Place them together, as is shown in the illustration, and, holding them firmly, dip them under the water till they are well wetted. Then, keeping them exactly upright, leave go quietly, and they will float in a compact bunch if they are brought slowly to the surface.
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A PARADOX
I start with five thousand, and take nothing off,
Yet really in doing so nine-tenths I doff;
And it proves with no strain upon numbers or reason,
That the smaller are larger in size and in season.
No. LXX.—A LIGHT, STEADY HAND
As an exercise of patience and dexterity, try to balance a set of dominoes upon one that stands upon its narrow end:—
This is no easy matter, but a little patience will enable us to arrange the stones in layers, which can with care be lifted into place and balanced there.