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ound the chairs in a long line. Suddenly the music stops, and directly it does so every one tries to sit down. As there is one player too many some one must necessarily be left without a chair. That player has therefore to leave the game, another chair is taken away, and the music begins again. So on to the end, a chair and a player going after each round. The winner of the game is the one who, when only one chair is left, gets it. It is against the rules to move the chairs. A piano, it ought to be pointed out, is not absolutely necessary. Any form of music will do; or if there is no instrument some one may sing, or read aloud. But a piano is best, and the pianist ought now and then to pretend to stop, because this makes it more exciting for the players.
Stir the Mash
This is another variety of "Going to Jerusalem." The chairs are placed against the wall in a row, one fewer than the players. One of the players sits down in the middle of the room with a stick and pretends to be stirring a bowl of
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cat, 166
Alphabet, the love, 88, 165
Alphabet, the ship, 87
Anemone, 325
Angora rabbits, 348
Animal, vegetable and mineral, 96
Animals, books about, 382
China, 192
composite (drawing game), 51
invented (drawing game), 54
velvet, 289
Annuals, treatment of, 319-323
Ants, 213
Apple-snapping, 6
Apprentice, the, 167
Arm-chair (model), 251
Aspidistra, 331
Auctioning prizes, 43
Autumn sowing of seedlings, 321
Avadavats, 358
B
Bag and stick, 7
Balancing, 187
Balancing tricks, 122
Ball games, 139
wool, 282
Ballad game, the, 132
Balloon, 39
Barley Sugar, 307
Baths for birds, 355
Battledoor and shuttlecock, 129
Bead furniture for dolls' houses, 223
Bead-work, 283
Bean bags, 113
Bed boat, the, 189
games, 185-193
soldiers, 191
thinking games for, 189
Beds for dolls' houses, 222
matchbox, 231
Bedstead (model), 252
Bees, 205
Belgian hares, 349
Bicyclist, the, 34
Biennials, treatment of, 322
Bingo, 27
Birds, large and cage, 355-366
in the garden, 363-366
Birds'-nesting, 207
Birthday, the old maid's, 81
Blackberrying, 209
Blackbird, the, 360
Black man, 158
Blacksmith, the, 206
Blenheim spaniels, 347
Blind feeding the blind, the, 5
Blind games, 3-5
Blind man's buff, 3
played with spoons, 3
Blind man's wand, 4
Blind worms, 212
Block city, 188
Bloodhound, the, 347
Blowing eggs, 207
Blowing out the candle, 6
Boat, a simple toy, 295
Boats, paper, 285
on a stream, 211
sailing, 210
walnut shell, 298
Book mark, 385
Booksβ
and bookshelves for a doll's house, 224
about animals, 382
about boys, 376
of adventure, 376
about children, 373
of fairy tales, 370
historical, 380-382, 384
of poetry, 371
about the sea, 379
of travel, 385
of legendary tales, 371
Borders for a garden, 319
Borzoi, the, 347
Bowling, 143
Boxes, cardboard, 288
for collections of eggs, 208
for dolls' houses, 220
paper, 287
Boy and schoolboy stories, 376
Boys' toys, 292-301
Bran-tubs, 303
Bream, 351
Bricks, 185
Bruce's heart, 187
Bubbles, soap, 116, 279
Buff, 26
Buff, blind man's, 3
Buff, shadow, 5
Bulbs, treatment of, 325-326
in cocoanut fibre, 333
in glasses, 333
in pots, 332
Bull dog, the, 346
Bullfinch, the, 359
Bull terrier, the, 343
Bunting, the yellow, 360
Buried names, 63
Butterfly hunting, 208
Butter-making, 205
Buying dogs, 342
Buz, 167
C
Cage birds, 355-366
Cages for birds, 355
Campanulas, 332
Canaries, 357
seed, 332
Candle-blowing, 6
Candle lighters, the, 38
Candy-making, 307-312
Candy, molasses, 310
nut, 310
peppermint, 311
Caramels, 308
cream, 309
Cardboard and paper furniture:β
drawings of, 241-257
arm-chair, 251
bedstead, 252
chair, 256
cot, 257
cut-outs, 291
dining-room table, 249
dressing-table, 254
high chair, 257
kitchen chair, 247
