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407.—Rule Wanted. —Will some correspondent tell me if there 
is a rule in ordinary arithmetic for answering such a sum as the 
following :—The offertory at a certain church amounted to £167 
1s. 8d., and consisted of 1,604 pieces of money; £5 notes (one or 
more), and coins, representing each of the following values :— 
45, St, 10/-, 5/, 2/6, 2/-, 1/-, 6d., 3d. and 1d. How many of 
each value were there? Please note that I desire to answer it 
by common arithmetic, and not by algebra. PUZZLED 
408.—Carduus Nutans.—-Walking in the country the other day 
with my son, we picked a specimen of the “ Nodding thistle” (Car 
duus Nutans ), and upon smelling it we found it was beautifully per- 
fumed. Some few minutes afterwards, my son complained of a 
severe stinging in the upper part of the nostril, accompanied by 
closing of the eye and severe aching of the teeth, on the side of the 
face stung. Upon examining the flower, we found the bulb under 
the calyx to be tenanted with a colony of small insects. Can any 
reader give me a diagnosis of the attack of pain, etc., and the 
name and other particulars of the insects which use the above- 
named thistle for their habitat ? OB: 
409.—Another Rule Wanted.—I have never met with a problem 
in any arithmetical work like the following, but feel sure a rule in 
simple arithmetic ought to answer it :—A long rod is divided into 
two unequal portions, the length of the shorter piece is 28 ft. If 
you add * of the longer piece to the shorter, and to this further 
add ¥ of the remainder, the short piece with the two added lengths 
will measure-> of the whole. What was the length of the entire rod ? 
PUZZLED. 
410.—Absence of Birds.—I am informed that near Goodwood 
there is a wood named the “ Birdless ” Grove or Wood, because it 
is not frequented by birds. Can any reader state that such isa 
fact, and if so, why is it so tenantless of such attractive visitors ? 
R; He 
