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es this, he says: "Hold fast to what I give you." He is careful not to let the players see into whose hands he passed the button. The circuit having been made, the leader says to the first player: "Button, button, who has the bu

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own upon new papers. Five or ten minutes being allowed, each player must write a poem introducing all the rhyming words in their original pairs. At the expiration of the g

y copse; One day there chanced to pass a man, Who, deeming water bette

leasant nonsense, and may be kept up indefinit

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ich the name is written, and pass the paper to the next neighbor. All must then write the name of some lady (also known), then change the papers again and write "where they

. . . . . He said, "I trust you are not afraid." She said, "Not while you are here.

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he pleases. He then addresses the first Ant: "My dear neighbor, I am very hungry, and I have come to you for aid. What will you give me!" "A grain of rice, a kernel of corn, a worm," etc., replies the A

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ds and dance about him. There may be music, if it be so desired. When the signal is given to stop, all must stand still. The blindfolded one touches one of the players with his hand

MY THOUG

e?" The one questioned gives any answer he desires. Each player is asked in turn and a list is kept of the replies. Finall

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t-hand neighbor is the subject for his right-hand neighbor's biographical sketch. Any absurd happ

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sts to wear something suggestive of the nickname of the city represented. Each guest writes on a piece of paper what cities he supposes the

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asks each in succession, "How do you like it?" The player questioned being required to give an appropriate answer. He then inquires in si

answer has furnished him with the most information, m

taken as "reign" or "rein." The question, "How do you like it?

", "in summer," "when I am driving,

n the United States," "on a

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vening. The company being seated in a circ

ndfather's trunk with

pack my grandfather's trunk with a pair of spectacles, a silk hat and a dime novel." And

t of the game, which is continued until the contents of th

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fore he has finished counting, his opposite opponent must tell where the city is located. If his answer be correct, he in turn names a place, and the second player in the opposite row must locate it bef

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on sheets of paper. Each person has to write his idea of the best way out of a predica

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. The cards and scissors are given out. Then each player cuts his card twice across, so as to make four pieces. The straigh

hey have. The one who first succeeds calls out "ready." Then all stop and pass the cards on again. The successful player is given a mark on a tally ca

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, until the handkerchief lies upon the ground, then the laughing must stop immediately. The player laughing after the handkerchief touch

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absurd, as he wishes. On another paper he writes a word, this being a noun-either proper or common. The questions being mi

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r more, packages,

s interesting; any articles may be chosen, though dolls, Teddy bears, etc., are suggested. The a

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," "bird," or "fish." He then counts ten as quickly as possible. The person pointed to must name some "bea

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il to try the following experiment. It is one which always

den rays. By the aid of this simple apparatus, you will be in a position to illustrate, so clearly that a child ca

needful, you will see the eggshell begin to revolve rapidly on its own axis, at the same time traveling round the plate. It is hardly necessary to remark that the egg-shell wi

the plate counteracts the centrifugal force and so pr

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it, tells whether he thinks the advice good or bad. If he guesses correctly, he scores a point. The game goes on this way, each at the table taking

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a given word of fifteen letters, or more. It is surprising how many words can be thus made.