This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1885 edition. Excerpt: ... a " catch" of this kind causes some little merriment on the part of the young people at father, mother, or uncle's expense. Can you place a newspaper on the floor in such a way that two persons can stand upon it and not be able to touch one another with their hands? Answer: Yes; by putting the paper in a door-way, one half inside and the other half outside of the room, and closing the door over it, two persons can easily stand upon it and still be beyond each other's reach.-Can you put one of your hands where the other cannot touch it? Easily; by putting one hand on the elbow of the other arm. Can you place a pencil on the floor in such a way that no one can jump over it? Yes, if l place it close enough to the wall of the room. Can you push a chair through a finger ring? Yes; by putting a ring on the finger and pushing the chair with the finger. You can put yourself through a key-hole by taking a piece of paper with the words " yourself" written upon it and pushing it through the hole. You can ask a question that no one can answer with a "no," by saying, "What does y-e-s spell?" You can go out of the room with two legs and return with six, by bringing along a. chair with you.--Pmiri(= Farmer. 15. Find the cost of digging a ditch 43 rods long at 27 cents a yard. 16. A farmer sells 15 dressed hogs weighing respectively 225, 239, 213, 219, 227, 275, 287, 294, 301, 324, 327, 331, 354, 352 and 337, at $7.20 a hundred. 1-low much should he receive or the load? 29. A fruit grower has an orchard containing S90 trees. Each tree produces 4 barrels of apples. How much are the apples worth at $2.10 a barrel? 30. A farmer's wife sold a grocer 18 dozen eggs at 13 cents, and 27 pounds of...