“Understand that the words explaining the numbers, as given in the list, are applied to the articles enumerated in each of the subjoined tables.
The Metals.
| 1. | Gold. |
| 2. | Silver. |
| 3. | Brass. |
| 4. | Copper. |
| 5. | Lead. |
| 6. | Iron. |
| 7. | Tin. |
| 8. | Platina. |
| 9. | Steel. |
The Setting.
| 1. | Diamond. |
| 2. | Ruby. |
| 3. | Pearl. |
| 4. | Amethyst. |
| 5. | Onyx. |
| 6. | Garnet. |
| 7. | Emerald. |
| 8. | Turquoise. |
| 9. | Carbuncle. |
| 10. | Topaz. |
| The stone—opal. | |
“Take the metals, for instance. The metal presented is copper, which is fourth in the list. The question would be:
“‘Do you know the metal?’
“If steel, which is ninth in the list:
“‘Now, what is the metal?’