168 HOME AMUSEMENTS.

THE APPARENT IMPOSSIBILITY.

Srare that you are able to show any one what he
never saw, what you never saw, and what nobody else
ever saw, and which, after you two have seen, nobody
else will ever see.

When those present have scattaeea themselves unable
to guess the riddle, produce a nut, crack it, take out the
kernel, and ask them if they have ever seen that before :
the answer will of course be, No: youreply neither have
I, and I think you will confess that nobody else has
ever seen it, and now, no one else shall ever see it again ;
then put the kernel in your mouth and eat it.

 

GO IF YOU CAN.

Te. a person that you can clasp his hands together
in such a manner, that he shall not be able to Icave the
room without unclasping them, although you will not
confine his feet, bind his body, or in any way oppose
his exit.

This trick is performed by clasping the person’s hands
round the pillar of a large circular table or other bulky
article of furniture, too large to drag through the
doorway.