Square and Stationary Earth?

Sometimes I run across the strangest things on the internet. This is one of them....

Map of the Square and Stationary Earth, by Orlando Ferguson (1893)

This map was donated to the library of congress by Don Homuth, who is a former state senator from North Dakota. He was given the map by his 8th grade teacher who had gotten it from his grandfather. It is also the only known complete copy of the map. The Pioneer Museum of Hot Springs, South Dakota which is the home town of the maps creator Orlando Ferguson also has a copy, but it is not as complete, and is in poor condition. My favorite part of the map is the inscription on the lower right hand side...

"Send 25 Cents to the Author, Prof. Orlando Ferguson, for a book explaining this Square and Stationary Earth. It Knocks the Globe Theory Clean Out. It will Teach You How to Foretell Eclipses. It is Worth Its Weight in Gold." 


I would LOVE to read that book! Oh the strange things one finds on the internet....