range, 247
table, 246
pots and pans, 248
rocking-chair 256
screen, 248
sideboard, 250
sofa, 251
towel-rack, 256
wardrobe, 253
washstand, 255
Cardboard and paper toys, 284-292
Cardboard boxes, 288
dolls' houses, 237-243
uses for, 290
Card games, 77-83
Cardinal, the, 358
Cards for patience, 76
for snap, 77
Cards, hat and, 38
Catalogues, gardening, 316
Cat alphabet, the, 166
Catching balls, 140
Caterpillar game, 11
Caterpillars, 353
Cat-fish, the American, 352
Cats, 348
Chaffinch, the, 359
Chair (model), 256
Chairs, chestnut, 229
cork, 228
Chalks, 275
Characteristics, prophecies and, 80
Charades, 106
Cherry contests, 304
Chevy, 156
Chickens, feeding the, 204
Child's Garden of Verses, A, 188
Children, books about, 373
China animals, 192
nest-eggs, 204
Chinese gambling, 181
Chitterbob, 31
Christmas, 302-303
trees, 302
Clap in, clap out, 15
Clothes-basket, a doll's house, 234
Clothes-horse, summer house, 136
Clumber spaniel, the, 344
Clumps, 93
Coach, family, 33
Cobbler, the, 14
Cocked hat, paper, 284
Cocker spaniel, the, 344
Cocoanut cream, 308
drops, 308
fibre for bulbs, 332
Coffee-pot, 95
Collars for dogs, 340
Collecting Jones's, 165
Collections of china animals, 192
of flags, 273
of flowers, 208
of stamps, 278
Collie, the, 344
Color in a garden, 316
Coloring maps, 273
pictures, 273
Compasses, home-made, 243
Competitions, guessing, 103
railway, 173
Composite animals (drawing game), 51
scrap books, 277
stories, 70
Concerted sneeze, the, 27
Concerts, the topsy-turvy, 105
Consequences, 68
an extended form of, 69
Contests, cherry, 304
Convalescents, games for, 191
Copying woodcuts, 274
Cork and matchbox furniture, 228-234
ships, 197
Cot (model), 257
Counting dogs, 164
a million, 191
Counting imaginary flocks of sheep, 191
Counting-out rhymes, 134
Country books, 215
Country, employment in the, 203-215
Cows, 206
Cradle, a walnut, 232
Cream caramels, 309
cocoanut, 308
stuffing for dates, 311
Cress, mustard and, 327, 332
Crocuses, 325
Crosses, noughts and, 176
Cross questions, 22
Cross-tag, 152
Cumulative games, 29-31
Curtains for cardboard dolls' houses, 238
dolls' house, 221
Cushion, 14
Cutting flowers, 335-336
Cutting out pictures, 191
Cutting leaves, 326
D
Daffodils, 325, 333
Dairy, the, 205
Daisy chains, 135
Dancing dwarf, the, 105
Dancing egg, the, 124
Dancing man, a, 289
Dancing pea, the, 124
Darts, paper, 286
Dates, stuffed, 311
Day's shopping, the, 14
Decorations, evergreen, 302
paper, 302
Deerhound, the Scotch, 347
Deer Stalking, 6
Demons, wool, 282
Diaries, country, 214
gardening, 317
Dining-room table (model), 249
Dinner parties, dolls', 226
Distemper, treatment of, 341
Ditto game, the, 26
Dividing perennials, 324
Dog-stick, 145
Dogs, counting, 164
exercising, 339
food for, 339
how to buy, 342
how to teach tricks, 341
the various kinds of, 343-348
treatment of, 339-343
washing, 340
Dogs' collars, 340
kennel (cardboard), 241
Dolls for dolls' houses, 225
dressing, 226
paper, 258-262
rows of paper, 262
walking, 259
Dolls' dinner parties, 226
flats, 226
garden seats and tables, 219
houses, 220
cardboard, 237-243
chimney, 242
partition, 240
small, 227
house beds, 222
bookshelves, 224
cupboards, 225
curtains, 221
fireplaces, 220
floors, 221
gardens, 220, 242
pictures, 224
screens, 225
wall papers, 220
Donkey's tail, the, 5
Dots, five, 47, 48
Double acrostics, 60
Doves, 354
Dragons, hand, 290
Drawing games, 47-56
Drawing-room acrobatics, 35-41
Drawings, eyes-shut, 50
Drawing tricks, 51
Dresses for paper dolls, 258
Dressing dolls, 226
Dressing the lady, 13
Dressing-table (model), 254
table, matchbox, 232
up for charades, 108
Duck on a rock, 142
Ducks' eggs, 204
Dumb Crambo, 98
performances, 107
Dutch rabbits, 349
Dutch street, a, 267
Dwarf, the dancing, 105
E
Easter eggs, 275
