PUZZLES

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 19953, 10 November 1934, Page 13

PUZZLES

WHAT AM I? Though small are my parts, Though unskilled in the arts Of lawyer, divine, or physician, Yet tis very well known, Both in country and town, I’m consulted by every condition. Employed by most nations, In various stations, Esteemed by all manner of people Without legs I can go, Sometimes humble and low, And sometimes as high as a steeple. Though with study and pains I ne’er puzzled my brains, An astronomer oft I appear, And in music excel, As thousands can tell, Though I’ve neither got finger nor ear. (Answer Next Week.) TRANSPOSITION A term for scheming, if transposed, A quadruped will be disclosed; Transpose the same again, you see A term for sailors, bold and free; Letters and words, of each, but three. (Answer Next Week.) BACKWARD AND FORWARD I’m often seen upon the ground, On water and on land I’m found; I’m flat, I’m smooth, and, as you’ll see. The water does discover me. I’m used by men in various trades; When found I place men in their grades; And now five letters tell my name. Forward and backward. I’m the same. (Answer Next Week.)