[166.] A gentleman, dying, left his property thus: To his wife, three-fifths of his son’s and youngest daughter’s shares; to his son, four-fifths of his wife’s and eldest daughter’s shares; to his eldest daughter, two-sevenths of his wife’s and son’s shares, and to his youngest daughter one-sixth of his son’s and eldest daughter’s shares. The wife’s share was £4,650. What did the gentleman leave, and what did each receive?
SAMSON OUTDONE.
A man boasted that he carried off an entire timber yard in his left hand. It turned out that the timber-yard was a three-foot rule.
Domino Puzzle.
[167.] Arrange the 28 dominoes in such a manner as to have two squares of each number; there are eight half-squares of each number in the complete set—eight sixes, eight fives, &c.—so that four of the one number comprise a square. The whole, when finished, will form a figure like a square, resembling a wide letter I.
