Let "Things" be Universe; m="noisy"; x="battles"; y="that may escape notice". All x are m; &there4 Some x' are y. All m' are y. i.e. Some things, that are not battles, may escape notice. --------------- | 0 | | | ---|--- | | | 0 | 0 | | 30. |---|---|---|---| ------- | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | ---|--- | |---|---| | 0 | | | 1 | | --------------- ------- Let "persons" be Universe; m="Jews"; x="mad"; y="Rabbis". No m are x; &there4 All y are x'. All y are m. i.e. All Rabbis are sane. --------------- | | | | ---|--- | | | 1 | | | 31. |---|---|---|---| ------- | | 0 | 0 | | | 1 | | | ---|--- | |---|---| | | | | | | --------------- ------- Let "Things" be Universe; m="fish"; x="that can swim"; y="skates". No m are x'; &there4 Some y are x. Some y are m. i.e. Some skates can swim. --------------- | | | | ---|--- | | | 0 | 0 | | 32. |---|---|---|---| ------- | | 1 | | | | | | | ---|--- | |---|---| | | | | 1 | | --------------- ------- Let "people" be Universe; m="passionate"; x="reasonable"; y="orators". All m are x'; &there4 Some y are x'. Some y are m. i.e. Some orators are unreasonable. [See remarks on No. 7, p. 60.] CHAPTER IV. HIT OR MISS. "Thou canst not hit it, hit it, hit it, Thou canst not hit it, my good man." __________ 1. Pain is wearisome; No pain is eagerly wished for. 2. No bald person needs a hair-brush; No lizards have hair. 3. All thoughtless people do mischief; No thoughtful person forgets a promise. 4. I do not like John; Some of my friends like John. 5. No potatoes are pine-apples; All pine-apples are nice. 6. No pins are ambitious; No needles are pins. 7. All my friends have colds; No one can sing who has a cold. 8. All these dishes are well-cooked; Some dishes are unwholesome if not well-cooked. 9. No medicine is nice; Senna is a medicine. 10. Some oysters are silent; No silent creatures are amusing. 11. All wise men walk on their feet; All unwise men walk on their hands. 12. "Mind your own business; This quarrel is no business of yours." 13. No bridges are made of sugar; Some bridges are picturesque. 14. No riddles interest me that can be solved; All these riddles are insoluble. 15. John is industrious; All industrious people are happy. 16. No frogs write books; Some people use ink in writing books. 17. No pokers are soft; All pillows are soft.