GAMES.
Hustle=Ball.
A quick, sharp, decisive game that is thoroughly American.
Played by means of Magic Wands, and Polished Balls of Steel.
Needed: "A quick eye and a nimble hand."—Shakespeare.
The Rule: Just keep cool—and hustle.
Four Games with One Outfit:
- "Hustle Ball,"
- "Leap-Frog,"
- "Cross-Country Race,"
- "Magnetic Potato-Race."
The game-board is new and original, as well as the methods of playing. The game is put up in a strong box having a beautifully lithographed cover, and measures 8 × 15½ inches. With the game-board are furnished, magic wands, polished steel balls, an "extra strength" horseshoe magnet, and a complete set of illustrated rules and directions for playing.
- "Unlike all other games."
- "Any one can play Hustle-Ball."
- "Just the thing for progressive parties."
- "Hustle-Ball games are intensely exciting."
- "No waiting for some one to play."
- "You win or lose a point in a few seconds."
- "By handicapping the best players, all games are made equally interesting and exciting."
- "A game for Grandparents, as well as for Grandchildren."
A Brand-New Idea in Games.
'A HUSTLE FROM THE WORD GO.'
This Exciting Game will be sent, Charges Prepaid, by mail or express, upon receipt of 65 Cents.
Address THOMAS M. ST. JOHN,
407 West 51st Street,
New York City.
JINGO THE GREAT WAR GAME
Social Exciting Interesting Simple.
A Thorough War Game:—Infantry Against Infantry, Cavalry Against Cavalry, Etc.
Jingo is really a great war contest between England and America. Upon the game-board are 14 beautiful war scenes, each lithographed in 8 colors. American and English flags, coats of arms, cannon, torpedoes, etc., aid in making this game artistic, handsome and attractive. The following companies, ships, etc., are shown:—American, 12th U. S. Infantry,—6th U. S. Cavalry,—2d U. S. Light Artillery,—U. S. Mortar Battery,—U. S. Monitor "Miantonomoh,"—U. S. Ram "Katahdin,"—U. S. Battleship "Indiana,"—U. S. Torpedo Boat "Cushing,"—U. S Dynamite Cruiser "Vesuvius." English, 30th East Lancashire,—1st Royal Dragoons,—Royal Horse Artillery,—Royal Artillery,—H. M. S. "Thunderer,"—H. M. S. "Seagull,"—H. M. S. "Nile,"—H. M. S. "Australia,"—H. M. S. "Dart."
The game board is over 16 inches square when opened. Jingo is made and finished in a manner which makes it the most beautiful, artistic, and practical game ever published.
- "Just what every boy likes."
- "A good idea well carried out."
- "The Game-board is a work of art."
- "Any child can play Jingo at once."
- "It is the handsomest game on the market."
JINGO JUNIOR is the Greatest Game ever Invented for Little Folks.
It is played upon the Jingo board with the extra ammunition furnished.
These Two Great Games make a most complete and beautiful outfit for home amusement.
JINGO AND JINGO JUNIOR.
Two Fascinating and Entirely Different Games, Played with One Outfit, and Complete in One Box.
THIS HANDSOME OUTFIT for playing the TWO GREAT WAR GAMES will be sent CHARGES PREPAID upon receipt of $1.00.
Address THOMAS M. ST. JOHN,
407 West 51st Street,
New York City.
Transcriber's Notes
In the text version, Italic text is denoted by _underscores_ and bold text by =equal signs=.
Obvious punctuation errors have been repaired.
The book contains some inconsistent hyphenation which has been left as printed.
- p. xi. (TOC) "constructiou" changed to "construction"
- p. xiv. (TOC) "The Prodution of Motion" changed to "The Production of Motion"
- p. 27. para. 73. "thick permament magnets" changed to "thick permanent magnets"
- p. 99. para 253. "wabble" may be a typo for wobble but has been left on the off chance that this could be what was intended.
- p. 118. Fig 91. The final column has been scored through but appears to read "CU to ZN"
- p. 131. para. 324, 325. German-silver Wire, G-s W used here but previously G S W used.
- p. 164. para 395. "circuit in closed" changed to "circuit is closed"
- p. 166. para 398. "core inside of the c l" changed to "core inside of the coil" after checking original scans.
- p. 169–170. It appears that a word has been omitted across the page break. "The copper washer, C W, be used." has been changed to "The copper washer, C W, should be used.". (Alternative words are possible!)
- p. 211. No. 35. 5-16 in. changed to 5/16 in.
- p. 213. No. 92, 93. 5-16 in. changed to 5/16 in.
- p. 214. No. 96. and No. 97. 5-16 in. changed to 5/16 in.
- p. 216. Entry for Coulomb moved from end of "C" to above Current.