NUMERICAL ENIGMA.
| I am composed of 49 letters. |
| My 5, 24, 39, 24, 31, 33, 29 is a peculiarity of the moth's tongue. |
| My 12, 42, 25, 38, 40, 10 is something the bee uses. |
| My 1, 22, 26 is peculiar to the feet of some birds. |
| My 1, 46, 12, 2, 14, 2 is a kind of deer. |
| My 19, 43, 19, 24 is a large bird. |
| My 11, 32, 44, 28 is an animal. |
| My 23, 16, 3, 46, 7, 42, 28, 12, 4, 42, 45, 36, 45 signifies change. |
| My 9, 17, 47, 21, 49, 49, 13, 8 enables insects to feel. |
| My 18, 21, 29, 30, 45, 46, 37, 6, 45 is the first change of a caterpillar. |
| My 34, 15, 49 is part of a fish. |
| My 42, 28, 17, 48, 20, 21, 42, 28, 4, 30, 10, 41, 21, 24, 45 is a strange animal. |
| My whole contains a useful animal. |
Paul.
No. 4.
BEHEADINGS.
Behead a sharp, quick noise, and leave part of a chain. Behead a wooden shoe, and leave a bulky piece of timber. Behead learning, and leave metal in the rough. Behead a part of a carriage, and leave a part of the body. Behead a useful implement, and leave an apartment. Behead soft mud, and leave delicious ripeness. Behead part of a whip, and leave a tree.
Little Molly.