Combinations taken from the Scheme-Book of a Lottery-Dealer. 10 27 62 10 28 62 10 29 62 10 30 62 10 31 62 10 32 76 11 28 63 11 29 6311 30 6311 31 6311 32 6311 33 75 12 29 64 12 30 64 12 31 64 12 32 64 12 33 64 12 34 74 13 30 65 13 31 65 13 32 65 13 33 65 13 34 65 13 35 73 14 31 66 14 32 66 14 33 66 14 34 66 14 35 66 14 36 72 15 32 67 15 33 67 15 34 67 15 35 67 15 36 67 15 37 71 16 33 68 16 34 68 16 35 68 16 36 68 16 38 71 16 38 70 17 34 69 17 35 69 17 36 69 17 37 69 17 37 70 17 39 69 35 44 70 18 36 70 18 37 70 18 38 70 18 39 69 18 40 68 36 45 7137 45 71 19 38 71 19 39 71 19 40 68 19 41 67 37 46 7238 46 7239 46 7220 40 7220 41 7220 42 66 38 47 7339 47 7340 47 7841 47 7321 42 7321 43 65 39 48 74 40 48 74 41 48 74 42 48 7446 51 74 22 44 64 40 49 75 41 49 75 42 49 75 43 49 7547 52 7547 51 63 41 50 76 42 50 7643 50 7644 50 7648 53 7648 52 62 42 51 77 43 51 7744 51 7745 51 7749 54 7749 53 61 43 52 78 44 52 78 45 52 78 46 52 78 50 55 78 50 54 60 perpetrated, as it is, by the sanction of law, and the tolerance of custom. lottery have been be made; and, of All the combinations used in this given, as also the number that might course, the less the dealer in lotteries makes, the greater the chance in his favor, and the less in favor of the buyer. The figures heading the classes of combinations, on each page, are class-numbers, and those below the first figures, Combinations taken from the Scheme-Book of a Lottery-Dealer. and immediately above the columns, are placed there to indicate the number of packages. The above are specimens of patterns of playing cards, that the reader may rely upon the gambler's knowing by their back as well as the generality of amusement players know by their face. The same may be said of all the patterns spoken of and presented to the view of the reader on another page of this work. Fac Simile of a Lottery Ticket. This Ticket will entitle the holder to one QUARTER of such Prize as may be Covington, 1841. [This plate represents a lottery ticket with the numbers placed upon it. The numbers seen upon its face are of the same order as those found upon every ticket when sold, and are used to designate one ticket from another, and by comparing them with the numbers at the head of any of those packages of combinations, on another page, you will see the manner in which they are arranged, and the great advantage in favor of the managers.] A Discourse on the Evils of Gaming. A DISCOURSE ON THE EVILS OF GAMING. BY REV. E. H. CHAPIN. "He that tilleth the land shall have plenty of bread; but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough. A faithful man shall abound with blessings; but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent"-Prov. xxviii. 19, 20. I PROPOSE, in this discourse, to treat upon the vice of Gaming. And it will be well for us to define, in the commencement, what we mean by gaming. We include, then, in our definition of this term, all games of hazard with cards, dice, balls, and the like, for money and other valuable considerations. We do not wish to lengthen out our remarks by entering into minute specifications, or to involve our subject with nice and subtile casuistry. There is a well-defined meaning to this term, gaming, which is understood by all; and we have just stated it. Let me say further, that, however much or little a person may practise this vice, I condemn it utterly, as a principle penny or sixpenny stakes as much as the game where thousands hang balanced upon the trembling cast. Small as the amount may be, it is the door to an infinite abomination, and I cannot uphold the least trifling with firebrands, arrows, and death. But I may be asked, "Would you do away with all playing with cards or dice, even when the game is entirely free from stakes?" I answer, that I am aware that there is a narrow and superstitious idea about the handling of cards, that is idle and trivial; but I like not that the young, especially, should use the instruments of gaming, in any way, however innocent. I like it not for the same reason that I ilke not the sipping of one draught of ardent A Discourse on the Evils of Gaming. spirits. Now, I do not suppose nobody supposes be that there is any intrinsic harm in drinking one temperate draught of ardent spirits. But why does the temperance pledge wisely prohibit it? Because one draught may kindle the inclination for another cause every drunkard had his first draught; and therefore, in order that no evil may come in, it is wisely forbidden even to introduce by one step: "Shut the door against its first overture," is the mandate "Touch not, taste not, handle not!" So, especially to the young and the easily-tempted, I would say respecting cards, dice, and the like. Every gamester had his first game — alas! it was not his last. But, I repeat, I would not lengthen this discourse, or involve it with nice reasonings; and therefore I shall, in the sequel, confine my remarks to games of hazard with cards, dice, balls, and the like, for money or other valuable considerations. Although, probably, gaming is practised more extensively in some other portions of our country than here, it is a vice that is widely prevalent, and especially in large cities and their vicinities. At least, such are the facilities of the present day, that young men, travelling abroad and iningling more or less with the world, are peculiarly exposed to its snares. My remarks, then, upon this topic, if not actually required now by the circumstances of any who are present, may be useful in the future; while there may be those here who have entered upon its ruinous course, who may be checked, and saved at least from the most appalling of its consequences. To these last, if there are any such here, let me say, I ask your close and candid attention to what may be submitted upon this subject. I would reason fairly upon the mat |