The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-11-08
BLOOMSBURY, PA, FRIDAY. NOVEMBER s. 1872.

scrlbed by heignot, where the Renl
are substituted for kings, the liberties
for queens, and the equalities for knaves
The four genii are of war, of the arts,
of peace, and OF commerce; the liberties
are religion, the press, marriage, and
the trades the equalities are of duties,
ranks, rights, and colOrs. The aces ol
this pack are surrounded by four .faSceS,
placed lozenge-wise, carrying the
words, la Loi, Rep. Franc.," and the
whole colored blue. Also a pack from
New York gives, instead of the kings,
Washington, John Adams, Franklin,
and Lafayette; for the queens, Venus,
Fortune, Ceres, and Minerva and,
for the knaves, four Indian chiefs.
| Also a pack called "Union cards,'
made during the late war, gives, as the
suits, stars, flags, shields, and eagles ;
while for the king is substituted a
colonel, for the queen a goddess
of liberty, and for the knave a ma
jor.
a pack of geographical cards appear.
in the reign of King Charles II. of
England, in which the fifty.two coun-
ties of England and Wales were
geographically described on the cards.
The heads of the kings appeared on
the tops of the cards, on which were
described the counties Hereford, Mon
mouth, Middesex, and Yorkshire the
queens on Durham, Huntingdon, Rad.
nor, and Worcestershire !; and the
knaves on Anglesey, Gloucester, Lei.
cester, and Scotland.
The Italians have a game called La
| Mdnchiatd, which is said to have been
invented by Michael Angelo, to teach
children arithmetic. The pack has
ninety-seven cards. .
Louis XVIII. in 1918 granted IL
cen9e for the manufacture of cards,
and pack made about this time has
for the kings Charlemagne, Louis TX,
Francis L., and Henri W; the queens
Hildegarde, Blanche de CASTLE, Mar
guerite de Valois, and Jeanne d'Albret;
and the knaves Roland, Sire de Join.
vile, Bayard, and Sully. These are
given in the costume of the period in
which they lived, and according to
their grade or profession.
A pack of cards, most interesting to
astronomers, teaches how to carve.
Hearts means flesh; diamonds, fowl /;
clubs, fish and spades, baked meats.
The king Of hearts presides over SIR
loin of beef; the king of diamonds COM
mands turkey the king of clubs dis
penses a picked herring while the
king of spades appropriates venison
pastry.
Cards have often been used for DO.
litical purposes, and pack made in
Holland, during the time of the stay
of King Charles II. of England there,
strongly satirizes Oliver Cromwell and
the Rump Parliament. These cards
are all ornamented with some device,
aud the suits and numbers are marked
on the upper corners of the cards, having
rhymes derogatory to the Cromwellians
and Parliamentarians. One, alluding
to John Bradshaw, the president of the
commission which sentenced Charles I,
to death, is as follows:
"Bradshaw. the president, p roud as the pope,
That loves upon kings and princes to tram
pie;
Now the House is dissolved, cannot but hope,
To SEQ such presi dent made an example.
"Bradshaw. the kuave, sent the king to his
grave,
And on the bloodr-oyal did trample;
For which the next Lent, he was made presi-
dent,
Aud ere long he IL be made an example"
"John Bradshaw was his name,
How 1t stinks how 1t stinks!
Who'll make with blacker fame
Plate unknown.
This worse than worst of things,
Condemned the best of kings,
And whatmore guilt yet brings,
Know twas his now
The games which are played with
cards are innumerable, and it would be
useless, if not impossible, to mention
them all. / will mention only few of
the favorites.
Bezique and sixty-six are the favorite
games played in Germany. In every
beer. saloon or coffee.house one may see
parties playing either one or the other
of these games. Picquet and baccarat
are the pet games Of Fr ince, whist of
England, and euchre of America.
Among our Western < mblers, poker
Tor bluffl is the favoritc. Sailors have
an especial fondness or high, low,
jack, and the game. r'nis latter game
is also known by the names of seven
up, all.fours, and Old sledge. AS for
such purely gambling games as faro,
rouge et.noir ,uingt I'm, ETC., these are
almost universal.-Appleton's Jour-
nal.