SEE [PAGE 15].
“Sixth.—
Discarded cards should be left upon the table, and never touched until all have been [23] ]helped; they should be discarded to the person whose duty is to gather them up for shuffling. By observing this direction, it will be found difficult for a player to discard a different number from the number he draws, without detection. Any dealer who is ‘Playing in’ with another, and helping his ‘Pard’ to extra cards, and receiving the same number in discard, can avoid detection by immediately gathering up the discarded ones, and putting them on the bottom of the pack from which he is dealing. I repeat, therefore, that discarded cards should be left on the table, until all are helped.
“Seventh.—
Always look with suspicion upon one who wears eye-glasses while playing, and who wears them at no other time; or upon the player who habitually calls for more light—who wants the gas turned on, or the window-shades raised, when there is sufficient light already. Our playing cards are large print. A man nearly blind can distinguish the cards, and ordinary eyes can read them distinctly at twilight. In [24] ]such cases the probabilities are, that the one desiring more light is dealing with marked cards; the marks are so fine that strong light and magnifying-glasses are necessary to see the marks. I say, my boy, you must keep a sharp look-out for all such players.
“Eighth.—
Look out for that player who is continually fussing with the pack. I think it is called ‘Monkeying with the cards.’ The probabilities are that he is ‘putting them up.’
“Ninth.—
Look out for that player who invariably, when he picks up the pack to deal, looks at the bottom card, or shows it to the player at his left. Also for the one who is always precise in cutting the cards at some particular place in the pack. These are all indications of the party’s trying to take advantage, and must be looked upon with suspicion. The last is called ‘Cutting to a break.’