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Show A BIRTHDAY MYSTERY. Here Is a strange little puzzle, which has the same answer. Independent of the fact that rto two people solving the puzzle puz-zle were born the same year and consequently conse-quently use the same figures. Write down the figures of the year you were born, and from this take away four. Add your age at next birthday if it comes before be-fore January, otherwise your age at your last birthday. Multiply the result by 1000, and from this deduct 685.423. Substitute for the figures corresponding letters of the alphabet, as A for 1, B for 2. etc. The result is a Chinese table delicacy del-icacy which Is used in this country for electioneering purposes. Strike out the first letter and transpose those that remain re-main to form a word. . |