author. Immediately after the completion of this work I was

afflicted with a degree of blindness rendering it impossible for



me to read any print whatever, and compelling me to write only by

dictation.



ANDREW STEINMETZ.

CONTENTS OF VOL. I.



CHAP.

I



THE UNIVERSAL PASSION OF GAMING; OR, GAMING ALL THE WORLD OVER

II



GAMBLING AMONG THE ANCIENT HINDOOS--

A HINDOO LEGEND AND ITS MODERN PARALLEL



III

GAMBLING AMONG THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS, PERSIANS AND GREEKS



IV

GAMING AMONG THE ANCIENT ROMAN EMPERORS



V

GAMBLING IN FRANCE IN ALL TIMES



VI

THE RISE AND PROGRESS OF MODERN GAMING IN ENGLAND



VII

GAMBLING IN BRIGHTON IN 1817



VIII

GAMBLING AT THE GERMAN BATHING-PLACES



IX

GAMBLING IN THE UNITED STATES



X

LADY GAMESTRESSES



XI

GAMBLING POETS, SAVANTS, PHILOSOPHERS, WITS, AND STATESMEN



XII

REMARKABLE GAMESTERS



XIII

THE LOTTERIES AND THEIR BEWILDERMENTS



XIV THE LAWS AGAINST GAMING IN VARIOUS COUNTRIES

THE GAMING TABLE.



CHAPTER I.

THE UNIVERSAL PASSION OF GAMING; OR, GAMING ALL THE WORLD OVER.



A very apt allegory has been imagined as the origin of Gaming.

It is said that the Goddess of Fortune, once sporting near the



shady pool of Olympus, was met by the gay and captivating God of

War, who soon allured her to his arms. They were united; but the



matrimony was not holy, and the result of the union was a

misfeatured child named Gaming. From the moment of her birth



this wayward thing could only be pleased by cards, dice, or

counters.



She was not without fascinations, and many were her admirers. As

she grew up she was courted by all the gay and extravagant of



both sexes, for she was of neither sex, and yet combining the

attractions of each. At length, however, being mostly beset by



men of the sword, she formed an unnatural union with one of them,

and gave birth to twins--one called DUELLING, and the other a



grim and hideousmonster named SUICIDE. These became their

mother's darlings, nursed by her with constant care and



tenderness, and her perpetual companions.

The Goddess Fortune ever had an eye on her promising daughter--



Gaming; and endowed her with splendid residences, in the most

conspicuous streets, near the palaces of kings. They were



magnificently designed and elegantly furnished. Lamps, always

burning at the portals, were a sign and a perpetual invitation



unto all to enter; and, like the gates of the Inferno, they were

ever open to daily and nightly visitants; but, unlike the latter,



they permitted _EXIT_ to all who entered--some exulting with

golden spoil,--others with their hands in empty pockets,--some



led by her half-witted son Duelling,--others escorted by her

malignant monster Suicide, and his mate, the demon Despair.



`Religion, morals, virtue, all give way,

And conscience dies, the prostitute of play.



Eternity ne'er steals one thought between,

Till suicide completes the fatal scene.'



Such is the _ALLEGORY_;[2] and it may serve well enough to

represent the thing in accordance with the usages of civilized or

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• instructor [in´strʌktə] n.教师；指导者 (初中英语单词)


• romance [rəu´mæns] n.中世纪骑士小说 (初中英语单词)


• knowing [´nəuiŋ] a.会意的，心照不宣的 (初中英语单词)


• circle [´sə:kəl] n.圆圈 v.环绕；盘旋 (初中英语单词)


• passion [´pæʃən] n.激情；激怒；恋爱 (初中英语单词)


• differ [´difə] vi.不同；有差别 (初中英语单词)


• generation [,dʒenə´reiʃən] n.发生；世代；同龄人 (初中英语单词)


• instance [´instəns] n.例子，实例，例证 (初中英语单词)


• driven [´driv(ə)n] drive 的过去分词 (初中英语单词)


• writer [´raitə] n.作者；作家 (初中英语单词)


• sufficiently [sə´fiʃəntli] ad.充分地，足够地 (初中英语单词)


• existence [ig´zistəns] n.存在；生存；生活 (初中英语单词)


• therefore [´ðeəfɔ:] ad.&conj.因此；所以 (初中英语单词)


• dreadful [´dredful] a.可怕的；讨厌的 (初中英语单词)


• lately [´leitli] ad.近来，不久前 (初中英语单词)


• moderate [´mɔdərit] a.适度的n.温和主义者 (初中英语单词)


• immense [i´mens] a.广大的，无限的 (初中英语单词)


• reasonable [´rizənəbəl] a.合理的；有理智的 (初中英语单词)


• victim [´viktim] n.牺牲者；受害者 (初中英语单词)


• extent [ik´stent] n.长度；程度；范围 (初中英语单词)


