Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-08-10
THE PUzzLEw,s COLUMN.

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Where are Limestone. Innis, and Sammy and
Robin? Come. come. let the hoeing 70 for one day
and devote that day to extrhcting roots.
| ..az.-sa1fs WASHINGTON. o., Aug. 9th. 1867.
MR.. EDITOR: Another week has been buried with
sne past and In its place comes another moment to
sit here Pondering over the past l am made to ex-
claim; Where has the pretty Robin" red breast
mas hs Ss T. to ss
tney have both disappeared fro u the list. and
Stssr sir member has fallen and perhaps be may BE-
refer to ourf lend BILLY Root" think it would
not be bad plan the faitt full place upon their
braves. which would show to the world
that we loved the departed. And. whereas. l see
more win soon follow her. Young ladies' come for
ward and suppl, the place Of others who have lett
h S No have RS Syen she
have not but can assure him that his proof a. he
it. Sfe nI s ny Si
@ IS 'ss s fos u. cement ds 5fr e.ss r
%ua as i. Necessary . any one II the ospssty Of
Sammy. to understand the whole example. First we
gle 9: b 50, 4 $50. stS B G@4o 20. Then TSen
upon A b. the hypothenuse of this triangle. COZ
feet Can The Other angle from SeSa ios draw avn II ne
conpgec,ins G; this Eil ee one side Of required
eauilateral triangle and call the other angle D. from
draw iBe to point A, this win be 40 feet In the
and Ii. snfs 5svs ysa to find S
sSpsIes. q From let fall the perpendicular II on
sisfn Ss ,ia the use sna y .hssrsp.
A N. Place the numbers which these represent AMI
we have so 70: 10 Il; from this We find A Ms
angie COS B. 'Gs But sna ns do not
or hs
Of Of 800 - sa4=the square root Of 55e So CN.
dieul, Z NJ on line A B. and since E A is an eq-
lateral triangle this perpendcular falls on the mid
die point of B, which makes M=25 feet. then
enuse given to find perpendicular NJ. The square
of Z B. the square Of Of B NJ the square of n.
$500 q e25 = 1875 = E NJ squared. Extract the
square root Of 1875 and we have 43 soI21ol plusZE
from Or through the point draw parallel With With
b then from 1 the PeIns drsM ; line 10 + psrpsn
to the line 4 b. Since 4 and q P are psraIIei
piss sSs lss Is viii ss fsg%a E Plus bs
gIed triangle P g. we have & P and c z given to
sf e sqsss5s sas pas tEsVs
45l52l4 and extract the square root of this
required T triangle M SAMMY You may tel M me sie e
your next whether you will now give up this prob
for show ms where made sn mistake e
this work. As for my part can none, yet desire
all Who differ from me- in this or any other problem.
to shov mistakes. forgot 70 say. in speaking of
No. lls. that what convinced me that was wrong
was M drawing an outline Of the cup. As there
think some one should work it. Mr.. lOtiose. how
does it come that you have so many quintilions
are about right or as near as is necessary Also y5u
differ very much on $50 from all others who have
and S e un o 5 70 wSs
being foiled in the delay OF your paper. Give the
lectures to the ladies. as well as to Tho gentlemen
now ASS on and send a few Of my answers.
Problem No. 1856 g boxes and 40 coins secreted.
apiece; Delta zoos at 1.24sx per apple. :.
0tiose, you were very generous to give us the rule
very irregularly. Plesse step down and show me
the rule by which you pile them.
Guernsey. give Delta some cheese for his being so
liberal with you. will you?
I59 and l60 are my own. --f..- "a.
l6l-Gained $40. -..-. .
1926 and so.
l6s-ls- -76lsx and 81 1881 minus. This was quite
1866 by rods. Quite changable garden, this
is7-WiiIis takes ssss71 inches of your globe.
up from the floor few inches but If you have the
s7ol3x of radius. do not feel entirely certain on
lss-s.ssx. SIX.
WASHINGTON. GUERNSEY Co., Aug. S.
h. weather
Column as fine as the weather. Yet, in my case an
gly infamed eye. has rendered rather pain
full any solutions herewith sent. But the intense |
mental exercise necessary to obtain these answers
slime to the belief that the pain the afflicted feel
and could the mind be totally withdrawn therefrom
we would then have no more sense Of suffering than
Of the mind from the part affected. Certain am /,
thought: and, hence, would recommend ali physi-
clans to prescribe doses OF Fluxons or pure indie
terminate analysis to az patients in cases Of acute
be correctly taken. And can also assure suffer-
rs;that its immediate effect upon both the mental
and physical constitution will be far less deleterious
than that OF this notorious opiate from the juice of
the poppy am really in earnest in saying. that
examination. Psychological sympathy is the source
Of half our pain. Draw off the mind from the part
and the sufferer will recover in half
the time with half the suffering. This is the reason
sieep-and are better In the morning after a good
nights rest than during the day and just the mind
begins to think the pain begins to sink. until the
ton of the other. doubt # brutes suffeI as men
do. from the fact of not being. capable of mental
sympathy At any rate it will do no hurt to try my
dose of FluXious
Doctors attend to this and will give the follow
ing answers to problems: ,T
No. 1866 boxes and coins were hidden "a
has become of Ro0 w anled him so badly to
ruins. y 'H''' '0N'' nun 'nOse
No. I56-Kans. o., ass s.
of which Delta TOOK for bis share a,oli Gall but I
pie. and the remainder at mills and @ ssa Of 'a MIL
cSsnsep SSs sxactg Is tais rSSt Mo- oose
the by. there is some anxiety in this town as to
sew. But Ssosc c you are % not. The question @ is,
who Is Otiose of Natches, Guernsey county, Ohio |
product of two numbers is never equal, much less,
less than the square Of the less.
No. I6I-Gained 80.
No. 1888 and 80 feet.
No. le3-ls. 1881 and sl24ls.
No. 1s5-2 inches Box much like some people,
more surface than solidity.
No. l66 -Delta's garden by6 rods.
-- GUERNSEY.
--.st. rs.-r. NAToHEz. Ohio, August 9Th, 1867.
EDITOR STATEMAN:-I am falling more and more
that every teacher in the State should take the
STATESMAN and teach his scholars more by practice
sostained in the PuIaers column o, nipaS
dictW. 1 made very bad mistake in my answer to
plying BY the DECIMAL. was in such hurry. that
did not point off the decimals. think that Innis
S IN % i d3
proof, but s. \. proved it conclusive to my mind.
have always. noticed that when Guernsey and
bring answer to suit them they get rid Of it with
this plea="Hoc data suat obscura:" Now. gentle,
men, believe that you can understand the data Of
q problem as quick any else, pray get rid
of this childish propensity. You can work problem
No. A4. by the government' rule Gas did s. KY OF
by any other rule for finding tunnage, with the data
given. Farmers Boy and lnnis, what do you say to
problem No. 136? DO you not think that 100 rows is
the correct answer, considering all the data that
gIven?- e7--
ANSWERS.
Problem No. 1e1-The man gained s1s.
Problem No: I62-The stump 36 feet long, The
part broken off 80 feet long. q. -.r-s-s
Problem No. 163-18. 8 and S1.2X,
Problem No. l6s-AbouG7 Z inches.
~. OTIosB.
GREENvILLE, o., Aug. Z, 1867.
Mr.. EDIToR:-For the last few weeks have ex-
amined, with much interest, the contents of the
Puzzler's Column, and have determined to become
correspondent Of it. provided you will accept INV