35. To ashes.

36. When they make twenty-two (22).

37. The letters in nine nine are eight in number, those in two, are three. In three there are five

letters, in twelve there are six, and in five there are four letters.

38. One, V, X, IX.

39. CAP.

40. How a man may be his own grandfather.

Tom be son of

John,

Richard,

Mary and Richard.

Then Tom is his own grandfather.

For because Mary is mother to Ann,

Therefore Mary is mother to John (Ann's husband),

grandmother to Richard (John's
son),
great-grandmother to Tom.

Again, because Mary is great-grandmother to Tom,
Therefore Mary's son (Tom) is grandfather to Tom,

i.e. Tom is his own grandfather.-Q.E.D. And which also is absurd.

But John is the father of Richard; .. Mary is grandmother of Richard (her husband); .. also....great grandmother of (her son) Tom. But the son of a great grandmother is a grandfather; .. her son is grandfather of Tom. But her son and Tom are one, .. Tom is grandfather to himself. Q. E. D. Again. Mary's son is grandfather of Tom, .. Tom is grandson of Mary's son; But (as we have seen) Mary's son is Tom; .. Tom is grandson to himself.

Q. E. D.

N.B. If it be objected that John is only son-in-law to Mary, it will follow that Tom is only grandfather-in-law to himself.

L

DOUBLE ACROSTICS.

I.

SAINT and a Sinner generally mentioned together.

(1) The hero of a medieval legend; (2) The foundation of his story.

(3) A character in "The Vicar of Wakefield." (4) A ship's dress.

(5) A nereid's habitation.

(6) A heroine of Walter Scott's.

II. A Briton's supports.

(1) His wig,

(2) His grandmother,

(3) His comfort,

(4) His countrywomen.

III. "Woman and her Master."

(1) Sauce for the dinner they did not eat,
(2) Beverage for the same:

(3) The lady's character,

(4) The gentleman's characteristic.

(5) "The Bride's Farewell;"

(6) Their country servants.

(7) What she was obliged to abate of her dignity;

(8) An affectation she was never accused of: (9) The Utopia of that day.

IV. Brute force and "The Artful Dodger."

(1) The time they passed together.

(2) Exclamation of the ladies.

(3) Position of the first.

(4) Imposition of the second.

(5) Character of his victory.

V. Name of a country and reason for visiting it.

(1) An English vegetable.

(2) A river in Italy.

(3) Part of a tree.

(4) A tribe of the ancient Britons.

(5) A sporting bird.

(6) An English University.

(7) What every married lady possesses.

(8) An inhabitant of Africa.

(9) The father of an ancient people. (10) A favourite fruit.

VI. An ancient glutton and his title.

(1) The best of sauce for those who try it,
Although the great can seldom buy it :
(2) A game to cheat our idle hours;
(3) The scene of wit and active powers;
(4) An island famed in ancient song,

Where woman's faith endured long;

(5) That which was never seen at rest,
(6) And that which ends our troubles best:
(7) The fear in which some caitiffs live,
(8) The ugly blows which they receive,

(9) The counsel that would mend their state (10) Received with what provokes their fate! (11) The chief in Dante's awful fast,

(12) And victim at his "fierce repast."

VII. A party that charms the young and erratic,
But rather dismays the old and rheumatic.

(1) The carriage in which the fair visitants

came;

'Tis light and 'tis lofty; pray find out its

name.

(2) Next think of your ancestors, who, I dare

say,

Conducted their meetings in this very

way:

(3) Then name me a Prince who might bring

for his share

His native Welsh rabbit to better their

fare.