The Riddler.
[Correspondents are requestedio write the word " Riddler"' on the outside of' their letters, addressed to Editor- Witness. ■ When questions 1 are -sent for solution they must be accompanied by the replies.] 45. Arithmetical Question-.— By : ,J. G. . S., Longbush :—: — ■ ", . •A smuggler had a quantity of brandy, which he expscted would raise £9 18s ;' " after he had sold 10 gallons, a revenue officer seized/, of the remainder, , in consequence of which he makes only £8, 25 ; , required the number of gallons he, had and the price per gallon. 46. Verse Puzzle. —By George • Griffin, ; Dunediu : — " ■ For poverty, mind ; the reign disease Steadfast hunger, thirst, borne Would cold, with human " Thee have scorn, ' .. ■. • Misery and all ; And untold pain, care, and All and I all and woes • All o'er kind : Above thee with my love, Immortality of • enhancer of hope and the dear - ' ■' Heart one. of the constant kindness" with the blessed . i.i '.
To bear part most happy of all my ills. First find the , words for each line, and - then put them in their proper .places. • 47. Puzzle; —By C. A. L. :— ' 1 am a word of o letters. ' My 1 and 2 are rivers"; My 3 an organ of the body \ ' My 4 an animal : My 5 ships are often attached to < My 1, 3 and indicate disturbance j My 2, 3, 4, and 5 a smooth plane i My 3, 4 and 5, a fluid; • -' My whole is a necessity, also 1 ; .' A curse and a blessing.
48. Rhyming Puzzle.— By 5.L.,-Kai-koura:
■ Write a verse of four lines, in which the word " Orange " will rhyme.- • 49, Arithmetical Question, by J. G. S,, ' Longbush :—- An irregular solid was put. into •.a'cubi* cal vessel of which the side was 24inches; the vessel was then filled' with water, and when the solid was taken out the water descended 10 • mches. How many solid feet did ' the irregular solid contain ? 50. Charade.— By Minnie, PeninsulaI call for my first, for it holds together,. And rises and falls in stormy weather, l call tor my second, to soothe me in trouble, But so sick do ,1 got ; I am nearly bent double, - If I call for my whole, to drive Way-, sorrow,. J You may never go home, but sing till to-morrow. \,SP° n^ anwrcw to the aoove rtoefceg. before Monday, the 27tlr September. #ig , be^owledged in om im£ o f the* lie October, Questions should be dto
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Otago Witness, Issue 1241, 11 September 1875, Page 21
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406The Riddler. Otago Witness, Issue 1241, 11 September 1875, Page 21
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