Provide the players with pencil and paper. Each one writes a number
on his slip. The papers are collected, mixed up, and each player draws
one. Each in turn must name something or someone suggested by that
number. The one who is unable to name anything must pay a forfeit.

Suppose No. 1 has 4, he will say: "My number is 4; the Declaration of
Independence was signed on the Fourth of July." No. 2, "My number is
13; there are thirteen stripes in our flag." No. 3, "My number is 60;
there are 60 minutes in an hour."



MAGIC ANSWERS.


One is sent from the room and the others decide upon some object which
is to be guessed when the player enters.

The player outside has an accomplice in with the others who asks the
question when he returns. It was arranged between them that the object
chosen should be named after some four-legged thing.

Suppose a book is chosen by the players. When summoned in, the
accomplice asks: "Is it any one in this room?" "No." "Is it a
handkerchief?" "No." "Is it a picture?" "No." "Is it a dog?" "No."
"Is it this book?" "Yes."

Another arrangement is to have the correct object mentioned after
something which is black, such as shoes, ink, etc.