Cassell's Book of In-door Amusements, Card Games, and Fireside Fun
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CASSELL'S BOOK OF IN-DOOR AMUSEMENTS, CARD GAMES, AND FIRESIDE FUN.
PREFACE.
CONTENTS.
ROUND OR PARLOUR GAMES.
ACTING PROVERBS.
ACTING RHYMES.
ADJECTIVES.
THE ADVENTURERS.
ÆSOP'S MISSION.
ALPHABET GAMES.
THE ARTISTS' MENAGERIE.
THE BABY ELEPHANT.
THE BIRD-CATCHER.
BLIND MAN'S BUFF.
BLIND POSTMAN.
BLOWING OUT THE CANDLE.
BOUTS RIMÉS.
"BROTHER, I'M BOBBED."
"BUFF SAYS 'BAFF.'"
BUFF WITH THE WAND.
CAPPING VERSES.
CHARADES.
WORD "GO-BANG," TO BE REPRESENTED IN THREE SCENES.
CLAIRVOYANT.
THE COMIC CONCERT.
CONSEQUENCES.
CONVEYANCES.
CRAMBO.
CROSS QUESTIONS AND CROOKED ANSWERS.
"CUPID IS COMING."
THE CUSHION DANCE.
DEFINITIONS.
DUMB CRAMBO.
DWARF.
THE ELEMENTS.
THE FARMYARD.
THE FEATHER.
FINDING THE RING.
FLYING.
FORFEITS.
GIANT.
THE GIRAFFE.
THE GRAND MUFTI.
HANDS.
"HE CAN DO LITTLE WHO CAN'T DO THIS."
HISS AND CLAP.
"HOT BOILED BEANS."
HOT COCKLES.
HOUSE FURNISHERS.
"HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR NEIGHBOUR?"
"HOW, WHEN, AND WHERE?"
HUNT THE RING.
HUNT THE SLIPPER.
HUNT THE WHISTLE.
"I APPRENTICED MY SON."
"I LOVE MY LOVE."
"JACK'S ALIVE."
THE JOLLY MILLER.
JUDGE AND JURY.
THE MAGIC ANSWER.
MAGICAL MUSIC.
THE MAGIC HATS.
THE MAGIC WAND.
"THE MINISTER'S CAT."
MIXED-UP POETRY.
MUSICAL CHAIR.
"MY MASTER HAS SENT ME UNTO YOU."
NOUNS AND QUESTIONS.
THE OBJECT GAME.
THE OLD SOLDIER.
ORANGES AND LEMONS.
ORIGINAL SKETCHES.
"OUR OLD GRANNIE DOESN'T LIKE TEA."
PAIRS.
PERSON AND OBJECT.
THE PORK-BUTCHER.
POSTMAN'S KNOCK.
PROVERBS.
THE QUAKER'S MEETING.
THE RESTING WAND.
RETSCH'S OUTLINES.
THE REVIEWERS.
RHYMES.
RULE OF CONTRARY.
RUSSIAN GOSSIP.
THE SCHOOLMASTER.
SHADOW BUFF.
SHOUTING PROVERBS.
"SIMON SAYS."
THE SPANISH MERCHANT.
THE SPANISH NOBLEMAN.
SPELLING BEE.
SPOON MUSIC.
THE STAGE COACH.
STOOL OF REPENTANCE.
TABLEAUX VIVANTS.
THE TELESCOPIC GIANT.
THINK OF A NUMBER.
THIS AND THAT.
THROWING LIGHT.
TOILET.
THE TRADES.
THE TRAVELLER'S ALPHABET.
TWENTY QUESTIONS.
THE TWO HATS.
"WHAT AM I DOING?"
"WHAT IS MY THOUGHT LIKE?"
WHO WAS HE?
THE WILD BEAST SHOW.
"YES OR NO?"
TOY GAMES AND TOY-MAKING.
ÆOLIAN HARP.
ANIMATED SERPENT.
ANNULETTE.
APPLE MILL.
APPLE WOMAN.
BANDILOR.
BATTLEDORE AND SHUTTLECOCK.
BELL AND HAMMER.
BIRD WHISTLES.
BIRDS, BEASTS, AND FISHES.
BOMBARDMENT.
BOTTLE IMPS.
BROTHER JONATHAN.
CAMERA (MINIATURE).
CANNONADE.
CARPET CROQUET.
CASTLE BAGATELLE.
COMMON WHISTLE.
CRACK LOO.
CUP AND BALL.
CUPOLETTE.
CUT-WATER.
DANCING HIGHLANDER.
DANCING PEA.
DART AND TARGET.
DARTELLE.
DECIMAL GAME.
DEMON BOTTLE.
DRAWING-ROOM ARCHERY.
DUTCH RACQUETS.
ENFIELD SKITTLES.
FLYING CONES.
FRENCH AND ENGLISH.
GAS BALLOONS.
GERMAN BALLS.
GERMAN BILLIARDS.
HAT MEASUREMENT.
HOMEWARD BOUND.
HYDRAULIC DANCER.
IMMOVABLE CARD.
INDIAN SKITTLE POOL.
JACK-IN-THE-BOX.
JAPANESE FAN.
JERK STRAWS.
LE DIABLE.
MAGIC FAN.
MAGIC FIGURE.
MAGIC FLUTE.
MAGICIAN OF MOROCCO.
MAGNETIC SWAN.
MAGNETIC WAND.
MAGNIFYING PINHOLE.
MECHANICAL BUCEPHALUS.
MICROSCOPE (TOY).
MOCKING CALL.
MOORISH FORT.
NAVETTE.
NINE PINS.
NOUGHTS AND CROSSES.
OBEDIENT SOLDIER.