• relate [ri´leit] v.阐明；使联系；涉及 (初中英语单词)


• incident [´insidənt] n.小事件；事变 (初中英语单词)


• allowance [ə´lauəns] n.津贴；配给量；考虑 (初中英语单词)


• conclusion [kən´klu:ʒən] n.结束；结论；推论 (初中英语单词)


• evident [´evidənt] a.明显的，明白的 (初中英语单词)


• contents [´kɔ:ntents] n.容纳物；要旨 (初中英语单词)


• instructive [in´strʌktiv] a.有益的 (初中英语单词)


• criticism [´kritisizəm] n.批评；评论(文) (初中英语单词)


• career [kə´riə] n.经历；生涯；职业 (初中英语单词)


• whatever [wɔt´evə] pron.&a.无论什么 (初中英语单词)


• universal [,ju:ni´və:səl] a.宇宙的；普遍的 (初中英语单词)


• origin [´ɔridʒin] n.起源；由来；出身 (初中英语单词)


• goddess [´gɔdis] n.女神 (初中英语单词)


• mostly [´məustli] ad.主要地；多半；通常 (初中英语单词)


• monster [´mɔnstə] n.怪物 a.大得异常的 (初中英语单词)


• constant [´kɔnstənt] a.坚定的；坚贞的 (初中英语单词)


• promising [´prɔmisiŋ] a.有希望的；有为的 (初中英语单词)


• unlike [,ʌn´laik] a.不同的 prep.不象… (初中英语单词)


• virtue [´və:tʃu:] n.美德；贞操；长处 (初中英语单词)


• conscience [´kɔnʃəns] n.良心；道德心 (初中英语单词)


• certificate [sə´tifikət] n.执照；文凭 vt.批准 (高中英语单词)


• infantry [´infəntri] n.步兵(部队) (高中英语单词)


• lordship [´lɔ:dʃip] n.贵族权力；阁下 (高中英语单词)


• incredible [in´kredəbəl] a.不能相信的；惊人的 (高中英语单词)


• countless [´kauntlis] a.无数的 (高中英语单词)


• hanging [´hæŋiŋ] n.绞刑 a.悬挂着的 (高中英语单词)


• hazard [´hæzəd] n.危险 vt.冒…险 (高中英语单词)


• commonly [´kɔmənli] ad.一般地；通常 (高中英语单词)


• gamble [´gæmbəl] v.&n.赌博；投机；冒险 (高中英语单词)


• speculation [,spekju´leiʃən] n.思索，推测；投机 (高中英语单词)


• horrid [´hɔrid] a.令人讨厌的；极糟的 (高中英语单词)


• veteran [´vetərən] n.老兵 a.老练的 (高中英语单词)


• finding [´faindiŋ] n.发现物；判断；结果 (高中英语单词)


• startling [´stɑ:tliŋ] a.惊人的 (高中英语单词)


• announcement [ə´naunsmənt] n.通告；宣布；言谈 (高中英语单词)


• extravagant [ik´strævəgənt] a.奢侈的；过度的 (高中英语单词)


• hideous [´hidiəs] a.丑陋的，可怕的 (高中英语单词)


• suicide [´su:isaid, ´sju:-] n.&a.自杀(者)(的) (高中英语单词)


• perpetual [pə´petʃuəl] a.永恒的；终身的 (高中英语单词)


• accordance [ə´kɔ:dəns] n.一致；调和 (高中英语单词)


• civilized [´sivilaizd] a.先进的；文明的 (高中英语单词)


• devoted [di´vəutid] a.献身…的，忠实的 (英语四级单词)


• nobleman [´nəublmən] n.贵族 (英语四级单词)


• morality [mə´ræliti] n.道德；教训；伦理学 (英语四级单词)


• embark [im´bɑ:k] v.上船；装载；开始 (英语四级单词)


• extinct [ik´stiŋkt] a.熄灭的；灭绝的 (英语四级单词)


• vulgar [´vʌlgə] a.粗俗的；大众的 (英语四级单词)


• upwards [´ʌpwədz] ad.=upward (英语四级单词)


• completion [kəm´pli:ʃən] n.完成；完整 (英语四级单词)


• blindness [´blaindnis] n.失明；愚味，文盲 (英语四级单词)


• unnatural [,ʌn´nætʃərəl] a.不自然的 (英语四级单词)


• nightly [´naitli] a.&ad.每夜(的) (英语四级单词)


• fickle [´fikəl] a.轻浮的；多变的 (英语六级单词)


• animated [´ænimeitid] a.栩栩如生的；活跃的 (英语六级单词)


• genteel [dʒen´ti:l] a.有教养的；文雅的 (英语六级单词)


• commencement [kə´mensmənt] n.开始；毕业典礼(日) (英语六级单词)


• olympus [əu´limpəs] n.(希腊)奥林匹斯山 (英语六级单词)


• wayward [´weiwəd] a.任性的；不易控制的 (英语六级单词)