s; six, by placing the coin on
the border of a perpendicular and a horizontal line between two strokes;
four, where the lines cross within; twelve numbers are signified in a
two-fold manner, either upon the column where the figures follow in the
order of one, four, seven, and so on, or on the side-fields mentioned
above; these receive the stake trebled; and those who stake solely upon
the colour, the two halves, or equal and odd, have their stake doubled
when they win. Now, the two zeros, that is, the simple and compound,
stand apart and may be separately staked upon; should either turn up,
the stake is increased in a far larger proportion.

'To render the game equal, without counting in the zeros and other
trifles, the winner ought to receive the square of 36, instead of 36.

'It is a melancholy amusement to any rational being not infatuated
by the blind rage of gold, to witness the incredible excitement so
repeatedly made to take the bank by storm, sometimes by surprise, anon
by stealth, and not rarely by digging a mine, laying intrenchments and
opening a fire of field-pieces, heavy ordnance, and flying artillery;
but the fortress, proud and conscious of its superior strength, built on
a rock of adamant, laughs at the fiery attacks of its foes, nay, itself
invites the storm.

'For those classes of mankind who possess a little more prudence, the
game called _Trente-et-un_, and _Quarante_, or _Rouge et Noir_ are
substituted.

'The lord of the temple or establishment pays, I believe, to government
a yearly sum of 35,000 florins (about L3000) for permission to keep
up the establishment. He has gone to immense expense in decorating
the building; he pays a crowd of croupiers at different salaries, and
officers of his own, who superintend and direct matters; he lights
up the building, and he presides over the festivities of the town--in
short, he is the patron of it all. With all this liberality he himself
derives an enormous revenue, an income as sure and determined as that of
my Lord Mayor himself.'(73)

(73) City of the Fountains, or Baden-Baden. By R. H. Whitelocke.
Carlsruhe, 1840.

The Baden season begins in May; the official opening takes place towards
the close of the spring quarter, and then the fashionable world begins
to arrive at the rendezvous.

It cannot be denied that everything is right well regulated, and apart
from the terrible dangers of gambling, the place does very great credit
to the author