{"collection":"myth-cosmogony","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/gutenberg_55082/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/gutenberg_55082","id":"gutenberg_55082","license":"Public Domain (US)","rights_basis":"gutenberg_metadata_copyright_false","source":"gutenberg","source_url":"https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55082","summary":null,"tags":["Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore","Fortune","Fortune-telling"],"text":"_Everybody's_\n\n BOOK\n\n OF\n\n LUCK\n\n [Illustration]\n\n\n WHITMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY\n RACINE, WIS. POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y.\n\n PRINTED IN U.S.A.\n\n\n\n\n CONTENTS\n\n\n CHAP. PAGE.\n\n I. THINGS THAT BRING YOU GOOD LUCK AND BAD LUCK 3\n\n II. HAVE YOU A TALISMAN? 6\n\n III. HINTS ON FORTUNETELLING 12\n\n IV. PALMISTRY--WHAT MAY BE LEARNED FROM HANDS 13\n\n V. YOUR HANDWRITING REVEALS YOUR CHARACTER 32\n\n VI. YOUR FACE IS YOUR FORTUNE 40\n\n VII. WHAT DO YOUR BUMPS MEAN? 46\n\n VIII. HOW ASTROLOGY DECIDES YOUR DESTINY 49\n\n IX. YOUR CHILD'S OCCUPATION DECIDED BY THE STARS 55\n\n X. WHAT ARE YOUR HOBBIES? 59\n\n XI. WHAT IS YOUR LUCKY NUMBER? 60\n\n XII. YOUR LUCKY COLOR 65\n\n XIII. WHICH IS YOUR LUCKY STONE? 67\n\n XIV. DREAMS--WHAT THEY MEAN 72\n\n XV. TEACUP FORTUNETELLING 83\n\n XVI. LUCKY AND UNLUCKY DAYS 91\n\n XVII. THE LUCK OF FLOWERS 99\n\n XVIII. SUPERSTITIONS REGARDING ANIMALS 104\n\n XIX. CRYSTAL GAZING 107\n\n XX. THE MOON AND THE LUCK IT BRINGS 111\n\n XXI. FORTUNETELLING BY MEANS OF PLAYING CARDS 113\n\n XXII. FORTUNETELLING GAMES 137\n\n XXIII. THE LUCK OF WEDDINGS AND MARRIAGES 151\n\n XXIV. FOLKLORE AND SUPERSTITIONS OF THE MONTHS 159\n\n XXV. A CALENDAR FOR LOVERS 173\n\n XXVI. MAKING USEFUL MASCOTS 191\n\n\n\n\nTHINGS THAT BRING YOU GOOD LUCK AND BAD LUCK\n\n\nAsk a dozen people whether they have any superstitions, and the\nmajority will tell you, without hesitation, that they have not the\nslightest belief in such things. If the truth is told there are very\nfew of us who do not cherish some little weaknesses in this direction.\nOne person may believe in a number of superstitions; another has,\nperhaps, only a few that are observed; but he or she that has none at\nall is a remarkably rare individual.\n\nAs a matter of fact, most superstitions are based on reason and sound\ncommon sense, and the man or woman who pays heed to them is acting\nintelligently, whether he or she knows it or not. Take, for instance,\nthe belief that it is unlucky to walk under a ladder. True, the old\nassertion is that it is unlucky to do so because Jesus Christ was taken\ndown from the Cross by means of a ladder. But the more practical reason\nis that painters and other men on ladders are very likely to drop\nthings and, if you happen to be passing at the time, the paintpot or\nthe tools will fall on you.\n\nOf course, the reasons for all superstitions are not so evident as this\none about walking under a ladder: nevertheless, there is a germ of\nreason in them all, whether or not we know the reason. Thus, the man or\nwoman who observes the common superstitions of everyday life is acting\nwisely. Not only will he or she avoid a good deal of trouble, but his\nactions will provide him with a sense of well-being, and the effect it\nwill have on his mind, the psychological effect as it is called, is all\nto the good.\n\nIt is not proposed to explain why this or that superstition is worthy\nof being observed; in many cases, the reason is obscure; but here we\nwill give some of the beliefs which are current at the present time.\n\nFirst of all, you should never pass anybody on the stairs of a\nprivate house, and, while talking of stairs, it may be said that many\npeople believe that, for someone to fall up a step, is a sign of an\napproaching wedding.\n\nNever light three cigarettes with the same match unless you are\nprepared for a spell of ill-fortune. This superstition gained currency\nduring the War, probably because a match held long enough to light\nthree cigarettes would give the enemy a clue to your position,\nespecially at night-time.\n\nIf the cord of a picture frame snaps and the picture falls to the\nground, it is an omen that somebody is going to die. If the picture\nis a portrait of a living person, then that person's life is the one\nlikely to be terminated. This omen may be considered a remarkably silly\none, with not a shred of sense to recommend it. Yet how many people can\npoint to instances when the prophecy has come true!\n\nOf salt, there are several omens. The chief one tells you not to\nhelp anybody to salt; in other words, it is unwise to put some on a\nperson's plate. Helping them to salt is helping them to sorrow. Another\nsuperstition says that if you spill salt you will be unlucky unless\nyou throw a pinch of it over your left shoulder.\n\nTo break a mirror is known by all as a serious matter. The reason\nwhy it is unlucky, we are told, doubtless finds its origin in a mere\nassociation of ideas. The mirror being broken, the image of the person\nlooking into it is destroyed: therefore, bad luck in some form must be\nthe fate of the careless one. What exactly is the penalty one must pay\nfor breaking a mirror is not definite. Some people speak of seven years\nof misfortune, while others claim that it means seven years of celibacy.\n\nTo take certain things into the house is the height of folly, if you\nbelieve in superstitions. May or hawthorn blossom is one, though the\nberries of this flower seem to have no ill-potency. Peacock's feathers\nare another. Somewhat similar is the contention that it is very unlucky\nto open an umbrella indoors.\n\nWhile sitting at the meal-table, there are several things that must\nnot be done. Helping a friend to salt has been already mentioned, but\nyou must not allow the knives or forks to become crossed. Quarrels\nwith your friends will result if you do. Of course, you must not sit\ndown, thirteen of you, around the table. As is well known, this belief\nhas its origin in the Last Supper, when our Lord sat at meat with his\ntwelve apostles. On the other hand, should you taste a fruit for the\nfirst time in that season, you have only to frame a wish and it will be\ngranted. Much the same applies to mince-pies. You will be awarded with\na whole happy month for each pie that you eat at Christmas-time which\nis made in a different house. Of course, it is highly unwise for two\npeople to pour tea out of the same pot at the same meal.\n\nTo give a friend an edged tool is sure to cut the friendship, whether\nit be a knife, a pair of scissors, a razor or a chisel. When such a\ngift is to be made, the usual plan is to sell it to your friend for a\npenny.\n\nYou should never put a shoe on a table, and, to see a pin lying on the\nfloor and leave it there, is an omen that you will want before you die.\nAs the jingle runs:\n\n See a pin and let it lie, you're sure to want before you die.\n See a pin and pick it up, then you're sure to have good luck.\n\nElsewhere, a good deal is said about dreams. Here it will be sufficient\nto mention one or two items of interest. It is decidedly unlucky to\ndream of a baby, yet to dream of a funeral is lucky. The following is\nworth bearing in mind:\n\n Friday dream and Saturday told;\n Sure to come true, if ever so old.\n\nAnd here it will be appropriate to recall the fact that it is an unwise\nthing to get out of bed on the wrong side. The devil will be with you\nall the day, if you do.\n\nYou should avoid looking at the new moon through glass; but if you have\na wish that you want fulfilled, you have only to count seven stars on\nseven nights in succession. Let it be said, however, that to count\nseven stars for this space of time is not as simple as it appears.\n\nIt is unlucky to treasure locks of people's hair, and, should you drop\na glove, it is to your advantage if someone else picks it up for you.\nIf the fire refuses to light properly in the morning, anticipate a\nwhole day with the devil.\n\nEverybody knows that one of the luckiest things that can be done is to\npick up a horse-shoe. But it is not generally known that the more nails\nleft in it, the better. Nor is it sufficiently well recognized that\na shoe, hung up, should have the tips pointing upwards. If they are\nturned down, the luck will run out of them.\n\nNaturally, you will never start anything fresh on a Friday, and you\nwill not cut your fingernails on a Sunday. Regarding fingernails, a\npoet, of sorts, has said:\n\n Cut them on Monday, you cut them for news.\n Cut them on Tuesday, a new pair of shoes.\n Cut them on Wednesday, you cut them for health.\n Cut them on Thursday, you cut them for wealth.\n Cut them on Friday, a sweetheart you'll know.\n Cut them on Saturday, a journey you'll go.\n Cut them on Sunday, you cut them for evil:\n For all the next week, you'll be ruled by the devil.\n\nOf course, bad luck has not a monopoly on your superstitions, for good\nluck has something to say also. To see a piebald horse is fortunate;\nto find white heather, four-leaved clover or four-leaved shamrock is\neven more fortunate. To open a pea-pod and find ten peas in it is\nparticularly lucky. For a black cat to come into your house is worth\nmuch. To come across a nickel with a hole in it is not without its\nmerits, but the best thing of all is to put on some article of clothing\ninside out, and to wear it all day long, without being aware of it\nuntil bed-time.\n\n\n\n\nHAVE YOU A TALISMAN?\n\n\n\"A person who finds a four-leaved clover, and believes it is a\nharbinger of something good, has adopted the right attitude, for he\nkeeps a keen look-out for that particular good and holds out both hands\nfor it. Seldom is he disappointed, for he has unconsciously set going\nthe mental machinery which brings his wishes within reach. Had he not\nfound the clover and had gone along life's highway unexpectant of\nanything good, he would never have discovered this pleasant happening.\nAnd therein lies the true psychology of luck, which seems too simple\nto be true, but then its simplicity is really the sign-manual of its\nverity.\"\n\nThis quotation from the writings of a well-known author goes direct to\nthe point about talismans. If you adopt a talisman and put your faith\nin it, you immediately prepare your mind for receiving an abundance\nof good fortune. Reject all talismans and argue that there is no such\nthing as luck, and you straightway set going the mental machinery which\nlooks on the dark side of things and which misses every slice of luck\nthat comes along. Therefore, we say, with emphasis, take to yourself a\ntalisman, a mascot, a charm--call it what you will--and you will never\nregret it.\n\n[Illustration]\n\nOf talismans, there are countless varieties; some are known the world\nover, others are the particular choice of individuals. They range from\nthe amulets and scarabs of the ancients to the golliwogs and crudities\nof the ultra-moderns. Your choice may roam between these two extremes,\nbut whatever your choice, it must be set with the seal of your faith.\n\nIn order to assist you in picking out a talisman for yourself, we\nappend the following accounts of those examples which are favored\nmost:--\n\n_THE HORSE-SHOE._--No symbol is a greater favorite than the horse-shoe.\nThere are many legends regarding its origin, but the most commonly\naccepted concerns the well-known visit of his Satanic Majesty to the\nshoe-smith. As a consequence, the Devil evinced a wholesome dread of\nhorseshoes, and would not go near a house or person possessing one.\nIt is more likely, however, that the horse-shoe was accepted as a\nsymbol of luck because it was a commonplace object very nearly the same\nshape as the metal crescents worn by the Romans when they wanted to be\nfortunate. These crescents were always carried with the horns turned\nup, and, if a horse-shoe is to bring good luck, it, too, must be placed\nwith the prongs uppermost. The reason for the prongs being so turned\ndepends on a belief that misfortune always travels in circles, but when\nit reaches the tips of a horse-shoe, it is baffled, unless all the luck\nhas already run out of the tips through them being turned downwards.\n\nOf course, an old, worn shoe is more lucky than a new one, and it is a\nrecognized fact that the more nails found in it the luckier will be the\nfinder.\n\n_THE SCARAB._--This device is accounted very lucky or very unlucky,\naccording to the disposition of the wearer. The symbol represents\nthe scarab beetle with its wings outspread or with them closed. Such\ncharms are made to-day in large numbers for sale in Egypt, but those\nwho trade in them usually claim that each particular specimen has been\nin the family since Biblical times. As a rule, the device is made in a\nrough kind of bluish porcelain and is carved, in intaglio, with divine\nfigures. The Egyptians used to make up the scarab as a neck pendant\nor as a little ornament for placing in the coffins of the dead. Its\nmission was to scare away the evil one.\n\n[Illustration: No. 2.--An Egyptian Scarab, such as were used as\ntalismen. Two forms are shown, one with the pectoral wings outspread;\nthe other, with wings closed.]\n\n_THE TET._--This symbol was shaped somewhat like a mallet, and was\nalways worn with the head uppermost and the handle hanging down. It\nwas made in porcelain or stone, and was often colored gaudily. The\nEgyptians were the first to find efficacy in this charm, and they wore\nit suspended around the neck to ward off attacks from visible and\ninvisible enemies. Thus, it was a protection against evil in any form;\nit was also supposed to provide the wearer with strength and endurance.\nThe tet has been much forgotten of late years, but there are adherents\nwho value it above the horseshoe and almost any other charm.\n\n[Illustration: No. 3.--The Talisman on the left is the Tet; on the\nright, the Arrow-Head.]\n\n_THE ARROW-HEAD._--The early Britons spent a great deal of their time\nin taking suitable flints and shaping them into the form of triangles.\nThese were called arrow-heads, and when the two side edges had been\nsharpened they were fixed into sticks and used as weapons or tools.\nOut of this use grew the idea that arrow-heads were potent charms in\nproviding bodily protection against enemy force or the usual illnesses.\nAccordingly, people began to wear them as neck ornaments and, for\nthis purpose, decorative arrow-heads were made. Ever since then, they\nhave been cherished for their powers in warding off attacks, and a\nsuperstition still exists which claims that if one of these arrow-heads\nis dipped in water, the water will be more potent than any doctor's\nmedicine.\n\n_THE CADUCEUS._--This device, which figures as part of the design of\nsome postage stamps, has been considered a bringer of good fortune\never since the time of the ancient Greeks. It consists of two snakes\nentwining a rod, surmounted by a pine cone. By the side of the cone\nis a pair of wings. It was the symbol of Mercury. The rod had the\nsupernatural powers of quelling disputes and letting people dwell in\nharmony. The snakes possessed the property of healing; the pine cone\npreserved good health; and the wings stood for speed and progress. Thus\npeople wear the caduceus today in order to ensure a life free from\nquarrels and illness, and to enable them to be healthy and \"go ahead.\"\n\n[Illustration: No. 4.--The Caduceus or Staff of Mercury.]\n\n_THE EYE AGATE._--As is generally appreciated, the \"evil eye\" is the\nsource of all trouble and misfortunes, and the early Eastern races\nthought that, if the \"evil eye\" could be avoided or frightened away,\nall would be well. Searching for a charm to effect their purpose, they\nalighted upon the eye agate, and this they believed would give no\nquarter to the \"evil eye.\" Accordingly, agates were cut to resemble\nan eye which would be powerful enough to neutralize the effects of\nthe evil one, and these were worn as brooches, rings and necklaces.\nThe agate chosen for the purpose consisted of thin layers of stone of\nvarious colors. Thus, by cutting the stones oval and removing parts of\nthe top layers, it was possible to produce a charm closely resembling a\nhuman eye, both in shape and color.\n\nSuch eyes are still sold today, and many people treasure them in the\nhope that they will ward off evil in any form.\n\n_THE JADE AXE-HEAD._--Many jewelers still sell little axe-heads carved\nout of jade, for wearing around the neck. The axe-head has been\nconsidered a symbol of strength and vigor ever since primitive times,\nand jade has a world-wide reputation as a charm against disease and\naccidents.\n\n_THE SEAL OF SOLOMON._--This device is now regarded as a symbol of\nthe Jewish religion, but it can be traced to several other religions,\nand, no doubt, it dates even farther back than the commencement of the\nJewish era. The triangle with the upward point stood for goodness;\nthe triangle with the downward point for wickedness; while the two\nintertwined symbolized the triumph of good over bad. Those who wear the\ndevice contend that it preserves them from all that is ill, and, at the\nsame time, it gives them a share of the world's blessings.\n\n[Illustration: No. 5.--The Seal of Solomon, one of the oldest lucky\ncharms in existence.]\n\n_THE ABRACADABRA._--This charm dates from the second century, and was\na symbol of the Gnostic worship. It often took the form of a little\npiece of parchment, folded into the shape of a cross, but it can, also,\nbe seen as a tablet, made of stone or metal, shaped like an inverted\ntriangle. On the charm, of whatever shape, was inscribed the following:\n\n A B R A C A D A B R A\n B R A C A D A B R\n R A C A D A B\n A C A D A\n C A D\n A\n\nIt will be seen that the word \"Abracadabra\" can be read along the upper\nline and also down and up the two sides. This word is said to conceal\nthe name of God and the charm has the powers of warding off dangers and\nsickness.\n\n_THE FOUR-LEAF CLOVER OR SHAMROCK._--Everyone knows that a four-leaf\nclover or shamrock is supposed to be a bringer of luck and good\nfortune. As these are not readily found and, moreover, they soon\nperish, the opportunity has been seized by jewelers to produce\nartificial ones in various precious and semi-precious metals. To wear\neither is supposed to avoid misfortune. It may be mentioned that the\nfour-leaf Shamrock as a charm has proved immensely popular by those who\nare interested in the Irish sweepstakes.\n\n_BLACK CATS._--Of course, it is lucky for a black cat to walk into your\nhouse, but failing an actual cat, a counterfeit one serves the same\npurpose. Thus, people who pin their faith to black cats often make\nstuffed ones, or draw pictures of them, and look to the creature of\ntheir own handiwork to serve the role of mascot.\n\n_YOUR OWN TALISMAN._--So far, the talismans that have received\nuniversal acceptance have alone been mentioned, but the tendency today\nis for enthusiasts to originate a mascot of their very own. It may take\nany or every form, according to the whim or fancy of the individual.\nMaybe you will prefer to find your own mascot or talisman in this\ndirection. If you have no preferences, why not constitute a device\nwhich embraces your lucky number, your lucky flower, your lucky color,\nand so on? It is a suggestion bristling with opportunities.\n\nJust to show that people are tending towards the idea of choosing a\ntalisman of their very own, we will conclude with a story that was\nrecently published.\n\n\"There is a precious stone to which the board of directors of a firm of\ndiamond dealers annually pass a vote of thanks. The stone is a sapphire\nand it has been named Shani, meaning 'bringer of luck.'\n\n\"Shani was bought by the firm about seventy years ago, and it only\nleaves the safe on New Year's Day. A special meeting, attended by every\nmember of the firm, is then held in the board room. Shani is placed in\nthe middle of the table and, with hands clasped in prayer, the members\noffer thanks for the good luck the sapphire has brought the firm during\nthe preceding year.\n\n\"One of the directors said, 'My grandfather once received a tempting\noffer for Shani and yielded, but a few hours after the sapphire had\nbeen sent away he was taken violently ill with fever. The sapphire was\nbrought back from a distant part of India, and my grandfather became\nwell at once.'\"\n\nShould not we all have a Shani?\n\n\n\n\nHINTS ON FORTUNETELLING\n\n\nHundreds of dollars are paid each week to professional fortunetellers\nby people in all walks of life, in order that they may gain a peep into\nthe future. These people belong to every class of society; they are of\nall ages and they consult the mediums on almost every matter connected\nwith human existence. There is the industrial magnate, the society\ngirl, and the hard-working shop assistant, all anxious to peer into the\ncoming months.