Footnotes:
[1] The whole number was 31,782.
[2] “The Past in the Present: What is Civilization?” by Arthur Mitchell, M.D., LL.D., ed. 1880, p. 227.
[3] From “An Address delivered before the Graduating Class in the Medical Department of Yale College,” by the Author, 1875. Tuttle & Morehouse, New Haven, Ct.
[4] As an example of what is required of young pupils, in addition to the usual study hours in school, I herewith subjoin a list of what a lad, twelve years of age, brought home from school, by direction of the teacher, to learn during the evening:
1—a. From what incident is the phrase “passed the Rubicon” derived?
b. Why is the Archipelago southeast of Greece sometimes called the Ægean Sea?
c. What poet is sometimes called the Ettrick Shepherd?
d. What is the largest bell in the world, and how much does it weigh?