FAMILY FUN

New Zealand Tablet, 24 December 1908, Page 46

FAMILY FUN

When the Cards are Handy. — Of the many curious things which may be done with a pack of fifty-two cards, perhaps the most interesting is the ' spelling out 'of an entire suit. To do this, take the thirteen cards of any suit, place them face down, and arrange them in this manner : 9— 6— 3— Jack— lo— s— 7— 2 — King— B—l— 4— Queen. When they are thus placed they are faced up, with the 9on top and the Queen at the bottom. Now turn them over, so that' they are face down with the Queen on top. Take the -top card and place it underneath tho pack and say ' O ' ; place the next card underneath the pack in the same way and say ' N,' and the next card turn face up on the table, saying ONE. Leaving 'E' face up, place the next top card underneath the pack, saying 'T'; the next the same way, saying 'W,' and the nexfe lay face up on the table, saying 'O' — TWO, and so on through the suit. Remember, ,when you come to the last letter of a card, to lay that card, face up on the table, leaving it there. When you have laid out the' ten you continue by spelling out J— A— C— K and Q— U— E— E— N. Of course, after you have laid the Jack out you have only two cards left; but continue as before, and the Queen will come out, leaving only the King in your hand, which, of course, you lay on the others, completing the suit.