\n\nAccordingly, the teller of fortunes and the writer of horoscopes is\ndoing an excellent business. The dollars and the cents are pouring in\nat a remarkable rate, and those who read the future, as a profession,\nare having the time of their lives.\n\nThis state of things is one calculated to make you stop and think for\na moment. Why should not you learn the rudiments of fortunetelling\nyourself? Why should not you find out how to read the signs of your own\nfuture and the future of your friends? The subject is interesting; it\nis not a difficult one and all you need to know is set out in this book.\n\nYour course of study may well begin with the chapter on Palmistry.\nHaving mastered that, turn to the one on Handwriting, and follow with\n\"_What do your Bumps Mean?_\" These three sections will give you a very\nuseful start and then you might continue with \"_How Astrology Decides\nYour Destiny_\" and \"_Your Face is Your Fortune_.\"\n\nThe five chapters named will enable you to read people with a great\ndeal of success, and it should not be long before your friends\ncompliment you on your accuracy. Probably this will spur you to further\nefforts, and you will study the passages on lucky numbers, dreams,\ntea-cup readings, lucky colors, etc. These will add a polish to your\npreliminary knowledge.\n\nVery soon you will gain a reputation as a seer and it will add not a\nlittle to your vanity when people come to you and ask you to read their\nfutures. In doing so, you will be advised to follow a few rules. Never\njump to hasty conclusions. Weigh all the facts and strike a balance.\nIf the hand says \"yes\" and the face says \"no,\" the conclusion is that\n\"it may be.\" When disappointing things are noted, be charitable and let\nthe applicant off lightly. In cases where dire illnesses are portended,\nsuppress the facts or state them in such a way that the applicant has a\nchance of avoiding the trouble, if he or she takes suitable measures.\nBut, whatever happens, never make a statement for which you have not\n\"chapter and verse.\"\n\nAnd this brings me to my last point. Hands, faces, heads and other\ncharacteristics give their readings, but none of these readings should\nbe taken as absolutely final. The power is within us to fight against\nour failings and to better our good qualities. We may even allow our\nbest ones to deteriorate. That is why two people born at the same time\nand in the same town need not grow up exactly alike. And it is also why\na small percentage of horoscopes and fortunes are bound to miss the\nmark.\n\n\n\n\nPALMISTRY--WHAT MAY BE LEARNED FROM HANDS\n\n\n\"There are more things in Heaven and Earth....\"\n\nPeople who can see as far as the ends of their noses and then only\nthrough a fog, declare (with a superior sniff) that Palmistry is\nnothing but a trap to catch fools; they call it quackery, or declare\nperhaps that it is merely a fake or blind guesswork.\n\nNow, while we would be the first to deny that Palmistry is an exact\nand infallible science, yet we just as strongly affirm that it is\nundoubtedly a most fascinating and interesting recreation; as to its\ntruth, each one must decide that question for himself.\n\nFor the few who have a wish to take up this study seriously, there are\nmany now who will naturally wish to know just sufficient to be able to\n\"tell fortunes.\" Fortunetellers are always popular at some jolly party\nor quiet friendly gathering of an evening.\n\nIn this book they will find all the simple information required; on\nthe other hand the student will find a sincere delight in reading and\nsifting thoroughly the numerous books that probe the depths of the\nsubject.\n\nQuite apart from any markings which may be upon the hand, a general\nindication of the habits and temperament of the individual in question\ncan readily be gained by a careful examination of the texture or\nquality of the skin.\n\nIt were as well to note here that the impressions gained must never\nbe taken by themselves, but only in conjunction with other confirming\nsigns. Especially is this so when judging the character of a friend or\nacquaintance.\n\n_TEXTURE OF SKIN._--The skin may, of course, be smooth or rough. To\njudge this you should turn the hand in question back upwards; now get\nthe feel of the skin by actual touch; a smooth, fine-textured skin\ndenotes a refined nature, and _vice versa_. This is a very strong\nindication indeed, insomuch that should there be other tendencies\npointing to coarseness of nature, this texture of the hand would have a\nrefining effect upon the whole.\n\n_ELASTICITY OF THE HAND._--This is best tested by actual grip (as in\nshaking hands). All hands naturally present some feeling of elasticity;\nthis is a matter of comparison, but it is very easy to tell the quick,\nvirile grip of an elastic hand to the dead fish feeling which a flabby\nhand gives us when we grasp it.\n\n_A FLEXIBLE HAND_ denotes an active and energetic person, one who will\nbe readily adaptable to new conditions. He will always rise to the\noccasion, and manfully withstands the buffets of ill-fortune. This type\nis always trustworthy and a good friend.\n\n[Illustration: No. 6.--Beware of these Hands.--A shows a weak,\nflattened thumb; B a curved little finger and C a coarse, short thumb.\nEach has other defects as well.]\n\n_A FLABBY HAND_--one that does not respond to your grip or responds but\nsluggishly--is the hand of an idle man, untrustworthy and inconsistent,\na man of weak and negative character; but be sure to search well for\nother confirming signs of this weakness.\n\n\nTHE SHAPE OF THE HAND\n\nA fairly accurate guide to character is certainly contained in the\nshape of the hand. Hands may be roughly divided into two classes--broad\nand long. A person having a _long hand_ you may judge to have great\ncapacity for mental effort and matters of detail.\n\nThe broad-handed person you may expect to be a strong man physically;\nhis culture will be bodily rather than mental. He could with advantage\nimprove his culture by reading, and by enjoying the best music.\n\n\nTHE SHAPE OF THE FINGERS\n\nWhen an individual is found with _square_ finger-tips, he should make\na good marriage partner; he will be practical--a man of method and\nreason. He is punctual, but should cultivate imagination.\n\n_POINTED FINGER_ tips will be found on the hand of the musician, the\npainter, and, in fact, anyone who is of artistic temperament.\n\nPersons with these fingers should curb their imagination with reason,\nand cultivate the power of doing things, not only dreaming them, though\ndreaming is well enough in its way.\n\n_TAPERING_ fingers indicate people of extremes. \"Ice and fire\" are\nthese people--impulsive and generous to a fault. They should guard\nagainst undue and morbid sensitiveness, and should cultivate a sane\nphilosophical outlook upon life. They are capable of the highest, but\nare frequently their own worst enemies.\n\n_SPATULATE FINGERS._--These are the sportsmen of the world. They are\nnot worried much by the opinions of others, while they love a busy,\nhealthy life; a sound mind in a sound body.\n\n\nGENERAL SHAPE AND FORMATION OF THE HAND\n\nIf the hands are knotted with the joints swollen, powers of analysis,\ncalculation and reflection are shown; philosophers have this type of\nhand.\n\n_SMOOTH_ fingers and hands indicate the artistic temperament. These\npeople are frequently inspired, and have curious intuitions concerning\ncoming events. Musicians, spiritualists, and martyrs are of this type,\ntogether with many folk who are square pegs in round holes; maybe doing\nwork which is uncongenial to them.\n\n_THE THUMB_ has also in it certain very marked indications of\ncharacter. The three bones (or Phalanges) in the thumb each have their\ninterpretation. Beginning at the top these should be judged by length\nas follows:--\n\n 1. Will. (The pushing type of man.)\n 2. Reasoning power. (The thinker or philosopher.)\n 3. Love.\n\nThus a long first or top phalange indicates great will power; or if it\nis not a certain indication, it points to a definite likelihood of the\nwill being strong.\n\n\nTHE MOUNTS\n\nTake your subject's hand and examine it closely; a strong magnifying\nglass should form part of the equipment of every wise palmist. It will\nbe seen that there are certain portions of the hands which are raised\nabove the surface. These are known as \"mounts.\" As will be noticed in\nthe accompanying picture, we call these mounts by astrological names, a\nmethod adopted from the very earliest times. They are eight in number,\nnamed: Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Apollo, Luna and Mars (of which\nthere are two).\n\nLet us look at our picture on page 21. At the base of the first finger\nyou will see Mount Jupiter, then taking the base of each finger in\nturn, will be found Mounts Saturn, Apollo, and Mercury. Mount Luna will\nbe found at the base of the hand, below the little finger, near the\nwrist, Mount Mars just above it, Mount Venus stands below Jupiter and\nat the root of the thumb, with the second Mars above it.\n\nAll individuals have not these mounts developed to the same extent, and\nin these variations strong indications of character are to be found.\n\nWe will now have a little discussion upon the subject of Mounts, taking\neach individually, and in turn.\n\nUsually one of these mounts in your subject's hands will be found to\nstand out clearly from the remainder. This will give you a good idea of\nthe general type of person whose hand you are judging.\n\nThese are the general indications to be found.\n\n_THE SATURNIAN._--If the Mount of Saturn be over-developed, you have\nthe cold, sceptical type of man. He lacks the milk of human kindness,\nand is probably a pessimist. A moderate development, on the other hand,\nis good; this man should be prudent, not miserly; optimistic yet not\nfatuously so, a well-balanced man.\n\nWe well know that the excess or over-development of one particular\nquality (however excellent this quality may be) is evil. Thus a\nsuper-artistic temperament gives the neurotic; while the over-prudent\nman becomes the grasping miser.\n\n_THE JUPITERIAN._--Jupiterians, or folk with an excessively strong\nmount of this name, are the strong men of the world. In excess they\nare ambitious to a fault, masterful, overbearing and bullying. With\na moderate development we have exceedingly good qualities indicated.\nPower of leadership, rightful ambition, initiative, and great abilities\nfor hard work.\n\n_THE APOLLONIAN._--Taking the men and women of Apollo we have the\nessential optimists, the Micawbers and Mark Tapleys of life. Allied\nto their cheery natures is a love of the artistic and the really\nbeautiful. The sculptors, painters, and musicians who make life\nso pleasant, are very frequently Apollonians. The best advice to\ngive an Apollonian is \"moderation in all things.\" He or she must be\nvery careful in the choice of a marriage partner; this last is very\nimportant indeed.\n\n_THE MERCURIAN._--In excess we have craft, guile, and fondness for\nfalsehoods. In moderation we find the good business man, shrewd,\ncautious, possessor of a capacity for doing the lion's share of the\nwork, and a fine eye for the main chance. Let him cultivate his\nopposites. Unselfishness, kindness and generosity will make a Mercurian\na most charming person. Their lack will leave a clever, scheming\nscoundrel.\n\n_THE MARTIAN._--When we find Mars in the ascendant (i. e., the mounts\nexcessively developed) we find aggression and even bullying. In\nmoderation we have a fighter in the best sense of the word; a man\nwho will withstand the blows of fate and fight his way through life,\nresisting evil. He is never mean, and you will find him a sincere and\ntrustworthy friend.\n\n_THE VENUSIAN._--When this mount is predominant in excess we find\na person of unbalanced mind; he will be careless and will make a\ndangerous marriage partner. Developed to a moderate degree we find\ngenerosity, a power to feel for others, with a pleasing personality.\nThe folk of Venus love beauty, and love their life; they are strongly\nattracted to those of the opposite sex, and are likely to fall in love\nwithout counting the cost. These people should cultivate a habit of\nthinking before they act, and should not allow generosity to degenerate\ninto extravagance.\n\n_THE LUNARIAN._--Lastly let us take the Mount of the Moon. In excess\nwe again find the neurotic or unduly nervous person. In moderation the\nLunarian will be a person of imagination, sympathy, and one who loves\nto look on all that is most beautiful in life. He should be successful\nas a musician, playwright, or novelist, and has a ready capacity for\nlearning foreign languages.\n\nLet me give one piece of final advice to those who truly judge\ncharacter by the mounts, or indeed by any signs on the hand. Never\njudge by one sign or you will be led into stupid mistakes. Always\ntake the hand as a whole, for frequently some point in the formation\nstriking you as bad may be strongly counterbalanced by other good signs.\n\nThis is exceedingly important, and rightly applied will save you many\nfoolish pitfalls in your early fortunetelling days!\n\n\nTHE FINGERS\n\nEach of the mounts at the base of the fingers gives its name to the\nfinger above it, i. e., the first finger is called Jupiter, the little\nfinger is Mercury, and so on.\n\nWhen judging character by the mounts, the fingers which share their\nname must also always be noted as to their development. Let us first\ntake Jupiter.\n\nIf that finger is well developed (i. e., long in comparison to the\nremainder) this will accentuate the Jupiterian qualities seen in the\nwell-developed mounts. This may be applied throughout the mounts. The\nimportant thing to remember is that mount and corresponding finger\nshould be read together. This is essential.\n\nTo conclude this section let us take the phalanges (or joints of the\nfinger) with their interpretations.\n\nCounting from the top joint nearest to the nail, the meaning given by\npalmists to the three phalanges of each finger are as follows:--\n\n(_Length of phalanx_, or distance between the respective joints, is the\n_deciding factor_.) For simplicity, we have made a small table.\n\n ----------+------------------------+----------------+------------------\n Name | | |\n of Finger | 1st Joint. | 2nd Joint. | 3rd Joint.\n ----------+------------------------+----------------+------------------\n _JUPITER_ | Religion. | Ambition. | Despotic or\n | | | fondness for\n | | | governing others.\n ----------+------------------------+----------------+------------------\n _SATURN_ | Fondness for spiritual | Out-door life. | Earthly ambition.\n | mysticism. | |\n ----------+------------------------+----------------+------------------\n _APOLLO_ | Excess or foolish | Caution. | Love of show.\n | optimism | |\n | (Micawber). | |\n ----------+------------------------+----------------+------------------\n _MERCURY_ | The orator's finger. | Great tenacity.| Cunning and\n | | | greed.\n ----------+------------------------+----------------+------------------\n\n\nTHE LINES OF YOUR DESTINY\n\nWe now come to the most fascinating side of Palmistry--the actual study\nof the network of lines upon the hand, and their relation to the mounts\nand to each other.\n\nThis is where your magnifying glass will be of enormous value. There\nare very many small signs, seemingly of little matter, but in reality\nof very great importance, such as stars, crosses, squares, and\ntriangles, little marks with frequently great meanings.\n\nOne word of warning must be given before we go farther. If you see\nevil in a palm never on any account tell of it. But if you see some\nmisfortune approaching which a little foresight might avoid, by all\nmeans warn your subject. Should you by any chance see, or think you\nsee, anything calculated to alarm another, keep it to yourself.\nAlways remember that human intelligence is frail and finite but life\nis infinite. Palmistry shares in this frailty; it is interesting and\nintensely fascinating, but far from infallible. It is not an exact\nscience in the sense of mathematics, where two plus two equals four, no\nmore and no less.\n\nLet us take these lines in turn and discuss the meaning of each.\n\n\nTHE LIFE LINE\n\nWhen the Life line rises high in the hand, great ambition is shown. If\nyou see a Life line circling well into the palm (thus forming a large\nMount of Venus) emotional characteristics such as love and generosity\nare shown. If, on the contrary, the line forms a small Mount of Venus,\ncoldness will be predominant.\n\nIf the Life line commences very feebly and gradually strengthens, this\nis a good sign. It indicates a weak childhood but a robust maturity.\n\n\nTHE HEAD LINE\n\nThe Head line works in conjunction with the line of Health (see\nillustration), thus:--If the Head line is broken some ill health may be\nindicated which has made or will make its effect felt upon the brain\nand thinking powers. But only if all other lines should support this.\n\nAn independent nature is shown when the Head line branches off from the\nLife line early in its course, and vice versa.\n\nIf the Head line should curve towards Saturn, there is shown a material\noutlook upon life; this is the financier's Head line. Curving towards\nApollo an artistic nature is shown, while should this line originate\nnear Mount Jupiter it is a sure sign of capacity for leadership, and\nmany go-ahead qualities that make for success. If the Head line is\nfirm, a definite, purposeful nature is probable, while a weak, wavy\nHead line indicates a weak, wavering outlook upon life.\n\nWith the Head line joining the Heart line, emotional qualities are\nto the fore; this individual is impulsive and should put the curb of\nreason upon himself.\n\nShould the Head line have branches which run towards Mount Mercury,\nLuna and Mars, it is an excellent sign, showing good balance, ready\nwit, and quick adaptability.\n\n\nTHE HEART LINE\n\nWhen this originates on or near the mount called Saturn, there is a\nleaning towards a sensual, pleasure-loving nature.\n\nRising from between Saturn and its neighbor Jupiter, we have a very\ndeliberate, practical man. His love, while very sincere, is governed by\nreason; he is intensely practical, and rather lacking in imagination,\nwhich it were well worth his while to cultivate. His head will always\nrule his Heart, especially is this indicated should the Heart line bend\ntowards that of the Head.\n\nShould the Heart line cross the palm entirely, the owner is the exact\nopposite of the individual just mentioned. This person's heart will\nrule his head; he is sentimental even to a fault, and should practice\nbusiness-like qualities, and not dream overmuch. Love in a cottage is\nall very well--but how when the roof leaks?\n\nA short Heart line is a warning for care in marriage; without this\ncare a couple may well come to shipwreck on the rocks of married life.\nForewarned is forearmed!\n\n\nTHE LINE OF FORTUNE\n\nThis is a line running (as its name suggests) towards the Mount of\nApollo. It is a valuable and somewhat rarely-found line. This is the\nline of genius; effort will scarcely be needed by its owner; he will\nseem to fly towards success on the wings of destiny.\n\nThis is the ideal, but it must be borne in mind that there are other\nlines which must be studied in conjunction with it.\n\nOn the other hand its absence does by no means prohibit or even\nendanger success; it merely indicates that individual effort will be\nrequired, and what is life without something to strive for?\n\n\nTHE HEALTH LINE\n\nA good strong Health line is very desirable; should this line be\nbroken, however, there is no need for alarm, it is merely indicated\nthat a certain amount of care is necessary in one's personal habits of\nlife.\n\n\nTHE LINE OF FATE\n\nThis line runs across the middle of the palm, from the Mount of Saturn\nto the Bracelets, but its full course need not be traced on any\nparticular hand. When of full length and a middle position is revealed,\nthe fate of the individual may be reckoned as particularly lucky. Such\na person has strong determination, can make quick decisions and can be\npowerful without being a tyrant. He has the power of drawing people to\nhim, in a friendly way, and is, thus, always liked.\n\n[Illustration: No. 7.--The Map of the Hand.\n\n _a._ Life line;\n _b._ Fate line;\n _c._ Health line;\n _d._ Head line;\n _e._ Heart line;\n _f._ Marriage line;\n _g._ Bracelets;\n _h._ Mount of Jupiter;\n _j._ Mount of Saturn;\n _k._ Mount of Apollo;\n _l._ Mount of Mercury;\n _m._ and _o._ Mounts of Mars;\n _n._ Mount of Venus;\n _p._ Mount of Luna;\n _s._ Line of Fortune.\n]\n\nShould the line run from the Bracelets and stop at the Head line, this\nis a sign that the possessor will have many troubles and obstacles to\novercome. Whether he will surmount them depends on the strength of\nthe Head line. In cases where the Fate line continues up one of the\nfingers, the owner must take care that success does not turn his head\nand ruin the future. A Fate line that wriggles its way across the palm\nindicates a life of ups and downs, and, should the line be broken\nin places, it is a sign that happiness will vary from time to time.