CONUNDRUMS. 



213 



:;.". When does a man sit down to a me- 

 lancholy dessert 1 



34. What notes compose the most favour- 

 ite tunes, and how many tunes do 

 they compose ? 



;;.". When may a man be said to breakfast 

 before he gets up ? 



;;'. Why is a hotel waiter like a race- 

 horse ? 



o7. When is the soup likely to run out of 

 the saucepan / 



38. What is that word of five letters, of 

 which, when you take away two, 

 only one remains ? 



:;'.. When are volunteers not volunteers ? 



40. Why is the letter B like a fire ? 



4 1 . Why is the letter R a profitable letter / 

 4'J. What word may be pronounced quick- 

 er by adding a syllable to it ? 



4:'. What is the difference between a dai- 

 ry-maid and a swallow ? 



44. Which animal has the most property 

 to carry with him when he travels, 

 and which two have the least ? 



4."). How many sticks go to the building of 

 a crow's next ? 



4l. Why was Robinson Crusoe not alone 

 on his desert island .' 



47. Why are there no eggs in St. Domin- 



go ? 



48. What is invisible blue ? 



4!. Whk-h is the most wonderful animal 

 in the farm-yard ? 



;">(>. Which peer wears the largest hat ? 



;M. When does the beer become eatable I 



." J. Why is a patent safety Hansom cab a 

 dangerous carriage to drive in .' 



:>.".. Why are bakers very self-denying peo- 

 ple / 



;"il. Why is whispering in company like a 

 forged bank-note ? 



.Vi. Which -;tion resembles an 



empty tire-place 1 ^ 



f>r>. What is the last remedy for a smoky 

 chiin: 



f>7. What ivlatin is that child to its fa- 

 ther who is not its father's own 

 sun .' 



fis. Wh.-n dopH a cow become real estate ? 



.Y>. Why like spiders I 



<;o. Why did M 'is leap into the 



<il. Why is a .siihlipr like a vine ? 



C.L'. Which is hpa\irr. a half or a full 



UK* 

 ''/.;. When sliouM you avoid the edge of 



tip 

 'i. Wliv must a fisherman be very weal- 



05. If the fender and fire-irons cost three 

 pounds, what will a ton of coals 

 come to i 



66. Why are the fourteenth and fift 



letters of the alphabet of more im- 

 portance than the others ? 



'>7. What is the way to make your coat 

 last? 



68. Why is an alligator the most deceitful 



of animals ? 



69. Why is it impossible that there should 



be a best horse on a race- course ? 



70. Why are fowls the most economical 



creatures that farmers keep ? 



7 1 . When may a ship be said to be in 



7-. What relation is the door-mat to the 



scraper ? 

 7.". What vegetable most resembles little 



Fanny's tongue ? 



74. Why is gooseberry jam like counter- 



feit money ? 



75. What is that which has never been 



felt, seen, nor heard never existed 

 and still has a name ? 



76. Why is a congreve-box without 



matches, superior to all other boxes ? 



77. Why is a postman in danger of losing 



his way ? 



78. What is that which comes with a 



coach, goes with a coach, is of no 

 use to the coach, and yet the coach 

 can't go without it ! 



7'->. What three letters give the name of a 

 famous Roman general ? 



80. Why would it affront an <\vl to mis- 



take him for a pheasant ? 



81. If your uncle's sister is not your aunt, 



what relation does she bear t > 



82. Of what profession is every child .' 

 88. Why is the letter / in Cicero like 



Arabia ? 

 St. Why is troyweight like an unconsci- 



entious person t 



S.~>. Why is chloroform like Mendelssohn ? 

 Sii. When is a sailr n<>t a sailor / 

 S7. Why does a duck put its head under 



water ? 

 88, What wild animals may bo OOt 



shut up in tin- same enclosure / 

 What makes a pair of hoots t 



Can you tell me \\ 



A hyp-.crite sly 



Is the man who hest knows 



Upon how many toes 



A pussy-cat goes ? 



'!. What tree ia of the greatest import- 

 ance in 

 '.'_'. Which .. >st moral food cako 



