“Early to bed, and early to rise,Is the way to be healthy, and wealthy, and wise.”
“Early to bed, and early to rise,Is the way to be healthy, and wealthy, and wise.”
“Early to bed, and early to rise,Is the way to be healthy, and wealthy, and wise.”
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Dr Puzzlewitz completed his Word Squarethus:—
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This is completedthus:—
It will be seen that there are four distinct readings of each word.
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The Diamond is completedthus:—
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The Defective Diamond is completedthus:—
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The word isLevel, filled inthus:—
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The Circle can be squaredthus:—
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This is the completedSquare:—
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Here is the arrangement of the aces, kings, queens, and knaves of a pack of cards in a kind of MagicSquare:—
In each row, column, and diagonal, one, and one only, of the four suits and of the four denominations is represented.
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The eight thin strips of turf, cut from my lawn to form the four sides of two square rose-borders, can be placed on a level surface of soil thus without being broken orbent:—
Strips
This forms a framework for the three flower-beds of similar shape and size.
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The gardener decided that the water-butt was more than half-fullthus:—
Barrel
Barrel
He tilted it steadily, and some of the water ran over its edge before the bottom cornerAcame into sight; but as soon as the water level stood atA Bthe cask was exactly half full.
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The flat-headed 3 can be turned into a 5 by one continuous line, without scratching out any portion of the 3, by treating the flat top of the 3 as part of a square drawn round the 5,thus:—
Transformation
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Here is a list of ninety-two positions, in which eight pieces can be placed upon the chess or draughtboard so that each has a clear course in every direction.
The numbers indicate the position on the eight successive columns of the cells on which the men are to be placed. Of course, many similar arrangements arise from merely turning the board.
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This diagram shows, by the dotted lines, how the three unfriendly neighbours made the covered pathways to their gates, so that they might never meet or cross each other’s paths.
Paths
Paths
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The Cross Keys puzzle when put together takes the form shown below.
Paths
Paths
The method is as follows:—Holdaupright between forefinger and thumb of left hand. With the right hand pushbthrough the slot until the further edge of the middle slot is nearly even with the outer edge ofa. Then lowerc, held with the short arm of the cross nearest to you, over the top ofa, so that the central portion passes through the cross cut inb. Finallypushbtowards the centre, until the transverse cut is hidden, and the puzzle is completed.
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When the children of the Indian Nabob divided his diamonds, the first taking one stone and a seventh of the remainder, the second two stones and a seventh of what was left, the third three under similar conditions, and so on till all were taken, there were 36 diamonds and 6 children.
The division is prettily illustratedthus:—
Diamonds
Diamonds
This shows how the first three took their shares, indicated by black dots, the remainder being carried down each time, and by similar process three more claimants would exhaust all the diamonds.
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To solve the Card Chain puzzle take a card about 5 in. by 3 in., as shown below, draw a light pencil line fromAtoBand fromCtoD, lay the card in water till you can split its edges down to the pencil lines, and put it aside to dry.
With a sharp knife cut quite through the straight lines, but only half through the dotted lines on the split edges. The corresponding figures show the bar of each link, marking its two parts, which are connected by the upper and under halves of the split portion. A little patient ingenuity will now release link after link, and thus complete the chain.
Cuts
Cuts
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Grid
Grid
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Maze
Maze
The prisoner who is placed in the cell marked A, and is promised his liberty if he can reachthe door atXby passing through all the cells, entering each once only, gains his freedom by passing fromAto the cell below, and thencereturningtoA, and leaving it againby the other door; his further course then is quite simple.
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Leap frog
Leap frog
Move 9 to 13, 3 to 9, 7 to 3, 22 to 7, 18 to 22, 24 to 18, 9 to 24, 13 to 9, 7 to 13, 3 to 7, 18 to 3, 22 to 18.
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is explained by thecouplet—
“FromHandelI learnAs myhandleI turn.”
“FromHandelI learnAs myhandleI turn.”
“FromHandelI learnAs myhandleI turn.”
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This is the key
If these letters form each of the five crosses the conditions are all fulfilled.
Cross
Cross
In each cross the words Madam, Adam, Ada can be traced in sixteen different directions, and the words Dam, am and a in four directions, so that there are no less than three hundred and twenty readings of these words in the whole mystic cross, and sixty-four in each separate cross, though only three different letters are used.