\nGenerally speaking, if small lines run upwards out of the Fate line,\nthe signs are good, but the reverse is the case if they run downwards.\n\n\nTHE LINE OF MARRIAGE\n\nThis line is a short, comparatively inconspicuous one, found at the\nedge of the palm, below the little finger. It runs inwards but not very\nfar towards the center of the palm. How to recognize its significance\nis explained under the heading, \"An ABC of Hands.\"\n\nNow let us put our house in order, refresh our minds, and summarize the\nbroad principles upon which any study of Palmistry must rest.\n\nFirst we have the mounts. It is in the varying relation of the lines\nto these mounts and to their adjacent fingers that our deductions are\nfounded. One mount lies at the base of each finger, Jupiter, Saturn,\nApollo and Mercury respectively. Secondly, we have the four fingers\nwith their astrological names, each finger bearing the name of the\nmount at its base.\n\n_Table showing the general qualities of the mounts._\n\n ------------+-----------------------------------------------------------\n Name of |\n Mount | Quality\n ------------+-----------------------------------------------------------\n _JUPITER_ | Ambition, leadership, a magnetic personality. (In excess)\n | Brutal and bullying.\n ------------+-----------------------------------------------------------\n _SATURN_ | Cautious, prudent. (In excess) Miserliness, coldness.\n ------------+-----------------------------------------------------------\n _APOLLO_ | Artistic Temperament, optimist, healthy living. (In\n | excess) Shallow character, frivolous, and extravagant.\n ------------+-----------------------------------------------------------\n _MERCURY_ | Energy, good judgment. (In excess) Lying, fraud,\n | deception.\n ------------+-----------------------------------------------------------\n\nHere is a good, sound rule to remember when reading the hands of your\nfriends. First find your type--i.e., Jupiterian, Apollonian, etc. This\nis accomplished by noting the main characteristics of the hand which\nyou are examining. Suppose that the Mount of Apollo is fully developed\nand well raised, and that the finger of Apollo is inclined to be long,\nthere you have practically a pure Apollonian type, i.e., Apollo in\nexcess. If the Mount of Apollo is developed but also the finger of\nSaturn is long, this forms an admirable mixture. This subject will\nfeel the benefit of the steadying influence of Saturn at work on his\nlight-hearted Apollonian nature.\n\nPure types are rare--and fortunately so--for in a pure type, no matter\nwhich, you are frequently liable to find a rather poorly-balanced\noutlook on life. The cold need heat, and the brilliant require solid\nperseverance and a capacity for hard work to win lasting success.\n\n[Illustration: No. 8.--The Marriage Line in varying shapes.]\n\n\nWHICH HAND SHOULD BE READ?\n\nThe answer to this question is a very decided both! As a general\nrule the left hand will show the inherent characteristics of the\nindividual; the right hand shows the same characteristics modified by\nour surroundings or by the individual's personal efforts. The former\nis possibility--the latter actuality; in short, it is what we actually\nmake our life.\n\nThe safest rule about reading right and left hands is this:--Read both\nhands separately and carefully, then read them in their relation one to\nthe other.\n\nThere is no blind fatalism in the sayings and doings of a true student\nof Palmistry. What he does or should do is to point out the likelihoods\nand warn against inherent weakness. In so much he is like a guide\nhelping us to pick our way through the tortuous maze of life.\n\nIt may strike some of our readers that we have spoken more of the\nindications of character to be found in the hand rather than of the\nindications of \"Fortune.\" A few moments' thought will show a very sound\nreason for this.\n\nIt is certainly our characters which shape our destinies; should you\nfind a hand with all the indications of strong character, while also\npossessing a strong will and well-cut Life line, you would be sure in\nprophesying a happy life for its owner; or as sure as we poor humans\never can hope to be!\n\nIf you find a hand with the indications of weak will and character, yet\nwith the Health and Life lines strong and well defined, you may well\nadvise the owner of the hand that effort, effort and effort again, is\nrequired if he or she would win through!\n\nRemember that tact is more precious than fine gold! A tactful and\ntimely warning may prove of the greatest value, while without tact you\nwill surround yourself with an army of acquaintances whose feelings you\nhave hurt by your thoughtless and unintentionally cruel remarks!\n\nThere is no infallibility about this matter, but with the facts given\nin this book there are vast possibilities for really pleasurable and\ninteresting recreation. If the study be taken up seriously, and used\nwith discretion, there are almost unbelievable opportunities for good.\n\nThis is what a man once said to me--and he was a man who thought\ndeeply, and probed matters to their depths:\n\n\"A wise palmist is as precious as a careful signalman upon life's\ncrowded railroad, and a wise palmist is a tactful palmist.\"\n\n\nAN A B C OF HANDS\n\nIn order to be able to follow the explanations given for each type of\nhand, the list set out below will prove useful.\n\n(1) The 1st phalange is the section of the finger carrying the nail.\n\n(2) The 2nd phalange is the section of the finger between the 1st and\n2nd joints.\n\n(3) The 3rd phalange is the section of the finger between the 2nd and\n3rd joints.\n\n(4) The positions of the Mounts of Mercury, Apollo, Saturn, Jupiter,\nLuna and Venus are shown in Fig. 7. Of the Mounts of Mars, there are\ntwo positions. One is situated between the Mount of Jupiter and the\nthumb, while the other comes between the Mounts of Mercury and Luna.\n\n(5) The Girdle of Venus, which is rarely found, is a curved line\nrunning between Mercury and either Jupiter or Saturn.\n\n(6) The Bracelets are the lines running across the wrist, close to\nwhere it joins the palm.\n\n_ABILITY._--A small cross is shown where the Life line finishes.\n\n_ABILITY, LACK OF._--A short Head line, terminating in the center of\nthe palm, with the Mounts of Saturn and Apollo almost non-existing.\n\n_ACTIVE PERSON._--A rough, firm palm and an indistinct Heart line.\n\n_AFFECTIONATE PERSON._--A clear Heart line and a very plump Mount of\nApollo.\n\n_AMBITIOUS PERSON._--A short line traced from the Life line to the\nMount of Jupiter, existing on both hands.\n\n_AMIABLE PERSON._--The Mounts of Jupiter and Mercury are very plump on\nboth palms.\n\n_AMOROUS PERSON._--A hand deeply furrowed, somewhat silky in texture\nand the Heart line well developed.\n\n_ANGER._--The thumb has short phalanges, especially the first phalange;\nfinger-nails square and reddish at the base.\n\n_ARTISTIC TEMPERAMENT._--A line running directly from the Head line to\nthe third finger, and fingers long and tapering.\n\n_AUDACIOUS PERSON._--The Mount of Mercury and the two Mounts of Mars\nvery clearly in evidence.\n\n_AVARICIOUS._--The Head line extends across the palm, from end to end,\nand is straight. At its end, it forms a small triangle.\n\n_BILIOUS TEMPERAMENT._--The Health line wriggles its way along the\npalm, while the hand is damp and clammy.\n\n_BRAVE PERSON._--Straight fingers and both the Mounts of Mars are well\ndefined. Few hair lines cut across these mounts.\n\n_CAUTIOUS PERSON._--The first phalange of the thumb twists inwards,\nwhilst all the fingers are remarkably straight.\n\n_CHARITABLE PERSON._--A good Heart line with well-developed Mounts of\nVenus and Mars (particularly the Mars Mount below Jupiter.)\n\n_CHEERFUL PERSON._--A long first phalange to the fourth finger and the\nMounts of Jupiter, Apollo and Mercury nice and plump.\n\n_CLEVER PERSON._--The Life line shows a cross at one of its ends and\nthe Mounts of Apollo and Mercury are well defined.\n\n_CONCEITED PERSON._--Very plump Mounts of Saturn, Apollo and Mercury.\n\n_CONSCIENTIOUS PERSON._--A broad, thin hand, a very distinct Mount of\nJupiter, and the first phalange of the thumb nicely curved.\n\n_CONVINCING SPEAKER._--The fourth finger is almost as long as the\nthird, usually because the first phalange is long. This finger is\npointed.\n\n_CORDIALITY._--The Heart line extends almost across the palm; it is\nstraight, except at one end, which branches into a fork.\n\n_COWARDLY._--When the hand is opened out flat, the fourth phalanges of\nall the fingers dip or curve downwards. None of the mounts are distinct.\n\n_CRUEL PERSON._--The Heart line is almost or quite non-existing. The\nhand is long, but square-cornered, and the finger-nails are pointed at\nthe base.\n\n_DARING PERSON._--The Heart line curves round to the back of the hand,\nwhile both the Mounts of Mars are fully developed.\n\n_DECEITFUL PERSON._--The Head line wavers, is not very distinct, and it\nhas a double prong at one end. One of the prongs cuts across the Mount\nof Luna.\n\n_DEFIANT PERSON._--The third phalange of the first finger is longer\nthan the third phalanges of other fingers. The thumb is large.\n\n_DISAPPOINTMENTS TO BE EXPERIENCED._--The Life line has a number of\nsmall hair lines running from it, like herringbone pattern. Some of\nthese hair lines reach the bracelets.\n\n_DISSIPATED PERSON._--A star beside the thumb-nail and the Head line is\ndeep and wide.\n\n_ENERGETIC PERSON._--The head line runs from side to side of the palm.\nIt is clear throughout, while the four mounts below the four fingers\nare very distinct.\n\n_ENVIOUS PERSON._--On the first finger there are several clear lines;\nthey are found mostly on the third phalange, but some exist on the\nsecond. None on the first.\n\n_EXTRAVAGANT PERSON._--The tips of all the fingers bend back and the\nHead line is weak.\n\n_FAITHLESS PERSON._--The two Mounts of Mars and that of Mercury stand\nout more clearly than the others.\n\n_FAME, PERSON DESTINED FOR._--The Fate line is more distinct than any\nother and no other line crosses it.\n\n_FAR-SEEING PERSON._--The palm is depressed in the middle, the thumb\nis well developed, strong in outline, and all the phalanges of the\nfingers are about as long as they are wide.\n\n_FAULT-FINDING PERSON._--A long, narrow hand, with an ill-defined Heart\nline.\n\n_FLIRT._--The Head line consists of a line joining up several links,\nforming a species of chain.\n\n_FORCEFUL PERSON._--A cross on the Mount of Apollo and small lines\ncrossing.\n\n_FORTUNATE PERSON._--The Heart and Head lines almost touch below the\nMount of Jupiter. A cross is often found between them just at this\npoint. The third finger shows a long line running the length of two\nphalanges.\n\n_GOOD CHARACTER._--The Mounts of Jupiter, Saturn and Mercury are much\nin evidence, while the tips of the fingers are nicely rounded.\n\n_GREEDY PERSON._--When the hand is spread out the fingers bend inwards,\nbecause of the excessive width of the palm. The Head line runs across\nthe palm almost in a straight line.\n\n_HAPPY PERSON._--On the third finger there is a deep line running the\nlength of the third phalange. Also, the bracelets appear as a single\ndeep furrow.\n\n_HARD WORKER._--The fourth finger has the second phalange a trifle\nlong, while the two Mounts or Mars are well developed.\n\n_IDLER._--The Head line is very short; the Mounts of Luna and Mercury\nare well developed, while the Mount of Mercury almost touches that of\nMars.\n\n_IMPATIENT PERSON._--The Mounts of Mars and Mercury stand well above\nthe level of the palm and are crossed by several small lines.\n\n_INTELLIGENT PERSON._--The Mounts of Apollo and Mercury are much in\nevidence, while the Life line terminates in a cross.\n\n_JEALOUS PERSON._--The Head line continues round to the back of the\nhand, while the Mount of Mercury is more defined than the others.\n\n_JUST PERSON._--Square-tipped fingers and square nails, while the space\nformed between the Heart and Head lines is unusually wide.\n\n_KIND PERSON._--A star figures on the thumb, while the Mounts of Apollo\nand Mercury are much in evidence. The Heart line is not short.\n\n_LIKING FOR OPPOSITE SEX._--A star is seen on the Mount of Mercury or a\nstar may appear between the Heart and Head lines.\n\n_LONG LIFE._--The Heart line curves entirely round the thumb, being\nplainly evident all the way, while the bracelets consist of three clear\nlines.\n\n_LUCKY PERSON._--See diagram of a very lucky hand.\n\n_MARRIAGE._--The Marriage line is a comparatively short line, found\nabove the Heart line and starting from the edge of the palm, under the\nlittle finger.\n\nIf straight and well defined, it is a sign of a happy married life.\n(See Fig. A, p. 23.)\n\nIf curved down, there are troubles to overcome.\n\nIf the line runs down to the Heart line, money difficulties will arise\nin married life. (See Fig. B.)\n\nIf the line ends in a fork, there are fears of quarrels and, perhaps,\nseparations. (See Fig. C.)\n\nIf the line runs up and touches the Fate line, marriage will bring many\nsuccesses.\n\nIf there is practically no length to the actual marriage line, but\na fork appears almost at the commencement, it is a clear proof that\ntroubles will arise and prevent the owner from marrying when he or she\ndesires it. There will be delays, postponements and other difficulties,\nbut they will be overcome in the end. (See Fig. D.)\n\nIf there is an island where the line should commence, this may be taken\nas a sign that the possessor is not a suitable person for marriage.\nBut, if the line is a good one, after the island is past, there are\nhopes that he or she will mend. (See Fig. E.)\n\nIf the marriage line hardly exists or does not appear at all, it is a\nsign of single blessedness through life.\n\nIf the marriage line on the right hand is minutely examined, short\nhair lines may be seen rising upwards from it. The number of these\ndenotes the number of children of the marriage. It is usually said that\nthe perpendicular lines represent the boys and the slanting lines the\ngirls. As these lines are often very indistinct, it may be necessary to\ndust the hand with a dab of face-powder, in order to see them.\n\n_NARROW-MINDED PERSON._--The Head line is short and it wavers or\nwriggles its way across the palm.\n\n_NEAT, ORDERLY PERSON._--Where each finger is hinged to the palm, there\nis a deep crease making a badge on either side of it. The hand itself\nis square and vigorous in appearance.\n\n_NERVOUS PERSON._--The hand is very much lined, and there is difficulty\nin picking out the chief lines. The Mount of Luna is large and much\nfurrowed.\n\n[Illustration: A VERY LUCKY HAND\n\nNo. 9.--_The Life line begins on the Mount of Jupiter and is doubled._\nThe Heart line commences on the same mount and is forked at both ends.\nThe Head line is doubled and forked at one end. The Fate line is long,\nstraight and rises from the Bracelets. The finger of Apollo is lined.\nThe Marriage line is straight and clear.]\n\n_OVERBEARING PERSON._--The fingers are square-tipped and the first\nphalange of the thumb is long and thick. The hand itself is rough and\ncoarse. A short Heart line.\n\n_PASSIONATE PERSON._--The Heart line is long and the Mount of Mercury\nover-pronounced.\n\n_PHILOSOPHIC PERSON._--The finger-tips are square; the phalanges are\nall more or less fleshy and full; the thumb is large and long; the palm\nis comparatively small.\n\n_PROFLIGATE PERSON._--The Head line takes a wavering course, and there\nis a star on the thumb, close up to the nail.\n\n_RECKLESS PERSON._--The finger of Saturn is more pointed at the tip\nthan the other fingers. The Fate line does not come anywhere near to\nthe Bracelets.\n\n_REFINED PERSON._--The Mounts of Mercury and Luna are far more\npronounced than the others; the fingers are slightly pointed, and the\ntexture of the hand is silky.\n\n_RELIGIOUS PERSON._--The first finger has a square tip; the Mount of\nJupiter is large; the first phalanges of all the fingers are decidedly\nlong, and there is a cross in the center of the palm, close to the Head\nand Heart lines.\n\n_SECOND-SIGHT, PERSON WITH._--An unusual line runs from the Mount of\nLuna to the Mount of Mercury. It takes a circular course and much\nresembles the Life line, reversed. This line commences with an island.\n\n_SLEEPY PERSON._--A deeply-grooved short Head line.\n\n_SUCCESSFUL PERSON._--The Life line starts from the Mount of Jupiter\nand is double throughout its course. The Heart line commences at almost\nthe same spot and is forked at both ends.\n\n_SUPERSTITIOUS PERSON._--The Mount of Jupiter is particularly well\ndeveloped. There are several lines running across it; while the Head\nline is shorter than usual.\n\n_TACTFUL PERSON._--The hands are long and narrow; the texture of the\nskin is smooth and silky, and all the first phalanges are plump and,\nperhaps, longitudinally lined.\n\n_TALKATIVE PERSON._--The Heart and Head lines are not easily\ndiscovered, and the Mount of Mercury stands up more than the other\nmounts.\n\n_THOUGHTFUL PERSON._--The first finger almost as long as the second;\nit is pointed at the tip more than the others. A wide space is formed\nbetween the Heart, Head, Fate and Fortune (or Health) lines.\n\n_TIMID PERSON._--None of the Mounts appear plainly, while the Head and\nHeart lines run very close together.\n\n_UNTRUTHFUL PERSON._--The little finger is long, reaching at least to\nthe base of the nail of the third finger. The Mount of Luna is crossed\nwith many lines.\n\n_VAIN PERSON._--The Mount of Jupiter is fuller than the others and it\nis crossed with many lines. The fingers are long and rather pointed.\n\n_VINDICTIVE PERSON._--The Head line wriggles along its course. It has a\nfork close to the Mount of Luna.\n\n_WEALTHY PERSON._--When earned, the Mount of Luna, on both hands, shows\na number of lines which all run in one direction. They do not cross at\nall. When inherited, the same, but there is, in addition, a cross on\nthe Bracelets.\n\n_WITTY PERSON._--The Mount of Mercury shows up clearly. In addition,\nthere is a curved line which runs from the junction of the first and\nsecond fingers to the junction of the third and fourth fingers. The\nHeart line is usually good.\n\n\n\n\nYOUR HANDWRITING REVEALS YOUR CHARACTER\n\n\nYour handwriting is you; disguise it as you will, it still reveals\nyour character. As a matter of fact, it is a sheer impossibility for\nan ordinary person to alter his or her writing completely. The natural\nhand and the purposely-changed hand will bear several resemblances,\nhowever hard the individual may try to make them dissimilar. This is\ndue to the fact that the same character lies behind both efforts.\nNot only is your handwriting you, but the handwriting of your friend\nis \"him or her.\" This being so, you will find it a simple matter to\narrive at his or her qualities by analyzing a few lines of the person's\nhandwriting. To become sufficiently expert for this, you will not need\nmore than half-an-hour's study.\n\n_FIRST_ of all we must attend to the direction of the lines of writing,\nas, should these be level, a normal and calm state of mind is shown,\ngenerally reliable, and not subject to change.\n\nWhen the lines slope toward the right, much energy is indicated; when\nthe lines slope downward, a lack of energy is shown, usually from\ndepression which may result from ill health.\n\nIf the writing slopes upward with excess, it shows recklessness; if\ndownwards, with a very sloping inclination, it shows mental depression\nverging almost on loss of reason.\n\nIf the signature slopes upwards, then we may expect to find personal\nambition, but if downwards, some physical weakness. If instead of\nthe whole line ascending only words here and there will ascend, this\nindicates \"hope,\" but if scattered words ascend and descend in the same\nline, we may read a lack of tenacity in emotions.\n\n_SECONDLY._--The lines forming the letters may appear:--\n\n (A) Practically upright; or\n\n (B) Sloping slightly to the right.\n\n (C) Sloping very much to the right as if each letter were falling over\n the rest.\n\n (D) Sloping to the left, and lastly,\n\n (E) \"Back-hand writing.\"\n\nBetween A and B might be called normal.\n\n A Shows pluck and self-possession, and, if pointed, mathematics.\n\n B Tenderness, but should the writing be pointed, a quick, acute mind,\n with no sympathy with sentiment.\n\n C Shows indolence; if with pointed letters, mental power, but should\n the letters be rounded, mental and physical indolence.\n\n D Shows a love of ease, while\n\n E Looks peculiar and indicates self-consciousness, and, as a rule,\n hidden sentimentality.\n\n_THIRDLY._--The writing small and pointed, we get curiosity; if medium\nin size, and gradually increasing towards the end of the line, it shows\nan outspoken nature; should the writing diminish towards the end of the\nline we read tact.