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ENIGMA— No. 61.
I am composed of 32 letters:
My 6,28, 2, 12, 23, 1, 16, is a body of
land discovered in the 14th century.
My 15, 20, 5, 10, 2, 21, is a town in
Georgia.
My 26, 30, 29, 4, 14, 23, 31, is one
who controls.
My 18, 10, 3, 24, 2,8, is in the order
of the day.
My 7, 27, 13, 28, is a machine.
My 19, 14, 17,22, is a prominent place
of business.
My 7, 32,5, 2, is a musical instrument.
My whole is one of the largest and
most flourishing Corporations of the
United States. U. B. P.
Answer next week.
Savannah , Ga., 1868.
ENIGMA— No. 63.
I am composed of 15 letters :
My 11, 5, 10, 3, is a person.
My 1,5, 6,7, is something that is
not sweet.
Sly 1,8, 12, 12, 14, 2. is the name of
a girl.
My 1, 13, 4,6, 2, 12, is the name of a
boy.
My 9,2, 13, 15, is the manner of ex
pressing distances.
My whole comprises the names of two
of the first men of our country.
Cobbie Hood.
Answer next week.
Cuthbert , Ga , 1868.
ENIGMA No. 63.
I am composed of 17 letters :
My 10, 9, 15, 12, is an article used in
making clothing.
My 8,9, 13, 7, 15, 10, is not sound.
My 9,3, is a Preposition.
My 7, 15, 10, is not high.
My 17, 6,7, 13, is what most boys are
fond of.
My 1,9, 3,4, is not here.
My 14, 15, 5,3, is one of the pro
ductions of this country.
My 16, 11, 2, is an industrious animal.
My whole is the name of a distinguished
Southern statesman.
Cobbie Hood.
Answer next week.
Cuthbert , Ga ., 1868.
SQUARE WORD.
My first is a well known Irish patro
nymic.
My second is a French noun, meaning :
“ heath/'
My third, is a waste material.
My fourth, is a desideratum required
in order to produce good music from any
instrument.
My fifth, were Priestesses of Bacchus,
the Wine God.
My sixth, is the fashion which most
ladies “ have a passion for.”
U. A. P.
Answer next week.
Augusta , Ga., Sept. 12,1868.
Curious Optical Effect.—Two straight
lines, placed in relation
to each as indicated in
the diagram, seem greatly
disproportionate in length,
although they are exactly
equal. We have tried the
illusory experiment a hun
dred times on as many different persons,
and they have invariably pronounced the
perpendicular line much the longest.
We can give no other explanation for
this effect, than that the perpendicular
line and horizontal line meet in the
centre. Will any one give a more satis
factory solution ?— Exchange.
Answers by Correspondents.—L.,
Augusta, Ga., to Rebus, in No. 25; U.
A. P., Augusta, Ga., to Enigmas Nos. 52
and 53; “Doctor, ’’ Augusta, Ga., to
Enigmas Nos. 46 and 47 ; N. E. 8., Au
gusta, Ga., to Enigma No. 57 ; J. P.M.,
Atlanta, Ga., to Enigmas Nos. 48 and 49;
U. A. P., Augusta, Ga., to Enigmas Nos.
57, 58, 59, and 60, and to Rebus, as
follows :
Every child should kuow how (what's to hinder ?)
“To dash coal-on over the high fen- der!”
fU. A. P. also says : “N. B.— Darling
is the most endearing word in my vocabu
lary.”]
Answers to Last Week’s Enigmas,
Etc.— Enigma No. 57. — Youth’s De
partment—Hut—Spear—Man—Omen —
P atent—Year—Tone—D ream—N u t
Treat
To Enigma No. 58 —Rev. W. J. Ham
ilton —He a ven—Fever—W ater —W li ale
—-Home—Warm Weather—Hell —Jere-
miah—Mitre.
To Enigma No. 57.—Father Prender
gast—Rest—Dearest—Partage— Rena
—Green—Fate—Pat—Death—Part—
Hate— Rat— Past —Ease.
To Enigma No. 60.—“ The Surrender
of Gen. Robt. E. Lee’s Army.—“ Mary of
Argyle.”—Eden—Henry Grattan—Yar
mouth—St. Helena—Fees—Robert E.