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Upside down head
Upside down head
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“A misunderstanding between friends.”
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Upside-down head
Upside-down head
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7119791/1119
7119791/1119
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It wasIncubusthat the driver of a London Road car hurled as a scornful charge, at his rival on a motor car.
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Dominoes
Dominoes
Put a finger on one of the black backs in the top row, and move that stone round to the bottom of its column, then push upward, so that each stone rises into the row above it. Repeat this with the other back, and the stripes are formed.
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The eight animals hidden in this wood are--Giraffe,Lion,Camel,Elephant,Hog,Horse,Bear,Hound.
Puzzle
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Well in g ton
Well in g ton
The solution isWellington.
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The carpenter, anxious to stop a leak, was able to cut a board a foot square from a board two feet square, which was pierced at regular intervals by sixteen holes, by the following ingeniousmethod:—
Punched board
Punched board
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The solution of the puzzling match rearrangement is as follows:—We repeat the original five square diagram, from which four squares were to be formed by rearranging three matches, and its solution below.
Matches
Matches
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When we have constructed this figure with five matches, we can remove three of the matches, and then replace two of them so as to form a similar figure, by moving any three of them a short distance, and then replacing the two that are left behind, in their original positions! This “catch” finds many victims.
Matches
Matches
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The diagram below shows how eight matches can be removed from the nine-square arrangement so as to leave two squares on the table.
Matches
Matches
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What temptingspritebeguiled the boy to sampleFruit that hungripeston the parson’s trees?Stripeuponstripeshall make him an exampleWhen the sternpriesthas brought him to his knees.
What temptingspritebeguiled the boy to sampleFruit that hungripeston the parson’s trees?Stripeuponstripeshall make him an exampleWhen the sternpriesthas brought him to his knees.
What temptingspritebeguiled the boy to sampleFruit that hungripeston the parson’s trees?Stripeuponstripeshall make him an exampleWhen the sternpriesthas brought him to his knees.
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Man of the dark room,tracesnone I findUpon thesecartesof likeness to my features.Carestthou naught, O man of evil mind,Whoracestthus to libel fellow creatures?Evil thus donereactsupon the doer,Thecaretsin thy conduct, sir, are many;Recastthy life, and let thy crimes be fewer,Or all thycratesof good won’t fetch a penny!
Man of the dark room,tracesnone I findUpon thesecartesof likeness to my features.Carestthou naught, O man of evil mind,Whoracestthus to libel fellow creatures?Evil thus donereactsupon the doer,Thecaretsin thy conduct, sir, are many;Recastthy life, and let thy crimes be fewer,Or all thycratesof good won’t fetch a penny!
Man of the dark room,tracesnone I findUpon thesecartesof likeness to my features.Carestthou naught, O man of evil mind,Whoracestthus to libel fellow creatures?
Evil thus donereactsupon the doer,Thecaretsin thy conduct, sir, are many;Recastthy life, and let thy crimes be fewer,Or all thycratesof good won’t fetch a penny!
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The missing words all spelt with the sameseven letters, aretho’ near,a hornet,or neath,norhate,or then a,near hot,than o’er,ten hoar,theroan, andeat horn.
The missing words all spelt with the sameseven letters, aretho’ near,a hornet,or neath,norhate,or then a,near hot,than o’er,ten hoar,theroan, andeat horn.
The missing words all spelt with the sameseven letters, aretho’ near,a hornet,or neath,norhate,or then a,near hot,than o’er,ten hoar,theroan, andeat horn.
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’NeathbluestIndian seas fierce battles spread’Twixtsubtlehermit-crabs and other shellfish!With horridbustlewhen their foes are deadThese crabs declare their shellssublet, so selfish.
’NeathbluestIndian seas fierce battles spread’Twixtsubtlehermit-crabs and other shellfish!With horridbustlewhen their foes are deadThese crabs declare their shellssublet, so selfish.
’NeathbluestIndian seas fierce battles spread’Twixtsubtlehermit-crabs and other shellfish!With horridbustlewhen their foes are deadThese crabs declare their shellssublet, so selfish.
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Thoughseatedsecure andsedatein his cage,Our Polly, whenteased, will fly into a rage.