\n\nIf it is fine and threadlike in appearance, it shows a sensitive mind,\ndiplomacy.\n\nLarge writing shows promptness, but if the strokes are very fine, we\nsee appreciation of other people's work--a connoisseur.\n\nSmall, clear writing shows love of the abstruse, and if the lines are\nvery delicate, a feeling for the mystic. If the writing is extremely\nsmall, it shows pettiness of nature, fussiness over unimportant details.\n\nLetters of different sizes show unreliability of nature, exaggerating\ntrifles and ignoring more important things.\n\nLight and fine writing means delicacy of feeling, but if carried to\nexcess it shows fastidiousness.\n\n_FOURTHLY._--The connections of the letters with each other must be\njudged. If the connecting stroke is long, it shows some facility\nin talking and expression, the power of using words well, _not_\ntalkativeness.\n\nLetters ingeniously connected show constructiveness, but should they be\nseparate, we get perception and intuition.\n\nAny eccentricity indicates that the person's career has not been\nordinary. Marked originality, especially of capitals, shows unusual\ntaste. Tremulous tendency resulting neither from illness nor old\nage--Irritability. Highly restrained, small--Refractory disposition,\ndifficult to live with. Regular and well-placed lines, followed\nby those careless and irregular--A mind quick to embark on an\nenterprise, but lacking perseverance. Back-handed less susceptible than\ninclined--The head ruling the heart.\n\nGenerally the body of the letter or specimen gives the present\ncharacter, the signature the past.\n\n_CROTCHETS._--Egotism, self-satisfaction (a return upon self.)\n\n_HARPOONS (HOOKS)._--Tenacity, united perhaps with weak will.\n\n_DASHES._--Perfectly straight--Persistence.\n\n Undulating.--Art, levity.\n\n Undulating, beginning or finishing with a crotchet or ungraceful\n flourish.--Lack of taste, slight vulgarity.\n\n Light.--Writer attaches little idea to things expressed.\n\n Ending Thickly.--Resolution, desires ideas to carry weight.\n\n Curved Ascendingly.--Versatility; slight inconsistency; speaks without\n thought.\n\n Tremulous.--Timidity, hesitation.\n\n Placed at end of line or paragraph.--Lack of self-assertion.\n\n Ending abruptly, thick and hard.--Distrust, reserve.\n\n Sharply elongated.--Impulsive nature; prudence taught by experience.\n\n Used instead of \"full stops.\"--Cultivated caution.\n\n_CAPITAL LETTERS._--Large and well-formed.--Pride.\n\n Print-like in shape.--Dignity.\n\n Thin strokes.--Boasting.\n\n Exaggerated in height.--Love of ceremonial.\n\n The angle very pointed.--Acuteness, penetrative, leadership.\n\n Large and badly-formed.--Egomania.\n\n Large upper hall.--Self-assertion.\n\n Large bases.--Self-confidence.\n\n The capital letter of Christian names larger than that of\n surname.--Love of home.\n\n The capital letter of surname larger.--Love of position.\n\n Small capitals.--Lack of self-assertion.\n\n Capital letters made like small ones.--Said to show poetic feeling,\n love of Nature.\n\n Print-like in form.--Originality.\n\n Eccentric in any way.--Pose or whim.\n\n Widely spaced.--Love of open air.\n\n Curving far below the line, and almost encircling the\n word.--Protective love of animals.\n\n Letters incorrectly used.--Small detail made over-important.\n\n Tendency to replace by print.--Sense of form, artistic and poetic.\n\n_SPECIAL LETTERS._--_A.M.N.H._, _G.O._, _R.U.W._--Normal\nwidth.--Well-poised mind.\n\n Too wide.--Self-contentment, satisfaction.\n\n Nearly touching.--Timidity, want of knowledge of the world.\n\n First leg slightly raised.--Aristocratic tastes.\n\n Second leg exaggerated.--Pose, affectation.\n\n Unconnected, ending with crotchet rentrant.--Egotistical, selfish.\n\n The letters begun and ended with a small crotchet rentrant.--Avarice,\n meanness.\n\n Letters and words connected.--Power of assimilating ideas, but lack of\n originality; logic.\n\n Letters disconnected even with their parts.--Creative power, want of\n logic.\n\n Equally connected or disconnected.--Balanced intuition and deduction.\n\n Last letter increasing in size.--Lack of power of concealment.\n Decreasing.--Finesse.\n\nHandwriting does not invariably show sex, as the qualities indicated\nare common to both men and women.\n\nThe writing develops as the soul develops, and imitation comes before\noriginality.\n\n\nQUALITIES SHOWN IN HANDWRITING ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED\n\n _ABILITY._--Small writing, angular, clear, decided capitals.\n\n _ACCURACY._--Neat, well-placed lines and words, punctuation correct.\n\n _AFFECTION._--Softly sloping writing, rounded, fairly thick.\n\n _AMIABILITY._--Rounded letters, often unfinished, medium capitals.\n\n _AMBITION._--Large first stroke of capital \"M's\" ascending lines of\n writing. Imposing signature.\n\n _ANALYTICAL._--Small-pointed, clear writing, letters divided, decided\n capitals.\n\n _ARGUMENT._--Words connected, giving logic, and occasional extra long\n connecting strokes, small writing. (See A.2.)\n\n _AUTHORITY._--Large capitals, especially the letter \"I\" and first\n letter of surname, level crossing to t's.\n\n _BOASTFUL._--Large writing, exaggerated capital, flying cross bar to\n t's. (See A.1.)\n\n _BOLD._--Large well-formed capitals, clear rounded, but not pointed\n writing.\n\n _BROAD-MINDED._--Well-spaced words, clear capitals, O's and A's wide\n and rounded.\n\n _CANDOUR._--O's and A's open at the top.\n\n _CAPRICE._--Eccentric letters, irregular writing, no punctuation.\n\n _CARE._--See Accuracy.\n\n _CARELESSNESS._--Ill-formed letters, open O's, no punctuation.\n\n _CAUTION._--Dashes used instead of full stops.\n\n _CEREMONIOUS._--Capitals important, all large above the line, some\n added flourishes.\n\n _CHANGEABLE._--Letters differently formed, eccentric capitals,\n variability of line.\n\n _CHEERFULNESS._--Short, fat loops, rounded letters.\n\n _DEJECTION._--Lines tending downwards, curved letters unfinished, last\n of capital \"M\" very small.\n\n _DELICACY._--Thin thread-like letters, fine pointed writing. (See A.3.)\n\n _DISORDER._--Ill-formed, unfinished letters, no punctuation, separate\n letters.\n\n _DISSIMILATION._--Words terminating in thread-like strokes,\n interchangeable letters.\n\n _DISTRUST._--Last downstroke ending very abruptly.\n\n[Illustration: No. 10.--A]\n\n _DRINK._--Thick strokes, when seen through a glass very ragged,\n ill-formed letters; self-indulgence.\n\n _EATING, GOURMANDIZING._--Small, rounded writing, black, small\n capitals.\n\n _ECONOMY._--Close, compressed writing, no margins. (See A.4.)\n\n _ENERGY._--Lines sloping upwards to the right, short downstrokes,\n high-barred crosses to t's.\n\n _EXAGGERATION._--Very large and eccentric capitals, flourish under\n signature.\n\n _EXTRAVAGANCE._--Wide margins, large letters, full loops above and\n below the lines.\n\n _FAINT-HEARTED._--Small capitals, ill-formed thread-like letters,\n downward tendency.\n\n _FOPPERY._--Exaggerated capitals, especially letter \"I,\" wide spacing.\n\n _FORGETFULNESS._--Letter \"N\" shaped like small \"U.\" (See B.1.)\n\n _FORMALITY._--Neat lettering, punctuation careful, capitals rather\n large.\n\n _FRIVOLOUS._--Light writing, eccentric, or half-made capitals,\n irregular lines.\n\n _GEOMETRY._--Small, neat writing, print-like small capitals, upright\n slope to writing, or slightly backward.\n\n _GENEROSITY._--Final letters naturally rounded, with upward tendency.\n\n _GESTURE OR MOVEMENT._--An elaborate finish resembling a flourish but\n joined to last letter.\n\n _GRANDEUR, LOVE OF._--Imposing and well-formed capitals, large and\n carefully made \"M's.\"\n\n _GROSSNESS._--Very black, thick stroke both up and down, letters badly\n formed; short loops wide. (See B.2.)\n\n _HASTY ACTION._--Long-shaped commas.\n\n _HOME, LOVE OF._--Capital letter of Christian name larger than that of\n surname.\n\n _HONESTY._--Well-formed, clear and even letters, level at the bottoms.\n\n _HOPE._--The lines ascending with regularity.\n\n _HYPOCRISY._--Small A's and O's, open at bottom.\n\n _HYSTERIA._--Very irregular writing, badly made letters, and wild\n crossing strokes to t's, thin and long downstrokes, initial small\n letters out of proportion to remainder of words.\n\n _INDOLENCE._--Rounded writing, sloping \"backwards\"--i.e., to the left\n (See A.5.)\n\n _INDECISION._--Thin strokes crossing the t's, or else the stroke\n \"tucked in.\"\n\n _INGENUITY._--Curious and original shaped capitals.\n\n _INSINCERITY._--Letters raised high above the level, words\n thread-like, terminations indistinct.\n\n _INTEMPERANCE._--Curious rough, black strokes, or else vague formation\n of letters.\n\n _INTRIGUE._--Twisted forms to letters, unnecessary and thread-like\n strokes.\n\n _INTUITION._--Letters separated. (See B.3.)\n\n _IRRITABLE._--Curious short downward crossing to t's, cramped and\n pointed letters.\n\n _LANGUAGE._--Occasional long connecting strokes in middle of words or\n from word to word. (See B.4.)\n\n[Illustration: No. 11.--B.]\n\n _LOGICAL._--Even, small, well-formed letters, capitals well balanced.\n\n _LUXURY._--Black writing, slanting strokes, large capitals.\n\n _MADNESS._--Irregular, badly-formed, unfinished words, lines very\n irregular, and variable directions.\n\n _MEAN._--Cramped and compressed letters and lines.\n\n _METHODICAL._--Well-formed letters, even lines, good punctuation.\n\n _NARROW._--Well-formed but close letters, careful capitals.\n\n _NATURE, LOVE OF._--Simple capital letters. (See B.5.)\n\n _NEUROTIC._--Irregular dwindling letters, various sizes, words\n unevenly placed.\n\n _OBSTINACY._--Small writing, heavy crossing to \"t's\" and angular\n letters.\n\n _ORDER._--Letters even, well formed and placed.\n\n _ORIGINALITY._--Eccentric forms of letters.\n\n _PENETRATIVE._--Acute letters, well-finished long upstrokes to \"t's.\"\n\n _PERSEVERANCE._--The bars crossing the \"t's\" increasing in size.\n\n _POETRY, FEELING FOR._--Capital letters made like small ones in shape\n and neat well-formed words.\n\n _PRETENTIOUSNESS._--Many curves and involved capitals.\n\n _RETICENCE._--Closed \"o's,\" \"a's,\" and \"e's.\"\n\n _SIGHT._--In affections of the eyes the terminals are unfinished.\n\n _SLY._--Dwindling ill-formed letters.\n\n _STINGY._--Cramped writing, close lines.\n\n _SUBTLETY._--Small letters and dwindling lines. (See 6.B.)\n\n _SELFISH._--The final coming round to the left, and making a complete\n loop on itself.\n\n _TEMPER, HASTY._--Angular stops.\n\n _IRRITABLE._--The cross-bars of the \"t's\" slightly hooked.\n\n _OBSTINATE._--The cross-bar ending in a decided harpoon or hook; a low\n thick bar. High and thick and tending sharply downward.\n\n _OBSTINACY AGAINST OWN INTERESTS._--A short straight down stroke.\n\n _CONTROL OF._--Dashes used instead of stops.\n\n_TRUE._--Clear, well-formed rounded letters.\n\n_VANITY._--Large flourished capitals, wide margins. (See B.7.)\n\n_WIT._--Small, rounded letters, generally undulating handwriting.\n\n\n\n\nYOUR FACE IS YOUR FORTUNE\n\n\nEverybody sums up the faces of his friends and of the people he meets.\nIt is a habit we all have. But most of us are apt to classify these\nfaces into groups according to whether the possessors are good-looking,\nordinary or supremely ugly. We say to ourselves, \"Isn't So-and-so\ncharming,\" or alternatively, \"How positively plain is So-and-so.\"\n\nAs a matter of fact, the degree of beauty expressed in an individual's\nface ought to count for very little. What ought to count is the\ncharacter which his or her features reveal. Let it be said quite\ndefinitely that faces indicate character more accurately than any other\nphysical property of an individual. A person can change his voice and\nhe can check his actions, but he cannot alter his features for more\nthan a second at a time, and then only superficially.\n\nThus it comes about that faces are definite indications of character,\nand these indications are fairly easy to read, once the rules are\nlearned. Of course, all such things as accidental blemishes, such as\nscars and broken noses, must be ignored at the outset.\n\nFirst, let us take the general shape of the face.\n\n[Illustration: No. 12.]\n\n_THE SHAPE OF THE FACE._--There can be thousands of different shapes,\nbut the normal is shown by Fig. 1, where the width across the forehead\nis more than across the chin. The forehead, the nose and the rest of\nthe face should be about equal in length.\n\nAdd to the width across the forehead and you have a brainy person,\na clear thinker, a person whose opinions are worth considering.\nOf course, an excess of width in this place suggests some mental\ninstability.\n\nFig. 2 shows an entirely different type. It may belong to a jolly\nperson who is excellent company; but do not go to him for sound\nadvice. There is not enough length of forehead, nor width of forehead,\nto house a superabundance of brains.\n\nFig. 3 introduces us to a ponderous type, slow-thinking, fond of food,\nand with animal instincts lurking in the background of his make-up.\n\nFig. 4 reveals a long face, narrow for its width. This belongs to\na person who is limited in vision, and who can be very awkward at\ntimes. Such an individual will find it very hard to agree with others,\nespecially in business matters. He may be deep and more often than not,\nhe is a rather sad companion.\n\n[Illustration: No. 13.]\n\n_THE NOSE._--Fig. 1 shows the normal nose, betokening an average\ncharacter.\n\nFig. 2 is too rounded at the tip. Force of character is lacking.\n\nFig. 3 reveals a drooping line between the tip of the nose and the\nupper lip. This stands for a character that loves amusements and is apt\nto neglect the real things of life.\n\nFig. 4 gives a pronounced, fleshy curl where the nose joins the face.\nThis is a sign that the possessor is a clear thinker, a leader of\nothers, an intelligent person.\n\nFig. 5 shows a thin, pointed nose. The possessor is, probably, of a\nrefined nature, but he or she is apt to be lacking in sympathy, even\ncruel.\n\nFig. 6 depicts a curved ridge. This is the nose of a person who lacks\na refined nature. He may be jolly and humorous, but certainly not\nactuated by the highest ideals. Many noses of this shape are the result\nof an accident, which, of course, does not count.\n\nA long nose indicates cautiousness, watchfulness, and often timidity.\n\nA prominent nose that stands well out from the face shows a desire to\nobserve and examine things, without the interference of others.\n\nA fleshy tip to the nose displays a kindly nature, and a love of ease.\n\nA short, small nose tells of conceit and a lack of sympathy for others.\n\nA turned-up nose means that the possessor is a busybody, one who cannot\nkeep a secret, but may be kind and generous.\n\n_THE EYES._--Large eyes denote love of talking and the ability to learn\nlanguages.\n\nSmall eyes denote secrecy and close-mindedness.\n\nFull, dark eyes denote love of the opposite sex.\n\nTruthful eyes are set straight in the head.\n\nUntruthful eyes slope towards the nose.\n\nEyes that slope downwards from the nose are cruel and deceitful.\n\nEyes set widely apart denote breadth of mind.\n\nEyes set close together denote narrow-mindedness.\n\n_THE CHEEKS._--Full, rounded cheeks denote sociability and a love of\nfriends.\n\nThin cheeks denote those who prefer their own company.\n\nFullness in lower part of cheek denotes love of eating and drinking.\n\nA moderate fullness denotes hospitality.\n\nHigh cheekbones show that the possessor is very methodical. He or she\nis likely to interfere in other people's business.\n\n_THE FOREHEAD._--Prominent brows denote a practical disposition.\n\nFullness in center of forehead denotes a good memory for dates and\nevents.\n\nA broad forehead denotes a humorous disposition.\n\nA rounded forehead denotes musical ability; this is usually accompanied\nby curved eyebrows and wavy hair.\n\n_THE MOUTH AND LIPS._--When upper lip is deeply grooved down the\ncenter, it denotes modesty and refinement.\n\nA plain upper lip, boldness and forwardness.\n\nA long upper lip denotes self-esteem and self-control.\n\nRedness and fullness in center of lip, love and passion for opposite\nsex.\n\nFullness at either side shows love of children and animals.\n\nA mouth that displays the teeth when smiling denotes love of\napprobation and attention.\n\nA full, red, well-developed lower lip denotes a kindly, sympathetic\ndisposition.\n\nThin lips denote a hard, selfish, and unsympathetic nature. The same\nwith straight lips.\n\n[Illustration: No. 14.]\n\n_THE CHIN._--A receding chin, as shown in Fig. 1, p. 43, denotes a lack\nof firmness. It belongs to a person who has insufficient will of his\nown.\n\nA chin shaped as Fig. 2 or 3, or midway between these, provides a very\nacceptable character. There is determination and grit, without an\nexcess of these qualities. Fig. 2 may be taken as the normal type.\n\nBroad, bony structures of the chin denotes conscientiousness and\nstraightforwardness.\n\nLength and projection of chin denotes firmness, stability, and\nperseverance.\n\nAn extremely long and projecting chin denotes stubbornness and\nobstinacy. (Fig. 4.)\n\nA full ridge of fat under the chin denotes economy.\n\n_WRINKLES._--A wrinkle commencing in the lower cheek and extending\nright under the chin, from side to side, is caused from constant\ntalking.\n\nA wrinkle running from the side of the nose, downwards upon the\nlower cheek, to the outer corners of the mouth, is a sign of love of\napprobation.\n\nWhenever in laughter three parallel circular lines are formed in the\ncheeks there is a fund of folly in the character.\n\nWrinkles lying horizontally across the root of the nose denote ability\nto command.\n\nSeveral perpendicular wrinkles between the eyebrows denote a plodding,\npersevering disposition.\n\n_DIMPLES._--A round dimple in the chin denotes love of the beautiful in\nthe opposite sex.\n\nDimples at the outer corners of the mouth are another sign of\nmirthfulness.\n\nDimples in the center of cheeks are another sign of approbation.\n\nWhen a little cleft is seen at the tip of the nose it denotes the\nnatural critic.\n\nClose attention should always be given to texture and quality of the\nhair, eyes, and skin; this is most important, as the coarseness or\nrefinement of character is shown very plainly to those who take the\ntrouble to notice these things.\n\nColor of hair, eyes, and skin is also very important; the depth of the\nfeelings and passions is shown here; poorly colored people are much\nless passionate than their deeper colored fellow-creatures.\n\nThus from dark individuals of coarse quality we expect coarse passions,\nand from dark fine-quality individuals deep, refined emotions.\n\n[Illustration: No. 15.]\n\n_THE EYEBROWS._--Fig. 2 is intended for the eyebrows of a normal\nindividual. Such a person goes about his duties in an ordinary,\nintelligent manner and does his best to make the world a little better\nplace for having him in it.\n\nIn Fig. 1, the eyebrows have insufficient shape. They belong to an\nindividual of extremes; he or she is either too determined or devoid of\nkindness.\n\nIn Fig. 3, the eyebrows are too curved, forming a full semi-circle.\nThis is a sign of shallowness; they belong to a person who is not going\nto put himself out for somebody else.\n\nIn Fig. 4, the eyebrows are higher at the outer than at the inner ends.\nSuch are difficult to diagnose. They may belong to a very jolly, funny\nperson; but they may also belong to someone absolutely untrustworthy,\na foxy individual, in fact. They should be read in company with other\nfacial signs.\n\nIn Fig. 5, the eyebrows meet on the nose. Hesitate before trusting a\nperson so provided. He may be perfectly reliable, but make sure first.\n\nNos. 1 to 5 show eyebrows of fine or medium thickness, but Figs. 6\nand 7 are coarser and heavier. Those that are neither too fine or too\nthick are best, since they are more likely to belong to a well-balanced\nperson. Fine pencil streaks show a finniky, perhaps unkind nature.\nHeavy, bushy eyebrows point to an austere, querulous nature.\n\nIn Fig. 7, the upstanding hairs suggest a nature that may derive\npleasure from posing.\n\n_A FINAL HINT._--In checking the \"points\" of a face, it is often found\nthat one feature may contradict another. This does not prove that\nthe explanations given above are incorrect. It goes to show that the\ncharacter of the individual is not definitely set in one direction. He\nmay vary at times or he may have the aptitude for fighting against one\ncharacteristic in favor of another. The only sound plan is to assess\nthe character by striking a balance of all the \"points\" at issue.\n\n\n HAVE YOU A MOLE?\n\n Many people do not like these little marks, but let them be comforted,\n for in olden times, according to the wise men of the day, great\n reliance was placed on them. Just what a mole means depends on where\n it is to be found. The following may describe a mole of your own:--\n\n RIGHT EYE (above).