| 6. | Four people sat down one evening to play; They played all that eve, and parted next day. Could you think, when you’re told, as thus they all sat, No other played with them, nor was there one bet; Yet, when they rose up, each gained a guinea, Tho’ none of them lost to the amount of a penny! |
7. P R S V R Y P R F C T M N V R K P T H S P R C P T S T N. This inscription was affixed to the communion-table of a small church in Wales; no one could decipher it for centuries, but at length the clue has been discovered. What is it?
8. Procure six cards, and having ruled them as in the following diagrams, write in the figures neatly and legibly. It is required to tell the number thought of by any person, the numbers being contained in the cards, and not to exceed 60. How is this done?
9. Place eight counters or coins, as in the diagram below:
It is then required to lay them in four couples, removing only one at a time, and in each removal passing the one in the hand over two on the table.
