NATURE JACKSTRAWS 



JACKSTRAWS ORIGINATED IN the southern part of France among the charcoal- 

 makers of the forests. Chips of wood or strips of charcoal were used in 

 playing the game. The combination of the steady hand, keen eye, etc., caused 

 it to receive popular approval, which it still has, and elaborate variations of 

 the game have been invented. In one variation the French people gave the 

 different pieces names; i.e., King, Queen, Knight. The king being twenty 

 points, the Queen fifteen, the Knight ten, and so on. 



In England the game is called Spillikins, and even today it is again 

 popular universally under new names. 4-5-6- is a new name for this old game, 

 but it's still jackstraws. 



. Nature Jackstraws is played by any number of players and as a solitaire. 

 The jackstraws are of various kinds of wood with differently shaped ends 

 held in a sheaf. Then the hand holding the sheaf is rested on the table 

 and the grip on the sheaf quickly released. The object of the game is to 

 procure from the pile a stick of wood without moving or touching any of the 

 other sticks. The player must also give the name of the kind of wood in his 

 stick. He continues to play until he touches or moves another stick. 



PIERROT TOP 



A six-sided top can be made of a piece of wood or branch of tree about 

 two inches by two inches by two inches and one half long. Use a plane or 



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