--Wealth and a happy marriage.\n\n LEFT EYE (above).--You have a great liking for the opposite sex and\n you will, thereby, gain much happiness.\n\n TEMPLE.--As above.\n\n NOSE.--You will succeed in business.\n\n CHEEK.--You will be happy, but not be blessed with fame and fortune.\n\n CHIN.--Fortunate in your choice of friends.\n\n EAR (either).--A contented nature.\n\n ARMS.--A happy nature, but with something of the \"don't care\" spirit.\n\n SHOULDERS.--Will face difficulties with fortitude.\n\n HANDS.--A practical nature. Able to take care of yourself.\n\n LEGS.--Strong willed.\n\n NECK.--You have a great deal of patience.\n\n\n\n\nWHAT DO YOUR BUMPS MEAN?\n\n\nJust feel the shape of your own head, and then ask a friend to let you\ndo the same thing to him or her. Most likely you will be very surprised\nat the difference between the two. You may have bumps in certain places\nwhile your friend has them in totally different parts.\n\nThe science of phrenology, which is the reading of bumps,\nhas discovered that bumps in certain places point to certain\ncharacteristics; if you have them, you must have the characteristics,\nand, if you have not them, you cannot have those qualities. In fact,\nthe reading of character through the medium of bumps is a very definite\nscience, and it is a science that can be easily learned and applied by\nalmost anyone. Of course, there is much to learn, but there is no need\nto know a great deal if you merely want to assess a person's character\nin general terms.\n\nA chart is supplied on p. 47, and on it is marked out just enough to\nenable you to read a head with ease. Only certain areas are mapped out;\nthe rest of the head may be the location of bumps, but it does not\npresent the bumps which are likely to interest us just now.\n\nThe areas are as follows:--\n\n1.--_Lying at the top of the head, in the center and coming a little\nway towards the forehead._ If this area is well developed, it shows\nthat the individual has a benevolent nature. He is generous and kind;\nhe will work for the good of others and not think only of himself.\n\nIf the area is over-developed, the individual will be inclined to favor\nothers at the expense of his own safety; if it is under-developed, he\nwill be cruel and selfish.\n\n2.--_Situated above but a little behind the eye; usually the place is\njust covered by hair._ When this area is well developed, it shows that\nthe individual possesses plenty of happiness and a store of wit and\nmirth. He is a pleasant person, smiles on adversity and is excellent\ncompany.\n\nIf the area is over-developed, the individual is one who can never be\ntaken seriously, who pokes fun at everything; if it is under-developed,\nhe is the type of person who is never known to smile.\n\n3.--_In the middle of the head, where it curves down towards the back\nof the neck._ In cases where this area is well developed, the person is\none who has strength of mind; he is firm in his actions; he cannot be\npersuaded against his own judgment; and he likes his own way.\n\nIf this area is over-developed, the person is obstinate and stubborn;\nif it is under-developed, he is easily led, apt to waver and has not a\nmind of his own.\n\n[Illustration: No. 16.--Chart of Phrenology.\n\n 1--Benevolence, generosity, kindness.\n 2--Happiness, Wit, Mirth.\n 3--Firmness, Strength of Mind.\n 4--Self-Esteem, Dignity, Pride.\n 5--Conscientiousness, Sense of Duty.\n 6--Love.\n 7--Courage.\n 8--Desire for Marriage.\n 9--Love of Children.\n]\n\n4.--_In the middle of the head, lower down at the back than No. 3._\nWhen this area is found in a well-developed condition, the possessor is\na person who has dignity, self-esteem and proper pride. He is one who\nlives an upright life because he puts a high price on these qualities.\n\nIf this area is over-developed, the individual is over-confident, he\nthinks too much of himself and is haughty; if it lacks development, he\nis too humble and suffers from an inferiority complex.\n\n5.--_Lying beside Nos. 3 and 4._ To find this area well developed is a\nsure sign that the possessor is a conscientious individual; it shows\nthat he has a high sense of duty, and his life will center around\nactions that are based on what he thinks is right.\n\nIf this area is over-developed, the possessor will never progress\nfar because he will be always stopping and wondering whether what he\nproposes to do is right; if under-developed, the possessor is one who\ndoes not care whether what he does is wrong or right, so long as it\nbrings him pleasure and gain.\n\n6.--_At the base of the skull, at the back, where it joins the\nbackbone._ If this area is well developed, it shows that the individual\nhas the power of loving somebody of the opposite sex in a proper\nmanner. He or she will fall in love when a suitable occasion arises and\nwill make an excellent partner.\n\nIf this area is over-developed, the individual will be too passionate,\nwill fall in love with little or slight provocation, and will give\nhimself or herself a great deal of unhappiness; if under-developed, he\nor she will be too cold to be moved by the thoughts of love.\n\n7.--_A slight distance away from the back of the ear._ When this area\nis well developed, the individual may be counted on to be courageously\ninclined. He will not know the meaning of fear, and will not hold back\nbecause troubles may be brewing.\n\nIf this area is over-developed, we have a quarrelsome person and if\nunder-developed, one who is afraid of his skin.\n\n8.--_Beside No. 7, but more in the center of the back of the head._\nWhenever this area is properly developed, it shows that the possessor\nwould make an admirable husband or wife. He or she would be devoted,\nloyal and attentive.\n\nIf the area is over-developed, the possessor has a jealous disposition;\nif under-developed, he or she is fickle and apt to flirt with others.\n\n9.--_Beside No. 8, in the center of the back of the head, low down._\nShould this area be well developed, it shows that the possessor has a\nproper love and regard for children and that he thinks no person has\nexperienced the fullest joys of life who has not become a parent.\n\nIf this area is over-developed, the possessor thinks so much of\nchildren that he spoils them; if it is under-developed, he is of the\ntype that \"cannot stand them at any price.\"\n\n\n\n\nHOW ASTROLOGY DECIDES YOUR DESTINY\n\n\nAstrology is one of the oldest sciences in the world. It is said to\nhave originated with the Egyptians, almost at the very beginning of\ntime. Indeed, it is almost impossible to trace a period when this\nscience was not practiced.\n\nThere is nothing new under the sun, and its close followers will\nscarcely allow any errors in its deductions. They go so far as to\ndeclare it to be an exact science, a term which means that everything\ncan be reasoned out and proved; nothing is left to guesswork.\n\nSuch sciences are Mathematics, Algebra, and Geometry. We need not\nbelieve that Astrology is all this, but certainly some very startling\nand accurate predictions have been made by astrologers.\n\nHowever, as in all other methods of fortunetelling attempted by us\nmortals, it is far from infallible. So long as we do not take it to be\nexact and sure, we shall get plenty of amusement and interest from its\nstudy, with the exciting feeling all the time at the back of our minds\nthat \"it might come true.\"\n\nHere is a list giving you the names and meanings given to planets by\nastrologers.\n\n ---------+------------------------------------------\n Name. | Approximate meaning given by Astrologers.\n ---------+------------------------------------------\n Mars. | Strength.\n Venus. | Beauty.\n Mercury. | Capacity for adapting oneself.\n Uranus. | Improvement.\n Sun. | Life.\n Jupiter. | Freedom and growth.\n Saturn. | Diminished--shrinking--lack of growth.\n Neptune. | Able to receive--receptive.\n Earth. | Physical--not spiritual.\n The Moon.| Feeling.\n ---------+------------------------------------------\n\nThe main idea at the back of astrology is that the planets (or starry\nbodies which revolve round the sun) each have a strong and varying\ninfluence upon the minds of human beings.\n\n_THE ZODIAC._--Of course when the planets revolve round the sun they\ntravel through a course or path. The Zodiac is the name given by\nastronomers to the boundary which encloses this course or path in the\nsky.\n\nThe signs of the Zodiac are the spaces into which the Zodiac is\ndivided.\n\nHere are the signs of the Zodiac arranged in order to show which signs\nare opposite to each other.\n\n Aries. facing Libra.\n Taurus. Scorpio.\n Gemini. Sagittarius.\n Cancer. Capricorn.\n Leo. Aquarius.\n Virgo. Pisces.\n\nNow each sign has a planet which is said to rule it; this is called the\nruling planet. It is from the nature of this planet that the probable\ncharacter and fate of the individual are told. It is not necessary to\nknow the whys and wherefores of this, if you have not studied astronomy\nit will only serve to muddle you, and if, on the other hand, you do\nunderstand astronomy you will not need any explanation. We will just\nsay what does happen, and that will tell you all you need in these\nfirst steps.\n\nWell, we all know that the earth revolves upon its axis once in every\n24 hours. Now, according to astronomers, this causes one of the Zodiac\nsigns to appear in the eastern sky, where it remains for two hours.\nWe have said that each sign has a planet ruling it, so the sign that\nappears on the sky at the time of birth decides what planet that person\nis born under or is influenced by.\n\nLet us suppose for a moment that you were born when the sign Libra was\nrising, as the saying is. The planet which rules Libra is Venus, so the\nperson born at that time would be a Venus type, i.e., a person having\nthe influence of Venus upon him.\n\nIn addition to the main ruling planet, astrologers will tell you that\nthere are other \"neighboring\" planets--we will call them neighboring\nbecause it is a simple term--which also have their effect upon us.\nAstrologers call this one planet being \"in aspect\" with another. For\ninstance, you might have the planet Mars in aspect with (or influenced\nby) the planet Saturn; you would then be dealing with a very strong\ncharacter.\n\nThe qualities of Mars which give the fighter and the pushing type, or\nin excess the bully, will be well steadied by the qualities of Saturn,\nwhich by themselves give coldness and, in excess, lack of feeling.\nThe two together result in a character remarkable for its steadiness\ncombined with its never-wearying energy and good balance.\n\nSo you see, we seldom find pure types (i.e., qualities of Mars, or\nother planets by themselves), and it is very fortunate that this is so;\nwe should get a very one-sided world if we did.\n\nNow we come to that part of Astrology which really interests most\npeople; here will be shown the birth-dates for each month in the year\nand the probable characters of persons born at that special time. You\nmay ask why the characters are given and why not the fate or future of\nthe person concerned. The reason is this: you can be pretty sure that\nwhat you read of an individual's character will give you a sound idea\nof what in all probability his future will be.\n\nAfter all, the carving out of our lives is in our own hands. We are the\nmasters of our fate, or as the song has it, \"Captain of our Soul.\"\n\nHowever, if we believe astrologers, there is a way to tell the times\nof our lives when matters should go smoothly or the reverse. The most\nfavorable times for speculating with money, starting in business, in\nfact, the most and least favorable periods of our lives can, according\nto astrology, be worked out by what is known as the Horoscope.\n\nNow this Horoscope is in reality a chart of your life. The rocky waters\nare shown, and the barrier reefs which each of us must avoid through\nour life, so you will see a use in the study of astrology. It would\nseem to be Nature's warning to us all of the necessity for effort,\neffort and again effort.\n\nHere are the birth dates and characteristics of persons born between\nthe dates mentioned. Since astrology is not infallible, do not take all\nthese characteristics too seriously.\n\nYou will notice that each date is taken from about the 20th of one\nmonth to the 20th of the next month.\n\n\nWHEN WERE YOU BORN?\n\n\nDec. 22nd to Jan. 20th.\n\nPeople born during this period have considerable mental ability and a\nkeen business instinct. They are fond of the imaginative arts. They are\nproud; they like their own way and they see that they get it. Generally\nspeaking, they are better fitted to lead than to follow others.\n\nHowever, they do not take kindly to changes of any kind, and are\nannoyed by newfangled ideas. They do not want the advice of other\npeople and often resent it. They do not strike out in new directions\nand they avoid taking risks. They lack \"push.\"\n\nTo these people, we say:\n\nDon't wait for opportunities--make them.\n\nDon't let your pride persuade you to keep on the wrong road rather than\nturn back.\n\nDon't be afraid of admitting and correcting a mistake.\n\nDon't run away from trouble; meet it with a bold front.\n\n\nJan. 21st to Feb. 19th.\n\nPeople born during this period have a strong sense of duty. They have\na kindly disposition and are inclined to be affectionate. They refuse\nto think ill of anyone until the bad qualities are proved. Being\nstraightforward themselves, they imagine everyone else is the same and,\non this account, they are likely to suffer some bitter experiences.\n\nHowever, they lack a proper regard for their own welfare. They are a\nlittle too confiding and they are not adaptable. Once they make up\ntheir minds on a matter, it is almost impossible to persuade them to\nchange it.\n\nTo these people we say:\n\nDon't brood over troubles. Face the facts, fight them out, and then,\nforget all about them.\n\nDon't be guided by impulses.\n\nDon't neglect the financial side of things, if you want to succeed.\n\n\nFeb. 20th to March 20th.\n\nPeople born during this period are just in their dealings, and would\nnot injure another willingly. Their code of honor is a strict one. They\nare industrious and persistent. They endeavor to perform their share in\nmaking the world a better and a happier place.\n\nHowever, they are too cautious and do not take sufficient risks to make\nlife a complete success. Too often, they ask themselves whether they\nshould go ahead with a project and, while they are hesitating, the\nopportune moment flies away.\n\nTo these people, we say:\n\nDon't listen to the voice of despair.\n\nDon't be downhearted, if you don't see, at first, the way to do a thing.\n\nDon't think in small things. Think large.\n\n\nMarch 21st to April 19th.\n\nPeople born during this period are thoughtful. They are artistic,\nare fond of the fine arts, and like all that is beautiful. They are\nself-willed and rebel when others try to drive them. They do not take\nmuch notice of convention, and the way of the world means nothing to\nthem.\n\nHowever, they are apt to shrink from disagreeable work, and everything\nsordid disgusts them. They are too sensitive and take offense too\nreadily.\n\nTo these people, we say:\n\nDon't set yourself against the world: you will lose if you do.\n\nDon't tire of your task before it is done.\n\nDon't be too thin-skinned.\n\nDon't forget that it takes all sorts of people to make up the world.\n\n\nApril 20th to May 20th.\n\nPeople born during this period possess a warm and generous heart.\nThey are good workers and display a genuine interest in everything\nthey undertake. They possess the kind of mind that seems to act\ninstinctively and which does not depend so much on real reason. They\nare lavish in gifts and kindness.\n\nHowever, they are liable to rush to extremes, and they lack balance.\nConsequently, they are easily misled.\n\nTo these people, we say:\n\nDon't get excited unnecessarily.\n\nDon't be too easily persuaded.\n\nDon't allow your emotions to master you.\n\n\nMay 21st to June 21st.\n\nPeople born during this period are ambitious and they aspire to very\nhigh things. They are sensitive and sympathetic. They have lively\nimaginations and they are given to building castles in the air. They\nare naturally eloquent and are never at a loss for something to say.\n\nHowever, they are rarely content with things as they find them.\nConsequently, they grumble a great deal. They do not weigh up the \"pros\nand cons\" before deciding on a matter; and they jump to conclusions.\n\nTo these people, we say:\n\nDon't be discouraged too quickly.\n\nDream if you like, but don't neglect to translate your dreams into\nrealities.\n\nDon't be too enthusiastic.\n\nDon't forget that work rather than plans win a home.\n\n\nJune 22nd to July 22nd.\n\nPeople born during this period are highly generous and they make\nsacrifices in order to help others. They do nothing in a half-hearted\nway, whether it is work or play. They are persevering and the home is\nput before anything else.\n\nHowever, they dislike changes which mean an alteration in domestic life\nand they are a trifle old-fashioned in some of their beliefs. A little\nflattery or persuasion is apt to lead them astray, and their better\njudgment is rapidly overborne by a strong personality.\n\nTo these people, we say:\n\nDon't dash headlong into anything.\n\nDon't be irritable under contradiction.\n\nDon't let your emotions run away with you.\n\nDon't spoil your chances for a little show of love.\n\n\nJuly 23rd to August 21st.\n\nPeople born during this period easily adapt themselves to\ncircumstances, and they are considered \"jolly good company.\" They\nhave \"push\" and enterprise in a marked degree. They are affectionate,\ngenerous and highly capable.\n\nHowever, they lack a certain amount of self-control and they are not\nalways dependable. They frequently forget promises, and they are often\nlate in keeping appointments. In money affairs, they are likely to\noverlook their obligations.\n\nTo these people, we say:\n\nDon't let your emotions sweep you off your feet.\n\nDon't become downcast too easily.\n\nDon't be obstinate.\n\nDon't make up your mind in a hurry.\n\n\nAugust 22nd to Sept. 22nd\n\nPeople born during this month are well equipped for the battle of\nlife, and they have several qualities which should bring them success.\nThey are not easily flurried, and they know how to stand firm in an\nemergency. They are quick in perceiving the correct thing to do, no\nmatter what it is. They are capable, dependable and thorough.\n\nHowever, they are prone to be too independent, and they are apt to\ndisregard good advice, preferring their own judgment. They are not\nquick in making friends because they are too wrapped up in themselves.\n\nTo these people, we say:\n\nDon't take a plunge before reckoning up everything first.\n\nDon't forget that there are two sides to every question. There is yours\nand the other man's.\n\nDon't fall into the habit of doing tomorrow what should be done today.\n\n\nSept. 23rd to Oct. 23rd.\n\nPeople born during this month are far-seeing and have excellent\njudgment. They have a passion for \"finding out\" things, and they\nwant to know about everything that happens. Consequently, they are\nintelligent. They make delightful companions.\n\nHowever, they are bad losers, and they often let themselves get out\nof hand. This seriously hurts their vanity, as they are exceedingly\ndesirous of creating a good impression.\n\nTo these people, we say:\n\nDon't speak until you have thought twice.\n\nDon't be obstinate. Admit you are wrong when you know you are.\n\nDon't abuse your opponent.\n\n\nOct. 24th to Nov. 22nd.\n\nPeople born during this month possess great ambition, and are\npersevering. They are full of energy and passionate spirit. One rebuff\ndoes not stop them; they return to the fray again and again, until they\nhave conquered. They are precise in their actions, neat, methodical and\ntidy.\n\nHowever, they are domineering, and endeavor to impose their will on\nothers. They lack discrimination and, once they conceive a hatred,\nthere is nothing which can dispel it.\n\nTo these people, we say:\n\nDon't domineer.\n\nDon't do things when you feel resentful.\n\nDon't forget that prim and proper things sometimes defeat their own\nends.\n\n\nNov. 23rd to Dec. 21st.\n\nPeople born during this month are, usually, virile and full of go\nand enterprise. They have more will power than the average and know\nhow to surmount obstacles. Nothing comes amiss to them, and they are\nself-reliant.\n\nHowever, they are inclined to quarrel with those who offer advice. They\ncarry independence too far, and they often speak without realizing the\nsignificance of their words. They seldom confide in others.\n\nTo these people, we say:\n\nDon't act or speak and then think. Think first.\n\nDon't be obstinate and think you are being determined.