At the entrance of the church of San Salvador, in the city of Oviedo, in Spain, is a remarkable tomb, erected by a prince named Silo, with a very curious Latin inscription, which may be read two hundred and seventy ways, by beginning with the capital S in the centre:—

Silo Princeps Fecit.

T I C E F S P E C N C E P S F E C I T

I O E F S P E C N I N C E P S F E C I

C E F S P E C N I R I N C E P C F E C

E F S P E C N I R P R I N C E P S F E

F S P E C N I R P O P R I N C E P S F

S P E C N I R P O L O P R I N C E P S

P E C N I R P O L I L O P R I N C E P

E C N I R P O L I S I L O P R I N C E