1579183 Illustration from a book depicts a task given to two pupils; (add.info.: Illustration from a book depicts a task given to two pupils. The students were asked to go to the market and buy something that would fill the room. One student fills the room with hay, whilst the other buys an oil lamp claiming that the light from the lamp fills the room. The Master declares that the purchase made by the second student was the wiser purchase. Dated 1913); Universal History Archive/UIG; out of copyright.