Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-06-20
PUZZLER's COLUMN.


Most of =" our boys are having half holiday, 81
they are not present in class this murning. Won'
we warm Innis' jacket. neither, when he comes in
That boy f" has been playing truant, and we hold
him up to the class as horrible example of the
combined effects of laziness and prize potatoes
Gurnsey. we fear. has been struck by lightning
Delta's mouth has been too many for him. He hal
swallowed himself.
just one day too late. so we publish both communi
cations in this number.
WILsEYvILLE. o.. June 10. 1858.
MASTER SPIvIHs-Bro. Simpson calls our atten-
tiou to No. II. did not properly consider It, and
as to price," is wrong. The meaning in this case
must be "the sum for which a thing is offered OF
for. This view would increase the loss about Is so
ERRATA-in my article on tides, Say the sun and
moon." should read-say. the earth and moon.
ANSWERS.
103-Miss Lizzie, l don't find homologous" in my
lo4-x=2 and answers are the second power of 9
lo55By Gnernsey-lox4=4O and doxa plus D x
1O5-By Guern :ey-3Ol sheep increase 42l every
year and it will divi ie same way.
los-Field SO rods long and IS wide II.
plus quals g. then A divided by nine equals and
eight-ninths, the number sought. NV.
NAToHEz. ONO June II, 1888.
Ms. EDITOR None of us in this region have
come, hence my communication will be very brief.
Delts's question-Venus reached her eastern
No. l0s-It should be marked s1osses.
No. l9S-Simpson is correct
HoPEDALE. OHIO. June 10. 1858. -
Mr.. EDITOR I'll am so thronged at present that
scarcely have time to look at the Puzzers Column.
byG. and be asks. .Wiil Simpson answer ans Wer this -
Isuppose that means me; Who g. is cannot tell.
sey. or Grandfather However. / will try and an
swer this Problem los. Mr.. WA. Lawrence has.
It is the latter NUMBER. think he has pretty good
s y. y. ss9ss e. Ss plus pounds.
No time for any more answers at present.
A. 3. SIMPSON.
WILsEYvILLE. O., June 1s. 1888.
.a sent in Ds st. S
that we should look after our bsntlings. No. rs has
not been noticed by the class. and the quails sent
you have not been heard from.
ANSWERS.
No. lOs- QueryeDoes this tree reach the altitude
of llls feet with an inclination of IS degrees? If
with i413 feet for base and perpendicular. Bro.
Simpson assumes in his calculation that the length
NO. lilo. simpii6ed this BY reducing it to deci-
mails; then the answer is 7s75.
o..
Who can tell? Biologists tell us that tropical
vegetation is deposited in beds of stone coal in Eng
that Ssss strata
are formed in the bed of the ocean:
Astronomers tell us that this universe (Which is
of about six thousand now discovered) revolves
about common center of gravity in about twelve
,illous of They tell that the polarity of
point of Taurus now. and that the CONSULTATIONS of
9 zodiac then corresponded with the signs Of the
ec'iptic, but by retrograde movement OF the
elliptic, which is at the rata of so seconds yearly.
Taurus now occupies the position that Aries did
Ross in his northern. explorations fixes the mag
the ctio circle From this point draw line to an
opposite point of the earth the antartic circle
varistion and or. IS the eciptic at right angles
where it crosses the equator. This line of greatest
vaTa9S @ y H. ws%sfS W 5 at &
inquiry; that this universe is making one grand
round of twelve millions of years, this earth will
every part of it be under the equator and new con-
tinents come to the surface. caused by the oceans
crushing Of the earth in some Of is parts may
crushing we may call eartbqua kes.
Excuse this crude exposition Master Spivins is
30 good natured that l must not ask too large q
space in the column.
NV.
PROBLEM NO. 116.
In turning one ht rse chaise within a ring of
certain diameter it h; wa; o6Jsrvsd ,S that the cute.
but one. The wheels were each four feet high, and
supposing them fixed the axetree at the distance
of five feet apart, what the circumference of the
track described by the outer wheel?
HAwKEYE
PROBLEM NO. III.
= Suppose a one dollar "greenback" to be TX inches
loIg and 3k inches wide and the national debt to
be three billion dollars and suppose these dollars to
be laid down on some great plain. the edges
would just touch each other, how much ground
" ould they cover? A. 3. SIMPSON.
PROBLEM NO. 11S.
Wishing to destroy an eyrie we must appro ach it
from the top of g. precipice by rope ladder. To
obtain its length make the following notes: At
22x deg, above q horizontal to eyrie and 35K deg.
to brow of precpce. then measured 80 feet in di-
rect line to eyrie, and rising inclined plane
of 10 deg. to and noted 35N deg. to eyre and 55h
to brow of precipice. Required the length of lad
der. n. w.
PROBLEM NO. 119.
The radius of circle is 25; what is the area
of ,tor of so deg. OTIosE.