Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-07-11
PUzZLER.s COLUMN.

Though our class this week Is far better in At
tendance and recitations than it has been lately
we are fully satisfied that vacation until after the
election VIII be wise Therefore, after the problems
given below shall have been answered, we shall ool
the school house door and keep it locked until the
middle of November. There is no use in going OF
| as we are.
Mr.. EpIToR-This week again assume my place
among the Puzzlers: send the following answers
from 60 feet from 100 feet and from Saa
No. s-Depth IL or g. Diameter 4.s9es or 9 s2s2oae
No. 6s-Ths keeping was IS shillings. He lost So
So. s5-GGan's. How is it done: WashirgtOq
Of the pen hurdle at the top andanother at the
bottom 80 that BY moving one Of the sides little
and bottom. the size of the pen would be exactly
No. ss-z7 pounds: As the circumference de-
scribed by the end of the lever is to the distance of
the threads apart So /, the weight to the power
No. 1o2-From the center of the circle to the point
where the circumference touches the base. draw q
straight line, The small triangle thus formed will
be isoscees because its sides will be equal to the
radius Of the circle. 1t also has an angle common
the SIDE IF Is the side Of
the other. Therefore the base OF the larger is BIZ
No. 1oi-Guernsey having asked that would
show him how this was solved, 80 . very n GLADLY com
piSs % vs." 3 euaaI @ na. minus M minus equal Is
equal re Il divided by n plus m. Now whatever
viii satisfy sly the h e. Seaastions above Let minus
Tbsn then sq qSiy;ded 9s De- bS minus equal
Problem No. rs, by Sammy. has not been
answered, SO will now give the solution il being
similar g mine ss Le s1 and Ks gT
which is perfect cube Now 1t % remains TO make
s eaas .ssr Is aea s "a
equal as, then equal 2s The two numbers are
5szss and 1757e. If We let loss and n 5 represent
and will satisfy the conditions. JACK.
COLUMBUS. o.. July 8. 1858.
Hold on there. Master Spivins don't strike. so
whether they would be whipped. or punished
mean, with sswitch or rule. and prefer rule to
take that big square rule and all oak at that. but
take that fiat one: which is much more decent, for
be-. But hold on want to argue the case a little
with you. Don't you know that the Judges at Gin
the rod in choo Bssde
have been sOmsxhat 81 like , the owl said to
al o0Bs and said saa nhs Sa b.ve in
philosophy of your two revoiation theory, but CAM @
not seeit do. at frst thought. with OtiOse.
over on your side, don't know what to think. To
Judge Scott thought SO too. With ali this array
ws%ne ese Woe
over. have deliberately come to the conclusion,
that we do not understand alike, what revolution
You mean by it, that every time tain point or
10 given directon north for iDstsnce he pwhes
has made one revolution on its own axis With this
tions; but still think not two revolutions. on its
own axis. A revolution on its own axis. think
are s generally used in inn n achinery. to each make
revolution on its own axis; each must measure the
phery. With this definition, certainly, the moving
wheel would make but one revolution, on its own
or be pushed srouaa the @ WSee = "n0is
ali gone to New York. and you. alone. run the
man cow in tall clever. Why, then. did you permit
the following absurdity to find place in your pa
"Mr. Charles Voysey. learned Engishman. in a
recent theological I work. ssys II the bodies Of all
be no standing room on earth for them. but they
Eud form cSsy ts packed thousands of
That is too bad especially as the class have DEM
onstrated over and over again. and that within the
wide and six feet long, that the State of New York
alone, would contain more than room enough to
bury every human being that ever lived, suppos- |
ing the earth to have always contained. since the
ia. of Adam and Eve. one Thousand millions of /,
asted thirty three years. And this is si in 70 rntb
about double the number Of persons that have &C
What an extravagaat man this Learned English :
man must be, to make the above statement? Does
hat? Or has his mathematical education been ne {
elected. Ministers or theologians, who are not
now they make such extrayagant statements, for
fear some might suppose that all their sayings were
] believe Master Spivins, will second your mo-
ion to adjourn the class till the first week ia Octo
9er or say until the first Saturday after the pres-
EFEi 4 FRANKL1NroN, July 4, 1868. | /
MASTER s;rIvINs: The warm weather has or
ainly serious affect on the class, they seem to
lrop off without permission or leave-taking q
Shall we not have commencement before vaca- 2
Brother Jack. as your first problem in last weeks
olumn is not pure quadratic. do not understand
low it can be solved by pure quadratics.
inc parallel 10 the base Of the bissc
ng the sides. This will be the transverse axis Of
Upon the base of the quadralateral as diameter a
iraw emi-circe interesting the transverse axis
he points of intersection wi be the foc Of the ell
ipse. SoDoM. f
sT7EE77~,-e GENOA. o.. July 2. 1868.
WORTHY MASTER SPIyINs-I was considerably d
lad to see two new contrbTtors make their appear
N ectrical Properties and Tides.' I would order
me me i S9rrE Scr to hear hin own up RGa
'xist? Or an immovable body. II
.a1lssslsi'ls ANSWER. s14-s-sra -g ri i
No. 1922, 81 and As nearly. a
PROBLEM NO. 125.
lRequired the weight of a probate spheroid of !
white Limestone, the fixed axis being feet. the e
evolving axis feet. Specific gravity being 3l56.
JNo. SoUBRIeuEr DAVIS.
PROBLEM NO. 126. c
The sum of toe three lines drawn from the mid ,
lie OF each of the sides to the opposite angles is
he Of the three lines drawn from the center of
he inscribed cirole to the three angles is b. The
distance from the center of the inscribed to the
,enter of the crcumscrioed circle is q. Required
he sides o. the triangle. ga- JACK.
PROBLEM NO. 127. ..tasE II
Suppose the sun in mid winter is 95 600 coo miles
Instant and in u id-summer SO 000, 600 The rays in
strike us at angle of 80 degree but
IN mid winter at angle of % degrees. If the ]
of the suns rays is proportional to the square
IS the square of the suns distance. what will be
he temperature in mid-wini er, if in mid summer
It is 100 degrees. making ailo for the earths
'otundity or other associated circumstances.
SOP. I
PROBLEM NO. 12S.
5There is board the shape of a rieht-angled tri- 9
angle. Its base is 20 inches and altitude inches
what point in the altitude must the board be cut
parallel to the base to divide in equal parts.
Please solve it automatically and give the solu-
lion. Sop.
THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH.--The
great Apostle of the divine goddess
Truth, 81. N."- having been induced to