PALADA.
PAPER TOYS.
PARLOUR BOWLS.
PARLOUR CROQUET.
PARLOUR QUOITS.
PATCHESI, OR HOMEWARD BOUND.
PEGASUS IN FLIGHT.
PITH DANCER.
PRANCING HORSE.
PROPHET.
PUFF AND DART.
PUSH PIN.
PUZZLE-WIT.
QUINTAIN.
QUIZ.
RACE GAME.
RACQUETS (DRAWING-ROOM).
REVOLVING RING.
RINGOLETTE.
RING THE BULL.
ROYAL STAR.
SCHIMMEL.
SHOVEL BOARD.
SKITTLE CANNONADE.
SLATE GAMES.
SPILLIKINS OR SPELICANS.
SQUAILS.
SQUEAKER.
STEADY TAR.
SUMMER ICE.[1]
SYBIL.
TABLE CROQUET.
TARGETTA.
TEETOTUM.
TIT-TAT-TO.
TOURNAMENT.
TRAILS.
TROUBLE WIT.
WONDERFUL TRUMPET.
MECHANICAL PUZZLES.
BALANCING PUZZLES.
THE SQUARE AND CIRCLE PUZZLE.
THE CARPENTER'S PUZZLE.
THE DIVIDED FARM.
THE VERTICAL LINE PUZZLE.
THE STRING AND BALLS PUZZLE.
THE PUZZLING RINGS.
THE STAFF PUZZLE, THE VICTORIA PUZZLE, AND THE ARTILLERY PUZZLE.
THE SIX ROWS PUZZLE.
THE SIX SQUARE PUZZLE.
THE MAGIC OCTAGON.
THE ACCOMMODATING SQUARE.
THE MAGIC CROSS.
TO TAKE A MAN'S WAISTCOAT OFF WITHOUT REMOVING HIS COAT.
TO BREAK A STONE WITH A BLOW OF THE FIST.
THE KEY, THE HEART, AND THE DART.
THE PRISONERS' RELEASE PUZZLE.
HAMPTON COURT MAZE.
ARITHMETICAL PUZZLES.
AMERICAN PUZZLES "15" AND "34,"
THE MAGIC NINE, OR THE PUZZLE OF FIFTEEN.
THE MAGIC THIRTY-SIX, OR PUZZLE OF ONE HUNDRED AND ELEVEN.
THE MAGIC HUNDRED, OR THE PUZZLE OF FIVE HUNDRED AND FIVE.
THE TWENTY-FOUR MONKS.
TO TAKE ONE FROM NINETEEN, SO THAT THE REMAINDER SHALL BE TWENTY.
THE FAMOUS FORTY-FIVE.
THE COSTERMONGER'S PUZZLE.
THE PROGRESSION OF NUMBERS.
HOW A NUMBER THOUGHT OF OR OTHERWISE INDICATED MAY BE TOLD.
MAGICAL ADDITION.
THE CLEVER LAWYER.
A NEW WAY OF MULTIPLYING BY 9.
TO REWARD THE FAVOURITES, AND SHOW NO FAVOURITISM.
THE DISHONEST SERVANTS.
LORD DUNDREARY'S FINGER PUZZLE TO COUNT ELEVEN FINGERS ON THE TWO HANDS.
UNIFORM RESULTS OF MULTIPLICATION.
TO ASCERTAIN A SQUARE NUMBER AT A GLANCE.
TO DISTINGUISH COINS BY ARITHMETICAL CALCULATION.
PROPERTIES OF NUMBERS.
CARD GAMES.
LONG WHIST.
SHORT WHIST.
PIQUET.
EUCHRE.
VINGT-UN.
SPECULATION.
NAPOLEON.
CRIBBAGE.
RANTER GO ROUND.
ÉCARTÉ.
LOO.
CASSINO.
PUT.
MATRIMONY.
ALL FOURS.
POKER.
SNIP-SNAP-SNORUM.
COMMERCE.
SIFT SMOKE.
LOTTERY.
QUINCE.
POPE JOAN.
SPINADO.
OLD MAID.
SPADE AND GARDENER.
HAPPY FAMILIES.
BÉZIQUE.
SNAP.
ZETEMA.
FRENCH VINGT-UN, OR ALBERT SMITH.
BEGGAR MY NEIGHBOUR.
CATCH THE TEN.
CHEAT.
TRUTH.
PARLOUR MAGIC.
CONJURING.
SIMPLE DECEPTIONS AND MINOR TRICKS.
CARD TRICKS AND COMBINATIONS.
CONJURING WITH AND WITHOUT SPECIAL APPARATUS.
CLAIRVOYANCE OR SECOND SIGHT.
VENTRILOQUISM AND POLYPHONY.
FIRESIDE FUN.
DECAPITATIONS.
CURTAILMENTS AND RETAILINGS.
ANAGRAMS.
WORD SQUARES.
BIRDS, FRUITS, AND FLOWERS ENIGMATICALLY EXPRESSED.
REBUSES.
ARITHMOREMS.
DIAMOND PUZZLES AND WORD PUZZLES OF VARIOUS SHAPES.
CRYPTOGRAPHY.
CHRONOGRAMS.
LOGOGRAMS.
METAGRAMS.
WORD CAPPING.
PARAGRAMS.
EXTRACTIONS.
TRANSPOSITIONS.
DEFINITIONS.
INVERSIONS.
HIDDEN WORDS.
NUMBERED CHARADES.
LETTER OR FIGURE CHARADES.
VERBAL CHARADES.
ACROSTICS.
ENIGMAS.
ALPHABETICAL PUZZLES.
GUESSING STORIES.
MENTAL SCENES.
FOOTNOTES.
INDEX.
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