All which will appear presently.
The first necessary instructions to be observed at Whist, as
principals of the secret, which may be likewise transferred to
most other games at cards, are:--
Brief or short cards,
Corner-bend,
Middle-bend (or Kingston-bridge).
'Of brief cards there are two sorts: one is a card longer than
the rest,--the other is a card broader than the rest. The long
sort are such as three, four, five, six, seven, eight, and nine;
the broad sort are such as aces, kings, queens, and knaves. The
use and advantage of each are as follows:--
'Example:--When you cut the cards to your adversary, cut them
long, or endways, and he will have a three, four, five, six,
seven, eight, or nine at bottom. When your adversary cuts the
cards to you, put them broadside to him, and he will naturally
cut (without ever suspecting what you do) ace, king, queen, or
knave, &c., which is sufficient advantage to secure any game.
'And in case you cannot get cards of proper sizes ready-made to
mix with others, you may shave them with a razor or penknife from
the threes to the nines each side, and from the aces to the
knaves each end; then put them up in the same case or cover, and
if they are done as they ought to be, they will pass upon
anybody.
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