386. Wachtel (quail), Achtel (an eighth).
387. Habana, Elbrus, Reval, Madrid, Otranto, Nantes.
Solutions to the separation riddles:
388. Kupfer, copper (Kuh + Pferd, cow + horse).
389. Taucherglocke, a diving bell (Der Taucher and Die Glocke, two poems by Schiller).
390. An Halt (short of a hold), Anhalt (the duchy).
391. An Ruf (short of repute), Anruf (the sentry's challenge).
392. Kommißbrot, army bread (Komm -- iß -- Brot!, 'Come -- eat -- bread!').
Solutions to the exchange riddles:
393. Anhalt, Anstalt (institution), Anwalt (lawyer).
394. Herbst (autumn), Zerbst.
395. Bresche (breach), Brosche (brooch).
Solutions to the completion riddles:
396. Kommt Zeit -- kommt Rat! ('Time brings counsel.')
397. Jung gewohnt -- alt getan! ('What one gets used to young, one does when old.')
Solution to the quotation riddle:
398. Früh übt sich, was ein Meister werden will ('He who would be a master practises early').
Solution to the joke riddle:
399. R -- Otter -- dam.
Solution to the prefix riddle:
400. Abbruch (demolition), Anbruch (daybreak), Aufbruch (setting out), Ausbruch (eruption), Durchbruch (breakthrough), Einbruch (burglary).
Solutions to the joke questions:
1. When it is frozen; then it is called »Eis«.
2. In a strained one -- the horse is harnessed to it.
3. The other half.
4. Both have Bogen (a sheet of paper, and a violin bow).
5. Both want to be lubricated.
6. By the Tonleiter (the musical scale).
7. Four.
8. Through the sundials.
9. To the middle; then he jumps out again.
10. The canton of Lucerne; because it lies between Zug and Schwyz.
11. Yes; for a sparrow can more easily deal with a hundredweight of oats than with a horse.
12. Both are raised by strangers.
13. The Second.
14. At the letter R (Rauch, Feuer).
15. The water, because it drives mills.
16. When the thief leaves the house, he knows exactly what people are missing; but not always the doctor.
17. The balance.
18. The executioners.
19. In February.
20. A false claim.
21. To the letter S (Sonne, Sterne, Sachen).
22. The Basalt (Bas -- and Alt).
23. Windsbraut, the whirlwind (literally 'wind's bride').
24. That a vegetarian declares that everything is sausage to him.
25. The diver even has to have his air pumped.
26. Who didn't pay for the hat.
27. The Illumination.
28. The organ grinder.
29. In Bucharest.
30. Yes, because he cries cuckoo.
31. Morning and evening; because then he turns red.
32. Hart (hard -- and 'hart' also means close by).
33. When the dogs bite him.
34. Moses; for he held in his hands the two stone tablets on which the ten commandments were written.
35. The tax authorities.
36. When a tailor's apprentice carries Westen -- waistcoats, but also 'west' -- to the east.
37. Nikomedia (Asia Minor), Never Comedy!
38. Legal scholar.
39. A wet sponge.
40. The chest of drawers.
41. Fine flour.
42. The Shoemaker.
43. The sun rises in the east, the liver sausage bursts open in the boiling.
44. Der Hagestolz, the confirmed bachelor, because he never goes to the altar.
45. If his name had been Michel, God would have called: “Michel, where are you?”
46. The aeronauts.
47. Yes, the cock moves, not the stone.
48. Yes, his ear.
49. Zu den Schlar»affen« -- the Schlaraffen, whose name holds 'Affen', apes.
50. If she marries a doctor.
51. Napoleon I, he had a defeat from Moscow to Paris.
52. The Nibelungs.
53. The dream images.
54. Putting the left glove on the right hand.
55. His own like.
56. »Hans Nimmermehr«.
57. Because there are more old ones in there.
58. Wieland.
59. The bed.
60. The Shadow.
61. The ear.
62. With wine glasses.
63. The Shoemaker.
64. In case of inheritance.
65. Die Nachbarschaft, the neighbourhood -- it contains 'barschaft'.
66. Der Dok--tor -- his last syllable is 'Tor', a fool.
67. For the brandy drinker.
68. The mayflies.
69. There is a Kreuz by the way -- a cross, and also the sharp sign.
70. Then the master is on the left.
71. The false teeth.
72. The barber could also claim a finder's fee.
73. Round.
74. The section of a postal order.
75. In der Lausitz, Lusatia -- it begins with 'Laus', a louse.
76. The Fog; because in 1. Book of Moses says: “A dense fog lay on the earth.”
77. The Carpathians.
78. To the night watchman's office.
79. She has wrung out her last.
80. The milliners.
81. Freisinger, a man of Freising -- it sounds like 'free singer'.
82. Die Geldrolle, the roll of coins.
83. The snail, because it carries its house.
84. Kegelklub (a skittles club).
85. The Prussian national colors: white and black.
86. Kreisarzt, the district doctor -- 'Kreis' also means circle.
87. Geld herbei, 'money over here' -- hidden in Heidelberg.
88. A fat guy; for he is more perfect.
89. Der Ohrenbläser, the whisperer (literally 'ear-blower').
90. Ein Armutszeugnis (a certificate of poverty).
91. Short, shorter.
92. The hat.
93. »The last will be first.«
94. You “take the exam” and often “fail”.
95. »Punishment follows him closely.«
96. = 12111.
