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in his other hand, as many of the sticks 

 as he has thus been able to procure. If 

 he fails in any respect, another person is 

 to take the ball, and proceed in the same 

 manner, the former player resigning up 

 to him one of the sticks every time tlie 

 ball is thrown, till no more remain in his 

 own possession. He who can take up all 

 the sticks wins the game. 



The following rules are to be observed. 



1. He who catches the ball, but not 

 one of the sticks, must resign the ball to 

 another player, as well as he who has 

 let it fall. 



2. He who takes up more than one 

 stick at a time, must return what he hä3 

 taken. 



3. The adversary, that is, the last 

 player, who could not succeed in taking 

 up all the sticks, is allowed to lay dowa 

 as many as he pleases of the sticks he has 

 collected, and may arrange them according 

 to his fancy. It is usual to lay one upon 

 another, in order to render the game 

 more difficult, the player being obliged to 



