n's
head? Because it was an arrow escape for his child.

What is that which the more you take from it the larger it grows? A
hole.

What is the best land for little kittens? Lapland.

Why should a man always wear a watch when he travels in a waterless
desert? Because every watch has a spring in it.

Of what trade is the sun? A tanner.

What relation is a doormat to a door? Step-fa(r)ther.

What is that which you cannot hold ten minutes, although it is as
light as a feather? Your breath.

What is the worst weather for rats and mice? When it rains cats and
dogs.

What is that which never uses its teeth for eating purposes? A comb.

When are two apples alike? When pared.

What is the difference between a blind man and a sailor in prison? One
cannot see to go and the other cannot go to sea.

Why is a plum cake like the ocean? Because it contains so many
currants.

What pudding makes the best cricketer? A good batter.

When is a sailor not a sailor? When he's a-board.

Why is the snow different from Sunday? Because it can fall on any day
in the week.

What trade would you mention to a short boy? Grow sir (grocer).

What tree is nearest the sea? The beech.

Why is a game of cards like a timber yard? Because there are always a
great many deals in it.

Why is a tight boot like an oak tree? Because it produces a corn
(acorn).

Why is a city in Ireland likely to be the largest city in the world?
Because each year it is Dublin (doubling).

What is the easiest way to swallow a door? Bolt it.

Why is a dancing master like a tree? Because of his bows (boughs).

Name a word of five letters from which if you take two but "one"
remains. Stone.

Why is A like twelve o'clock? It is the middle of "day"

When is a man thinner than a lath? When he is a-shaving.

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THOUGHT READING

This is a very good game, which always causes considerable amusement,
and if skillfully carried out will very successfully mystify the whole
company.

It is necessary that the player who is to take the part of
thought-reader should have a confederate, and the game is then played
as follows:

The thought-reader, having arranged that the confederate should write
a certain word, commences by asking four members of the company to
write each a word upon a piece of paper, fold it up in such a
manner that it cannot be seen, and then to pass it on to him. The
confederate, of course, volunteers