more than throw the salt-water on burning wood,
where it evaporated, and left the salt adhering to the ashes or
charcoal. The ancient Britons probably extracted the salt by the same
method, for in the Cheshire salt-springs pieces of half-burned wood have
been frequently dug up. The Romans made salt a source of revenue six
hundred and forty years before the birth of Christ. Part of the pay of
the Roman soldiers was made in salt, which was thus called _salarium_,
whence we derive the word "salary."

THE MARINER'S PUZZLE.

[Illustration]

A mariner at sea discovered, while in a storm, that a square hole had
been made in the bow of his ship by the displacement of a piece of
plank. This must be immediately closed to stop the inflow of water. The
only piece of plank he had on board was in the form of two connected
squares, as represented in the annexed diagram.

Either of these squares was too small to fill the space, but the two
parts, reduced to one single square, would give him a plank of the size
required. This he obtained by making two straight cuts with his saw
through the plank.

In what direction were the cuts made?

MEADOW-QUAKERS.

In the early autumn
Come the Meadow-Quakers;
Not the Shakers, not the Shakers--
No, no, no.
These quiet little people
Stand straight as a church steeple,
And no one ever saw them come
Or ever saw them go.

White their hats and broad-brimmed,
Lined with pale pink lining,
On them dew-drops often shining--
Yes, yes, yes.
No butterfly goes near them,
No brown bee hums to cheer them,
And what these Quaker folks are called
I want you all to guess.

[Illustration: "Oh dear! I went to catch a little Fly, and the naughty
thing had a pin in its tail."

[_Continuation of sobs._]]

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