Another game/superstition that was enjoyed in the early 1900s involved walnut shells.
After drying, the paper was folded and placed in walnut shells.
The green crystal was small and fitted easily under one of the three walnut shells.
By the third walnut shell, he was no longer thirsty.
When it wasn't working just right, I'd move the walnut shells around again.
No, the visible church is not perfect; did you ever try to eat the walnut shell?
The wood went flat, with a sound like walnut shells underfoot.
Later, walnut shells were used, and today the use of bottle caps is very common.
It was no better than half a walnut shell.
But anybody with enough brains to fill a walnut shell can tell he's nothing like me.