American Agriculturist, for the farm, garden and household . ed bGregory XTn. that the added day for leap year sbonld be omitted in years ending in centuries, excepting the 400thand the years which are multiples of 400: this makes thecivil year correspond almost exactly with the solar year,and the four seasons continue to occur- with regularityduring the same months of each year. Comical Aofliioji Puzzle. This is best performed in a company of a dozen or more, but will give amusement wherever tried. Lei all be seated around a table. At a signal from the leader, thefellow ing three motions are
American Agriculturist, for the farm, garden and household . ed bGregory XTn. that the added day for leap year sbonld be omitted in years ending in centuries, excepting the 400thand the years which are multiples of 400: this makes thecivil year correspond almost exactly with the solar year,and the four seasons continue to occur- with regularityduring the same months of each year. Comical Aofliioji Puzzle. This is best performed in a company of a dozen or more, but will give amusement wherever tried. Lei all be seated around a table. At a signal from the leader, thefellow ing three motions are to lxmadc : first, strike withboth hands,palms downward, upon the table; the hands together; third, with the right hand takehold of the nose, and with tee- left band seize the lightcar. These motions are to be made quickly, and it wiilusually cause a hearty laugh to see what directions thepuzzled hands will lake. After a little practice has madeit easy, reverse Ibe hands, seizing the nose with the leftband, and the left ear with the right No. 303. wiisimini Retui.—A truth to be rememberedVnswers to Problems anrt Puzzles. The following are answers to the puzzles in the March number, page 107. No. 200. Shadow - Shad oh)... No. : teas; east (a point of tie eonipa-s ,. . Xo. :;ni Uls well that ends The following have senlcorrect answers to some of the puzzles |,,v, iousiv pub-lished. Arthur T. Butler. Walker Adam-, c Tbos. .1. Lanron. FrankV. Robinson. \\. Anderson. Eliger S. Dodge. Eli. Mrs. ( Barker, D. Van Bnrcn, R. G. W. English. La-throp, W. J. Brown, Daisy Wilder, Joseph Sheets. Snyder, I i Heorgc c. Pfontz. Fran- cis F. Bulklev. Robert Moodv. L. M. Wright. Nashua,N. II., Wm. Reynolds. Frank A. White, Henry E. Nelson. 150 AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. [April,
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