\n\nDon't be headstrong and disregard advice that is disinterested.\n\nDon't be carried away by fickle fancies.\n\n\n\n\nYOUR CHILD'S OCCUPATION DECIDED BY THE STARS\n\n\nIt is a well-known fact that every human being is considerably\ninfluenced, as far as character and capabilities are concerned, by the\ntime of the year in which he or she was born. That being so, it follows\nthat the occupation best suited to any particular individual is, in a\nmeasure, related to his or her birth-date.\n\nParents who are anxious to do the best for their children should take\nnote of these conditions; they may be helpful in keeping round pegs\nout of square holes. Below, we offer suggestions which have proved of\nuse in thousands of cases, where doubt had previously existed. The\ninformation may be used in this way: Suppose a child is about to leave\nschool and is ready to make his or her entry into the world of work.\nIn a number of cases, the child has a very definite idea of what he\nor she wants to do. If the work is reasonably suited to the child's\ntemperament, station in life, and so on, it is much the best plan to\nallow him or her to follow the particular bent. It is just as well\nto note whether the chosen occupation fits in with the work which we\nlist below for his or her individual birth-date. If it approximates\nto some occupation which we mention, well and good. Let the child go\nahead, there is every chance of success. But, if it is quite alien\nto anything which is given in the list, caution is needed. We do not\nsay that the child's ambition should be checked and that he or she\nshould be put to a job of our selection, but we do say that caution\nought to be exercised. We are perfectly ready to admit that the stars\nand the birth-date are not the only factors which count. Environment,\nupbringing, the father's occupation, and other things must influence\nthe child. All these influences should be weighed and carefully\nconsidered.\n\nBut where astrology and the stars can give most help is in the case of\na boy or girl who has no formulated idea as to what he or she wants\nto become. Thousands of children reach the school-leaving age without\nshowing the slightest inkling for any particular job. To the parents\nof such children, we say, consult the lists set out below, seeing\nthat they are based on astrological teachings. Go over the selected\noccupations carefully, discuss them with the child, explain what they\noffer in terms of money, work, hours, etc., and watch the effect they\nhave on the child. In this way, it will soon be possible to gain an\nidea as to what occupation should be eventually decided on.\n\nHere are the occupations suitable for each person:\n\n_CAPRICORN BORN_ (Dec. 22nd to Jan. 20th).--Since people born in this\nperiod have considerable mental ability, it follows that they do\nwell in most of the professions, since they can pass the necessary\nexaminations and become well qualified. Thus, they ought to do\nsatisfactorily in medicine, the law, dentistry, the scholastic\nprofession and similar occupations. The fact that they do not care\nto take risks unfits them for many business openings, but where\naspirations are not high, they do well as clerks and in filling posts\nwhich consist of routine work. Girls, especially, should seek work\nwhich is connected with the imaginative arts.\n\n_AQUARIAN BORN_ (Jan. 21st to Feb. 19th).--Boys display a good deal\nof interest in occupations which require the use of their hands.\nThis makes them capable in many engineering posts, in wireless, in\ncabinet-making and similar jobs. They are not good at creating or\ninventing in connection with these industries, however. There is the\nroving disposition implanted in these boys and many of them think that\nthe pilot's job on an air liner could not be equalled.\n\nGirls are, also, interested in working with their hands: thus they are\nfitted for dressmaking, the millinery trade, for dealing with arts\nand crafts supplies, etc. A certain number are eminently suited to\nsecretarial work.\n\n_PISCEAN BORN_ (Feb. 20th to March 20th).--Children born in this period\nhave a love for the sea and, therefore, the boys find congenial work\nas ship's mates, stewards, marine engineers, etc., while girls are\nsuitable for stewardesses and other jobs filled by women on ocean-going\nvessels.\n\nIn addition boys and girls are both fitted to all kinds of work in\nshops, chain stores, etc., but they are not at their best when managing\ntheir own businesses. They require authority behind them.\n\nA few Pisceans have artistic ability which should lead them to do\nsplendidly as authors, painters, musicians, etc.\n\n_ARIES BORN_ (March 21st to April 19th).--The Aries child is often a\nproblem, for certain of them have a rooted objection to anything in\nthe nature of routine work. They chafe at going and coming at the same\nhour each day, and of doing the same work year after year. It is not\nthat they are lazy, but that their nature refuses to be driven by set\nrules. With such children, it is wisest to interest them in whatever\nthey fancy, until the time comes when they launch out on some brilliant\nscheme of their own. Aries men are the ones that fill unusual,\nout-of-the-way posts.\n\nWhere this rooted objection does not exist, the children are good in\nalmost any position which permits of movement, as travellers, for\ninstance.\n\n_TAURIAN BORN_ (April 20th to May 20th).--As a rule, children who are\nTaurians are very successful. They do not mind hard work and they have\na \"flair\" for doing the right thing, without knowing why. They have a\nhead for figures and money, and thus do well in banks and stockbroker's\noffices. They take kindly to long training, which enables them to\nsucceed in law and medicine.\n\nBoth boys and girls are good with their hands. This makes them\nsuccessful in a large number of occupations, as widely diverse as\nengineering and tailoring, or hairdressing and piano playing.\n\n_GEMINI BORN_ (May 21st to June 21st).--Gemini children show a good\ndeal of ambition, and their chief fault is that they object to\nbeginning at the bottom of the ladder. Perhaps this is useful, in a\nway, as it goads them on to climbing upwards. They have a good deal of\nvision. Thus they make excellent newspaper men and women. They do well\nin new trades, notably in radio and the motor world. Also, they ought\nto make a success in certain branches of aviation. Their eloquence fits\nthem admirably for travellers, and they would make their mark in any\nbusiness which, eventually, gave them work of an imaginative nature.\nIn a general way, they find interest in theatrical work, in literary\nactivities and in architecture. All Gemini people have a streak in\ntheir natures which causes them to seek unnecessary changes.\n\n_CANCER BORN_ (June 22nd to July 22nd).--Children born during this\nperiod are usually \"workers.\" They will plod, they do not mind long\nhours, and they will set themselves to difficult jobs, if told to get\non with them. As a rule, they should be set to something which enables\nthem to work \"on their own.\" They much prefer this to being a small peg\nin a large machine. They are suited to small businesses and agencies. A\nmail-order business might fit in with their requirements. Girls would\ndo well as private teachers, running small schools of their own. They\nare, also, suited to the drapery trade.\n\n_LEO BORN_ (July 23rd to August 21st).--Those who are born during this\nperiod succeed best in what might be called \"clean\" occupations. The\nboys do not want to put on overalls and become grimy, and the girls\nprefer work that enables them to be always neat and tidy. Both of them\nshow aptitude in marketing such things as jewelry, drugs, books and\nclothes, but they do not want to be concerned with making them. They\nare not so much interested in vending the necessaries of life as the\nluxuries. Thus, motor cars, victrolas, cameras, sports requisites,\netc., attract them.\n\nThey are not much suited to clerical work, but a good number find an\noutlet for their ambitions in the theatrical and literary world, while\na few make good dentists, radiologists and medical practitioners.\n\n_VIRGO BORN_ (Aug. 22nd to Sept. 22nd).--These children are capable,\nbut their great failing is that, once they find a fairly suitable\npost, they will not look for anything better. They prefer to hold on\nto a moderate certainty than to risk a little for a great success.\nConsequently, Virgo-born are found living on salaries just sufficient\nto keep them from want.\n\nThey are eminently suited to clerical work of the higher types, such as\nin banks, insurance companies, stockbrokers' offices, etc. They make\ngood company secretaries, excellent journalists, fairly good actors and\nactresses, and the girls do well as teachers.\n\n_LIBRA BORN_ (Sept. 23rd to October 23rd).--Children of this period do\nnot mind hard work, but they hate monotony, especially if it is at all\nsordid. They have good judgment, a quality which fits them for such\ndiverse occupations as medicine and the drama, the law and dressmaking.\nNo special trades or professions can be singled out for them; but, as\nlong as they are set to work in a direction which provides them with an\noutlet for a nicely balanced judgment and a capacity for what might be\ntermed the detective instinct, they should succeed admirably.\n\n_SCORPIO BORN_ (Oct. 24th to Nov. 22nd).--There is an abundance of\nambition in these children, and they seek position rather than money.\nThus, the boys do well in the Navy and the Army, and, in a less degree,\nin the Air Force. The Church holds out good openings for many of them,\nand the Mercantile Marine interest not a few. Medicine attracts both\nboys and girls, and so does the stage. Anything to do with chemicals\nseems to influence many of the boys. Scorpio-born children are often\nheard to say that they want to make a name for themselves.\n\n_SAGITTARIAN BORN_ (Nov. 23rd to Dec. 21st).--Children of this period\nare fond of animals; thus they are suited to become veterinary\nsurgeons, horse-dealers, farmers and even jockeys. One section of\nthem, having excessive will power and plenty of self-reliance, makes a\ntype of individual who seeks publicity in the political world. All are\ncapable in business, especially in the executive branches. Not a few\nmen become company promoters, chairmen and directors. The girls make\nexcellent teachers and welfare workers.\n\n\n\n\nWHAT ARE YOUR HOBBIES?\n\n\nAccording to your Zodiac sign you have a disposition for certain\nhobbies. You may not necessarily have these hobbies but your\ninclinations lie towards them.\n\n_CAPRICORN BORN._--Gardening. Nature Study. Rambles in the countryside.\nMaking things of almost any kind. Chemistry. Physics.\n\n_AQUARIAN BORN._--Aviation, ranging from actual flying to making\naeroplane models. Gliding. Constructing all kinds of articles. Painting\npictures. Drawing. Needlework.\n\n_PISCES BORN._--Traveling, especially by sea. Photography. Constructing\nand using wireless apparatus. Making electrical apparatus.\nTheater-going and amateur theatricals. Arts and crafts (girls).\n\n_ARIES BORN._--Traveling, touring. Anything connected with motor cars.\nSight-seeing. Making things. Reading. Arts and crafts (girls).\n\n_TAURUS BORN._--Constructive hobbies, from wireless to the building of\nhouses. Walking. Golf. Swimming. Collecting antiques.\n\n_GEMINI BORN._--Likely to be interested in inventions. Good at solving\npuzzles. Football. Tennis. Nature rambling. Girls have a bent for\nhousehold duties, such as cooking, needlework, etc.\n\n_CANCER BORN._--Interested in the wonders of the world. Anxious to see\nthings and people. Music. Reading. Collecting antiques. Almost any\noutdoor game. Girls are fond of needlework of the finer kinds.\n\n_LEO BORN._--Hobbies allied to the daily work. Intellectual reading,\nespecially anything bearing on historical matters. Going about. Golf.\nSwimming. Making things of an artistic nature.\n\n_VIRGO BORN._--Indoor games. Making and repairing household articles.\nGood at manual activities, from playing the piano to constructing toys.\nPrefers to be amused indoors than out in the open.\n\n_LIBRA BORN._--Doing things to keep the home ship-shape. Football.\nCricket. Photography. Reading. Wireless. Needlework and knitting\n(girls).\n\n_SCORPIO BORN._--Scientific recreations of all kinds. Keeping pets.\nNature rambling. Girls take a keen interest in household duties.\nCard playing. Seeing people. Dabbling in mysterious matters, such as\nthought-reading, table-rapping, seances, etc.\n\n_SAGITTARIAN BORN._--Hobbies of an intellectual character. Walking.\nOutdoor sports. Boxing. Nature study. Keeping pets. Reading.\n\n\n\n\nWHAT IS YOUR LUCKY NUMBER?\n\n\nOnce more from the rising sun of the East further marvelous theories\nhave reached us through the paths of the ages. To many of our prosaic\nWestern minds, maybe not unnaturally, these ideas will at first sight\nappear almost ridiculous. However, do not condemn numerical mysteries\nunheard, for no Manual of Fortunetelling would be complete should it\nnot include a talk on this most arresting subject.\n\nStudents of numbers, as do astrologers and students of palmistry,\ndeclare that there is no such thing as luck or chance in the world.\nThey also state that we are strongly but not inevitably influenced by\ncertain powerful laws of Nature.\n\nNumber science is certainly unknown to the great majority of us, but\nthere are some superstitions which are based on evil numbers; these\nsuperstitions we treat with great respect. Very few of us really care\nto sit down thirteen at table, while I have known a man go sad and\nsmokeless rather than be the third to light his cigarette off one match!\n\nFortunetelling by numbers is allied to astrology very closely indeed.\nLet us now take each day of the week individually and see what\ninformation we can get from it. You will find that very useful as a\ncheck upon your other forms of fortunetelling.\n\n\nON WHAT DAY WERE YOU BORN?\n\nIf, as I suggested, we take the days of the week we shall find that\nthey in turn are influenced by the order in which they are found, or by\nthe number which is theirs. For instance, Sunday being the first day,\nis influenced by No. 1, and Friday, being the sixth day takes No. 6 as\nits ruling number.\n\nAccording to the ancients each number has its corresponding planet;\nhere is a little table showing the planet representing and ruling over\neach number.\n\n No. 0. Represented by Space.\n No. 1. Represented by The Sun.\n No. 2. Represented by The Moon\n No. 3. Represented by Mars.\n No. 4. Represented by Mercury.\n No. 5. Represented by Jupiter.\n No. 6. Represented by Venus.\n No. 7. Represented by Saturn.\n No. 8. Represented by Uranus.\n No. 9. Represented by Neptune.\n\nTaking each day of the week in order, we find the following\ncharacteristics.\n\n\nTABLE OF DAYS IN WEEK\n\nNo. 1 (_Sunday_).--You will see by your table that this day takes\nthe Sun for its ruler--Sun-day. It is a fortunate day; persons born\non a Sunday have a brave and honest influence on them. They will be\noptimistic, but not foolishly so, while at the same time they have\ngreat pride in the reputation of themselves and their families. If they\nhave any fault it is, maybe, that this pride is felt, a little too\nstrongly; they may be inclined to take themselves rather too seriously.\nHowever, I repeat, this is an excellent day.\n\nNo. 2 (_Monday_).--This day is the Moon-day. The lesson for Monday men\nto learn is steadiness. They are too easily influenced and are blown\nhither and thither upon life's winds. They adapt themselves well to\nchange of place, circumstances, scene, and frequently follow the sea.\nThey have plenty of imagination in their natures, and should cultivate\ncommon sense.\n\nNo. 3 (_Tuesday_).--The day of Mars (French--Mardi). Frequently the\nengineers of the world. An ambitious go-ahead day is Tuesday. These\nTuesday folk are the explorers, the men who emigrate, and the earnest\npatriots of life. Soldiers, workers at the furnace among other workers,\nare found among those born on Tuesday. Their womenfolk are inclined\nto be rather shrewish and domineering. They are not naturally good\nmanagers, and should cultivate this quality because they are always\nrare workers.\n\nNo. 4 (_Wednesday_).--The table tells us that these are the Mercurians.\nThe men are quick at calculating figures, and always capable and\nthoughtful workers. Mercury, as its name implies, gives quickness, with\nbusiness trading capacity. The women appear not to be so favorably\ninfluenced, they must guard against grumbling and gossip; then they may\ndo well enough.\n\nNo. 5 (_Thursday_).--Under the planet of Jupiter, these Thursday\npeople have many good qualities. They are liberal and good natured,\nbut have one vice--the outcome of their virtue. They are inclined to\nbe too liberal with themselves, which is extravagance. Given an idea\nthey can turn it to good account, but do not, as a rule, originate\nideas. Statesmen are here found; let these Jupiterians beware of a\nlove of display and what is commonly known as side. Then they are very\nexcellent people indeed.\n\nNo. 6 (_Friday_).--Look at the table--see Venus is the planet of\nFriday. This accounts for many things. Here we see the typical Venus\ntype. Gay, light-hearted, with no thought of the morrow, they flit\nhappily through life like a gilded butterfly upon the wing. If they\nlack taste they over-dress. Their good qualities are their charming\npersonalities, pleasing manners, and a quick command of music and art.\nThey should beware of being only butterflies, and should cultivate\nstrength of character. They should also obtain by hook or by crook a\nliking for hard work; it will serve them in good stead.\n\nNo. 7 (_Saturday_).--Saturday, as its name tells us, has sad Saturn for\nits planet. Here we have the exact opposite to the persons mentioned\nwho were born on a Friday. Saturday people miss half the joy of living\nby their cold and calculating natures. Careful with money, they\nare patient workers, they must beware of being miserly, and should\ncertainly cultivate their missing sense of humor. The good qualities in\nthese people are their sincerely earnest outlook and their capacity for\nan almost endless grind of hard work. Their womenfolk frequently make\nold maids and should practice sweet temper and a kindly feeling towards\nthe rest of the household.\n\n\nYOUR OWN NUMBER\n\nBut there is much more in the science of numbers than that which can be\ngleaned from the days of the week. There is your own personal number,\nthe number which influences you and your actions more than any other.\nIf you know your number, think how you can use it for good and avoid\nothers for ill! The finding of your number is a simple matter when\nyou have mastered the elements of numerology, which is the science of\nnumbers.\n\nLet us explain how your own number is found. First, write down your\nbirth-date, the day of the month, the month itself and the year.\nThus, three items are required. Take first the day of the month. If\nit consists of one figure, leave it. If it consists of two, add them\ntogether, and, if the answer comes to two figures, add them together.\nAll this may appear a little involved, but it is not, as one or two\nexamples will show.\n\nSuppose you were born on the 9th of the month, then 9 is the number you\nwant.\n\nBut, suppose it was the 16th, then six and one make seven. Therefore 7\nis the required number.\n\nAgain, if you were born on the 29th, then nine and two make eleven, but\nas eleven consists of two figures, you must add them together, and they\nmake 2.\n\nSo much for the day of the month, now for the month itself. January\nstands for one, February for 2, and so on, to December for 12. The\nnumbers of the months from January to September can stand as they are,\nbut October November and December, being 10, 11 and 12, must be added\nup, as already described. Thus October is one, November is two and\nDecember three.\n\nThirdly, the number of the year must be considered. Say you were born\nin 1910. These figures add up to eleven, and eleven, being double\nfigures, adds up to 2. Therefore 1910 is equivalent to 2.\n\nWork out your figures here.\n\nYou have now obtained three separate figures, add them together and if\nthey come to a one-figure number, that is the number which you require.\nOn the other hand, if it is a double-figured amount, add the two\nfigures as before, until you arrive at a single-figured amount. Then\nthat is the number you require.\n\nSo as to make the whole thing perfectly clear, we will take a complete\nexample and work it out, exactly as you must work out your own\nbirth-date.\n\n_Example._--12th September, 1913.