TWO TOUGH NUTS.

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 39, 15 February 1930, Page 29

TWO TOUGH NUTS.

A correspondent has forwarded two charades which he designates "Two tough nuts," and asks that their solutions, be published in this column, but after bestowing a considerable amount of time and thought in an endeavour to elucidate their mystery, the only point concerning them that is so far obvious, is the apt name by which the correspondent has labelled them. They are therefore submitted for the mental delectation of the reader, who is invited to forward possible solutions or any comments he may desire to make upon these somewhat profound verses. No. 1. : Formed long ago, yet made to-day, I'm most in use whilst others sleep, What few would wish to give away, And fewer still would wish to keep. No. 2. Man cannot live without my first, ' , By night and day it's.used; My second is by all accursed, By night and'day abused. My whole is never seen by day, And never used by night, It's liked by friends when far away, and hated when in sight.

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Curious.— According to records the correct spelling is Kelburn, which is the present form, without a final E. "Marioribanks" is correct, though the first "E" is of ten ; erroneously omitted. ■ . , :

Averages.—The figures of the Test matches will be examined in due course and perhaps, they will provide material for problems of the kind mentioned. > ;

Middlemarch. —Certainly it the gun can "carry" say 300 feet, and the shooter's aim is correct, aa both gun and object are moving at the same speed, and air resistance would be negligible under the circumstances described.

A.L. —The difference of 7s 2Jd repre--1 sents the annual value for the period of the loan, of the additional £2 payable on redemption, the stock being at 98. Full details posted. "A.R.C."—"Equated Time" is a commercial term used in banking which means an agreed due date for one payment of a number of bills for various amounts falling due at various times.

"Weather." —Difficult to give it on your figures, but an inch deep over an area of one acre would weigh 100 tons approximately. "Waimate." —Look up issues 28th ■ December, 1929 and 4th January, 1930. "Logarithma."—Regret that your interesting item is- unsuitable, the average reader preferring something more mentally relaxing and not quite so technical. "Agent."—^'Brokerage", is .. .conimis*/?'"sion paid to an,agent (called in that case a broker), and is percentage on money paid or received in a selling and buying transaction. "Calendar."—The 25th December, 1933, will fall on Monday, the same day of the week as in A.D. 1, so that in the year previous to the lattor year it was tho day before, nbt the day after, " which would therefore be Sunday. "R.E.B."—Thanks, will look into it.