling and the rain
is it? ” I t is described as a small ble to suppose th a t they gathered
round thing, like coriander seed, only enough q u ails to last them com prehension, for the figures are dashing agaist the window panes.
white and tasting like wafers and during the 30 days they bad been 280,823,880,045 bushels; load them The friends with the doctor were
condemned to eat flesh. Are we then into wagons, and it would load 7,- gathered around her bed.
honey.
“ I m aun dee, doctor, I m aun
In the A rabian desert near Mount to suppose th a t they ate (his e n o r­ 028,597,001; stretch them out in a
Sinai we find, a t the present day, mous q u an tity in th at tim e? A re we straight line, as before, and they dee,” said the sick worn m.
“ Ay, ay, I'm m ickle feart ye are
an insect whose E nglish nam e is to suppose that each m em ber con­ would reach a distance equal to 1,-
m anna. I t has a proboscis like a sumed 80 bushels of quails in 30 755 1-7 tim es around the earth at g au u ,” the doctor replied.
“ W eel, wed, the L ord’s will be
the equator; load them into freight
mosquito; with this it punctures the days? 2 2-3 bushels a day?
It has been estim ated th a t a bus­ cars, 600 bushels to the car, and done,” his patient responded; “ but
rind of the T am arind tree and the
sap, or gum, runs out, hardens and hel of quails contains 25 pounds of they would load 468,049,800 cars; it’s an aw fu’ liicht to be gaun sk irl­
drops to the ground. This m ust be solid meat,besides the bones,feathers m ake them tip into train s of 20 cars ing through the clouds!”
gathered before sunrise the next and eth er refuse. Taking this as our each and they would m ake 23,401,-
m orning as it melts with the heat basis every person would he obliged 990 tra in s; allowing th a t 45 feet
P a trio tis m and R e lig io n .
would
be
required
for
each
ear
and
of the sun. The natives of the des­ to eat an even ton, 2,000 pounds of
A lady who teaches in a mission
e rt near Mount Sinai believe this to solid m eat,in 30 days, or at th rate engine, they would make a string
be the veritable m anna upon which of 662-3 pounds per day. No wonder of trains 4,188,424 miles in length; Sunday school tells of an experi­
if these tra in s were going a t the ence she had with a youngster
the Israelites fed, and in em ulation, it made them sick!
There were 603,550 lighting men speed of our finest express train s, m aking his first appearance. She
gather and eat quantities of it.
Other writers as stoutly m aintain in this caravan. Take the m inim um 60 miles an hour, it would require had put him through a half hour
th a t it was a species of m ushroon, q u an tity each one gathered and the} 7 years, 353 days, 15 hours, 4 m in­ or more of instruction in the ru d i­
but this idea is not sustained to gathered the enormous quantity utes for them to pass a given point. m entary principles, for he was en ­
of 48,284,000 bushels of quails. Thi: But if they traveled at the rate of tirely lacking in inform ation on
any great degree.
In either case it was not very fat­ would supply the entire caravai 15 miles an hour, which is the cus­ th a t point, and to test him was re­
tening, and any gourm and can with about 13 pounds of solid mea tom ary speed of freight train s, it viewing her work with him.
“ Now,” she said, “ tell me again
sym pathize with the Israelites each day. But if the entire caravai would require 31 years, 319 days,
when, after one year’s experience, gathered them the figures would b< 12 hours and 16 m inutes to pass a who m ade the world and all th at
given point. The strin g of engines is in it? ”
they “ sighed for the fish, cucum ­ as above stated.
“ God d id ,” replied the boy, with
There are supposed to have been necessary to haul these train s
bers, onions, leeks, garlick and flesh
pots of E gypt.”
; about 3,00,000 people in this car would reach around the ea rth at com m endable prom ptitude.
“ God can do everything, c a n ’t
Under those conditions the anger avan. Im agine them , 603,550 light the equator 8 tim es or be 200,000
he?” she asked again.
of the Lord was kindled against ing men, besides the women anc miles in length.
The boy hesitated a m om ent.
P ut this q u a n tity of quails into
them and they were condemed to children’(of course, the Levites oi
“ I d o n ’t believe he could lick
eat flesh, which proved to be quails, priests looked on and did not work perfectly square piles and they
for thirty days. When we note the wading in quails up to their waist! w’ould cover two sections of land a Dewey,” he answ ered, and his
failures that have been m ade in a t­ gathering them and then “ spread m ile deep and a third one 1,975 feet teacher sat silent, between her re-
It was
tem pting to eat th irty quails in ing them abroad for theinselvei 7 inches. In other words, we would ligion and her patriotism .
thirty days, we can realize the te r­ round about cam p”. W here di« have two cubical piles 5,280 feet in n 't her time to say a n y th in g if she
The grounc every direction and an o th er with a d id n ’t want to lose th a t boy forev-
rible punishm ent this entailed. Af­ they spread them ?
ter this, occurred the rain of quails was already covered for a distanc« base 5,280 feet square and 1,975 ! er, and she had wit enough to let it
i go at th a t.— [W ashington Star.
of 33 miles 384 feet in every direc feet 7 incher high.
of which our quotation speaks.
The M iraculous Rain ot Q uails.