PICTORIAL NATURAL HISTORY PUZZLE.
My 2, 3, 4, 7, 6 = pungent.
My 1, 9, 16 = to taste.
My 12, 11, 14, 10 = mists.
My 8, 5, 15 = an Egyptian notable.
My 6, 7, 13, 17 = food.
My whole is a bird.
GEOGRAPHICAL ACROSTIC.
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he initials form the name of an island at the entrance of the Baltic Sea.
1. A lake in Switzerland.
2. A river in Spain.
3. A river in Italy.
4. The capital of a country in Europe.
5. Some mountains in Europe.
6. A river in Africa.
7. A river in Turkey.
M. A. Ward.
(Aged 10½.)
54, Southfield Square, Bradford, Yorks.
MISSING LETTER PUZZLE.
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he following is a verse from one of Tom Hood's poems:—