SPRING TABLES.
What are called spring tables enable a man to play an undue number of
cards quite secure from detection. There is in the table a crack or
split, which seems to be a mere defect in the wood. The whole bottom of
the table is boxed up, as if it had a drawer, and the inside is so
arranged, that a card let down into this crack will stand upright. The
player can at any time push it up by means of a peg, which projects a
little from the bottom of the table, using his knee for the purpose.
This enables the player to keep cards in reserve, as well as to deal
himself more than his number, and hide the poorest.
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