97. Reliefpfeiler (a relief pillar).
98. Ein Neger mit Gazelle zagt im Regen nie -- the German sentence reads the same backwards.
99. For he has Sieben»bürgen« -- Transylvania, which holds 'bürgen', to vouch.
100. 4 marks 95 pfennigs.
Play and Work.
A collection of model sheets with instructions for making all kinds of toys and apparatus yourself.
Motto: Brave boys make their own toys!
The advantage of this collection is the precise instructions for building the individual models, which are understandable to everyone, especially thanks to the detailed templates. The volumes listed below contain works from a wide variety of areas.
[Illustration: Sailing Yacht (Vol. 1).]
No.
1. Sailing yacht
2. Camera obscura
3. Shadow theater
4. Castle (large play castle)
5. Stereoscope
6. Waterwheels
7. Electric motor from thread reel
8. Kites and balloon
9. Railway and station building
10. Saalburg
11. Electric motor
12. Photography apparatus
13. Children's Theater
14. Wind turbines and motors
15. Electrifying machine
16. Projection apparatus.
17. Electric bell
18. Telephone
19. Water turbine
20. Electric Light (Dynamo)
21. weighbridge
22. Aquarium
23. Terrarium
24. Herbarium
25. Pantograph
26. Laterna magica
27. Dollhouse
28. Apparatus for photo. Enlargement
29. Heliograph (Opt. Telegr.)
30. Butterfly breeding
31. Letterpress machine
32. Telegraph apparatus
33. Induction apparatus
34. Tesla light
35. Zinc printing blocks
36. Warship
37. Telegraphy without wire
38. Cinematograph
39. Aeroplan (two-decker)
40. Flashing beacon
41. Table billiards
42. Bobsleigh sleigh
43. Magic device
44. Electr. Tram
45. Air pump
46. Aeroplan monoplane
47. Elevator
48. Aeroplane kite
49. X-rays
50. Influence machine
51. Naval port
52. Skis and skiing
53. Telescope
54. Accumulators
55. Electr. Measuring instrument.
56. Stereosk. Photography apparatus
57. Physics. Apparatus I for experiments
58. Physics. Apparatus II Frictional Electricity
59. Christmas nativity scenes
60. Canvas kayak
61. Crystal models
62. Paddle canoe
63. Microscope
64. Steam engine
65. Steam turbine
66. Physics. Apparatus III Galv. Experiments
67. Dollhouse
68. Galvanic cells
69. Electric motors, low and high current
70. Siege engines of antiquity
71. Aeroplan (Rumplertaube)
72. Field fortificat.
73. Mod. forts
74. Loom
75. Cable cars
76. Astronom. apparatus
77. Puppet theater
78. Slide
79. Sundials
80. Carousel
81. Glassblowing
[Illustration: Electric light (dynamo machine) (vol. 20).]
Notes on transcription: The following table contains a list of all corrections made to the original text.
Transcriber's Note: The table below lists all corrections applied to the original text.
S. 9: Vor ihrem Unfall schützen -> Anfall S. 20: Hälst du stets -> Hältst S. 23: macht sich bekannt -> macht sie bekannt S. 23: starb des letzen letzter Hort -> letzten S. 23: gepriesen von tausen Poeten -> tausend S. 27: In den folgenden Versen von Göthe -> Goethe S. 41: Ließ oder miß von vorn -> Lies S. 42: Dem Aug' und Uhr ein Wörtchen beut -> Aug' und Ohr S. 42: Daß das Erröten nicht zu schwer -> Erraten S. 53: Graß aber zeigt es mancher Hain -> Groß S. 54: [Zeilen vertauscht] Einen Makel, einen Ort, zeigt dir an dasselbe Wort. S. 60: dreideutig dem Germanen -> dreideutig S. 62: Nicht's wär dem Landmann wohl fataler -> Nichts S. 72: NB! Die fehlenden vier Wörter -> NB. S. 72: bilden zusammmen ein Sprichwort -> zusammen S. 79: G»erich«, t, G»ich«t. -> G»erich«t, G»ich«t S. 81: Ehre, Haer -> Heer S. 84: Freiburger Mulde -> Freiberger Mulde S. 85: Ra | Se -> Ra | Sen S. 86: 7 u. 8 . 9 -> 7 u. 8 · 9 S. 88: mehr alte drinn sind -> drin S. 89: Denn er hat Sieben»bürgen. -> Sieben»bürgen«.