Book of riddles and five hundred home amusements : containing a choice and curious collection of riddles, charades, enigmas, rebuses, anagrams, transpositions, conundrums, amusing puzzles, queer sleights, recreations in arithmetic, fireside games, and natural magic, embracing entertaining amusements in magnetism, chemistry, second sight, and simple recreations in science for family and social pastime (1863)
Frikell, Wiljalba, 1818-1903, Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · New York : Dick & Fitzgerald · leaf 104
engraving, taking care that you do not out Fia. 43. through and thus separate the links. When the card has beenthus carefully cut it may be drawn out to form a hoop for pussy tojump through, or it will make a pretty collar for her to wear. The Board and Ball.Get the cover of a small cigar box, or… … Fia. 44. The trick is, to get the large ball off the string without untyingit, or removing any of the smaller balls. Push the ball close upto the wood, and pull the loop of string down through as much asit will come; then pass the end of the loop through the hole inthe wood and over the pellet as…
Riddles · Amusements
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