Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-06-29
WASHINGTON. GUERNSEY @ uSrY. OH1o.l
June 25 1867

June 25, 1867.
~ hs E55ToRmIt gays; me much pIsasars to notice
uInn respond to my recent criticisms. Ma, always.
when in error. stand corrected with good grace
This column has been to me q source of pleasure
and of mental profit. But it is improbable that |
can continue my regular correspondence, as leave
home to-m moro 10 De d bsent most of the summer
1 am composed of two iactors-body and spirit-and
to prevent the elimination of the latter factor an1
in search of another prime factor-health. hope
to form the of some of these puzzling
SAMMY asks for my solution Of Guornsey's very
fine problem, No. so. Though difficult to do this
sure enclosed BY nes joining these sa
obelisks is an equilaieral triangle. The eqwGted
tbs is 70 The line w6sh
given conditions, if placed at proper point, and is
GPop being the base erscs
I S feet feet 9S he ds Of f hs
# tisassr rbsa Ind r. ssass Ss s aRa
and 'g Go and sissuds
40 feet find SO; This will be the cord req quired. Its
100 ., but my work. as then made, says 1922. With
this line hynotenuse and 3O land so as attitudes
By plotting the figure and uiin these distances for
radi, and the vertices of triangle for centers the
exact point may be indicated. Guernsey. drive in
Tue answers given by Sammy. Guernsey and In
mis- TO my 81 and 90 are correct.
Robin asks. what is the probability that there is
iron in the suns composition p. can give only an
sroa,eaI answer There re is I iron in every sons COM
Answer to Problem No. l04-s. % ft- .-sta
Answer to Problem No. lOs-l4 days before the end
Answer to No. Io7-Give younge,t s51s1 s4sX:
give second s65ls.4 ASK; give oldest sTsai ss3X.
point? In the publication Of this problem, there's
pint after the 70. mskiagjt really $l9; while the
Answer to lO9--24iI.7 inches.
Answer to 1Io-Yes. sir; by allegation. Sheep "a.
Answer to lII-I4l 4-7min.
answer to 1913 S-37 months.
| Answer to 1880 % feet. l.
Answer to ll5-lf the point be taken on the pro-
Sssn e and Sefsd se popt a fSS ssob
wien the diam
eter Of the ball placed on the top Of the coneal
il nothing the amount of water displaced is moth
ing The meaa between a number infinitely greater
overflow and this overflow is greatest when diameter
damsser Of cup may be- TS That o. bali must
pond. Infnity multiplied by zero is equal to any
say say the amount Of water displaced. under the CON
/ ditions stated abOve is %, ,725 inches Under any
10 Of in
-.. ',1sl1 73Yl DELTA
Mr. EpIroR Hot weather, five sermons and a
column Of ProblePst have made So the me- last a.
together and hope we have never bored any Of the
"boys" BY copying each others answers; If oul
dates he is data he would that Guernseys ap-
proval of Detas answer waspublished june Is, aud
Il Delta's answer June g. Indeed Delta and have
sometimes published different answers to the sam,
/ example; When we do so, however, he is generally
other good fellows in the column in like condem
I nation. Am Icorrect in the following answers
| No IOe-A could stay away 10 days.
Il No lO7-Is "WhOpper"-lst son must have
76i 81 3-5 I'd, s6 5l6 46. and Sd 81 .S2l soy.
No. llI-In hours and n Al minutes. it woulC
be filled. 700 lf ..seslrgl 1. -.
No. lIa--The ship would want provisions for
month and 235x days.