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THE HOME, FARM AND 1USINESS CYCLOPAEDIA. 



217. What word of four syllables repre- 



sents Sin riding on a little animal I 



218. If I were in the sun and you out of it, 



what would the sun become ? 



219. Why is a tallow chandler the most 



unfortunate of all mankind ? 



220. What is it that walks with its head 



downwards ? 



221. Why are the hours from one to twelve 



like good Christians ? 



222. Why is a hen walking across the road 



like a conspiracy ? 



223. On which side of the church is the 



yew-tree planted ? 



224. Why cannot Napoleon III, insure his 



life? 



225. How many wives does the Prayer- 



book allow } 



.Y>. Why have ducks no hereafter ? 



2'_'7. Why is a dog with a lame leg like a 



boy at arithmetic / 

 228. Why is an engine-driver like a school 



master ? 

 220. What will a leaden bullet become in 



water ? 



230. Why is a person of short stature like 



an almanack } 



231. Why is the smoke of tobacco like Port 



wine ? 



232. Why is a photograph like a member 



of Parliament I 



233. W T hy is London Bridge like merit ? 



234. That which every one requires, that 



which every one gives, that which 

 every one asks, and that which very 

 few take. 



ANSWERS TO CONUNDRUMS. 



1. Into his fortieth year. 22. 



2. The elder tree. 



3. Pepper and salt. 23. 



4. Because they practise their profes- 24. 



sions. 25. 



5. She pulled his ears and trod on his 26. 



corn. 27. 



G. Because they are the weaker ves- 28. 



sela. 29. 



7. When long experience has made him 



sage. 30. 



8. Englishmen. In Scotland there are 



men of Ayr (air), in Ireland men of 31. 



Cork ; but in England are lighter- 32. 



men. 33. 



9. K. N. (Cayenne). 



10. Because when you separate the head 34. 



from the body, you don't take it 



from the trunk. 35. 



11. The footman. 36. 



12. Smo-king and soa-king. 



13. When it has a hole in it. 37. 



14. Because it covers its face with its 38. 



hands, and runs down its own 39. 



works. 40. 



15. Because it is always in fun. 41. 



16. Because they have ears which can't 42. 



hear, eyes which cannot see. 43. 



17. Caper sauce. 



38. Because she's a-mountain ! 44. 



19. It never does right (write) of itself. 



20. Because Gee (G) makes it go ? 



21. Because they make people steel (steal) 



pens, and say they do write (righi). 45. 



Because the train always runs over 



sleepers. 



When it is a-drift. 

 Columbus. 

 Chap. I. 



Because it is a head (s) centre. 

 He is an India gent (indigent). 

 A muggy day. 

 One is hard up and the other soft 



down. 



Yes ; they are Macaw-lays (Macau- 

 lays). 



Inn-attention. 

 Mouse. 

 When he sits down to wine (whine) 



and pine. 

 Bank notes, and they make (four) for 



tunes. 



When he takes a roll in bed. 

 Because he runs for cups, plates, and 



stakes (steaks). 



When there's a leek (leak) in it. 

 Stone. 



When they are mustered (mustard). 

 It makes oil, 6oil. 

 Because it makes ice into rice. 

 Quick. 

 One skims milk and the other skims 



water. 

 The elephant the most, because he 



carries a trunk. The fox and cock 



the least, as they have only a brush 



and comb between them. 

 None ; they are all carried to it. 



