Word: ghulam
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...round cards divided into eight suits. In the first four suits the values run from one to ten, with one the lowest. In the last four suits they run the opposite way with ten the lowest. A few of the more picturesque names of the suits are Ghulam, Slave; Chang, Harp; and Burart, Royal Diploma. The name of the pack is Gunja-Kha, which means "Relieving Scalp." They were invented to keep the hands of the king busy so that he would not scratch his head, or, as another version of the tale has it, so that he would...
...five men who are to become members tonight are Saul Samuel Ganick of East Boston: Jacob Ginsburg of East Boston: Ghulam Hassan Khan of Kashmir, India: Charles Howard Wells of Wheeling. West Virginia: Vasu Dev Zadoo of Kashmir. India. They were elected on Thursday, December...