Place eight counters as here given:
O O O O O O O O
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
The puzzle is to play them in twos, taking up only one at a time, and,
each time, skipping two with the one in your hand. Answer: Put 4 on 7, 6
on 2, 1 on 3, 8 on 5; or, 5 on 2, 3 on 7, 8 on 6, 4 on 1, &c. For ten,
put the 4th on the 1st, the 6th on the 9th, the 8th upon the 3rd, the
2nd on the 5th, and the 7th on the 10th.