VOYAGE OF THE EARTH. 



base is wrong, the multiplication tends to multiply the 

 wrong, and will bring about the most ridiculous re- 

 sults. If the base is wrong the dividing of same tends 

 to mitigate the wrong. If the base is wrong, adding 

 to same adds to the wrong. But if the base is wrong 

 and we resort to subtraction, we get the results ; by tak- 

 ing one base from one base and leaving nothing. Then 

 going right in and hunting the right base to replace 

 it with, and starting over again with the new base and 

 building our foundation on same. In that way we 

 get the results. But mathematics will carry out any 

 base we apply to; when absurd will make the absurd 

 more so. 



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