— The speed of a snail has been ascertained by experiments. Six snails wee permitted to crawl to six different points. Exact tirno was kept from the start to tho finish, and thus the average pace was learned. Ths figures were then put into tebles of feet, yards, and furlongs, and it was found that it would taljg a snail exactly •H d&ato ti&y»l a iqik. •" •'
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 13996, 31 August 1907, Page 5
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