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500 Riddles and Riddle Jokes for Young and Old · Joseph Frick · translated by AI translation (unreviewed)

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.

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A collection of model sheets with instructions for making all kinds of toys and apparatus yourself.

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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«.