Hoffmann, Professor, 1839-1919 · London : Frederick Warne · leaf 230
nd the black spots - theblack men. The counting begins with the man marked a. No. LV.—Ninth Man Out. Solution, In this case the arrangement will be as shown in Fig,366, The proper order may be readily remembered by the aidof the Latin line— . Pojpuleam Virgam Mater Eegina Ferebat, signifying, The… … Fig. 366. which occur in it, and which are taken to mean—a, 1; e,2; i, 3; o, 4; and u, 5, respectively. The line, therefore, tothe initiated, reads as under :— Po-pu-le-am Vir-gam Ma-ter Re-gi-na Fe-re-bat;4 5 21 3t 1 12 231221which will be found* to correspond with the grouping ofwhites and blacks…
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