Thoughseatedsecure andsedatein his cage,Our Polly, whenteased, will fly into a rage.
Thoughseatedsecure andsedatein his cage,Our Polly, whenteased, will fly into a rage.
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All courtly honours are but lightAs grains that from agraterfly;And he who wears theGarterbrightMay haply in agarretdie.
All courtly honours are but lightAs grains that from agraterfly;And he who wears theGarterbrightMay haply in agarretdie.
All courtly honours are but lightAs grains that from agraterfly;And he who wears theGarterbrightMay haply in agarretdie.
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I’d rather from amangereat,I give my sacred word,Than dine in slums whereragmenmeet,AndGermanpedlars herd.
I’d rather from amangereat,I give my sacred word,Than dine in slums whereragmenmeet,AndGermanpedlars herd.
I’d rather from amangereat,I give my sacred word,Than dine in slums whereragmenmeet,AndGermanpedlars herd.
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A much marriedgrandeeof CadizOnceangeredsome riotous ladies.Toderangehim they chuckedAgrenade, but he ducked,Whichenragedthese rude ladies of Cadiz.
A much marriedgrandeeof CadizOnceangeredsome riotous ladies.Toderangehim they chuckedAgrenade, but he ducked,Whichenragedthese rude ladies of Cadiz.
A much marriedgrandeeof CadizOnceangeredsome riotous ladies.Toderangehim they chuckedAgrenade, but he ducked,Whichenragedthese rude ladies of Cadiz.
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A lass and her lover werewarnedby the skyNot towandertoo far where no shelter was nigh.She lingered behind, anddrew anold church,St.Andrewby name, and was left in the lurch.She tried a short cut through the park on the grass,But sternly thewardenforbade her to pass.Then helplessly stood the disconsolate maid,When the lad she was soon towed ranto her aid.
A lass and her lover werewarnedby the skyNot towandertoo far where no shelter was nigh.She lingered behind, anddrew anold church,St.Andrewby name, and was left in the lurch.She tried a short cut through the park on the grass,But sternly thewardenforbade her to pass.Then helplessly stood the disconsolate maid,When the lad she was soon towed ranto her aid.
A lass and her lover werewarnedby the skyNot towandertoo far where no shelter was nigh.She lingered behind, anddrew anold church,St.Andrewby name, and was left in the lurch.
She tried a short cut through the park on the grass,But sternly thewardenforbade her to pass.Then helplessly stood the disconsolate maid,When the lad she was soon towed ranto her aid.
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Whenweathersmiles, and sunbeams playOn flowers thatwreatheand deck the green,Whate’ercan match the scene so gayWhereatthey crown the May-day queen?
Whenweathersmiles, and sunbeams playOn flowers thatwreatheand deck the green,Whate’ercan match the scene so gayWhereatthey crown the May-day queen?
Whenweathersmiles, and sunbeams playOn flowers thatwreatheand deck the green,Whate’ercan match the scene so gayWhereatthey crown the May-day queen?
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’Tis said of William, while his forces restedOn Albion’sshores, when Harold had been bested,He made theshoersof hishorsesfuseSaxon spear-heads, to fashion into shoes.
’Tis said of William, while his forces restedOn Albion’sshores, when Harold had been bested,He made theshoersof hishorsesfuseSaxon spear-heads, to fashion into shoes.
’Tis said of William, while his forces restedOn Albion’sshores, when Harold had been bested,He made theshoersof hishorsesfuseSaxon spear-heads, to fashion into shoes.
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Happiness, brighter thanrubies, is dead;Life’s battle, sterner andbusiernow,Heals the sorebruisethat love left as it fled,Buriesremembrance of long-broken vow!
Happiness, brighter thanrubies, is dead;Life’s battle, sterner andbusiernow,Heals the sorebruisethat love left as it fled,Buriesremembrance of long-broken vow!
Happiness, brighter thanrubies, is dead;Life’s battle, sterner andbusiernow,Heals the sorebruisethat love left as it fled,Buriesremembrance of long-broken vow!
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Press critics fall on me like sharks:“A shamelesspatcherof odds and ends,Nochapteroriginal,” and more remarksIn adverse mood. But stay, my friends,Hecarpethbest who hath his record clean;My faults are published, yours are yet unseen!
