VII.—FORTUNE TELLING TRICKS.
CATCHES AND QUIBBLES.
For a wager, two men ate nuts: the one ate ninety-nine, the other a hundred and won [one], how many did the winner eat more than the loser?—One.
A specimen of that noble animal, the horse, having been paraded before a company enthusiastic upon its faultlessness, modestly but firmly insist upon it, that—without pretending to any great veterinary knowledge—you can see with a quarter of an eye that the gorgeous steed has “the lifts.” The name of this mysterious complaint being somewhat analogous to that of the “heaves,” a torrent of indignation will doubtlessly burst upon you. On being forced to give an explanation, you can, with the fearlessness of truth, explain that if the creature did not have “the lifts,” could it move its feet off the ground.
How to Push a Lady’s Head through a Wedding Ring.—Run your finger through the ring and touch the lady’s head with the tip.
How many Bank of England notes will weigh down a sovereign? Only seven will more than equal the coin in weight.