Billiard Law and Learning,

• There is one public benefactor whom no one has ever yet been able to discover, and that is the inventor of Billiards.
• Billiards has one great pull over other pastimes. It is independent of the weather. One can play Billiards on the hottest or coldest day.
• In Yorkshire, there are several Billiard Leagues composed entirely of Church Clubs. There are also 1,000 temperance Billiard Halls in the county of broad acres.
• In America, the Billiard Table measures 10ft. by 5ft., and the balls are 2-3/8in. in diameter. The game is 34 up. Tables with pockets are only used for playing Pool.
• The number of Billiard players easily outnumbers the players of all other games combined.
• In brushing a billiard cloth, to get it thoroughly clean, brush it against the nap and then with it. Finally a duster should be wrapped round the brush over the bristles, and then it should be brushed with this, of course with the nap.
• In ironing the table, it should be done in straight lines from the baulk to the spot end, the iron being held sideways. The cushions must no account be touched with the iron.
• A new set of ivory billiard balls should, if possible, be kept in the Billiard Room for a month before being brought into use. When they are first used, forcing shots should be avoided, until they "settle down." The best ivory balls are made of African ivory. The balls must on no account be left in the pockets after playing, nor should they be put in a draught or near a fire.
• Of all lights over a Billiard Table, electric light is the best. It is steady and bright, and does not unduly heat the room or foul the atmosphere. The shades should have a silk fringe round the bottom, and the lamps must be placed in the right position in the shades.
• Cigars and cigarettes should never be placed on the edge of the table nor ash dropped on the cloth.
• A Billiard Cue should be made of well-seasoned wood, that will not warp and when a player finds one that suits him with regard to weight and balance he should guard, it carefully. Above all, he should never purchase a cheap cue —the best is the cheapest in the long run.
• Never leave a cue standing against the wall, it will not be a cue for long. The best position for it is flat 011 the table.
• If a little sweet oil is rubbed into a cue once a year or so, it will help to preserve the cue.
• Do not talk loudly or move about the room when a player is taking his stroke. Wait to hear the click of the balls before entering a Billiard Room. The sudden opening of the door may put the player off his stroke.
• When using the half or long butt, let the end rest on the cloth before playing the stroke, by this means the cueist can gauge how far he is from the ball,
• Don't grumble if your opponent pots you. It is part of the game.
• When having made a stroke, do not jump up suddenly, but watch the result from the position in which you played it.
• An ordinary billiard player will walk two miles per hour when playing billiards.
• A full licence holder does not require to take out a billiard licence, but beerhouse keepers and all other persons must have one.
• It has been decided that children under 16 years of age must not enter a Billiard Room in a licensed house, as it is a bar within the meaning of the Children's Act. l
• Soldiers and sailors do not lose their amateur status by accepting money prizes in service competitions.
• We should all sleep more soundly if we made it a rule to play billiards before going to bed.
• Chalk your cue lightly, rubbing the chalk lightly round the tip, especially at the edge.
• When a tip gets shiny from friction or greasy chalk it should be sandpapered or tapped with a file until the shine has disappeare