Press critics fall on me like sharks:“A shamelesspatcherof odds and ends,Nochapteroriginal,” and more remarksIn adverse mood. But stay, my friends,Hecarpethbest who hath his record clean;My faults are published, yours are yet unseen!
Press critics fall on me like sharks:“A shamelesspatcherof odds and ends,Nochapteroriginal,” and more remarksIn adverse mood. But stay, my friends,Hecarpethbest who hath his record clean;My faults are published, yours are yet unseen!
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Platesare hisstaple, fashion-forms of graceInpasteldeftly hinted.Pleatssoft aspetals, crowned by Beauty’s face,Inpalesthues are tinted.
Platesare hisstaple, fashion-forms of graceInpasteldeftly hinted.Pleatssoft aspetals, crowned by Beauty’s face,Inpalesthues are tinted.
Platesare hisstaple, fashion-forms of graceInpasteldeftly hinted.Pleatssoft aspetals, crowned by Beauty’s face,Inpalesthues are tinted.
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When Kateno heartnor heatdisplayedHe ran tohide a tear;“All love is deadon earth,” he said.“AnotherI’llnot hear!”
When Kateno heartnor heatdisplayedHe ran tohide a tear;“All love is deadon earth,” he said.“AnotherI’llnot hear!”
When Kateno heartnor heatdisplayedHe ran tohide a tear;“All love is deadon earth,” he said.“AnotherI’llnot hear!”
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Some grinding at thetholesmust toil,Down-troddenhelotsof to-day;While other children of the soilIn vasthotelstheir wealth display.
Some grinding at thetholesmust toil,Down-troddenhelotsof to-day;While other children of the soilIn vasthotelstheir wealth display.
Some grinding at thetholesmust toil,Down-troddenhelotsof to-day;While other children of the soilIn vasthotelstheir wealth display.
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Betrayed by faithless friends, insaddermoodMandreadshis fellows as theadder’sbrood.
Betrayed by faithless friends, insaddermoodMandreadshis fellows as theadder’sbrood.
Betrayed by faithless friends, insaddermoodMandreadshis fellows as theadder’sbrood.
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With diversinkshisskinis scarred,He hangs a bangle in his nose;Such marks secure hiskin’sregard,Exalt his fame, andsinkhis foes.
With diversinkshisskinis scarred,He hangs a bangle in his nose;Such marks secure hiskin’sregard,Exalt his fame, andsinkhis foes.
With diversinkshisskinis scarred,He hangs a bangle in his nose;Such marks secure hiskin’sregard,Exalt his fame, andsinkhis foes.
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Steward, who, as wewest’ardroll,Drawestfor me the foaming bowl,Andwardestoff unfriendly sprayWith oilskin-cape, thou shalt not say“In vain I’vestrawedmy favours here.”I’ll think of thee when port is near!
Steward, who, as wewest’ardroll,Drawestfor me the foaming bowl,Andwardestoff unfriendly sprayWith oilskin-cape, thou shalt not say“In vain I’vestrawedmy favours here.”I’ll think of thee when port is near!
Steward, who, as wewest’ardroll,Drawestfor me the foaming bowl,Andwardestoff unfriendly sprayWith oilskin-cape, thou shalt not say“In vain I’vestrawedmy favours here.”I’ll think of thee when port is near!
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With highidealsfor hearts and hands,Theseladiessailedfor distant lands.
With highidealsfor hearts and hands,Theseladiessailedfor distant lands.
With highidealsfor hearts and hands,Theseladiessailedfor distant lands.
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Thepremissof his speech did notImpresshis audience a jot.They greeted all he said thereafterWithsimpers, smiles, and open laughter.
Thepremissof his speech did notImpresshis audience a jot.They greeted all he said thereafterWithsimpers, smiles, and open laughter.
Thepremissof his speech did notImpresshis audience a jot.They greeted all he said thereafterWithsimpers, smiles, and open laughter.
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To convent shrine at break of dayWithpalmstogether nuns repair;Mid gleaminglampsthey kneel and pray,And chantedpsalmallays each care.
To convent shrine at break of dayWithpalmstogether nuns repair;Mid gleaminglampsthey kneel and pray,And chantedpsalmallays each care.
To convent shrine at break of dayWithpalmstogether nuns repair;Mid gleaminglampsthey kneel and pray,And chantedpsalmallays each care.
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