Lee—Nero—Lord Byron.
To Rebus — li Dash coal on over the
high /eu-der.”
To Anagram — l 'Est Vir qui adestT
Prepared for the Banner ©f the South by Uncle Buddy.
FAMILIAR SCIENCE.
H EAT —CONTINUED.
Good absorbers of heat* are not neces
sarily good reflectors of heat ; for those
things which absorb heat reflect
heatTworst; and those which reflect heat
worse 1 , absorb it best. Those things
which absorb beat are unable to reflect it,
because, if a substance sucks in heat like
a sponge, it cannot throw it oil from its
surface; and, if a substance throws off
heat from its surface it cannot drink it
in.
Plate-warmers do not blister and
scorch the wood behind them, because
the bright tin front throws the heat of the fire
back again, and will not allow it to pene
trate to the wood behind. If metal be
so good a conductor of heat, it will doubt
less seem strange to you that it can re
flect heat, or throw it off'; but polished
metal is a conductor of beat only when
that heat is communicated by actual
contact; but, whenever heat falls upon
bright metal, in rays, it is reflected back
again, arid the metal remains cool. By
“heat falling upon metal in rays,” and not
“by contact,” is meant this : If a piece
of metal wore thrust into a fire; it would
be in actual contact with the fire; but, if
it were held before a fire, the heat of the
fire would fall upon it in rays.
The tin screen, or reflector, used in
roasting meats, is for the purpose of
throwing the heat of the fire back upon
the meat, and, therefore, both assists the
process of roasting and helps to keep the
kitchen cool. It does this latter by con
fining the heat of the fire to the hearth,
and preventing its dispersion throughout
the kitchen. It would not do as well if
it were painted, because it would then
absorb heat, and not reflect it at all. A
plate warmer should be kept very clean,
bright, and free from scratches.
A polished tin pan will not bake bread
as well as an iron one, because the bright
metal will not brown the crust which
surrounds the bottom and sides of the
pan; consequently, the top of the bread
would be burnt before the bottom and
sides of the loaf were brown. By holding
the tin pan, however, over the flame of a
candle until the outside is thoroughly
blackened, the polished tin pan would be
made to bake bread as well as an iron one;
for it would then absorb heat and brown
the bread.
The top of a kettle should be kept
clean and well polished, because polished
metal will not radiate heat; and, it the
top of the kettle is well polished, the heat
is retained, and not suffered to escape b}r
radiation. If the bottom and sides of
the kettle arc kept clean and bright, it
will boil slower, because bright metal does
not absorb heat, but reflects it; and, as
the heat is thrown off from the surface of
bright metal by reflection, anew kettle
takes a longer time to boil.
Light colored clothing is preferable for
summer wear, because light colors throw
off the heat of the sun by reflection, and
are very bad absorbents of heat; incon
sequence of which, they never become so
hot from the scorching sun as dark colors
do. Light colored clothing is not worn
in winter, because light colors will not
absorb heat, like black and other dark
colors; and, therefore, white or light
colored dresses are not so warm as dark
ones.
Shoes are hotter for being dusty, be
cause dull, dusty shoes absorb heat from
the sun, earth, and air; but shoes lightly
polished throw off the heat of the sun by
reflection.
Absorption. —The difference between
conducting heat and absorbing heat is this:
To conduct heat, is to transmit it from one
body to another through a conducting
medium; to absorb heat, is to draw it up
as a sponge sucks up water. As, for ex
example : Black cloth absorbs, but does
not conduct, heat; thus, if black cloth be
laid in the sun it will absorb the rays
very rapidly; but, if one end of the black
cloth were made hot it would not conduct
the heat to the other end. Good con
ductors of heat are not, also, good ab
sorbers of heat; for every good conductor
of heat is a bad absorber of it; and no
good absorber of heat can be a good con
ductor. Iron is a good conductor, but a
very bad absorber of heat. Fire irons,
which lie upon a fender, remain cold, al
though they are before a good fire, be
cause they arc bad absorbers of heat; in
consequence of which, they remain cold,
unless they come in contact with the
stove or fire.
