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Robert Kemp Philp
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51.
Arithmorems.
This
class
of
riddle
is
of
recent
introduction.
The
Arithmorem
is
made
by
substituting
figures
in
a
part
of
the
word
indicated,
for
Roman
numerals.
The
nature
of
the
riddle--from
the
Greek
arithmos,
number,
and
the
Latin
remanere,
back
again--will
be
easily
seen
from
the
following
example,
which
is
a
double
Arithmorem:
H
51
and
a
tub--a
fine
large
fish.
A
100
and
gore--a
sprightly
movement
in
music.
R
5
and
be--a
part
of
speech.
U
551
and
as
and--a
Spanish
province.
To
201
and
ran--a
stupefying
drug.
R
102
and
nt--an
acid.
OU
250
and
pap--a
Mexican
town.
The
answer
is
Havanna--Tobacco.
Halibut,
Allegro,
Verb,
Andalusia,
Narcotic,
Nitric,
Acapulco.
52.
Charades
are
compositions,
poetical
or
otherwise,
founded
upon
words,
each
syllable
of
which
constitutes
a
noun,
the
whole
of
each
word
constituting
another
noun
of
a
somewhat
different
meaning
from
those
supplied
by
its
separate
syllables.
Words
which
fully
answer
these
conditions
are
the
best
for
the
purposes
of
charades;
though
many
other
words
are
employed.
In
writing,
the
first
syllable
is
termed
"My
first,"
the
second
syllable
"My
second,"
and
the
complete
word
"My
whole."
The
following
is
an
example
of
a
Poetical
Charade:
Marker
Marker
Fine marker
White-out
Fine white-out
Circle
Paint
Unmarker
Hand
Scalpel
Dice
Sieve
Purify
Undo
Redo
Start over
