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As an Arithmetician, He Adds, Subtracts, Divides and Multiplies, Tells how many perſons there are preſent, Diſcharges a loaded Cannon, and jumps through a Hoop.

From The Olden Time Series, Vol. 4: Quaint and Curious Advertisements Gleanings Chiefly from Old Newspapers of Boston and Salem, Massachusetts by Brooks, Henry M. (Henry Mason)