The constellation
J1936 How he looks in his sleep. A man stands before mirror with his eyes shut to see how he looks in his sleep
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- Money tested by throwing it into a stream to see if it will swim. Good coins are supposed to swim, counterfeit to sink · J1931 entry
- Absurd practices connected with crops · J1932 entry
- Numskull tries to dig up a well (spring). He wants to take it home · J1933 entry
- A hole to throw the earth in. Numskull plans to dig a hole so as to have a place to throw the earth from his excavation · J1934 entry
- Articles sent by telegraph · J1935 entry
- Absurd ideas about the dead · J1937 entry
- Porridge in the ice hole. They put meal in the boiling current of the ice hole and then, one after another, they jump in to taste the porridge · J1938 entry
- How far his voice will reach. A numskull cries from a tower and then runs away to see how far his voice will reach · J1941 entry
- Holding in the heat. A numskull ties yarn around the stove to keep the heat from escaping · J1942 entry
- Examining the sundial by candle-light. Numskull tries to find the time of night · J1943 entry