A Mental Marvel and a Vegetarian Mr. Somesh Chandra Bose, the great Hindu ascetic and 'Mental Wizard' whose genius and mental marvel created a sensation in Eng-
Innd, America and France returned after 22 months, to Calcutta, recently. The "Pioneer" admitted the Hinda genius as a human calculating machine.
In one of his exhibitions in New York, Mr. Bose multiplied two numbers of 60 digits each in 45 minutes. The answer proved to be correct, although those who worked out the problem on paper laughed but turned out to be in error. Some of his records go to prove that he worked out a cube Foot of 18 digits in 2 sec., Sth root of 16 digits in 2 see. and 7th roof of 85 digits in 3 sec.
In Paris Mr. Bose was asked by a Professor of Mathematics to find out the total number of seconds from December 24, 1873, up to 10 am, of February 26, 1924, the answer of which he declared, to the surprise of all present, only in 27 see.
He astonished the doctors by living only on milk and occasionally on pea-nuts and grapes and thereby gaining in weight and he had no sickness for the Inst 22 months.
Mr. Lloyd George, while sailing from U.S. was, we were formed, mysteriously followed by fan Indian' and this man as has [been admitted by the "World" was Mr. Somesh Eh. Bose the Hindu mathematical marvel.' He was. not allowed to sail on the same ship with Mr. Lloyd George as he was alleged to have chased Mr. Lloyd George throughout _his 'American trip and was asa dangerous to, person' travel in the same ship. with Mr. Lloyd. George—"Servant
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