[55.] A syphon would empty a cistern in 48 minutes, a tap would fill it in 36. How long will it take to fill the cistern when both taps are in action?
“MORE HASTE LESS SPEED.”
[56.] A compositor, hurrying whilst setting up type for an arithmetic book—“How to Become Quick at Figures”—accidentally dropped the work of a problem; unfortunately he mislaid the copy, and all that he remembered was that both multiplicand and multiplier consisted of two figures. The scattered type represented the following figures:—1, 2, 3, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 8, 9, 9. With the aid of a pencil and a piece of paper the compositor managed after a while to rearrange the figures in their proper place. What was the problem?
PROFITABLE CARELESSNESS.
A very amusing story is told of a harness-maker who lived some years ago in London. He had a handsome saddle in his shop, occupying a conspicuous position therein. On his return from luncheon one day he observed that the saddle was gone. Calling to his foreman, he said: