This diagram shows, by the dotted lines, how the three unfriendly neighbours made the covered pathways to their gates, so that they might never meet or cross each other’s paths.
No. LVI.—THE CROSS KEYS
The Cross Keys puzzle when put together takes the form shown below.
The method is as follows:—Hold a upright between forefinger and thumb of left hand. With the right hand push b through the slot until the further edge of the middle slot is nearly even with the outer edge of a. Then lower c, held with the short arm of the cross nearest to you, over the top of a, so that the central portion passes through the cross cut in b. Finally push b towards the centre, until the transverse cut is hidden, and the puzzle is completed.
No. LVII.—THE NABOB’S DIAMONDS
When the children of the Indian Nabob divided his diamonds, the first taking one stone and a seventh of the remainder, the second two stones and a seventh of what was left, the third three under similar conditions, and so on till all were taken, there were 36 diamonds and 6 children.