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Show Mixed Pickles. This Is a slmplo game, but a very entertaining ono nnd It has the traditional tradi-tional advantage of training tho oye to observe tho form of objects. It mny bo played by nny number of persons, who sent themselves In a circle, cir-cle, nnd nro supplied each with a pleco of cardboard I wo and n hnlf Inches square Every third or fouith playor should have a pair of scissors, tho uso of which he will shnro with his Immediate Imme-diate neighbor. Tho players are thrn told that each enrd Is to bo cut Into four plecos by two cuts ncioss. The cuts must be straight nnd must Intersect each othor but they may be mndo In, any direction. direc-tion. Aftor tho first cut tho piece must bo hold together until tho second sec-ond cut has boen made. Knch player then mixes up his four pieces and passes them to hlf right-hand right-hand nclgjibiu. A signal Is then made, at which cjach jilayor tiles to put to- Will wMMWWrtfcwl gotho'r tho pieces ho has so as to mnko the original squaro, nnd tlio player that first succeeds makes tho fact, known, when all stop work and pass tho pieces to tho right again. Tho play goes on thus for fifteen minutes or so, ami tho player that has tho most marks to his credit gets tho prize. Tho object Is, In cutting tho cards, to uso ns much Ingenuity as possible so a3 to mnko It hard for your neighbor neigh-bor to put tho pieces together readily. A little practice will show you that tho two cuts may bo made so as to turn tho four pieces Into a pretty difficult puzzle. |