CHAPTER XIV--PLAYING CARDS FOR EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER PURPOSES 292-307

Invectives from State and Church--Destruction in Nuremburg--Its Museum--"The Devil's Picture Books"-- Bishop Latimer--The Text--German instructive cards--Those of China and Japan--The Friend's cards--Dr. Muruer's cards--Louis XIV's cards--History of France--Heraldic cards--Political and other packs--Cards with Mercury's emblems--Harlequin cards--Musical packs--Japanese cards-- Cards as Christian and Jewish Prayer Books--Grammatical cards--Plato's advice--A tract--Astronomical and religious packs--Historical cards of the United States--Proverbs.