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Excerpt from The Metaphysical Magazine, 1896, Vol. 2 IT is a trite observation that in union is strength. This fact is illustrated in Esop's well-known fable of the bundle of twigs, which probably is a reproduction of a much older expression of popular wisdom. The value of union is based on a physical fact which has a deeper Significance than that of the Simple fastening together of several bodies. These, like the twigs, may be placed side by side, but this position is not the best fitted to give the greatest strength under all conditions. The round column gives a stronger support than a square column of the same diam eter, because its particles are more concentrated; that is, they are arranged with reference to a common centre around which they are collected in a series of concentric circles. It is true that a hollow iron pillar is supposed to be at least as strong as a solid one; but in the former case the particles have reference in their arrangement to the centre, and it is on the circular form rather than on the mass of the pillar that its strength depends. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.