SURY OF CHARADES PUZZLES PROBLEMS ILLUSTRATED REBUS.-No. 72. AMAZON OES CALLAO AMAZON A LIMA ofCuzco well No. 73. I am a word of four letters. ENIGMAS. No. 74 WILLY WISP I am a word of four letters. My 1, 4, 3, 2, is a man's name in the Old My 2, 3, 1, is an animal. My 1, 2, 4, is a nickname. My 1, 2, 4, in another sense is a synonyme of my 4, 2, 1. My 3, 2, 1, is a part of a tree. My whole is no longer in existence. ILLUSTRATED REBUS. - No. 75. R. D.C. DOUBLE ACROSTIC No. 76. FOUNDATION WORDS. I AM the joy of all mankind; I am the bane of human life; I gender passion, rage, and strife; Without my frequent aid No battle would be made. CROSS WORDS, A woman in an olden book, In at the door with smiling face Hundreds of merry people rush; A common flower which oft we meet, Wandering through all the fields of space, No. 77. FOUNDATION WORDS. HERBERT. I HAVE a stake which may be won, In winning it consists the fun. CHARADES. We help the winning of the stake, Without us none success can make. CROSS WORDS. Of jokes I form the better part, And help rich men to shave. Lady-love of English knight From heroes for their strength renowned, I sleep by day, by night I prowl, I oft have horns, and, though a fowl, I am the product of a goose, I help in law to bind and loose, My uncle was a forest brook, Chief of Ireland's patriots, He strove against the English rule, For years the waves from my dry lips For years and years the golden fruit To taste I've vainly tried. ILLUSTRATED REBUS.-No. 78. W. B. C. "In the July number this question is asked, 'Who was Caspar Hauser, and for what crime was he imprisoned?' As that subject has been brought before my notice a great deal of late, I undertake to answer it. "The origin of Caspar Hauser is very uncertain. He was found near the gate of the city of Nuremberg, seemingly very much frightened at everything he saw, and not understanding a word that was spoken. The city authorities took him in charge and educated him, always keeping him carefully guarded, lest any attempt should be made to take him away. He had no recollection whatever of his former life, except that he was always in the dark, and never saw any one, his food being put through a hole by an invisible hand. "After a time attempts were made to assassinate him. On one occasion a man rushed in at the front door of his dwelling, stabbed him on the stairs, and fled again through the open door. The wound proved slight, and he recovered. Not long afterward he received a note saying, that, if on a certain day he would meet the writer at a place specified, he would be told of his birth and parentage. Of course he was eager to learn all he could of himself, and he succeeded, on the day appointed, in bringing the walk with his tutor toward the place mentioned in the note. Here, after some trouble, he separated himself from his guard, and turned the corner; suddenly his attendants were startled by a loud cry, and, rushing after him, found him lying dead, with a wound near his heart. In the distance a man, covered with a large black cloak, was flying, with a dagger in his hand. "It was supposed that Caspar Hauser was the heir to the throne of some neighboring kingdom, or stood in somebody's way; and it was always a mystery why he was not earlier put out of that somebody's way privately,-which could easily have been done, as no one knew of his existence. "I hope this simple statement of facts will meet your approval as my first attempt to do anything for Our Young Folks,' "Ever your most interested reader, "M. L." Charles B. K. We think Mr. Foster's new articles, which are soon to begin, will suit you. We know of no trustworthy dealer in postage stamps. Issa. You are doubtless unaware of it, but your verses entitled " Baby Belle" are simply an imitation of some contained in Aldrich's beautiful "Ballad of Babie Bell." Have you not been in the habit of reading that poem? Maggie H. There is no need of asking whether certain things you mention are morally wrong or not. No lady would do them, or allow them to be St. Clair supplies satisfactory answers to some questions, as follows: 1 "Yo Semite is pronounced, Yo Sem'-i-te. - The balloon was first invented by the brothers Stephen and Joseph Montgolfier. - Beethoven died March 26, 1827.- Astrachan fur is so called from the Russian province of Astrachan, where it is manufactured, though the skin itself is taken from a sheep, native of Bokhara, and other Asiatic countries. The best way to make an Eolian harp is, - Make a rectangular box of very thin deal, as long as the window in which it is placed is wide, about five inches deep, and six inches wide. Over the upper surface of the box, which is pierced with sounding-holes, like the sounding-board of a fiddle, stretch several catgut or wire strings, with a slight degree of tension, and the harp will be completed. - Windmills were known among the ancient Romans; and they were also familiar with ink, as were the Chinese and early Jews; while as to fire-arms, according to Chinese chronicles, they were known among the Chinese as early as 618 years B. C. It does not seem probable to me, that among two dead nations, as the Jews and Romans, the name of inventors, and the time when the inventions were first made public, could have been transmitted down from generation to generation till the presen ttime; and the wellknown jealousy of the Chinese in not allowing any of the other nations to partake of their knowledge would certainly prevent it." |