If a piece of brown paper be submitted
to the action of a burning-glass, it will
catch fire much sooner than a piece of
white paper would,/or this reason : Be
cause white paper reflects the rays of the
sun, or throws them back; in consequence
of which, it appears more luminous, but
is not so much heated as dark brown pa
per, which absorbs the rays, and readily
becomes heated to ignition. Besides this,
brown paper is of a looser and more com
bustible fabric than white paper.
Look out Boys, Look out Girls.
Look out out boys, look out girls,
There’s many a foe to shun,
There’s many a wrong you must avoid —
Look out for Number One.
And if you climb the hill of Fame,
So glorious and so high,
And on its summit write your name,
Why, never tell a lie.
Chorus —A white lie, a black;
No matter, ’tis the same;
Alie’s a lie, my boys and girls,
No matter what’s its name.
To one who tells a falsehood,
To comrade, friend, or brother,
To make it seem quite truthful,
Will often tell another;
And thus they keep increasing
In color and in size,
And prove quite close companions,
This company of lies.
Now, children, if you’d prosper,
And keep your conscience clear,
And never be tormented
With self-accusing fear,
And have a name far better
Than silver or than gold,
Cling close to Truth’s pure garments,
And don’t release your hold.
Look out, boys, look out girls,
Don’t tell a lie to screen
Some action which you know’ is wrong—
No, never be so mean;
Own up at once, and bavo it out,
And every thing defy;
No matter where yon may be placed,
Oh, never tell a lie,
[For the Banner of the South.]
SUNDAY MORNING REFLECTIONS.
“One with a flash begins, and ends in smoke;
Another out of smoke brings glorious light,
And (without raising expectation high),
Surprises us with dazzling miracles.”
I, in my lonely bachelorhood, poeti
cally speaking, light my pipe this calm
Sunday morning, and, as I watch the
smoke gracefully curling away on the
light Summer air, philosophize after a
fashion. Gazing languidly through the
open window, I feci like many a poor
sinner does—what a glorious institution
Sunday is; and, notwithstanding that
many Pharisees in this world of ours, are
striving “to lay burdens, grievous to be
borne, upon our backs,” yet, thank God,
there are better influences at work, w T hich
will yet conquer, and prevent Phariseeism,
Puritanism, or by whatever ism the same
may be called, from overcoming society,
and turning this smiling world of ours
into a terrestrial hell 1
My observation is drawn to groups of
children, hurrying on to what is facetiously
denominated Sabbath School. The little
innocents arc encumbered by weighty piles
of books, of the contents of which they are
for the most part supposed to be familiar.
Their future is interesting to consider, for
the hopes of this country rest upon them
I am afraid, judging from experience and
observation, they will unlearn, as rapidly
as possible, that which is now inflicted
upon them.
Ah ! as a commentary on the forego
ing, here passes along a party of half
grown boys, who, already, are attempt
ing to initiate their seniors, the men, even
to some of their vices. They would not
impress a stranger as being boys much
influenced by religious training, or alive
to the good influences of their early
years. Their knowledge of the world
and many of its wickednesses is something
appalling, and their keen relish of the
scandals of the day, show an appreciation
of evil things which does not do them
credit.
My observation is drawn to a sober
married couple, ambling along quietly to
Church. He looks as most married men
look in public, in company with their
wives; lie looks conscious of his yoke, and
as if he believed no one noticed it. She
seems satisfied with her success in break
ing in a husband, and looks on all single
men as if she thought the discipline would
be beneficial to them. A consoling whiff
at my pipe is my only answer.
And now passes an old frieud, with his
wife; they were married but a short time
since ; they are hardly over their honey
moon yet, and are, I suppose, very happy.
What a great thing the honeymoon is,
and what a fascinating, glittering, dan
gerous attraction it is. Its strong, sun
shiny light is so powerful that it blinds
the eves of its victims, and prevents
poor Ccelebs from seeing the long life
beyond, which may be a good and happy
one, and yet, so frequently, is not. But
for its blinding light, men might use a
little more circumspection, and perform
their duties to society in general better,
by selecting yoke-fellows more congenial,
and better adapted to them. In other
words, getting married is a serious thing
1 O O
and as such should be .considered.
Single men always have an advantage in
their criticisms on this subject, for they
have so many examples of ill-assorted
marriages before them. All this digres
sion caused by the sight of the wedded
happiness of my old friend just passed.
