The Archive · 1938

Clasp. 7. Divides

Sorrowful. 9. Notion. 2 Koo. 1. Amphitheatre

Whether. 12. Where miners work. Golfing term. 14. Make reparation. Build. 15. Resting place. Dark colour. 18. Concludes. Animal' home. 20. Move briskly. Make senseless. 23. Towards.

Perform.

Joiner's tool.

Yields. means of a rubber band, and see that your sleeve covers it completely.

The other empty matchboxes are placed on a table, and your friends are asked to watch closely while you shake the boxes so that they can tell which one contains matches. Now shake two of the boxes with the hand that has nothing fixed to the arm then shake the third with the other hand. Although this box is empty the rattle of the matches in the box attached to your arm makes it appear otherwise.

Your friends will be quite certain which box contains the matches, but you can open it, and let them see that it is empty.

By quickly changing the position of the boxes with each shake you can still further confuse your audience.

A game in which any number of players can join is always exciting, and this one is sure to be welcomed.

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