Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-11-23

will be able to make good any of our shortcomings
he ranks as the mathematical euss" of the
STATESMAN.
COLUMBUS, November 10, 1861
=, MIR; EDIT4s; inregard 70 our puzzler's conven-
We are to have the convention; Columbus the place
and New Years eve.D ecember slst-she time :
on hand preventing Provtence. as Brother
Guernsey uld say; and would be delighted to see
Courtwright. or any Others with whom l differed in
opinion; wish to let them see [ meant nothing
cider cup "a two quarter) shall be savel for him.
and he shall sit next the bucket, the old Oaken one
at that Now. remember, shall have roasted po-
tato and q mug of cider for every member of the
class on New Years eve. So all be on hand
l vote aye on Brother Guernsey's order of exer
cises.
:, Answer to problem No. 2ss-s2lO6, counting 24oo
cubic inches tue bushe. which is about right by
No. 2J7-52sO feet high
But must stop, for have lost my last weeks
paper and am anticipating next weeks answers.
90 PETERSBURG, VA. Nov. l3.
again take the liberty of sending you the an
swers to few If the problems which have appeared
No. s3s "A * yards high.
Ns. 267-3 II inches.
No. 269-The square piece is 40 sal rods larger.
No. 27l-67 degrees 80 minutes; 45 degrees.
No. 214-6oe.44s square feet. JACK
WASHINGTON. GUERNSEY Co. o.. Nov. 10. '67
of the d n gs Few if rs Of
the Eight" are easy-my own two simple ones ex-
Bet er study tea hours d fiji suit probem-test-
ing every theory OF solution with thought intense
and not eet it," than solve easy ones per hour
found hut in the mental action required in finding
it. Tne effort required of that Lamb" to reach a
more to develop the limbs of the lamb chan the ay
when GOT or any amount place under his feet. All
that tends o free the powers the mind from this
wretc ed dolence, is blessing. TorpJr, has green
wthes and cords. like Jeilah to bini us n Iar
worse bond than even Sampson was and the pro-
blen that arouses the most t. break these tram
mes off, is best. For one natural slu ggard in the
world there are ten thousand maentaI ones The
former will n t plough by reason Of the cod," Aor
the latter study because of the difficulty; Doth will
one day beg I'D have nothing.
D, but it does delight me to see a student armed
cGpdpts with mathematical formulas forged in the
to any attack the most formidable theorem or prop
ositon thatcan be formed from points curves. lines
ANGLES. or relations. and after long. patient and
drowned honor. by the locks. Such sight reminds IDS
v. 1885, etc when clad in the formidable armor
Of Vaican he undertook to DRAG, the monster CACUs
from his rock walled cave in the Rutuiau noun
tains! This Cacus was thief, and had stolen some
of the heros oxen as they were feeding Onihe
den, to elude search from the position Of their
tracks. But, unfortunately for Cacus (who was ev-
identity John Ball on fresh bee one of the stolen
herd bawied; and gave HerculNs to know ,ere his
lost csttle were. He arms, marches t. the noun
tain, examining its base, altitude, circumference.
eyery angular projection that gave the hope
of access to. or succ over, the dread mons er
within! thousand WAYS +ving been tried in vain,
at last he ran his mighty arm into fissure of the
rock the top and tore off the entire crown of
the mountain (rees and alb and hurled it into the
his soney lair wers exposed to the light and a he
himself dragged out by the sweating Hercules and
n n 81 m Ia of Evan
der, their King.
Now. boys. # Hercules had only gone on rabbit
hunt that morning, his task would have been easy
and his eIings and fame nothing Nothing of it
If he had caught only Lepus insteat of CdcuS
the stars. mentione by me in this column etn
er Of which should give immorta ity. much more
Leaving you TO make the application 1 proceed
to give the following answers. some Of which may
No. .75.-it would cost s4l 81 to fence it.
No 276 -Solidity OF shell sl4 inches.
No. 2H.- MADEIRA per gallon 80 60
SSe,rv SSfs ~. SS
Of there wines are rs fine as the question, vote
Master G. three bottles of each. aG Simpsons ex
No. 27s.-l2 times the circumference of the col
umn is the base of sht angled triang e. of which
the column isself is the perpendicular. and = 4
feet inches, the hyPothenuse, the length of the
No. 2sl Heghth" of tree 60 feet. nearly. "a
No. 2sa.-Duruna. Nuruns. Std 6onwns! How
y .
x.y.z=7s0 by conditions; End X square Plus J
square= =zsquare per geometry. and 81. xy=l44
product. Then plus z=72O. and squared minus
2p7z squared, &C.. &c. from which by the pure.
feet: y=perpendicular= : $50 feet: - hypothenus,
800 feet K. y,z=.perimiter 72o.
efforts have bsen stayed by ssmmy's triangle No
2o40 GUERNSEY.
CHERRY GROVE, O.. Nov. l3. 1867,
see that Wig ar1u, inquiries are occasionally made
I'M I a IN writ fnr n
zIer's Column, and fearing lest our friends nigh
think that we. t 20, had been gathered aw; y with
hearts of Ohio's millions. cheerful take it ppot
m,self 10 enl ghten those who are so much inter
preve. ted my meeting my old friends within yonl
pale of Mathematical science, and my friend, E. w
aSr % the eF Coese
an informed will be home in time to attend tn,
Go ivention of Cont,ibut rs. an much in favo
of a supper. and will say TO all hope very t.
be able to resume my place in the Puzzers
Column. 1t has long been ornament to ou
exec lent Daily, and the blaze seems to glow NOR
JOYFUL joyful am to see the up tot to b
continue so. think the sug estion Of Otiose is
goo one-"Let US a i determine not to be aosen
been absent as often as most Of the others. snt
much mora frequently than some; but will try t.
be more regular IN my attendance after this. Wei
come. thrice welcome are the new contributors, es
l am glad to hear from ..3ld Virginia" an hoO'
tn mysteries of the 'Puzz!er's Column" and Civ
US some fine problems.
lumbus, and If SO. d"es he remember the O. Il 5
Sew % y ears Ege December sist, 1857. r where W W
will haye Roast Pig and hsS some H; Of those Po
ing some. of the problems If i possibl:
can will be present with fine old '.cock-a doodle
61 what is he hs had his Al ri
the older the better, for it will t-ke i'm lor ger
wonder sa M nn SO that three
roasted. which was told about in one of Guernsey
problems.
Convention with "Master g" presiding. and Guern
sew his right hand.
have it 10 put on when work., the problems con
tanned in the column, for. with that hat on, wha
me; what problem will be too hard for me to solve
Then, oh then, will not neet to bow to any one
but will stand among the highest of the class. Wha
glorious time hat will be, no more trouble. n
more ard thought on those problems which hav
SO far puzzled my brain.
But what Will Delta do, then, without any hat
during the cold days OF this "inter. fear that b
will have TO do as tn old rhyme says we Robins do
For the North wind doth blow,
And weshall have snow,
He will sit in the barn
And keep himself warm,
And hide his head under his wing,
But it may be that "Washington" can supply hir
with another hat lust as good as the one he prom
ised me If he can obtain enough, wish he woul
send one to each me mem be her of the class:
other, if / understand the problem,
ROBIN.
WASHINGTON. o, Nov IS.
DEAR PUzzLER-Here We again with ou
answers, right or wrong. When we diff Won
the proposer of the problem decide or At CIV
his own answer? For instance, SAMMY on Fcoh
lem 264. Itis SO seldom that can do anything wit
his ouestiOns that would like tn kpav - e..
cess this time.