By Experiment.
A missionary in charge of a small church on an Indian reservation held week-night services for his people, at which subjects upon which he lectured wore not strictly, religious. One evening, when the little building was well filled with braves and their squaw?, he described the solar system, and told them that the earth revolved about the sun and also turned over once in every 24- hours.
Early the next morning the liss'onary was awakened by a knock. He opened the door, to find a big Indiaa wrapped in a. blanket standing on the porch. "Why, Obaga," he exclaimed, "is anything the matter?"' " Missionary lied," grunted the Indian.
"I lied? What do you mean?"
" Missionary say world turn over every night. Injun go home, set up stick, put apple- on stick. If world turn over, apple fall off. This morning apple on stick.. Missionary lied. Huh!"
And with this parting grunt he strode! down the path, unheedLng the missionary's calls.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2690, 4 October 1905, Page 88
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162By Experiment. Otago Witness, Issue 2690, 4 October 1905, Page 88
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