138 TOBACCO IN EUROPE. 



piece of paper, large enough to hold the tobacco. "We 

 here give an example arranged as in the original : — 



1 Best Tobacco. 1 



§ LONDON. 8 



;•*•; = $ 



J : ANAGRAM. S 



More ! no fool the play and &? 

 3*. Friend, my and money my keep wou'd I 



:*: Before, had have I as •*: 



■q: Friend, a and money both I'd If •*£ 



;#?' Fell ; me from quite away ■£ 



;■*' Friend, my but money, my had I &. 



■*• Well, very me pleas' d which *: 



£•■ Friend, my came money with length at Q 



;$.' Not. would I him sue for i$.; 



•$• Friend, my and money my lost I r£ 



•*. Got, I words but naught and 



Q Friend, my of money my ask'd I Q: 



: ^ : Therefore ; word his took and -^ 



;^r : Friend, my to money my lent I $i 



'$. Store, great set I both by 3£ 



:*• Friend, a and money both had I & 



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This not very difficult puzzle may be solved by 

 beginning at the end of the rhymes, and reading each 

 line backward, when " the proceeds of much worldly 

 wisdom" will be the result. Another exhibits this 

 riddle : " O and P ran a race ; Q backed O, knowing 

 that P would win. Why was this like going into a 

 shop and asking for shag and getting short-cut ? — 

 Because it was wrong to back 0." Here is a typo- 

 graphical puzzle on another : — 



