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THE HOME, FAKM AND BUSINESS CYCLOPEDIA. 



93. Why is a good resolution like a faint- 124. 



ing lady at a ball ? 



94. Why is a carpenter like a languid 125. 



dandy ? 



95. When does a monkey weigh least ? 



96. What is the last blow a defeated ship 126. 



gives in battle ? 



97. What had better be done when there 127. 



is a great rent on the farm ? 



98. Why is an uncomfortable seat like 



comfort ! 128. 



99. What two letters do boys delight in, 



to the annoyance of their elders ? 129. 



100. What single word would you put 130. 



down for 40 borrowed from you ? 



101. When is a river like a young lady's ! 131. 



letter ? 132. 



102. Why is the Bank of England like a 133. 



thrush ? 



103. Why would a pelican make a good 134. 



lawyer 1 



104. Describe a suit of old clothes in two 



letters. 135. 



105. Which is the proper newspaper for 



invalids 1 136. 



106. What American poet may be consid- 



ered equal to three-fifths of the 137. 

 poets, ancient and modern. 



107. What precious stone is like the en- ! 138. 



trance to a field. 



108. When is a man like frozen rain ? 1 39. 



109. Which of the stars should be subject 



to the game-laws ? j 140. 



110. What garden crop would save drain- | 



ing? 141. 



111. When does a cook break the game- 



laws ? 142. 



112. Spell an interrogation with one letter. 



113. When is a bill not a bill I 143. 



1 14. What pen ought never to be used for 144. 



writing ? 



115. When is a subject beneath one's no- 145. 



tice? 



116. Why is a loyal gentleman like a 



miser? 146 



117. Why is the letter W like the Queen's 147. 



ladies ? 



118. What tune makes everybody glad ? 148. 



119. Why are Dover cliffs like the letter 



D? 149, 



120. When is a straight field not a straight 



field ? 150 



121. Why is a fish-hook like the letter F } 



122. What letter is that which is in- visible, 151, 



but never out of sight ? 



123. How would you express in two letters 152, 



that you were twice the bulk of your 1 03. 

 companions ? 



Why is attar of roses never moved 



without orders ? 



If the Greeks had pushed Pan into the 

 Bay of Salamis, what would he have 

 been when he came out ? 

 When is a lady's arm not a lady's 



arm? 



What is that which occurs once in a 

 minute, twice in a moment, and not 

 once in a hundred years ? 

 What is an old lady in the middle of a 



river like ? 



When is a fish above its station ? 

 When do we witness cannibalism in 



England ? 



When is a boy not a boy ? 

 When is a piece of wood like a queen ? 

 When is a skein of thread like the root 



of an oak ? 



What is that which has a mouth but 

 never speaks, and a bed but never 

 sleeps in it ? 

 What word contains all the vowels in 



their proper order ? 

 What letter used to be distributed at 



tournaments I 

 Why is a carriage going down a steep 



hill like St. George ? 

 Why is I the happiest of all the 



vowels. 



Why should you never employ a tailor 

 who does not understand his trade ? 

 Why are your eyes like friends separ- 

 ated by distant climes ? 

 Why is a bad-tempered horse the best 



hunter ? 



What sort of a face does an auction- 

 eer like best ? 



Why is the letter F like a cow's tail ? 

 What is the difference between a hus- 

 bandman and a sempstress I 

 What is it of which we have two every 

 year, two every week, and two 

 every day ? 



How does a boy look if you hurt him ? 

 What medicine ought to be given to 



misers ? 

 Why do British soldiers never run 



away I 

 What weight or measure would no 



competitor wish to be ? 

 What part of a railway carriage re- 

 sembles Fanny when she is sleepy ? 

 Why is the letter II most important 



to young people ? 



Why is a healthy boy like England I 

 When is a book like a prisoner in the 

 States of Barbary ? 



