The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-03

time and thought to its accomplishment, the
greater their amusement when 1t is ex-
planned.
One of the more difficult arrangements of
domnos is the making of the whole alpha
bet with four sets or 112 pieces. The letters
can be formed so that, while odd in shape,
they are recognizable. This arrangement
is too long one to illustrate, but the fol-
lowing problem emb0dies the main prin-
clDles of the trick and will do for illustra-
ton:
Any one studying the plan of this one can
arrange the twenty-six letters with alittle
time and patience.
The formation of the word domino"
with all the pieces of a full set, the letters
to be readable and every piece to match
where it touches another piece. is very
neat exposition of the possibilities In
matching.
This problem proved very hard one to
solve when first presented by the original,
who discovered that it could be made in
fairly symmetrical style. When we con-
slider that it means the making of six letters
and that the possible combinations are SO
many. it is not wonderful that nearly every
/ one failed to accomplish il after nearly an
hours work.
This combination was finally made by
young man who had utterly failed to grasp
the Idea OF the two previous ones.
The writer has not the time to go into the
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radically different way without losing sight
Of the conditions given out by the devser.
IL PROBABLY can be, however, and any one
who has set of dominos among his house
hold games will find some amusement in
trying the case for himself.
Our entertainer next introduced a rather
trivial trick, the answer to which. while not
pr0tane, was on the border land Of pro-
tanlty. This trick required the placing of
two pieces, one end OF each being blank.
Placed side by side the spots on these pieces
were supposed to give a reading which
would suggest degree of illness on the
part Of some one or any one.
n The two pieces, proved to be thelsiX-blank,
and the two, or deuce-blank. Theireading is
six, the deuce. or freely translated ''siek's
the deuce" This little trifie was about on
par with the Tipping about by the skillful
magician of that wonderful Jack of cards
with which he fills out the spaces between
the more important acts. There are more
little phrases possible with dominOS ham
died after the manner mentioned, and any
one can build them to suit his taste.
Another simple trick is to ask your COM
pany to divide the double six by the double
five and give the remainder. THIS is so
very easy that it seems idle to give it, but as
it may suggest other and similar ideas We Will
let it stand. The answer to this is 16. The
double five is placed so as to cover half of
the under domino, and whether it lays
same
Another trick of the same general style is
the piing of ten dominos one upon the
other In such way as-to provide, according
TO the entertainer, change for ten." The
trick is to use the e-blank for the top
piece and have all the others so covered as
to allow but one spot on each to show. This
makes ten ones" which is certainly
change for ten." This trick is still an
other one that may be amplified by any
trick-fancier who has the time to practice
new forms.
The next trick is one calling for arithme-
tic pure and simple. 1t is square" ar
rangement of eight dominos, ana appears
to be a rather interesting exposition of the
beauties Of addition. This was given out
as problem In direction somewhat differ
ent from that OF the three others have di-
agramed.
1t calls for the use of eight dominos,
which are to be made into solid square.
The popularity of this arrangement is
that when you add together a line of spots,
or rather a line of half-dominOs, up and
down or across, the total is exactly four
teen. 1t is said to be fact that similar
arrangement can be made which will give
the same total in the two diagonal direc-
tons. This is another matter for the pos
SCISSOR of a SET OF doninOs to work out Our
friends trick does not accomplish quite that
much.
With four sets Of dominos made into let
tiers and matched where they join, you can
spell the name of any President of the
United States or that of any State of the
Union When the name is short use larger
letters but try it with all four sets if you
have them, aud you will never fail to get
the matching process rightly done if you
devote enough time to it.-N. 7. Herald