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am not ignorant that 500 multiplied by
500 produces 25e,o00; and that If a sells 3
q Mat of ground to be covered over with dol
!, nc or cents. as the case may be, the num-
hor o5o 600 is correct. Because, in this case,
though the rule is arbitrary, it serves the
nurpose intended. 1t is arbitrary TOR tins
resson--diyision is substituted where the
sums to be multiplied amount to tens, hun
dreds, &c. Sometimes We prepare our num-
hers by division. previous to multiplying,
vet this may be done as well after as be-
fore I need not enter into detailed ac-
count concerning what is familiar to most,
otherwise than to introduce the subject that
am called upon to explain.


"F." writer in late number of the
Wilmingtonian, appears to accuse me with
propoundng question that ! cannot ex-
plain, which is, the multiplying certain
number of dollars, dimes, cents, and mills
in such way as to mark out their value
Now, in the first place, / wish it to be un,
derstood that in the example alluded to,
made use of no multiplication whatever
neither had to resor. to any other figure!
in finding the result, than part of the re-
suit itself, which part enabled me to find tht
other part simply by subtraction. Some
think that multiplication and subtraction arr
antipodes--how can that be, when they pro
duce the same result? was in hopes som,
critic, say "F." would have answered m.
request in explaining the method Iuse, ra
than to have called in question the merits o
the question itself; yet seeing no way Il
creep out, ] will not desert my post:--sup
pose then we multiply


D. c. NJ.