No. 3.
Ton, Eaton, Canton, pistol.
Constantinople.
Correct answers to puzzles have been received from May Ridgway, May Terry, Maggie J. Laurie, "Brooklyn Reader," Grace C. Hayes, Helen S. Woodworth, Blanche Spinning, Jesse S. Godine, Frankie Wadsworth, Gracie S., Grant K., Mabel Strickland.
The answer to "What am I?" published in No. 109, is Bark; and to the Enigma, Napkin.
[For Exchanges, see third page of cover.]
PREPARING FOR CHRISTMAS.
[ENIGMA.]
I'm headless, mouthless, yet my back is handsome, too, and strong;
I sometimes have a tail to boast, although it is not long;
I'm wonderfully formed and well,
As England's proudest ladies tell,
That bear me up aloft;
I'm useful, and for show.
Some birds and insects know me well.
Now try if you my name can tell.
[TWO BOYS.]
BY MARGARET E. SANGSTER.
"A fellow can't have any fun,"
Says Harry, at the pane;
"I wish the tiresome day were done—
I hate the horrid rain.
That boy looks jolly over there;
His clothes are nice and old;
I'm sure his mother doesn't care
How often he takes cold."
"Some fellows do have lots of fun,"
Sighs Jimmy, in the street;
"Up at the window there is one
Who has enough to eat,
And books to read, and clothes to wear,
And pleasant things to see;
I don't believe that boy would care
To change awhile with me."
[SCIENTIFIC PUZZLES.]
Fig. 1.
Fig. 2.
Fig. 1 is an illustration of centrifugal force, or the tendency of a body revolving rapidly around a fixed centre to fly off from that centre. A tumbler is placed upon a round piece of card-board, to which strings are attached so that they hold the glass firmly in place. Some water is poured into the glass, and it can then be swung round the head without the water being spilled, even when the glass is upside down. For the experiment shown in Fig. 2 a wine-glass, a piece of cork, a plate, and some water will be needed. Pour the water on the plate, light a piece of paper resting on the cork, and cover the flame with the glass turned upside down. What follows? The water rises in the glass. The reason is that the burning of the paper having consumed a part of the oxygen in the air, its volume is diminished, and the pressure of the outside atmosphere forces the water into the glass.
BEFORE DAYLIGHT—CHRISTMAS MORNING.
"Merry Christmas, Grandpa! What you going to give us?