Well, after all, we used to be lucky, in
former days; why not, now ?—puff—puff
—puff. We’ll think about it.
And, now passes aloDg a “nice young
man.” Aha ! here’s one who tells the
young ladies they are Angels; he flatters
himself with the delusive hope that they
like him all the better for it. His success
at parties is immense, and it should be so,
for his labor thereat is great. Well,
after all, he has his place in the order of
things, and if it is not a very high one,
certainly, in some respects, it is a useful
one. He assists, with other men, in
keeping woman from having too great
an awe of man.
And now appears some pretty young
ladies, gracefully making their way to
Church. They excite admiration for
their pretty persons, their fresh, frank
appearance; and, taking my pipe from
my mouth, I admire, as all old bachelors
do; but, alas ! with their gaze set sternly
before, and, perhaps, with their pretty
little noses turned up at the lonely batch
and his pipe, they show their strong dis
approval of such a state of things, and
they pass by—puff, puff, puff'—well,
“gals will be gals.”
And now an old maid, neat and prim,
walks modestly by. I, mentally, lift my
hat to you, lady; you are mistaken, if you
think I am about to sneer at you, or to
detract from your goodness in any way.
You need all our sympathy and respect;
wo can all perceive your little weaknesses,
but God sees your trials, and your vic
tories, and if you do take to strong tea
and piety, why that is useful to our grocers
.and parsons, two highly respected
classes of society.
And others pass; some to Church, some
to visit the country, and some to labori
ously loaf all day at street corners, a bore
to themselves, and to almost every one
else. The bells of the various sects die
but quiet ensues, and the mind, free
from care, soars away, and thoughts of
Sundays in the dim past, come up, and,
perhaps, Sundays of the future ; and one
wonders what Sundays in Heaven ar»
like ; and, if, perchance, some poor weak
sons of men, afflicted with pietism, as it
were with an incurable disease, should
stray into such a blessed Sunday up
above; woould they not feel strange, and
disposed to hurry away, especially if
they saw such as us therein. Well, may
be, they do the best they know; but,
methinks, like many of us poor sinners,
they ’ll be ashamed of some of the com
pany they’ve kept, and will, perhaps,
perceive that some of our modern reli
gionisms are covered with much cant,
hypocrisy, and falsehood, and are, per
haps, responsible for driving astray many
men who perceived it. God is very per
fect in all Ilis works; it is only when we
see men attempting to improve on His
plans, that we arc doubtful about results.
Improved Nineteenth Century piety, has
got to be such a nauseating medicine,
that comparatively few can stand it,
and their influence is daily lessening.
“The truth is mighty and will prevail,”
with which profound, yet trite apothegm,
ray pipe goes out, and I turn to the
“Spectator.”
Tobacco. —By a Small Boy. —Tobacco
grows something like cabbages, but I
never saw none of it boiled, although
I have eaten boiled c.abbage and vinegar
on it, and I have heard men say that
cigars that was given to them on elec
tion day, for nothing, was cabbage leaves.
Tobacco stores are mostly kept by wooden
Injuns, who stand at the doors, and try
to fool little boys, by offering them a
bunch of cigars, which is glued into the
Injuns’ hands, and is made of wood, also.
Hogs do not like tobacco ; neither do I.
I tried to smoke a cigar once, and it
made me feel like Epsom salts. Tobacco
was invented by a man named Walter
Raleigh. When the people first saw him
smoking, they thought he was a steam
boat, and, as they never seen a steam
boat, they were frightened. My sister
Nancy is a girl. I don’t know whether
she likes tobacco or not. There is a
young man named Leroy who comes to
see her. I guess she likes Leroy. He
was standing on the steps one night,
and he had a cigar in his mouth, and
he said he didn’t know as she would like
it, and she said, “Leroy, the perfume is
agreeable.” But the next morning,
when my big brother Tom lighted his
pipe, Nancy said, “Get out of the house,
you horrid creature; the smell of tobacco
makes me sick.” Snuff is Injun meal
made out of tobacco. I took a little
snuff once, and then I sneezed.
Why are dumb people the most re
markable linguists in the world ? Be
cause they can speak all languages with
equal facility.
