The cross-stitch legend on the old sampler, if its letters are read in regular sequence, runs thus:—
A little woman, though a very little thing,
Is sweeter far than sugar, and flowers that bloom in spring.
No. XII.—STRIKE A BALANCE
This diagram shows how, while the odd and even numbers of the nine digits add up to 25 and 20 respectively, they can be arranged in two groups so that the odd and the even add up to exactly the same sum.
| 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | |||||
| 5 | 4 | 79 | |||
| 7 | 6 | 84 | 2⁄6 | ||
| 9 | 8 | 5 | 1⁄3 | ||
| 25 | 20 | 84 | 1⁄3 | 84 | 1⁄3 |
No. XIII.—PUZZLE LINES
The puzzle lines—