BEST PEDESTRIAN RECORD FOR 100 MILES.
Oregon. Ill.
Oblige a reader and settle a dispute by stating whether 100 miles has ever been made by any walker or runner in a day of ten hours. Also give the quickest time for 100 miles, walking, and the same distance running.
H. W. Faragher.
Answer.—The best record for 100 miles walking, in this country, is 18 hours, 53 minutes, 4 seconds, by D. O’Leary, of Chicago; the best in England is 18 hours, 8 minutes, 15 seconds, by William Howes, London. The best record for 100 miles running, in this country, is 13 hours, 26 minutes, 30 seconds; the best in England is 13 hours, 47 minutes, and 50 seconds.
AGASSIZ, THE NATURALIST.
Spencer, Iowa.
Please give a biographical sketch of Professor Agassiz.
R. A. Coats.