Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 by Barkham Burroughs
page 348 of 577 (60%)
page 348 of 577 (60%)
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Which could mankind dispense with at least inconvenience, wood or
coal? Which is the greater nation, Germany or France? Which can support the greater population in proportion to area, our Northern or Southern States? Would mankind be the loser if the earth should cease to produce gold and silver? Is the occasional destruction of large numbers of people, by war and disaster, a benefit to the world? Which could man best do without, steam or horse power? Should women be given the right of suffrage in the United States? Should cremation be substituted for burial? Should the government establish a national system of telegraph? Will the population of Chicago ever exceed that of New York? Should the electoral college be continued? Will the population of St. Louis ever exceed that of Chicago? Should restrictions be placed upon the amount of property inheritable? |
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