Eggs, blowing, 207
ducks', 204
Easter, 275
hens', 204
Electricity, 125
Elements, the, 90
Employments, guessing, 98
Esquimau village, a, 266
Evergreen decorations, 302
Everton toffee, 310
Exercising dogs, 339
Exploration, 203
Eyes, 99
Eyes-shut drawings, 50
F
Fairy-tale books, 370
Family coach, 33
Alphabet, the love, 88, 165
Alphabet, the ship, 87
Anemone, 325
Angora rabbits, 348
Animal, vegetable and mineral, 96
Animals, books about, 382
China, 192
composite (drawing game), 51
invented (drawing game), 54
velvet, 289
Annuals, treatment of, 319-323
Ants, 213
Apple-snapping, 6
Apprentice, the, 167
Arm-chair (model), 251
Aspidistra, 331
Auctioning prizes, 43
Autumn sowing of seedlings, 321
Avadavats, 358
B
Bag and stick, 7
Balancing, 187
Balancing tricks, 122
Ball games, 139
wool, 282
Ballad game, the, 132
Balloon, 39
Barley Sugar, 307
Baths for birds, 355
Battledoor and shuttlecock, 129
Bead furniture for dolls' houses, 223
Bead-work, 283
Bean bags, 113
Bed boat, the, 189
games, 185-193
soldiers, 191
thinking games for, 189
Beds for dolls' houses, 222
matchbox, 231
Bedstead (model), 252
Bees, 205
Belgian hares, 349
Bicyclist, the, 34
Biennials, treatment of, 322
Bingo, 27
Birds, large and cage, 355-366
in the garden, 363-366
Birds'-nesting, 207
Birthday, the old maid's, 81
Blackberrying, 209
Blackbird, the, 360
Black man, 158
Blacksmith, the, 206
Blenheim spaniels, 347
Blind feeding the blind, the, 5
Blind games, 3-5
Blind man's buff, 3
played with spoons, 3
Blind man's wand, 4
Blind worms, 212
Block city, 188
Bloodhound, the, 347
Blowing eggs, 207
Blowing out the candle, 6
Boat, a simple toy, 295
Boats, paper, 285
on a stream, 211
sailing, 210
walnut shell, 298
Book mark, 385
Booksβ
and bookshelves for a doll's house, 224
about animals, 382
about boys, 376
of adventure, 376
about children, 373
of fairy tales, 370
historical, 380-382, 384
of poetry, 371
about the sea, 379
of travel, 385
of legendary tales, 371
Borders for a garden, 319
Borzoi, the, 347
Bowling, 143
Boxes, cardboard, 288
for collections of eggs, 208
for dolls' houses, 220
paper, 287
Boy and schoolboy stories, 376
Boys' toys, 292-301
Bran-tubs, 303
Bream, 351
Bricks, 185
Bruce's heart, 187
Bubbles, soap, 116, 279
Buff, 26
Buff, blind man's, 3
Buff, shadow, 5
Bulbs, treatment of, 325-326
in cocoanut fibre, 333
in glasses, 333
in pots, 332
Bull dog, the, 346
Bullfinch, the, 359
Bull terrier, the, 343
Bunting, the yellow, 360
Buried names, 63
Butterfly hunting, 208
Butter-making, 205
Buying dogs, 342
Buz, 167
C
Cage birds, 355-366
Cages for birds, 355
Campanulas, 332
Canaries, 357
seed, 332
Candle-blowing, 6
Candle lighters, the, 38
Candy-making, 307-312
Candy, molasses, 310
nut, 310
peppermint, 311
Caramels, 308
cream, 309
Cardboard and paper furniture:β
drawings of, 241-257
arm-chair, 251
bedstead, 252
chair, 256
cot, 257
cut-outs, 291
dining-room table, 249
dressing-table, 254
high chair, 257
kitchen chair, 247
range, 247
table, 246
pots and pans, 248
rocking-chair 256
screen, 248
sideboard, 250
sofa, 251
towel-rack, 256
wardrobe, 253
washstand, 255
Cardboard and paper toys, 284-292
Cardboard boxes, 288
dolls' houses, 237-243
uses for, 290
Card games, 77-83
Cardinal, the, 358
Cards for patience, 76
for snap, 77
Cards, hat and, 38
Catalogues, gardening, 316
Cat alphabet, the, 166
Catching balls, 140
Caterpillar game, 11
Caterpillars, 353
Cat-fish, the American, 352
Cats, 348
Chaffinch, the, 359
Chair (model), 256
Chairs, chestnut, 229
cork, 228
Chalks, 275
Characteristics, prophecies and, 80
Charades, 106
Cherry contests, 304
Chevy, 156
Chickens, feeding the, 204
Child's Garden of Verses, A, 188
Children, books about, 373
China animals, 192
nest-eggs, 204
Chinese gambling, 181
Chitterbob, 31
Christmas, 302-303
trees, 302
