(bm rffoj Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2008 with funding from IVIicrosoft Corporation http://www.archive.org/details/cassellsbookofinOOcassrich IN-DOOR AMUSEMENTS. BLIND MAN 8 BUFF. NINE riNS. FIRESIDE FUX. WHIST. PARLOUR MAGIC. CASSELL'S BOOK OF INDOOR AMUSEMENTS, CARD GAMES, AND FIRESIDE FUK tasaitl) JRtimerottBi 3fUufiitrattonB. THIRD EDITION. Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co. LONDON, PARIS & NEW YORK. [ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.] LOAN STACK g^oC^B GIFT PREFACE This Work is a companion volume to Cassell's Book of Sports and Pastimes. As the latter—with the exception of the special sections on " " Recreative Science," " The Workshop," and " Home Pets —is lai'gely occupied with games and sports which are usually carried on out-of-doore, it will be seen that the present book, which is almost exclusively devoted to indoor games of vaiious kinds, forms a very fitting supplement to the other. It has been the constant aim of the different writers to convey their infonnation in plain, accurate, dii-ect fashion, so that readers may come to understand, on the lii-st occasion of consulting it, that Cassell's Book of Indoor Amusements, Card Games, and Fireside Fun is a Work that deserves their confidence, and may accordingly acquire the habit of referring to it, as a matter of course, when in doubt on any point connected with their favourite games, or when desirous of learning new amusements. Reference has now and again been unavoid- ably made to outdoor games, either by way of comparison or suggestion for further details. In such cases the reference always has been to the companion volume already mentioned, so that readers possessing the two books will have no difficulty in following the instructions of the Author. In the section on "Parlour Magic" no trick has been described involving the use of ajjaa^tus in any degree elaborate. The 4 CASSELVS BOOK OF IJ^DOOR AMUSEMENTS. one or two tricks of a formidable character which are there fully explained have been selected—as the text, in fact, expressly states—to show young conjurers what can really be done with the help of long training and expensive appliances. In conclusion, the Editor hopes that this work may be the means of introducing many a new game to the young folk for whom it has been his happiness to cater. He will not tell them that all play and no work make Jack a stupid boy, because he has no doubt that his readers are just as fond of their lessons as they are of merry romps or quieter games. CONTENTS. ROUND OR PARLOUR GAMES. PAGE PAGE . 28 Actmg Proverbs . 9 Hot Cockles Acting Ehyraes . 9 House Furnishers . 29 Adjectives 10 " How do you like your Neigh- Adventurers, The 10 hour?" . 30 " iEsop's Mission . 11 How, When, and WTiere r . 30 Alphabet Games 11 Hunt the Ring . 30 Artists' Menagerie, The 12 Hunt the Slipper . 30 Baby Elephant, The . 12 Hunt the Whistle . 31 Bird-catcher, The 13 "I Apprenticed my Son'* . 31 " Blindman's BufE 13 " I Love my Love . 31 Blind Postman . 13 "Jack's Alive" . 31 Blowing out the Candle 13 Jolly Miller, The . 32 . Bouts Rimes . 14 Judge and Jury . 32 " Brother, I'm Robbed " . 