Show HOW INDIANS GAMBLE tl arloa by tarm in of Clio cf in one of the tall casc in tho national museum are displayed various implement pl ement some of very ciulo and primitive workmanship illustrating the games of cianco played among tho north american indians when tho plan of the museum ha been fully carried out tho evolution of gambling from its rude sl forms to its highest development in tho intricate of n modern blackleg black leg will illustrated by the exhibition of tha implements used among the most curiola of tho exhibits illustrating th panics 0 the savages are packs of playing cards collected apache skins or parchment and aro about tho size of the ordinary playing cards in up in every playing family the devices upon them havo been rudely drawn the numbers of tho cards composing a pack and alio character of the devices indi calo that they aro 0 spanish origin prof T mason alio llio curator 0 alio section ol 01 ethnology recently received from mr mexican minister several packs of cards of tho kind known as barcelona cards such as have been in among alio spaniards and the mexicans for many generations the apache cards arc rudo imitations of alio llio cards there nrc four aeils ai in our cards spades club diamonds and hearts alio is a sword or alio club is a varila blo club or bludgeon tho heart is n heart enclosed in an urn and the diamond a gem or jewel represented as set in tho centre ot a disc or brooch of tome kind alio spot cards end with he sevens alio nines and tens hot being included in the pack in alie apache card tho queen is represented by a female rudely dhawn like alio first on a youthful caricaturist on a slate the king is represented by a figure of a man and the jack or knight by a man on horseback these cardi were found among jhb indians sad protestor mason to a star reporter when our exploring parties liesl went among them aticy undoubtedly pot them first from ho spaniards they play a number ol 01 games with them some bliku liku simple games that arc played with our birds old inrid muggins and tho like anil they had a gamo also liko euchre now they use cards such as wo use which they have obtained from tho settlers and others here it 1 curiola game remarked the protestor pointing to a little cube 0 bono having a piare hola through its i by an clastic acci it and down tho gamo is to strike it with i stick when a min liila it in of taking up from tho pawns he deposits something on the pile that gives tho younger or less pait player a chance tho man alio makes a hit gaoa into his house and gets some article liko a coat or some tiling of eliat kind which lie throws upon the hear composing compo jing the pawn or atakai tuis gocci on until finally tho man who lias malc tho most points takes all is HO game played by alic inmans in america continued the in which tho mind is brought to iwar upon a problem or has to study out the moves aa ic cans or checkers is no gamo in which the player is expected to havo mental skill all the gacs ro strictly games of chance this game ii thing like the gatino of jack straws lie continued pointing to collection of two doen or more little round sticks each having a figure carved or scratched upon it these little sticks arc jhako up under a mat or aliat liat and then dropped to the ground still con ceded by alx hat or mat the man who bundles them the dealer akus but OBO stick at a lime handing them to tho players in turn when they have all been dealt out the man who h tho act hand wins the roan who hs hie chaitt takes alio best or most valuable abu man who has the next highest takes his choice next and so on star |