CORNER'FOR THE CURIOUS.

The laadahle curiosity OF young persons should be
indulged and grssti6ed, rather than discouraged


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SCRAPs FOR THE CURIoUs.--lf . tallow
candle be placed in gun, and shot at a
door, it will go through without sustaining
any injury; and if q musket ball be fred
into water, it will not only rebound, but be
flattened as if fired against substance. A
musket may be fired through pain OF glass,
making the hole the size Of the ball with
out cracking the glass; if suspended by a
thread, it will make no difference, and the
thread will not even vibrate. Cork, if sunk
two hundredfest in the ocean, will not rise
on account Of the pressure Of the water,
In the arctic;regions, when the thermometer
isfbelow zero, persons can converse more
than a mile distant Pr. Johnson asserts
that he heard every word Of sermon at the
distance Of two miles. s.fIaf yt 5l8t Y


When is q room like two letters Of the
alphabet, Ans. When it is MT Empty


What two letters will give you the capi-
tai Of . country9 Ans g n City.J
What three letters will spell the capital
of Austrias Ans. v N a. Vienna.


What two letters will spell the name Of
famous town in France? Ans. v N
[vienne, as. m
What twoletters will name an old story
S ~ ',.-' a aHs,as Ans. D T [Ditty.]


What two letters will spell dress? RA
Array


What two letters will spell song Of tri-
umph : Ans. ? IN. Paan.]


What three letters will spell the summit
of.delight I Ans. X r. G GEcstacy.


What two letters will spell decline? n


sea4 Ans. D X Decay


Whattwo letters willgive ysu an authors
production IA Essay aaB sr98
What three letters will spell town in
New York Ans. u 4 X Utica. IlgE


What three letters will spell Province
in Tuscany Ans. [CN. "A [Sienna.]


What beautiful flower with seven letters
in its name, can be filed with four conso-
nanisa2 Ans. IN M N E Anemone.1
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