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No. LVIL—GAMES AND AMUSEMENTS. 
By Col. A. LANE FOX. 
Describe the games played by men, women, boys, girls. 
[It is useful to play European games with children to see if 
they are recognized.] 
1. What games are international ? 2. What games are noticed 
among animals ? and are any imitated from animals ? 3. De¬ 
scribe the toys used by men, women, boys, girls. 4. Describe 
any games of ball played, and give drawings of the implements 
employed. 5. Describe any gambling games, and give drawings 
of any marks, holes, notches, figures, or numbers upon dice, 
sticks, bones, or cards ? 
6. Are high stakes played for P 7. Are wives, children, or 
slaves staked P 8. Does suicide often result from gambling ? 
9. Are games of chance or physical exercise preferred ? 10. 
Are any games considered manly or the reverse ? 11. What 
animals are used in game-fighting ? 12. Are they preserved 
and trained for the purpose ? 13. Describe any spurs, defences, 
or other objects that are attached to them. 14. Are any omens 
relied upon for success in gambling ? or any superstitions con¬ 
nected with the games ? 
15. Describe any theatricals in force amongst the people, with 
the masks, dresses, scenes, &c. employed. 16. What is the cha¬ 
racter of the performances ? are they comic, tragic, elevated, or 
obscene ? Have any of them a religious character ? 17. Are 
there special actors ? or do all take part in them ? 18. Are the 
orations prepared or impromptu ? 19. Are they historical or 
relating to passing events ? 20. Do men, women, boys, and 
girls act? 21. Do boys dress and act the part of women? 
22. Describe any dances performed for amusement. 23. De¬ 
scribe any juggling tricks; and ascertain, if possible, how they 
are performed. 24. Are animals employed in any of these 
performances ? 
25. Describe any foot-races that are run, horse-races, boat- 
races, &c., with the distances and prizes. 26. Feats of agility, 
climbing, boxing, and wrestling. 27. Describe any games of 
stone-throwing, weapon-throwing, and arrow-shooting, with the 
distances and the size of the mark aimed at. 28. Describe any 
