ere in error in assuming that a line had no thickness.
He published a school geometry based on his views, which received
the endorsement of a well-known New York school official and, on
the basis of this, was actually endorsed, or came very near being
endorsed, as a text-book in the public schools of New York.

From my correspondence, I judge that every civilized country has
its share of these paradoxers. I am almost constantly in receipt
of letters not only from America, but from Europe and Asia, setting
forth their views. The following are a few of these productions
which arrived in the course of a single season.

Baltimore, Sept. 29, 1897.
104 Collington Ave.

Prof. Simon Newcomb:

_Dear Sir_,--Though a stranger to you, Sir, I take the liberty
to enlist your interest in a Cause,--so grand, so beautiful,
as to eclipse anything ever presented to the highest tribunal
of human intellect and intuition.

Trusting you to be of liberal mind, Sir, I have mailed you
specimen copy of the "Banner of Light," which will prove
somewhat explanatory of my previous remarks.

Being a student of Nature and her wonderful laws, as they
operate in that subtle realm of human life,--the soul,
for some years, I feel well prepared to answer inquiries
pertaining to this almost unknown field of scientific
research, and would do so with much pleasure, as I am
desirous to contribute my mite to the enlightenment of
mankind upon this most important of all subjects.

Yours very truly, ------ ------

P. S.--Would be pleased to hear from you, Sir.

Mexico, 16 Oct. 1897.

Dear Sir,--I beg to inform you that I have forwarded by to
days mail to your adress a copy of my 20th Century planetary
spectacle with a clipping of a german newspaper here.
Thirty hours for 3000 years is to day better accepted than
it was 6 years ago when I wrote it, although it called even
then for some newspaper comment, especially after President
Cleveland's election, whose likeness has been recognized on
the back cover, so has been my comet, which was duly anounced
by an Italian astronomer 48 hours before said election.
A hint of Jupiters fifth satelite and Mars satelites is
also to be found in my planetary spectacle but the most
striking feature of such a profetic play is undoubtedly
the Allegory of the Paris fire my entire Mercury scene and
next to it is the Mars scene with the wholesale retreat of
the greecs that