Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1853-03-16

GREENS LECTURES AND EXPOSITION OF GAMBLING.
Il may be interesting to your readers 10 have sketch
of of Green's lectures before the members of the
legislature, the public officers of the Stale &C., in
by exhibiting about twenty different packs of cards
10 common use, Including those having white backs.
and pointed ont the various marks upon the backs OF
each, by which the professsd gambler could tell them
readily as by the face. The manufacture of cards,
he obseI we'd, was exclusively in the hands OF gam6-
lers and their agents.
Mr.. Green next remarked than the public generally
had no adequate conception Of the degree of skill
which was attainabe by persons whoJmake gambling
their business, and that if he could only succeed in
fully acquainting the public mind upon this subject,
he had fears that any individual, we'll informed in
the matter, would be so simple minded as ever to
attemp: an encounter with the protested gambler.
This great degree of skill the part of protested
gamblers the result of some amount of science,
strong powers ofmemory acquired by cultivation, an
astonishing sleight of hand obtained by constant
practice, all aided by the marked cards in general
use, by W hich they were read as early as if played
with the face upwards.
To convince gentlemen Of the utter folly of attempt
ing to play cards with protessed gamblers, however
amusing might be their private games With each 9TH
er, he would show them how completely he could con-
troll the cards Of the entire pack Tho game of whist
was called for; the cards shnff1ed by those around
him, when he Immediately dealt himself and his
partner all the important cards in the pack. He then
explained to them that. knowing every card by the
back, he could deal the second, third or even the
he did from the top well as the 6rst and this he
did again with rapdity that deded the closest
tiny to detect it, and with much apparent ease
if he dealing from the top of the pack.
High, low, jack and the game'' was next called
for, the cards thoroughly shufled. He Immediately
dealt himself the ace, deuce and ten of clubs and
turned the jack and gave his opponent the king
and tray, beneath of watchful eyes around
the table, of which could detect the cheat
coun, for the result, until explained by Mr.. G.
Euchre " was next called for, the cards shufHed,
sc. Mr.. g. dealt himself the ace, king, jack of clubs,
jack of spades, and ten of hearts, and turned the
queepf clubs for trumps; discarding the ten, he in
suredshimself all the tricks. This he accomplished
by making several changes in the relative position Of
the cards, which is done, and could only be done by
thor ough-bred gamblers.
"Bragg " was next ntroduced-the cards shuff1ed
and cut; partner selected to whom MIR. G. said he,
would give large hand. He dealt him &" tw bullets
and braggar," and the third man the hand in
size-thus showing that the gambler could in his
knowledge OF cards, by marks, deal just such cards
as he chose to deal.
{" Bluff next called for, and MIR. G. showed
concusively that he could deal the cards from the
top, bottom, middle of the pack, with much dex-
terty deied detection.
The :" Faro bank" was next called for. This Mr..
G. said might be considered the national game, and
was supposed by the public to be the most equal and
fair game played with cards. But his exposition of
the many modes of cheating by marked cards, false
shutting, bending the cards they abont to be
placed in the box when gamblers 6 snow" the cards.
Ga peculiar shuttle, 1.-THE "gaff - as played on the
finger 10 push out two, (Which cheat, he sail, is
played great deal by the Baltimore gamblers,(
s. shippers cut cards, and the in which
cards could be shuf1ed and put up to lose, all was
startling information to all present. some of whom
candidy confessed that they had lost their thousands
at this game but declared that they would never play
again, and would advocate the passage of law TO
punish those who had been insru mental in robbing
them, and to prohibit the continuance of gambling
and drinking houses.
great variety of tricks with cards was next pre-
sented showing the extraordinary sleght Of hand and
powers of memory that could be attained by those
who make gambling their study, and exhibiting the
utter folly OF the atempto play cards with gamblers
who can Fobgtheir victims at will, to any extent. Mr.
Green's audience left the room much wiser than when
they entered.-C0rr. Of Ball. Sun.