\n\n 12 = 1 + 2 = 3\n September is the 9th month = 9\n 1913 = 1 + 9 + 1 + 3 = 14 = 1 + 4 = 5\n 3 + 9 + 5 = 17 = 1 + 7 = 8\n\nTherefore, the personal number of anyone born on 12th September, 1913,\nis 8. Eight should guide and influence all his or her actions. We are\nnot going to pretend that benefits will accrue on every occasion that\nthe personal number is observed, but we are going to say that we have\nnoted some marvelous pieces of good fortune when it has.\n\nWhen you have found your personal number, there are several ways in\nwhich you can use it. Suppose your number is the one just found,\neight; then you can conclude that the eighth day of any month will be\na propitious one for you. But that is not the only one. The 17th is\nequally good, because one plus seven gives eight. Moreover, the 26th is\nin a similar position. Two and six make eight.\n\nYet another way to use your personal number arises when you want to\nknow whether some important step should be taken on a definite day.\nWhat is the particular day? Add up its numerological values, exactly\nas you did with your birthday, and if it resolves itself into the same\nnumber as your personal number, you may go ahead with cheerfulness. Put\nforth your best effort, and, on the day, you will have ample chances of\nsuccess.\n\n\nTHE NUMBER OF YOUR NAME\n\nNumerology permits of still another step. Take your own name and\nsee what number it is equal to. You will be able to do this in the\nfollowing way: A stands for one, B for two, C for three, and so on.\nWhen you reach I, which is 9, commence again and give J the value of\none, then continue. To make all this clear, we will set out the values\nof the complete alphabet:\n\n 1 = A J S\n 2 = B K T\n 3 = C L U\n 4 = D M V\n 5 = E N W\n 6 = F O X\n 7 = G P Y\n 8 = H Q Z\n 9 = I R --\n\nThus, suppose your name is Joan Shirley, the letters resolve themselves\ninto the following numbers:--\n\n J O A N S H I R L E Y\n 1 + 6 + 1 + 5 + 1 + 8 + 9 + 9 + 3 + 5 + 7 = 55\n 55 = 5 + 5 = 10 = 1 + 0 = 1\n\nFrom all that we have said, it will be clear that the birthdate may be\nused for finding the personal number, or the letters of the name may\nbe used. On rare occasions, the two ways will provide the same number.\nWhen this is the case, great faith should be placed in that number.\nBut, when the two ways give different numbers, what? Does one disprove\nthe other? No. You simply have two numbers favorable to you. The\nbirthdate number is the more definite and reliable because your very\nexistence is based on it.\n\nA word at the end. Married ladies must use their maiden name for\nfinding the name number.\n\n\nDO YOU KNOW THAT\n\n_Odd Numbers_ have always been credited with mystic powers capable of\ninfluencing the destinies of people; and a curious survival of the idea\nis to be found in the fact that countrywomen, without knowing why, put\nan odd number of eggs under their hens in the belief that otherwise no\nchickens will be hatched?\n\nIn addition, we have noticed that books of sweepstake tickets\ngenerally have the odd-numbered tickets withdrawn from them before the\neven-numbered ones.\n\n_Number Three._--This number comes in for a considerable share of\npopularity, even from mythological times, when there were the three\nfates and the three graces. Shakespeare introduced three witches\nin \"Macbeth.\" In nursery rhymes, we have the three blind mice. In\npublic-house signs, we frequently come across the numeral \"three,\" and,\nof course, pawnbrokers have three brass balls.\n\n_Number Seven._--Seven is deemed extremely lucky, it being the perfect\nor mystic number which runs the entire scheme of the Universe in\nmatters physical and spiritual. Man's life is popularly divided into\nseven ages: the product of seven and nine--sixty-three--was regarded as\nthe grand climacteric, and the age was considered as a most important\nstage of life.\n\nThe seventh son of a seventh son, according to Highland belief,\npossesses the gift of second sight, and the power of healing the sick.\nMany people believe that a cycle of seven years of misfortune is likely\nto be succeeded by another of prosperity.\n\n_Number Nine_ is credited with mystic properties, good and bad. A piece\nof wool with nine knots tied in it is a well-known charm for a sprained\nankle. The cat o'nine tails is a form of punishment not to be taken\nlightly.\n\n_Number Thirteen._--Of this number, everybody can supply instances when\nit has brought bad luck. But it may be cheering to mention that, in\ncertain parts of the world, thirteen is regarded in quite a favorable\nlight. Whether it is good or bad is a matter for each individual to\ndecide.\n\n\n\n\nYOUR LUCKY COLOR\n\n\nThe old saying, \"green for grief,\" is a well-known one, and the writer\nwould rather wear any color on earth than green, not even a green scarf\nor belt. Moreover, she sees to it that the other members of the family\ndo not indulge in the unlucky color. But mind you, green only brings\nher ill-fortune when used for wearing apparel. There is no objection,\nof course, to a green front-door nor to wallpaper of the same color.\nFor such uses, green plays its part harmlessly enough.\n\nThough green dresses are more distressing to the writer than a red\nrag to a bull, she is quite prepared to admit that many people find\nit a very lucky color. This brings us to the point. There is no color\nthat is universally unlucky; it is only so in the hands of certain\nindividuals. With others, it may be an absolute harbinger of all that\nis lucky. Even green may do this.\n\nNow the question is, \"Which is your lucky color?\" If you know it, well\nand good. Make use of it in every possible way. When wearing dresses\nmade of it, you will feel more confident of yourself than when arrayed\nin something else. You will get more work done, and it will be better\nwork. The only thing is that you must be sure that it is your lucky\ncolor. If you are not quite sure, the tonic effect is absolutely lost.\n\nNot only should you wear your fortunate color, but it is a good plan\nto surround yourself with it. We know a woman who pins her faith to\npurple. Her dresses are mostly purple; the wallpaper in her bedroom is\npurple; purple casement curtains adorn the windows; there are purple\nrugs in various parts of the house; even the back of the hair-brush\non her dressing table is purple. And, since she decided that purple\nwas her lucky color and used it in every reasonable way, she has had\nseveral strokes of marvelous good fortune.\n\nBut, of course, you may say in reply to all this that you do not know\nyour lucky color. What then? This is where we can give you a little\nhelp. Most people's lucky color depends on the time of their birth and\nthe following list sets out the birth colors. We know full well that\neverybody does not derive good fortune from his birth color, but that\nthey find it in some other hue. Therefore, the proper course is to make\ntrials with the appropriate color listed below and, if that does not\nanswer satisfactorily, to choose another of your own liking and try\nthat. Only by personal experiment can you finally decide the point.\n\nThese are the birth-colors. The first given for any period is the one\nalmost universally accepted. Those following after the first are,\nhowever, favored by a certain number of people.\n\n Birth Date Colors\n\n Dec. 22nd to Jan. 20th Emerald Green\n Sapphire Blue\n Black\n\n Jan. 21st to Feb. 19th Various Blues\n Dark Green\n\n Feb. 20th to March 20th Purple\n White\n Silver\n\n March 21st to April 19th Rose Red\n\n April 20th to May 20th Turquoise Blue\n Other shades of Blue\n\n May 21st to June 21st Light shades of Yellow\n Orange\n Gold\n\n June 22nd to July 22nd Mauve\n White\n Silver\n\n July 23rd to August 21st Gold\n Brown\n Yellow\n\n Aug. 22nd to Sept. 22nd Yellow\n Orange\n Light Blue\n\n Sept. 23rd to Oct. 23rd Rose Pink\n Yellow\n\n Oct. 24th to Nov. 22nd Dark Green\n Red\n Brown\n\n Nov. 23rd to Dec. 21st Purple\n Blue\n\n_COLORS_, of course, have certain values attached to them:\n\n White is a symbol of purity.\n Red is typical of fire, blood and anger.\n Orange stands for marriage.\n Green recalls spring and suggests youth and hope.\n Purple means royalty and everything regal.\n Yellow is associated with great success.\n Black is a symbol of sadness and mourning.\n\n\n\n\nWHICH IS YOUR LUCKY STONE?\n\n\nEver since time began, it has been a common belief that people derived\nluck and good fortune by wearing precious stones. A stone, however,\nthat brought luck to one person might be ineffective when worn by\nsomeone else. Thus everybody is required to find out which stone he or\nshe must wear in order to enjoy the utmost good fortune.\n\nAs a rule, the stone which any particular person must choose is\ndecided by the month in which that individual was born. But this it\nnot invariably the case. Many people have noticed that luck has come\nto them when they have been wearing some other stone than that decreed\nby their birth-month. And, of course, the opposite has often happened.\nHistory records a well-known case in point. The Hope diamond, for\ninstance, wrecked the lives of several royal personages, even including\nsome that were born in April; while an opal, possessed by members of\nthe Spanish royal family, brought disaster to many people, one after\nthe other, although certain of them were born in October.\n\nClearly, then, the proper thing is for all of us to choose our lucky\nstone according to our own preferences; but failing any definite\npreference to select it according to the month of our birth.\n\n\nSTONES OF THE MONTHS\n\nTwelve verses of poetry have been written which set down in rhyme the\nstones for all the months of the year. Here they are:--\n\n\nJANUARY\n\n By her, who in this month was born,\n No gem save _Garnets_ should be worn.\n They will ensure her constancy,\n True friendship and fidelity.\n\n\nFEBRUARY\n\n The February born shall find\n Sincerity and peace of mind,\n Freedom from passion and from care,\n If they the _Amethyst_ will wear.\n\n\nMARCH\n\n Who in this world of ours, their eyes\n In March first open, shall be wise,\n In days of peril, strong and brave,\n And wear a _Bloodstone_ to their grave.\n\n\nAPRIL\n\n Those who from April date their years,\n Should _Diamonds_ wear lest bitter tears\n For vain repentance flow: this stone,\n Emblem of innocence is known.\n\n\nMAY\n\n Who first beholds the light of day,\n In spring's sweet, flowery month of May,\n And wears an _Emerald_ all her life,\n Shall be a loved and loving wife.\n\n\nJUNE\n\n Who comes in summer to this earth\n And owes to June her time of birth,\n With ring of _Agate_ on her hand\n Can health, wealth and lengthy life command.\n\n\nJULY\n\n The glowing _Ruby_ shall adorn\n Those who in warm July are born.\n Then will they be exempt and free\n From all life's doubts and anxiety.\n\n\nAUGUST\n\n Wear a _Sardonyx_ or for thee\n No conjugal felicity.\n The August born without this stone,\n 'Tis said, must live unloved alone.\n\n\nSEPTEMBER\n\n Children born when autumn leaves\n Are rustling in the September breeze,\n A _Sapphire_ on their brow should bind.\n 'Twill cure diseases of the mind.\n\n\nOCTOBER\n\n October's child is born for woe,\n And life's vicissitudes must know.\n But lay an _Opal_ on her breast\n And hope will lull those woes to rest.\n\n\nNOVEMBER\n\n Who comes to this world here below,\n With drear November's fog and snow,\n Should prize the _Topaz's_ amber hue,\n Emblem of friends and lovers true.\n\n\nDECEMBER\n\n If cold December gave you birth,\n The month of snow and ice and mirth,\n Place on your hand a _Turquoise_ blue,\n Success will crown whate'er you do.\n\n\nAN ABC OF PRECIOUS STONES\n\n_AGATE._--A stone, showing irregular bands of browns and yellows, which\nis often known as onyx, cornelian, etc. It is supposed to have special\npowers in making and binding friendships, Also, it insures long life,\nhealth and prosperity for those born in June.\n\n_AMBER._--A brownish material, resembling stone, which is derived from\nfossilized pine trees. It provides health and happiness when worn round\nthe neck by people born in August.\n\n_AMETHYST._--A form of quartz, showing a range of color-shades from\npurple to lilac. Originally it was worn by the Greeks as a preventive\nof drunkenness, and, then, as a cure for all excesses of passion.\nLater, it became the stone associated with St. Valentine. This\nimmediately constituted it the particular charm for lovers. It is the\nFebruary birthstone.\n\n_AQUAMARINE._--A bluish-green form of the beryl or topaz. As the name\nimplies, sea-water, it has long been a mascot for sailors and for those\nsetting out on a long sea journey. It stands for faithfulness: thus\nit is an appropriate stone for a bridegroom to give to his wife, as a\nwedding gift.\n\n_BERYL._--A pale green stone which is sometimes found with a yellowish\ntinge. The latter is known as the gold beryl. It is avoided by many\npeople as it stands for doubt, uncertainty and qualities of a wavering\nnature.\n\n_BLOODSTONE._--A stone found with many different colorings and\nmarkings. A frequent variety has a greenish surface, sprinkled with\npatches of vivid red: whilst a totally different variety shows a\nmottling of red and brown, with streaks of green. The red markings\nsuggested the name of \"bloodstone,\" and the blood became a symbol of\nbravery, strength and the powers of fighting. Thus, it is a stone to\nbe worn by a man, rather than a lady. In olden days, the women gave\nbloodstones to their menfolk before going into battle.\n\n_CARBUNCLE._--Garnets, when given a round or oval shape, with the\nsurface domed and not cut into facets, are so called.\n\n_CHRYSOLITE._--A form of beryl, generally found in colors ranging from\nolive-green to amber-orange. It is a stone for the September-born and\nis supposed to banish evil passions and sadness of mind.\n\n_CORAL._--A reddish stone, formed by a microscopic animal living in sea\nwater. It is used chiefly for beads. Children wearing such beads are\nsaid to be preserved from dangers, whilst married women are ensured\na life of happiness. Its powers are chiefly applied to those born in\nNovember.\n\n_DIAMOND._--A pure form of carbon, water-white in color. The largest\nknown diamond was given to Edward VII, by the Transvaal government\nin 1907. It weighs one and three-quarter pounds, and is known as the\nCullinan diamond. This precious stone is considered to be a symbol of\nstrength and virtue. In olden days, the leaders wore it when going into\nbattle to safeguard their courage. It should be worn on the left side\nand is the month stone of April.\n\n_EMERALD._--This is a delightful variety of green beryl. It has,\nnormally, a brilliant appearance, which is supposed to dwindle should\neither the giver or the receiver become unfaithful to the other. It\nstands as a symbol for kindness and true love. It is the month-stone of\nMay.\n\n_GARNET._--A ruby-colored stone in the usual form, but there are brown,\nyellow, green and black varieties. It stands for constancy and fidelity\nand is the month-stone of January.\n\n_JADE._--A very hard stone, usually a rich green, but there are white\nand other varieties. The Chinese considered that those who wore it\nwould be assured a long and contented life.\n\n_JASPER._--An ornamental form of quartz, varying from a reddish-brown\nto a brownish-black, usually streaked with other colors. It is\nparticularly hard, and this makes it a symbol of firmness and endurance.\n\n_LAPIS LAZULI._--This heavenly blue stone is worn as a sign of truth\nand honesty. The ancients considered that it would charm away certain\ndiseases.\n\n_MOONSTONE._--Sometimes called the water opal, this whitish stone\nreflects a bluish tinge. It is supposed to safeguard those who travel\nto distant parts, especially if the journey is mostly by sea.\n\n_OLIVINE._--A green form of chrysolite, which see.\n\n_ONYX._--A form of agate in which the bandings of color are milk-white,\nalternating with another hue. White and red bands produce the\nstone known as the cornelian onyx: white and flesh colored bands,\nchalcedonyx: and white and green bands, sardonyx. The latter is the\nmonth-stone of August and stands for conjugal felicity.\n\n_OPAL._--A semi-transparent stone, the most usual varieties being\nwhitish in color, but flashing various hues as the angle is changed.\nThe opal has been connected with more legends than, probably, any\nother stone. To some it is a harbinger of bad luck, but most people\nagree that it is a stone that brings good fortune to the wearer. It is\nthe month-stone of October. Then it denotes hope, it sharpens the sight\nand the faith of the possessor. It is supposed to lose its flashing\nqualities when worn by the unfaithful.\n\n_PEARL._--A pearl is a symbol of purity and perfection, and, when given\nto a lady, is said to inspire her love.\n\n_PERIDOT._--A form of olivine or chrysolite. See \"Chrysolite.\"\n\n_PORPHYRY._--A stone which usually shows light red or white spots on a\nbackground of deep red. There are green varieties, however. This stone,\nwhen given to a lady, is a tribute to her beauty.\n\n_RUBY._--A stone of deep, clear carmine color, when at its best. It is\nthe month-stone of July, and is supposed to correct evils resulting\nfrom mistaken friendships.\n\n_SAPPHIRE._--A beautiful blue stone which is reserved for those born\nin September. It is usually supposed to bring good fortune to those in\nlove, but some people hold that it is a symbol of repentance.\n\n_SARDONYX._--See \"Onyx.\"\n\n_TOPAZ._--A glassy stone, red, blue, yellow or green in color; but\namber is the most usual. It is the stone for those born in November,\nand denotes fidelity and friendship.\n\n_TURQUOISE._--A waxy bluish-green stone. It belongs to those born in\nDecember and stands for prosperity in love.\n\n_ZIRCON._--It is a stone of lustrous grey-black color. It is a symbol\nof sympathy.\n\n\n\n\nDREAMS--WHAT THEY MEAN\n\n\nA\n\n_ABROAD._--(Dreamer going or gone) An early journey.\n\n_ACCIDENT._--(being the victim of one) Business deal impending requires\ngreat caution.\n\n_ACCIDENT._--(to a friend or relative) A letter from him or her\nconveying good news.\n\n_ANCHOR._--A voyage across the sea: (in water) a disappointment: (if a\ngirl dreams) a sailor will fall in love with her.\n\n_ANGER._--To dream of being angry with anyone means that that person is\na true friend.\n\n_ANIMALS._--As a rule, luck; (domestic animals) speedy return of absent\nfriends, family reconciliation: (wild animals) secret enemies.\n\n_APPLES._--Long life: (to a woman) many years and many children.\n\n_ARROW._--A letter has been written which will cause regret.\n\n_AXE._--A way will present itself soon to attain a much desired end.\n\n\nB\n\n_BALL._--(Game) Money coming soon. (Rolling ball) an unexpected gift of\nmoney which will be soon spent.\n\n_BALLROOM._--(Dancing with a dear friend) Marriage to him or her.\n\n_BANANAS._--A piece of good luck coming.\n\n_BAND._--(Musical) A lucky speculation or business deal.\n\n_BAREFOOT._--A successful speculation or bargain.\n\n_BARREL._--(Full) Money coming quickly.\n\n_BATH._--Health and long life: (if dreamer is a young girl) early\nmarriage to present lover.\n\n_BATTLE._--(By girl) Will shortly fall in love; (by a soldier)\npromotion.\n\n_BEAR._--(Chasing the dreamer) Victory of an enemy: (bear running from\ndreamer) victory over an enemy.\n\n_BEES._--Steady pursuit of object in view will bring success.\n\n_BEGGARS._--To dream of beggars is a fortunate sign to lovers and\nbusiness people.\n\n_BLIND._--To dream of being blind is a very lucky sign; to see a blind\nperson is a warning of danger.\n\n_BLOOD._--To see blood means great riches, an inheritance.\n\n_BOAT._--The arrival of a dear friend.\n\n_BOUQUET._--To receive one means much pleasure; to give one, constancy\nof a lover or friend.\n\n_BRACELET._--Good luck and fortune coming.\n\n_BROTHER._--Seeing dead brothers or sisters in a dream is a sign of\nlong life.\n\n_BULLDOG._--A good omen in love or business.\n\n_BURIAL._--To dream of being buried means that wealth is coming--\"as\nmuch wealth as earth laid over you.\"\n\n_BURNING._--(Houses, etc.) Riches and prosperity.\n\n_BUYING._--Happiness and contentment, a legacy.\n\n\nC\n\n_CAGE._--(Birds in) Early fortunate marriage; (empty) friends or lovers\nwill go away.\n\n_CAKES._--To dream of any kind of cakes is a good omen.\n\n_CANARY._--(Singing) Marriage and a charming house.\n\n_CARDS._--(Playing at) Speedy marriage.\n\n_CATHEDRAL._--Prosperity and fortune.\n\n_CEMETERY._--An omen of prosperity.\n\n_CHAIR._--An increase in the family.\n\n_CHERRIES._--Good news, pleasure and enjoyment.\n\n_CHILDREN._--Lucky omen: increase in wealth.\n\n_CHIMNEY._--Good luck, the higher the better.\n\n_CHRISTENING._--Good fortune approaching.\n\n_COCK CROWING._--Great prosperity.\n\n_COINS._--(Copper) Good fortune; (silver) worry; (gold) commercial\ntroubles.\n\n_COLD._--Friends will be kind to you.\n\n_CORNFIELD._--Health, wealth and pleasant times.\n\n_COWS._--Prosperity, the more the better.\n\n\nD\n\n_DAFFODILS._--Pleasure and amusement in abundance.\n\n_DAGGER._--A friend will confer a favor.