PUZZLES.

[1]

Two thousand one hundred divided by two,
Will show what all monkeys will readily do.

[2]

M a pain negative quaker vessel with indefinite article N V you and me superior animal.

[4]

Exist merchandise of diminutive X instruments for writing es, a minute breach testament drain a large vessel.

[5]

IIAR BB U R 2 X & UR IDAA R 2 MT 2 MUU NE 1 U R 2 EPQREN 2 XSII UR NRGG O XQQS O X10U88 UR XSS 4 U O 2 B YYR.

[6]

OPM & BR FMNAC & TRR R UUULE NMEE 2 NRG & O 2 B SPCLE ODS 2 U DR LN.

[7]

O MLE B9 & FMN8 B4 U X10U8 NE XS C A YY DET.

[8]

Our to avow head ornament article of food is to a greater degree over and above vag insect than the article of dress a grain of 4 air.

[9]

A certain number call to mind,
And very curious ’tis, you’ll find;
For if of three it is bereft,
The self-same number will be left!

Young girls’ nickname eros O provisions rated out are nickname of Susan, fabled angel, small conjunction, one and one any O provision allotted, of other work oars O those who rate, things laid by a hen sneering speech.

[11]

If by nought you divide one hundred and ten,
You will have a fine animal, treasured of men.

[12]

Though but three letters I am named,
My first two make a word of four;
My third, split from a nation famed,
Will leave a dweller on its shore.

I’ve often wept o’er human guilt,
And yet I never shed a tear;
And though another’s blood I’ve spilt,
The law has never made me fear.

Though on the Arctic shores I dwell,
And far in China always stay,
’Tis true I toll the Moscow bell,
And yet you see me every day.

My brother is of Moorish birth,
And gladdens oft Sahara’s waste;
I rightly estimate his worth,
And find him pleasant to the taste.

We, both united, form, you see,
A mighty instrument of power;
We are a despot’s firm decree,
And cause republicans to cower.

[13]

A WORD OF FIVE LETTERS.

If you my first by two divide,
My fifth it will produce;
Which, if you will by ten divide,
My third you may peruse.
Again my third by five divide,
My second will appear;
My second then by one divide,
You’ll see my fourth quite clear;
My whole at once you’ll plainly see,
Which I advise you all to be.

[14]

We two, when together, incite division,
Yet either one of us preserves unity, and is ever present with every man.
Bound together, we are leaders of harmony,
Then, joining our heads, we lead armies.
When crossed, we assist in every exaltation.
Tied by the heels, we crown victory.

[15]

Ni reevy andl dan micle I yam eb dofun
Ni rai ni wreat sola redun dogrun,
Fo saurivo tross I ma, dan saviour shue,
Fo rivasou dinks fo wronb, dan sivorau slube,
M’i stimoseme clabk, ro yrag, dan mesetimos erd,
Lou’ly syrule dnif em otu morf thaw vi’e aids,
Noe throe thin ot dia ouy ni oury suges,
Wotthiu em tubs ’aye elfs weer laveluses.

[16]

What two words, of eight letters each, one an adjective, the other a verb, will exactly resolve themselves into each other?

[17]

Take five from five, and in its place put twice five hundred and fifty. What musical instrument will it name?

[18]

H I knees.

[19]

THE SILVER PUZZLE.

Lay a ten-cent piece upon the table-cloth, between two half-dollars, and place a tumbler upon the larger coins, The puzzle is to remove the ten-cent piece without displacing either of the half-dollars, or the glass. You are not allowed to touch the ten-cent piece, either with your hands or anything else, nor must you blow it away!

[20]

A RIDDLE WITHIN A RIDDLE.

Moce ye unigieson nose, hist dilerd suesg,
Ti si ton cufidlift, ouy liwl socfens;
Thaw si hatt burmen—hiwhc fi ouy ivdedi,
Ouy hent liwl hington veale no theire dies?

[21]

W fowl one testament negative,
twice one tin vessel negative quarrel.

[22]

TWO DISJOINTED PROVERBS.

A great many of our difficulties	may be	dissimulation
by assiduity and proper diligence.	come	mischief lurks.

[23]

THE DOG PUZZLE.

Add four lines to these apparently dead dogs, which shall give them the appearance of running away.

[24]

Find a word containing six letters, or less, and out of it produce all the parts of speech.

[25]

Find a word which contains the five vowels, each vowel being used but once.

[26]

I am a word of five letters. My first minus my fifth will leave my second; my fifth divided by my first will produce my fourth; and five times my first added to five times my fifth will make my third; my whole is funny.

[27]

I contain just five hundred and fifty,
And also one hundred and nought,
If the numbers are rightly disposed,
You’ll obtain just the number you sought;
You will find I’m a portion of earth,
Though perhaps on the map I’m not named,
Yet the deep-sounding sea gave me birth,
At my feet there’s a river far-famed.

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[29]

One thousand five hundred divided by one,
Will express what a lamp is, compared with the sun.

[30]

First make a full circle, then turn to the right,
And a monarch of old will appear in sight.

[31]

Ey recvel wingkon nose, dare em gathir,
Dan grinb ym bustle namegin tino thilg,
Wi’llt eden mose catineep, seepcraveren, catt,
Ot est ym coldisatosin: sha’tt a caft.

[32]

Out of what two words (comprising ten letters in all) can you get the eight personal pronouns?

[33]

SHAKSPERIAN PUZZLE.

You will observe that the D is not quite perfect. There is a little notch in it. The answer is found in Hamlet.

[34]

OLD ENGLISH EPITAPH.

S To pread E. R. he reand D. E. ignt,
O LOO KONO
new it H. out anam E. Ne’e rent
ER Din theam plebo
O K
Off or tune or off AME.

[35]

N always place not on money-drawer a future day w an article of dress tin cup insect d ¹⁄₂ of 2 present time.

[36]

Get a piece of writing-paper, and cut the pattern of a miniature horse-shoe: divide the figure into six pieces, by only two straight cuts with a pair of scissors. The paper must not be bent or creased.

[37]

Find the original word of eight letters in which each separate word of the following sentence may be found.

“A rare chase! See, he reaches her. Ah! she has her cares, her ear aches.”

[38]

A MARST PEERTEAR.

Rices viaSly ot a neverred Dnea,
Thaw nosear anc eb vigen,
Scein rageimar si a hoyl gnhit;
Hatt rheet si onen in nehave?
Heert ear on nowme, eh deplier,
Hes cuqik turners het stej
Menow heert ear, tub m’ I drafia
Hyet noctan dnif a stripe!

[39]

654	is that	421	does.
321		2
333		842

[40]

Des two things matching one another, blunts definite article, edge of tavern powdered earth a grain.

[41]

Purchase for obtain repleteness of tavern men impaneled to weigh evidence, we exhibit sixty minutes selves one more exalted twice one them.

[42]

There are more than twenty-nine different articles in my garden, each of which is a family surname. Who will name them?

[43]

I am a verb, a small word of six letters; something that every one should strive to do. But I am a very comprehensive little word, for in me may be found—

1. An entreaty.
2. A vendue.
3. A vegetable.
4. A vital principle.
5. A spring.
6. A “restorer.”
7. A stamp.
8. A contract.
9. A nautical term.
10. A body of water.
11. To perceive.
12. Rest.

[44]

A boy having some marbles, wished to divide them with his companions: he gave half of them to one boy, who returned him 8; half of them to another boy, who returned him 4; three quarters of them to another boy, who returned him 4; he had 8 left: how many had he at first?