AN ELEPHANT’S FOOT.
They were standing before a large elephant and remarking on its great bulk when the colonel asked, ‘ How far around is that animal’s foot, do you think?’ ‘Just half his height, whatever that may be,’ was the reply of the man to whom the question had been addressed. At first sight it seems incredible that the answer given was a correct one—that twice round the animal's foot equalled its height, yet, such is the fact, and a little reflection will show that it is not so wonderful a one as it appears to be. Thing are large or small comparatively, and if we could see the foot of an elephant by itself, it would present a far different appearance as to size from what it gives when overshadowed by the mountain of flesh it supports.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XVIII, Issue VIII, 20 February 1897, Page 230
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138AN ELEPHANT’S FOOT. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XVIII, Issue VIII, 20 February 1897, Page 230
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