Clap in, clap out, 15
Clothes-basket, a doll's house, 234
Clothes-horse, summer house, 136
Clumber spaniel, the, 344
Clumps, 93
Coach, family, 33
Cobbler, the, 14
Cocked hat, paper, 284
Cocker spaniel, the, 344
Cocoanut cream, 308
drops, 308
fibre for bulbs, 332
Coffee-pot, 95
Collars for dogs, 340
Collecting Jones's, 165
Collections of china animals, 192
of flags, 273
of flowers, 208
of stamps, 278
Collie, the, 344
Color in a garden, 316
Coloring maps, 273
pictures, 273
Compasses, home-made, 243
Competitions, guessing, 103
railway, 173
Composite animals (drawing game), 51
scrap books, 277
stories, 70
Concerted sneeze, the, 27
Concerts, the topsy-turvy, 105
Consequences, 68
an extended form of, 69
Contests, cherry, 304
Convalescents, games for, 191
Copying woodcuts, 274
Cork and matchbox furniture, 228-234
ships, 197
Cot (model), 257
Counting dogs, 164
a million, 191
Counting imaginary flocks of sheep, 191
Counting-out rhymes, 134
Country books, 215
Country, employment in the, 203-215
Cows, 206
Cradle, a walnut, 232
Cream caramels, 309
cocoanut, 308
stuffing for dates, 311
Cress, mustard and, 327, 332
Crocuses, 325
Crosses, noughts and, 176
Cross questions, 22
Cross-tag, 152
Cumulative games, 29-31
Curtains for cardboard dolls' houses, 238
dolls' house, 221
Cushion, 14
Cutting flowers, 335-336
Cutting out pictures, 191
Cutting leaves, 326
D
Daffodils, 325, 333
Dairy, the, 205
Daisy chains, 135
Dancing dwarf, the, 105
Dancing egg, the, 124
Dancing man, a, 289
Dancing pea, the, 124
Darts, paper, 286
Dates, stuffed, 311
Day's shopping, the, 14
Decorations, evergreen, 302
paper, 302
Deerhound, the Scotch, 347
Deer Stalking, 6
Demons, wool, 282
Diaries, country, 214
gardening, 317
Dining-room table (model), 249
Dinner parties, dolls', 226
Distemper, treatment of, 341
Ditto game, the, 26
Dividing perennials, 324
Dog-stick, 145
Dogs, counting, 164
exercising, 339
food for, 339
how to buy, 342
how to teach tricks, 341
the various kinds of, 343-348
treatment of, 339-343
washing, 340
Dogs' collars, 340
kennel (cardboard), 241
Dolls for dolls' houses, 225
dressing, 226
paper, 258-262
rows of paper, 262
walking, 259
Dolls' dinner parties, 226
flats, 226
garden seats and tables, 219
houses, 220
cardboard, 237-243
chimney, 242
partition, 240
small, 227
house beds, 222
bookshelves, 224
cupboards, 225
curtains, 221
fireplaces, 220
floors, 221
gardens, 220, 242
pictures, 224
screens, 225
wall papers, 220
Donkey's tail, the, 5
Dots, five, 47, 48
Double acrostics, 60
Doves, 354
Dragons, hand, 290
Drawing games, 47-56
Drawing-room acrobatics, 35-41
Drawings, eyes-shut, 50
Drawing tricks, 51
Dresses for paper dolls, 258
Dressing dolls, 226
Dressing the lady, 13
Dressing-table (model), 254
table, matchbox, 232
up for charades, 108
Duck on a rock, 142
Ducks' eggs, 204
Dumb Crambo, 98
performances, 107
Dutch rabbits, 349
Dutch street, a, 267
Dwarf, the dancing, 105
E
Easter eggs, 275
Eggs, blowing, 207
ducks', 204
Easter, 275
hens', 204
Electricity, 125
Elements, the, 90
Employments, guessing, 98
Esquimau village, a, 266
Evergreen decorations, 302
Everton toffee, 310
Exercising dogs, 339
Exploration, 203
Eyes, 99
Eyes-shut drawings, 50
F
Fairy-tale books, 370
Family coach, 33
specimen story, 33
Family, the imaginary, 190
Fantail pigeons, 354
Farmyards, 203
Feather, the, 21
Feeding chickens, 204
Fern halls, 331
Ferns, 331
skeleton, 281
Fights, walnut shell, 299
Filipino village, a, 266
Fire-buckets, 40
Fireplaces for dolls' houses, 220
Fish, 351
Five dots, 47-48
Fives, 61
Flags, collection of, 273
Floors in dolls' houses, 222
Flower pots, 330
Flower shows, 136, 317
Flower symbols, 136
Flowers, collecting, 208
cutting, 335
for a doll's house, 225
packing,
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