14 Magic Answer, The . 32 ' "• " Buff says Baff . 14 Magical Music . 33 Buff with the Wand . 15 Magic Hats, The . 33 . Capping Verses . 15 ]tfagic Wand, The 33 Charades 15 "The Minister's Cat" . 34 Clairvoyant 17 Mixed-up Poetry . 34 Comic Concert, The 18 Musical Chair . 35 " Consequences . 18 My Master has sent me untoyou" 35 Conveyances . 19 Nouns and Questions . 35 Crambo .... 19 Obiect Game, The . 35 Cross Questions and Crooked An- Old Soldier, The . 36 swers .... 20 Oranges and Lemons . 36 " " Cupid is Coming 20 Original Sketches . 37 Cushion Dance, The . 20 "Our Old Grannie doesn' t like Definitions .... 21 Tea" . 37 Dumb Crambo . 21 Pairs .... 37 Dwarf .... 21 Person and Object . 37 Elements, The 22 Pork-Butcher, The . 38 Farmyard, The . 22 Postman's Knock . 38 Feather, The . 22 Proverbs . 38 Finding the Ring . 22 Quaker's Meeting, The . 38 . 39 Flying .... 23 Resting Wand, The . 39 Forfeits .... 23 Retsch's Outlines . 40 Giant .... 28 Reviewers, The Giraffe, The . 28 Rhymes . 40 Grand ISIufti . 28 Rule of Contrary . 41 . 41 Hands .... 28 Russian Gossip " He can do little who can't d Schoolmaster, The . 41 this" .... 29 Shadow Buff . 41 Hiss and Clap . 29 Shouting Proverbs . 42 " Hot Boiled Beans " . 29 " Simon savs'* . 42 .. CASSELVS BOOK OF IN-DOOR AMUSEMENTS. EOUND OR PARLOUR GAMES {continued). PAGE PAGB Spanish Merchant, The 42 Toilet. 47 Spanish Nobleman, The 42 Trades, The . 48 Spelling Bee 43 Traveller's Alphabet, The . 48 Spoon Music 43 Twenty Questions . 49 Stage Coach, The 44 Two Hats, The . 49 Stool of Kepentance 44 "What am I Doing?" . 49 " Tableaux Vivants 45 What is my Thought like ?" . 49 Telescope Giant, The 46 Who was he ? . 50 Think of a Number 46 Wild Beast Show, The . 50 " This and That . 46 Yes or No r " . 50 Throwing Light . 47 TOY GAMES AND TOY-MAKING. JEolian Harp 52 Jerk Straws . 62 Animated Serpent 62 Le Diable . 62 Annulette . 53 Magic Fan . 62 Apple Mill . 53 Magic Figure . 64 Apple Woman 53 Magic Flute . 64 Bandilor 54 Magician of Morocco . 64 Battledore and Shuttlecock 54 Magnetic Swan . 66 Bell and Hammer 54 Magnetic Wand . 65 Bird Whistles . 54 Magnifying Pinhole . 66 Birds, Beasts, and Fishes 54 Mechanical Bucephalus . 66 Bombardment 54 Microscope (Toy) . 66 Bottle Imps 54 Mocking Call . 67 Brother Jonathan 55 Moorish Fort . 67 Camera (Miniature) 55 Navette . 67 Cannonade . 55 Ninepins . 68 Carpet Croquet . 56 Noughts and Crosses . 68 Castle Bagatelle . 56 Obedient Soldiers . 68 Common Whistle 56 Palada . , . 68 Crack Loo . 56 Paper Bellows . 69 Cup and Ball 56 Paper Boat . 69 Cupolette . 56 Paper Boxes . 70 Cut-water . 57 Paper Chinese Jimk . 70 Dancing Highlander 57 Paper Dart . 72 Dancing Pea 57 Paper Hat (Pyramidal) . 72 Dart and Target 58 Paper Parachute . 72 Dartelle 58 Paper Purses . 73 Decimal Game 58 Parlour Bowls . 74 Demon Bottle 58 Parlour Croquet . 74 Drawing-room Archery- 59 Parlour Quoits . 74 Dutch Racquets . 59 Patchesi ; or, Homeward Bound . 75 Enfield Skittles . 59 Pegasus in Flight . 75 Flying Cones 59 Pith Dancer . 76 French and English 60 Prancing Horse . 76 Gas Balloons 60 Prophet . 76 German Balls 60 Puff and Dart . 77 German Billiards 61 Push Pin . 