Answers 367- THE TWENTY-TWO BRIDGES
It will be found that every department has an even number (2,4, or 6) of
bridges leading from it, except C and L, which can each be approached by
three bridges-an odd number. Therefore to go over every bridge once, and
only once, it is necessary to begin and end at C and L, which are the two de-
partments in which the houses stand. Thus, starting from C, we may take the
following route: C, G, F, C, B, A, D, H, E, I, H, J, K, L, M, G, I, F, B, E, F,
I, L.
- FOOTPRINTS IN THE SNOW
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421. A MONMOUTH TOMBSTONE
The number of different ways in which "HERE LIES JOHN RENIE" can
be read is 45,760; or, if diagonal readings are allowed, 91,520, because on