The Riddler.

Otago Witness, Issue 1383, 1 June 1878, Page 3

The Riddler.

NEW PROBLEMS. 438. Question. — Selected by J. Gr. Smith, Longbush :— ■ If a candle in the form of a cone 12 inches high burns 12 hours, and the bottom inch burna 1 hour longer than the top one, what time will j the fourth inch from the top burn ; and, also, find the time the top inch will last. 439. Question.— Selected by H. M., Dunedin : which she sold at 5 a penny, and thus cleared 6 per cent, on her outlay. Had she sold them so as to gain 5 per cent., her profits would hava been three shillings and thre9 half-pence. What number of apples were purchased ? 440. Charade. — By John J. Ramsay, Hyde :—: — My first will be found in the billowy sea, My next you will relish when hungry you be } My third is a thing which young people enjoy — E'en the youth and the maiden, the lass and the boy. Now, if you have my whole, do not say you ara poor, Nor turn an old beggar away from your door; But out of your fulness give to them that do uk, And you in the sunshine of fortune shall bask, 441. Woed Square.— By Walratip Miner :— 1. A woman's name. 2, To drive back. 3, To terrify. 4, To stop. 5, A woman's name. 442. Charade.— By Merrythought, Cambrian : My little brother second was first the other day, As he rode to school on my third ; Now I hope you won't deem it absurd when I say, That my whole is only a bird. 443. A Small Diamond Puzzle.— By W. O. Smith, Longbush :— My first and fifth are consonants. My second and fourth are quadrupeds. My centres down and across name a favourite bird.