| Archive - July 2007 Be kind to poor foreigners....19th CenturyPosted Jul-28-07 22:30:22 PDT Another little 19th century childrens' book I recently acquired is Little Ada's Picture Story - Book.  Typical of books of this era, there is a heavy emphasis on Christianity and moral precepts. I thought this one was intersting in light of the current controversey surrounding immigration :  Another 19th Century Riddle---Posted Jul-28-07 20:43:13 PDT OK, here's another riddle from Aunt Fanny's Riddle Book: One half of me is dead throughout, The other lives without a doubt; And every part doth move about, When on excursions I set out. What am I? A 19th Century Riddle---- Can you solve it?Posted Jul-28-07 20:16:02 PDT I recently purchased a little book entitled Aunt Fanny's Riddle Book, published by the well-known New York firm of McLoughlin Bros. in the 19th century. (I'll try to add a picture of the cover later). Here's one of the riddles from the book....let's see who can give me the answer first! "The beginning of eternity, The end of time and space, The beginning of every end, And the end of every place." Who am I? |
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