Collectors should take particular note of this masterpiece.
No. VIII.—A NOVEL MAGIC SQUARE
A Magic Square of nine cells can be built up by taking any number divisible by 3, and placing, as a start, its third in the central cell. Thus:—
| 28 | 29 | 24 |
| 23 | 27 | 31 |
| 30 | 25 | 26 |
Say that 81 is chosen for the key number. Place 27 in the centre; 28, 29, in cells 1, 2; 30 in cell 7; 31 in 6; and then fill up cells 3, 4, 8, and 9 with the numbers necessary to make up 81 in each row, column, and diagonal.
Any number above 14 that is divisible by 3 can be dealt with in this way.
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Enriched I am with much that’s fat,
Yet money I possess not;
Enlightening all who come to me,
True wisdom I express not.
I may be wicked, but protest
That sinful none have found me;
Though I destroy myself to be
Of use to those around me.