Victorians loved puzzles of all kings with rebuses, anagrams, conundrums etc all  popular in the drawing rooms upstairs as well as the living rooms of the growing number of ordinary people who were literate. One of the favourite puzzle book's of the late 1800's was The illustrated book of puzzles by Don Lemon published in 1893 Sadly The author - real name Eli Lemon Sheldon died in 1892 and the book of puzzles was one of the last books by this prolific  American author. Some of the puzzles from this book are reproduced below Click the button at the bottom of the page for the answers The Two Travelers Two poor boys, Tom and Ned, walk between London and Wolverhampton Tom leaves the latter at 8 o'clock in the morning and walks at the rate of 3 miles per hour without intermission Ned sets out at 4 o'clock the same evening and walks for Wolverhampton at the rate of 4 miles per hour constantly Now supposing the distance between the two places to be 130 miles and supposing the boys capable on continuing their journeys How far would Tom walk until they met? Word Puzzle Name an English word containing eight syllables Name an English word in which the letter ' I ' occurs five times Name at least three English words each of which contain all five vowels plus the letter ' y '
	Word Square NB-the answer to number 4 uses American spelling Strengthens A ruler Memorandum books The middle To make dear Adorned with stars   Decapitations Behead an animal and leave a grain Behead a dance and leave a fish Behead a gulf and leave a cave Behead part of the neck and leave an animal Behead a useful article and leave a beam   The beheaded letters will spell out the name of a famous American General Enigma in Rhyme I am a cheerful little thing Rejoicing in the heat Whether it come from sea coal fire or log of wood, or peat   Again, I love a sunny day In park or grassy field Where 'neath my banner man and youth Their utmost prowess wild   And there they stand with ready arm Unflinching every one Their only aim to prove themselves A Briton to the bone! Rebus A churlish Jew, whose bags were made to bleed A noble mind set to ungenial deed A knavish peddler, thievish as a pie A shrew, made gentle by authority A judge, with a false angel for his mate A foolish Justice, full of idle prate A shepherd maid, for a great throne more fir A chattering Constable, of empty wit A dainty spirit of the air set free A youthful lover full of phantasy One who a mistress wept more sweet than she These lifelike forms the wondrous master wrought With subtle skill and deeply searching thought These few just gathered from his bounteous store Will spell his name, if right read them o'er   Conundrums Why should a man always wear a watch when he travels in a waterless desert? When is a baby like a breakfast cup ? Why is  ' o ' noisiest of the vowels? Why is coffee like and axe with a dull edge? Why are teeth like verbs? When is money damp? Why is a vine like a soldier?   THE ANSWERS -