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St. Nicholas/Volume 32/Number 3/Thrilling Fact

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4100470St. Nicholas, Volume 32, Number 3 — Thrilling FactMary Mapes DodgeJane Ellis Joy

A Thrilling Fact


By Jane Ellis Joy.



Suppose,” said the wise orator,—“though ’t isa thought stupendous—Suppose a baby one year old, with arms of thetremendousLength of ninety-three odd million miles,Should, in a freak of fun,Reach up and touch the sun?That child would be253Years old,I ’m told,Before it learnedits hand was burned!”