"Suppose we have a question in arithmetic," said Uncle Braun. "I am sure that any one of you can solve it. If one such vessel could carry thirty thousand hundredweight, how many horses would it take to draw that burden if two horses could draw fifty hundredweight, and how many wagons and drivers if each driver had two horses?"
Fritz was the ready reckoner of the three, and quickly answered, "Twelve hundred horses, six hundred wagons, and six hundred drivers."
"Then you can see how much cheaper it is to have freight carried by sea."
"What are those boards for reaching from the shore out over the water?" asked Paul.
"They are for those who wish to take a bath in the Main; and on these warm evenings it is very agreeable to have this refreshment to weary bodies. Would you boys like to take a bath?"
"What would it cost?" asked Fritz.
"Eight cents."
"Then I can't take it. I have no money. Oh, my beautiful, bright gold—"
"But would you take the bath if I pay for it?"
"Do you mean for Franz and Paul, too?"