No. 4.
ENIGMA.
My first is in up, but not in down.
My second is in smile, but not in frown.
My third is in eat, but not in drink.
My fourth is in meditate, not in think.
My fifth is in seed, but not in germ.
My sixth is in snug, but not in firm.
My seventh is in short, but not in long.
My eighth is in multitude, not in throng.
My whole is sought by old and young,
By bards its praises oft are sung;
But while it promises to stay,
It fades and vanishes away.
M. L.
No. 5.
BIOGRAPHICAL DOUBLE ACROSTIC.
The name of a royal house. A Danish dramatist. A celebrated Moorish King. An early King of England. An early King of Spain. A modern English poet. Answer—Primals form the first name and finals the second name of a celebrated American inventor.
C. S. H.