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  2. PUZZLES and PASTIMES A Pair of Diving Dice.

    AN amusing stunt is performed with a pair of dice and an ordinary small drinking glass, as follows:— Hold the glass as shown in the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 170 words
  3. Diagnosis by Spelling.

    THIS man, who is a seal-hunter, is suffering from a mishap which occurred while he was rowing to one of the seal islands. He was crippled when his boat ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 89 words
  4. Easy Tricks for the Home Magician.

    HERE are two easy but clever trick s with which the amateur magician can m yetify his audience of friends. The first trick consists of making the pulse in the thumb furnish the motive power for a pendulum swinging inside of an ordinary drinking glass. The a string around a quarter and hold the quarter suspended over and slightly inside a glass. Grasp the string ...

    Article : 374 words
  5. Proverbial "Unwisdom."

    PROVERBS are regarded as sources of wisdom from which freely flow sage counsel to enable the user to meet every emergency. The advice contained in ...

    Article : 244 words
  6. MUGS PLAYS CRICKET.

    Muggs is captain of the local cricket team. In their last match, which they lost, the second man in made a third of the runs the first man made, the third ...

    Article : 108 words
  7. A MIXTURE.

    Two mixtures of sand and sugar are made. In the first the proportion of sand to sugar is 5-4 and in the other 4-5. If the first mixture weighs 2.05 grammes per ...

    Article : 56 words
  8. A "Whale" of a Rebus.

    SINCE this rebus is about the giant of the fishes it naturally has to be a "whale" of a puzzle. It is, in fact, a four-fold perplexer, for the names of a quartet of objects closely associated with the whaling industry are cleverly suggested by a combination of objects and letters. The solution of each of the four rebuses is ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 77 words
  9. Find the Hidden Quotation.

    THE 36 words of this "Jumblegram," which, apparently, are unintelligible in their arrangement, form a quotation from a great ruler who was said to be the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 270 words
  10. Separate the Monkeys.

    THESE 12 monkeys are always very quarrelsome when all together, but when separated into four groups of three each they become very peaceable. This is ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 116 words
  11. Anagrams.

    TRANSPOSE the letter of the last four words of this quatrain, which are printed in capitals, to supply the three missing words of the first line: The xxxxxx xxx xxxx account Has been growing one-sided fast, ...

    Article : 165 words
  12. QUEER DIVISION.

    The following is rather a curious puzzle, in which we are restricted to the use of only two digits. Find the smallest number which, when divided successively by ...

    Article : 59 words
  13. SAWING AND SPLITTING.

    If two men can saw five, cords of wood per day, or can split eight cords of wood when sawed, how many cords must they saw in order that they might he the rest ...

    Article : 48 words
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