78 Hat Measurement 61 Puzzle-wit . 78 Homeward Bound 61 Quintain . 78 Hydraulic Dancer 61 Quiz .... 78 Immovable Card . 61 Race Game . 78 Indian Skittle Pool 61 Racquets (Drawing-Room) . 79 Jack-in-the-Box . 62 Revolving Ring . 79 Japanese Fan 62 Ringolette . 80 CONTENTS. 7 TOY GAMES AND TOY-MAK-LNG {continued). PAGF. PAGE Eing the Bull 80 Summer Ice .... 87 Royal Star . 80 Sybil . 87 Schimmel 81 Table Croquet . 87 Shovel Board 82 Targetta . 87 Skittle Cannonade 83 Teetotum . 88 Slate Games 84 Tit-tat-to . 88 Spillikins or Spelicans 85 Tournament 88 Squails 86 TraHs 88 Squeaker 86 Trouble Wit 88 . 88 Steady Tar . 87 Wonderful Trumpet ANICAXj puzzles. Balanced Pail, The 90 Six Rows Puzzle, The . 94 Balanced Stick, The . 90 Six-Square Puzzle, The . 94 Bridge of Knives, The • . 91 Magic Octagon, The . 94 Square and Circle Puzzle, The 91 Accommodating Square, The 94 Carpenter's Puzzle, The 91 Magic Cross, The 95 Divided Farm, The 92 To Take a Man's Waistcoat off Vertical Line Puzzle, The . 92 without Eemoving his Coat 95 String and Balls Puzzle, The 92 To Break a Stone with a Blow of Puzzling Pings, The . 93 the Fist .... 96 Balls and Eings Puzzle, The 93 The Key, the Heart, and ihe Dart 96 Staff Puzzle, The 94 Prisoners' Eelease Puzzle, The . 96 Victoria Puzzle, The . 94 Hampton Court Maze . 96 Artillery Puzzle, The . 94 ABITHMETICAL PUZZLES. American Puzzles, " 15 " and " 34 " 97 How a Number thought of or Magic Nine, The; or, Puzzle of otherwise indicated may be told 102 Fifteen, The . .98 Magical Addition . .103 Magic Thirtj'^-six, The ; or. Puzzle Clever Lawyer, The . .104 of One Hundred and Eleven, A New Way of Multiplying by 9 . 104 The y8 To Eeward the Favourites and Magic Hundred, The ; or, Puzzle Show no Favouritism . .105 of Five Hundred and Five, The 99 Dishonest Servants, The . .105 Twenty-four Monks, The . 99 Lord Dundrearj''s Finger Puzzle . 105 To take One from Nineteen so Uniform Eesults of Multiplication 105 that the Eemainder shall be To Ascertain a Square Number at Twenty 100 a Glance 106 Famous Forty-five, The . .100 To Distinguish Coins by Arith- Costermonger's Puzzle, The . 100 metical Calculation . .106 Progression of Numbers, The . 101 Properties of Numbers . .106 CAED GAMES. Long Whist 107 Cribbage 122 Short Whist 115 Eanter go Round . .105 Piquet 116 Ecarte 126 Euchre 118 Loo 128 A^ingt-un 120 Cassino ..... 129 Speculation 121 Put 131 Napoleon 122 Matrimony 131 . CASSELL'S BOOK OF IN-DOOR AMUSEMENTS. CAED GAMES {continued). PAGE 1 PAGK All Fours 132 1 Spade and Gardener . .142 Poker . 134 Happy Familiies . .142 Snip-Snap-iSnorum 136 Bezique 143 Commerce 137 Snap . ... 144 Sift Smoke . 138 Zetema ..... 145 Lottery- • 138 French Vingt-un, or Albert Smith 148 Quince 139 Beggar my Neighbour . 149 Pope Joan • 139 Catch the Ten . .149 Spinado 140 Cheat 150 Old Maid 141 Truth .150 PAELOUR MAGIC. Conjuring 151 Conjuring with and without Simple Deceptions and Minor Special Apparatus . .107 Tricks 152 Clairvoyance or Second Sight . 178 Card Tricks and Combinations . 153 Ventriloquism and Polyphony . 180 FIEESIDE FUN. Decapitations 185 Paragrams . 203 Curtailments and Retailings 186 Extractions . 204 Anagrams 189 Transpositions .