The art of amusing : being a collection of graceful arts, merry games, odd tricks, curious puzzles, and new charades : together with suggestions for private theatricals, tableaux, and all sorts of parlor and family amusements (1866)
Bellew, Frank, 1828-1888 · New York : Carleton ; London : S. Low · leaf 272
ettingbetween the feet of our ideas, so to speak, and tripping us up; as young lambs might serve anawkward shepherd. Well, the mystery is solved thus: you cut off theupper circular part, containing two of the nails ;then by changing the position of the piece, anothercut will divide the horse-shoe… … 242 THE ART OF AMUSING. the problem is, with a small stick or lead-pencil, toraise them from the table, without of course touching them with your fingers. You may try this asoften as you like. If you succeed, well and good ; ifyou do not, you can come back here and refer to thesolution.
Amusements · Tricks
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