TO m& Ifmttor,
A harmless crash.—A coarse towel
It may well be said that the spring
of the present year overflowed with water
Don’t undertake to kiss a furious wo
man risk not a smack in a storm.
A genius out West who wished to make
a half a dozen new shirts, marked the
first “ John Jones,” and the rest *• ditto
“The child is father to the man.” N ot
invariably; we have known it to be the
motlier of the woman.
Is it any indication that the city has
no farm yard attributes when the snow
will not “lay ? ”
A human donkey at Chicago was
staring at a man’s wife the other dav.
with a lorgnette, when the married mail
took the printed card, “ Taken,” which
lay on a reserved seat near by, and held
it up before his wife. Donkey looked no
more.
“ My dear,” said a rural wife to h c
husband, ou his return from town, “what
was the sweetest thing you saw ? in bonnet'
in the city ? ” “The ladies’ faces, un
love.” That must have happened year*
ago.
A Quakeress at Bloomington, Indiana
jealous of her husband, watched h\<
movements, and actually one morning
discovered the truant hugging and kisk
ing the servant girl. Broadbrim was
not long in discovering the face of kb
wife, as she peeped through the half
open door, and rising with all the co ■]-
ness of a general officer, thus addressed
her: “Betsy, thee had better quit peep
ing, or thee will cause a disturbance in
the family.’’
“ Papa, please buy me a muff when
you go to Boston ?” said little three-year
old Ruth. Her sister Minnie, hear
this, said:
“You are too little to have a muff.'
“Am I too little to be coldV ’ rejoined
the indignant little Ruth.
“Why sits that maiden sad and pale
Amid the glittering throng ?
And bears her face the marks of pain,
While heedless of the song ?
Has he whom she so fondly loves
Left her young heart forlorn ?
More poignaut are the pangs she feels,
She suffers from—a Corn!”
A negro had a severe atta< k cf rh: iu
rnatism, which finally settled in his f or
He bathed it, and rubbed it, and swath ]
it but all to no purpose. Finally, tearing,
away the bandage, he stuck it out, and
with a shake of his fist over it, exclaimed
“Ache away, den ole fellow; ache away
I shan’t do nuffn more for yer; dis chile
ken stan’ it as long as you ken; so. ache
away ! ”
A young man in New Haven on Mon
day rubied into a drug store, and in
great alarm asked the clerk if benzine
was poisonous ?
“ No,” said the clerk, “ why ? ’’
“ Because,” said the fellow, “ Father
went to the closet to take down the gin
bottle, and by mistake took several
swallows before he knew it.”
“He is all right,” replied the clerk.
“ The only difference between benzine
and modern gin, is in the smell.”
Safe —Arago once confidently an
nounced that a big comet that was ap
proaching the earth would not destroy i;
“ How do you know ? ” he was asked.
“ I don’t know,” he replied, “ but in
either case I am safe. If it does not
knock -the world to pieces, I shall e
considered a prophet; if it does, they
can’t blow me up in the newspapers.’'
One day, when conversing with a
friend, something was said on the subject
of religious persecution, on which Arch
bishop Whatley remarked: “It Ano
wonder that some English people have a
taste for persecuting on account of n
gion, since it is the first lesson most aa 1
taught iu their nurseries.” His friend
expressed his incredulity, denying that
he at least had been taught it. "Are
you sure ? ” replied Dr. Whatley. "What
think you of this:
“ 01(1 daddy longlegs won’t say his prayers.
Take him by the left leg, and throw him and • : - : '
“If that is not religious persecution,
what is it ? ”
A Western paper has the following ad
vertisement : “Wants a situation, a
practical Printer who is compete! ' to
take charge of any department in J
printing and publishing house. Wu u
accept a professorship in any ot
Academies. Has no objection to teacn
ornamental painting, and p niiuni'- k
geometry, trigonometry, and many ether
sciences. Is particularly suited t -
as a Pastor to a small Evangelical i_ naien.
or as a local Preacher. He wouk n •'*
no objection to form a small, hut
class of interesting young ladies, t
struct in the higher branches. 1
Dentist, or chiropodist he would ! b--
valuable, as ho can do almost anyt>yW
Would board with a family’ it d< < i; ’> .■
pious. For further particulars, ra i 1 ! -
of Col. Buffalo, at Brown’s saloon.