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
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… … Fig. 45, The knots beneath the wood prevent the loops being pulledthrough by the pellets. To Tell a Person any Number he may privately fix Oil When the person has fixed on any number (say six) bid himdouble it, and add four to the doubling; then multiply the wholeby five; to the product let him add…
Riddles · Amusements
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