\n\n_DEAD._--To dream of oneself as dead is a good and auspicious sign of\nlong life and success.\n\n_DEATH OF A FRIEND._--Arrival of good news.\n\n_DIGGING._--Good luck with perseverance.\n\n_DOCKS._--Good news from abroad.\n\n_DOG._--As a rule, a favorable sign; (Dog barking) somebody is trying\nto do you an ill turn; (Dogs fighting) serious quarrel between two\nfriends of the dreamer.\n\n_DONKEY._--Lucky omen, usually a legacy.\n\n_DOVES._--Success, especially to lovers. To the married, they denote a\npleasure in store.\n\n_DROWNING._--(Either the dreamer or another person.) Success, joy,\nprosperity.\n\n_DUCKS._--Increased prosperity and happiness.\n\n\nE\n\n_EAGLE._--Success in a new place.\n\n_EARS._--A pleasant letter from a friend.\n\n_EATING._--(Dreamer eating) ill luck; (seeing others eat) good luck.\n\n_ECHO._--Sickness either of dreamer or relations.\n\n_EGGS._--Good luck, money, success; (eggs broken) failure and loss.\n\n_ELM TREE._--A good turn offered by a male relative.\n\n_ELOPEMENT._--Sign of a speedy marriage.\n\n_EMERALD._--A sign of good luck and happiness.\n\n_EMPTINESS._--Always a bad sign in a dream.\n\n_ENGAGEMENT._--(To dream of being engaged to a handsome person) Great\npleasure in store; (to a plain person) worry and trouble.\n\n_EYES._--In general a sign of good luck, and the prettier the eyes the\nbetter. To dream of someone with a defect of the eyes signifies minor\nmisfortunes.\n\n\nF\n\n_FACES._--(Smiling) Happy times with friends; (pale and gloomy) trouble\nand poverty; (changing faces) a removal; (washing own face) repentance\nfor sin; (own face in glass) long-cherished secret plan will fail.\n\n_FAIRY._--All dreams of fairies are good omens--success and riches.\n\n_FALLING._--Indicates some misfortune.\n\n_FAN._--Quarrels, a rival in love.\n\n_FARMYARD._--Good fortune coming; comfort and happiness.\n\n_FEATHERS._--(White) Success and riches; (black) loss and failure.\n\n_FENCE._--(Climbing) A sudden rise in life.\n\n_FIELDS._--(Green) Prosperity, a happy marriage, handsome children;\n(clover, barley, wheat, etc.) great prosperity and happiness.\n\n_FIGS._--A good dream, joy and pleasure; (if a woman dreams) happy\nmarriage and many children.\n\n_FLEET._--(At sea) Realization of cherished hopes.\n\n_FLOATING._--To dream of floating on water is a good and lucky sign.\n\n_FLOODS._--Success after triumphing over difficulties.\n\n_FLOUR._--Death of a relative bringing a legacy.\n\n_FLOWERS._--Prosperity.\n\n_FLY._--(Swarm of flies) Rivals and jealous persons are spreading\nscandal.\n\n_FLYING._--(Without wings) Success in love and business; (if ended by\na fall) failure in attaining object; (with wings) bad omen--frustrated\nambition.\n\n_FOG._--Bad dream--business losses.\n\n_FOREIGN._--(Country) Success and prosperity at home.\n\n_FOREST._--Trouble and losses through rivals.\n\n_FORK._--A warning of imminent danger.\n\n_FOUNTAIN._--(Playing) Good luck, happy times and laughter.\n\n_FOX._--Trouble through secret enemy; (killing one) good luck.\n\n_FRIENDS._--(Absence of) Speedy return; (death of) good news; (illness)\nbad news; (in good health) their prosperity.\n\n_FROGS._--Beware of flatterers and pessimists.\n\n_FROST._--Success through aid of friends.\n\n_FRUIT._--Usually a good dream, according to kind of fruit; (dreamer\neating or throwing away fruit) bad sign.\n\n_FUNERAL._--A legacy or a rich marriage.\n\n\nG\n\n_GAS._--Minor discomforts and annoyances.\n\n_GATE._--An obstacle to success will suddenly disappear.\n\n_GEESE._--Happiness, success; (to hear geese cackling) a profitable\nbusiness deal will be quickly concluded.\n\n_GEMS._--Usually an unfortunate omen.\n\n_GHOSTS._--To dream of ghosts is invariably the presage of misfortune.\n\n_GIANT._--Good fortune, success in business or love.\n\n_GIFTS._--(Receiving) Good fortune coming.\n\n_GYPSIES._--A profitless voyage to many strange countries.\n\n_GLASS._--To dream of anything made of glass refers to women;\n(receiving glass of water) birth in the family.\n\n_GLOVES._--Usually bad luck; (gloves on hands) honor and safety;\n(losing gloves) loss in business.\n\n_GOAT._--Bad luck, some misfortune, especially unlucky to sailors;\n(white goat) a profitable venture; (many goats) an inheritance.\n\n_GOD._--A good dream--health and happiness.\n\n_GOLD._--Omen of loss and bad luck: (dreamer finding gold) a sign\nthat he will be robbed; (dreamer paying out gold) a sign that he will\nincrease the number of his friends.\n\n_GOOSEBERRIES._--Time and trouble spent only for the benefit of others.\n\n\nH\n\n_HAIR._--Riches and fine clothes; (hair falling over face) a coming\nevent will cause displeasure; (having hair cut) losses in business;\n(becoming bald) great danger.\n\n_HAMMER._--Triumph over difficulties.\n\n_HAMMOCK._--Loss of something that is prized.\n\n_HAPPINESS._--A presage of doubt and difficulty.\n\n_HARE._--(Alive) Friendship: (dead) good luck: (hare running) a lengthy\njourney.\n\n_HARVEST._--Hopes will not come to fruition.\n\n_HAT._--(New) A small success: (blown off or damaged) losses.\n\n_HATCHET._--A solution near to existing difficulties.\n\n_HAWK._--A happy omen--success in life.\n\n_HAY._--Good luck: (dreamer cutting hay) troubles and sorrow.\n\n_HAZEL NUT._--(Eating) Troubles and discord.\n\n_HEAD._--Good omen--health and money.\n\n_HORSESHOE._--(Seeing one) A journey: (finding one) great good lock.\n\n_HOSPITAL._--Misery, poverty, wounds.\n\n_HOUSE._--Good luck: (dreamer building house) unlucky dream, signifying\nloss and sickness.\n\n_HUNCHBACK._--A troubled life, with many ups and downs.\n\n_HUNGER._--To dream of being hungry is a fortunate omen, foretelling\nthat the dreamer, by industry and enterprise, will grow rich.\n\n_HUNTING._--(Dreamer returning from a hunt) A fortunate dream: (dreamer\ngoing hunting) frustrated hopes and disappointment.\n\n_HUSBAND._--For a woman to dream of her husband is not a very favorable\ndream, usually foretelling discord and deceit: for an unmarried girl to\ndream that she has a husband is a very bad omen.\n\n_HYMNS._--Singing hymns in a dream foretells sickness to the dreamer:\n(hearing hymns sung) consolation in troubles.\n\n\nI\n\n_IRON._--A profitable bargain: (red-hot) sorrows: (burnt with same)\ndreamer will receive some personal injury.\n\n_ISLAND._--For a woman to dream of an island forebodes desertion by\nhusband or lover.\n\n_ITCH._--A sign of good luck.\n\n_IVORY._--To dream of anything made of ivory is a sign that the dreamer\nwill suffer from fraud and deception.\n\n_IVY._--True friends will present themselves.\n\n\nJ\n\n_JEWELS._--To dream of jewelry of any kind is always a bad sign; love\ntroubles or business dangers.\n\n_JOCKEY._--(On horseback) A successful speculation or bet.\n\n_JOLLITY._--To dream of jollity and fun by night is good for those\nabout to marry: to the poor a sign of good: to the rich a sign of\ntrouble and loss. See \"Merry.\"\n\n_JOURNEY._--(Making one) Peace and contentment at home.\n\n_JUDGE._--A bad dream: beware of slander and malice.\n\n_JUG._--(Drinking from one) Robust health and wholesome pleasures.\n\n_JUMP._--To dream of jumping is unpropitious, foretelling obstacles\nthat prevent fulfillment of a desire.\n\n\nK\n\n_KANGAROO._--A secret and powerful enemy or rival.\n\n_KENNEL._--An invitation to visit a male friend.\n\n_KETTLE._--(Black) An ill omen, death: (copper) lucky dream.\n\n_KEY._--Receipt of money: (for young people) a good and handsome\npartner in life: (holding a key) settlement of business perplexities:\n(lost key) anger, worry, want.\n\n_KILL._--(Dreamer killing a man) Assured happiness: (dreamer being\nkilled) loss to the dream-adversary.\n\n_KING._--(Seeing oneself as a King) Warning to beware of flatterers and\nof self-conceit.\n\n_KISS._--Beware of treachery and deceit: (kissing hand of somebody)\nfriendship and good fortune: (kissing a stranger's hand) a journey.\n\n_KITCHEN._--Success, advancement in life.\n\n\nL\n\n_LAMP._--(Lit) Trouble, not serious.\n\n_LANTERN._--Success: (to see light extinguished or darkened) sadness,\nsickness, poverty.\n\n_LARK._--Good luck: improvement in finances.\n\n_LAUGHTER._--Presages difficult circumstances.\n\n_LAVENDER._--(To smell or to see it growing) Good luck.\n\n_LAWN._--(Looking at) Good health and prosperity: (running on) worry\nand annoyance.\n\n_LAWYER._--Trouble, quarrels, expenses, losses.\n\n_LEAD._--An inheritance or legacy from beloved friend.\n\n_LEAF._--(To dream of being covered with leaves) Difficulties will\nprove to be only temporary: (faded leaves) disappointed hopes.\n\n\nM\n\n_MAGPIE._--A bad sign; back-biting and scandal by a false friend.\n\n_MAN._--For a young girl to dream about a man is a warning against\ngossip and gossipers.\n\n_MANURE._--Financial gain: good crops.\n\n_MAP._--News or visit from a friend abroad.\n\n_MARBLE._--An inheritance.\n\n_MARRIAGE._--To dream that one marries is a bad, unhappy sign.\n\n_MASS._--(Attending Mass) Happiness and health.\n\n_MAST._--To dream of tall, towering masts is a sign of prosperity.\n\n_MATCHES._--An increase in wealth.\n\n_MAYOR._--An elevation to place of dignity and respect.\n\n_MEADOW._--A lucky bargain, comfort, and prosperity.\n\n_MELANCHOLY._--A presage of mirth and happiness.\n\n_MENAGERIE._--Enemies will fail to injure: friends will be true.\n\n_MENDING._--(Clothes, etc.) Unhappiness, submission to others.\n\n_MERMAID._--Bad luck and misfortune, especially to sailors and those\nwho live by the sea.\n\n_MERRY._--(Being) A presage of sadness and gloom.\n\n_MESSAGE._--(Receiving one) An advance in life.\n\n_MIDWIFE._--An increase in the family.\n\n_MILK._--A sign of peaceful circumstances; often means an increase in\nfamily: (spilling) loss in business.\n\n_MINCE PIES._--(Making) Good luck, a valuable present; (eating) good\nnews.\n\n_MINT._--An improvement in health.\n\n_MIRROR._--(Married folk dreaming) Children: (young people)\nsweethearts: (seeing own face) failure of cherished project.\n\n\nN\n\n_NEEDLE._--Love or family quarrels: (unable to thread needle) baseless\nsuspicions causing trouble.\n\n_NEGRO._--Unlucky: a warning of trouble.\n\n_NEST._--A good omen: fortunate love: happy family life.\n\n_NETTLES._--(Stung by them) Sign that the dreamer will make a bold\neffort to reach a desired end or gain a desired object; for young\npeople to dream thus is a sign that they are in love and wishful to\nenter the unknown and, possibly, unhappy state of matrimony.\n\n_NEWSPAPERS._--(Reading them) A presage of news from a foreign country.\n\n_NIGHT._--To dream of night presages sadness and gloom.\n\n_NIGHTINGALE._--(Hearing nightingales sing) Joyfulness, success in\nbusiness, good crops, a happy marriage to a good and faithful mate:\n(for a married woman to dream) she will have children who will become\ngreat singers.\n\n_NIGHTMARE._--To dream of having a nightmare is a sign that the dreamer\nwill be immediately married, and (if a man) his wife will turn out a\nshrew.\n\n_NINE._--To see objects or persons to the number of nine intensifies or\nmultiplies the effect, nine being the superlative of superlatives.\n\n_NOISE._--Hearing loud, discordant noises, particularly if their source\nis not apparent, is a bad omen.\n\n\nP\n\n_PEARLS._--Weeping and tears, hard times, worry, and treason.\n\n_PEARS._--(Gathering them) Pleasant companionship and enjoyment:\n(eating them) sickness and possibly death.\n\n_PEAS._--(Seeing them growing) Fortunate enterprises: (cooked) good and\nspeedy success and enjoyment of well-gained riches.\n\n_PEBBLES._--Sorrows and troubles: (young woman dreams) she will be made\nunhappy by attractive rivals.\n\n_PEDDLER._--Beware of false friends.\n\n_PEN._--Avoid a friend whose example and advice are bad.\n\n_PERFUME._--An augury of success and happiness.\n\n_PERSPIRATION._--To dream of being bathed in perspiration foretells the\ninception of some arduous task which will be successfully achieved.\n\n_PETTICOAT._--A bad dream portending troubles caused by frivolity, to a\nman: and to a woman vexations through vanity and pride.\n\n_PIANO._--(Playing or seeing another play) The death of relations,\nfuneral obsequies.\n\n_PIG._--Good luck, reasonable success in affairs.\n\n_PICTURE._--To dream of painting pictures denotes that you will engage\nin some unremunerative, albeit not unpleasant, enterprise.\n\n_PIGEON._--Domestic peace and comfort, success in exterior affairs.\nWild pigeons signify dissolute women: tame pigeons, honest women and\nwives.\n\n_PINE-TREE._--Continual happiness and vigorous old age.\n\n_PINS._--Differences and quarrels in families.\n\n_PIT._--(Falling in) Disappointment in love, misfortunes, danger:\n(being in, but climbing out) a difficulty overcome.\n\n_PLOUGH._--A good omen in love, courtship and marriage, though the good\nmay be rather slow in coming.\n\n\nR\n\n_RABBIT._--(White) Success: (black) worry.\n\n_RACE._--To see oneself winning a race is a good omen, except to sick\npersons.\n\n_RACES._--Bad luck: losses by trickery and swindling of low persons.\n\n_RAGS._--(Being dressed in) Success and prosperity after much striving.\n\n_RAILWAY._--A journey: (accident) a break in friendship.\n\n_RAIN._--A lucky omen: an inheritance, prosperity, good crops: (heavy\nstorm) troubles and difficulties.\n\n_RAINBOW._--Change of residence or manner of life: (if seen on the\nright hand) a change for the better: (if on the left) an \"Irishman's\nrise.\"\n\n_RAT._--Treachery from inferiors: (white rat) good fortune.\n\n_RAVEN._--Bad luck to the business man, disappointment to the lover,\nseparation to the married.\n\n_RAZOR._--An unhappy portent: love quarrels.\n\n\nS\n\n_SNAKE, SERPENT._--Bad luck, sickness, short life.\n\n_SNOW._--Success, money, plentiful harvest: (eating snow) the dreamer\nwill soon undertake a difficult journey: (lost in snow) hostilities of\nenemies.\n\n_SOAP._--A way out of pressing difficulties will present itself.\n\n_SOWING._--An indication of doubtful enterprises.\n\n_SPADE._--To dream of using a spade is a sign that the dreamer will\ncommit indiscretions which he will endeavor to hide.\n\n_SPARROW._--Troubles: (many) an early journey: (sparrow struggling to\nescape) a foreboding of mischief.\n\n_SPECTACLES._--Be on guard against persons trying to deceive.\n\n_SPECTRE._--An omen of misfortune and disaster.\n\n_SPIDER._--Good luck, successful schemes: (killing one) a very bad omen.\n\n_SPINNING._--Worry and trouble in which strangers are mixed.\n\n_STABLE._--Prepare for the visit of a true friend.\n\n_STAIN._--(To dream of rubbing out stains which reappear) Retribution\nand punishment for sin.\n\n\nT\n\n_TABLE._--(Sitting at) A sign of comfort and prosperity, a happy\nmarriage.\n\n_TEA._--Trouble that will cause sleeplessness and bad health.\n\n_TEAR._--To dream of tearing paper while reading is a sign that\nbusiness perplexities will be smoothed away.\n\n_TEARS._--A presage of great joy and merriment.\n\n_TEETH._--In a dream teeth denote relatives, the two front teeth\nrepresenting children, brothers or sisters, and others are distant\nrelations. Losing a tooth is a sign of death of a relative: the loss of\nall in any way means that the dreamer will outlive all his family.\n\n_THIEVES._--A warning against gossipers and tattlers.\n\n_THIMBLE._--The loss of employment.\n\n_THREAD._--Beware of intrigues: (breaking) poverty: (entangling the\nthread of a spool or skein) difficulties, perplexities, business\ntroubles.\n\n\nW\n\n_WALK._--(Alone and slowly) A sign of poverty and sadness: (fast)\nsuccess in a desired object: (through fire) danger: (on water or on\nthe sea) bad luck: (with somebody else) enjoyment of comfort and\ncompanionship: (girl to walk with her lover) a comfortable and happy\nmarriage.\n\n_WALL._--Many obstacles in realizing a future plan: (climbing over or\ndestroying) obstacles successfully surmounted: (jumping over) joy and\nhappiness.\n\n_WASH._--(Body) Release from anxieties: (clothes) a presage of hard and\nunrequited toil for others.\n\n_WASPS._--Vexation and troubles caused by envious persons.\n\n_WATCH._--Gains, money, prosperity.\n\n_WATER._--(Clear) Comfort and happiness: (dirty) sorrow and trouble:\n(stagnant) severe illness, probably ending with death: (very cold)\nbeware of enemies: (hot) illness: (seeing in improbable places\nor circumstances) trouble and danger: (dried up or disturbed) an\nimprovement in affairs: (gushing up from below) a sign of unsuspected\nenemies: (carrying it in a sieve or other unlikely receptacle without\nspilling) much domestic trouble, disappointment, great losses: (another\nperson doing so) good luck to the dreamer or to that person, or good\nluck to the dreamer in connection with that person: (drinking clear\nwater) a lucky sign, comfort and satisfaction.\n\n\n\n\nTEACUP FORTUNETELLING\n\n\n(In the following pages, you may learn something of the meanings\nattached to the tea leaves which remain among the dregs in the bottom\nof your teacup.)\n\n\nHOW TO TEST YOUR FORTUNES\n\nLeave a slight amount of tea in the cup, not so much as a spoonful.\nPlace the saucer on the cup, swill the cup round, males do this so\nthat the liquid moves round in a clockwise direction, females in an\nanti-clockwise direction. The tea is then run out of the cup, the\nsaucer lifted off and the shapes or formations are ready to be examined.\n\n[Illustration: No. 17.--Birds seen in tea leaves generally denote an\nend of your troubles.]\n\n\nWHAT THE FORMATIONS MEAN\n\n_ANCHOR._--Denotes a voyage full of hope. It is considered a splendid\nomen for a sailor's bride.\n\n_ARCH._--You are to undertake a journey in the near future. It is\nsometimes a happy omen for a woman, signifying that she will marry a\ntall, handsome man and be blessed with healthy children.\n\n_AXE._--Denotes that your difficulties have now been overcome by your\nown splendid endeavors. You have severed the old bad habits and made a\nclean cut at your past blunders.\n\n_BALLOON._--Although it denotes a certain rise in the consultant's\nfortunes, it carries the warning to beware of a sudden fall.\n\n_BANANA._--Signifies to the sick, quick restoration to health.\n\n_BASKET._--Implies that a person, by changing his or her mind within\nthe last twenty-four hours, has reason for congratulation.\n\n_BELLS._--If they are connected to a rope, you can look forward to\nsplendid news.\n\n_BIRDS._--Generally, they denote an end of your troubles.\n\n_BOAT._--If you cannot discover an occupant of the boat, the symbol\nmeans a voyage.\n\n_BOOK._--You should ask advice from some friend for whom you care. Good\nadvice is precious.\n\n_BUGLE._--You will be the recipient of good news shortly.\n\n_BUTTERFLY._--A warning to a young lady that her lover, whom she trusts\nimplicitly, is rather fond of flitting from one \"peach\" to another.\n\n_CAP._--If you see a man's cap, you may have minor worries: if a\nwidow's cap, married joy will be yours.\n\n_CARDS._--If you gamble, you will certainly lose.\n\n_CHAIN._--This bids you put forth every ounce of energy in one big\nendeavor: then, success will be yours.\n\n_CIGAR._--Some of your schemes may \"end in smoke.\"\n\n_CLOCK._--This signifies that you are to have an important appointment\nwith someone very soon.\n\n_COMET._--A symbol to warn you against playing with fire. Beware.\n\n_CROSS._--You may have anxiety: but it will soon pass away.\n\n_CROWN._--Denotes great honors coming to you.\n\n_DART._--You will shortly have a proposal of marriage. Cupid is about.\n\n_DICE._--You will lose money if you gamble.\n\n_DOVES._--Your trials will end when you see this welcome \"messenger of\npeace.\"\n\n_ENVELOPE._--Good tidings are heralded.\n\n_EYE._--Look to some other power than your own.\n\n_FINGERPRINT._--A reminder to you to ask and you will find out a\nsecret.\n\n_FISH._--This signifies good news from abroad. If the fish is\nsurrounded by dots you will emigrate.\n\n_FLAG._--A splendid omen--the best of news is coming from abroad, and\nyou are about to experience good fortune at home.\n\n[Illustration: No. 18._--Cross. You may have anxiety, but it will soon\npass away.]\n\n_FOOT._--This leaf-picture denotes good news which, however, is still\nfar off.\n\n_FORK._--Your life would be all the happier were you not so easily\nflattered.\n\n_GALLOWS._--Contrary to expectation, to see this picture denotes\nnothing of evil significance, but is merely a warning to you to be\ncautious--in fact, a kindly symbol.\n\n_GARDEN._--Prosperous, joyful days.\n\n_GATE._--A reminder that patience is a virtue, and that the gate to\nfortune will open for you in due course.\n\n_GIANT._--This denotes you are attempting something which is far too\nbig for you. Better be a successful dwarf than a gigantic failure.\n\n_GYPSY._--An invitation to you to wish for something you dearly desire,\nand your wish will be granted.\n\n_GLOBE._--Denotes you are to take a roundabout journey leading finally\nto your home.\n\n_GLOVE._--A sign of good luck.\n\n_GOOSE._--You will be the recipient of foolish remarks from stupid\npersons, but these need cause you no concern.\n\n_GRAPES._--From time immemorial the symbol of perfect love between\ncouples.\n\n_HAIR._--A lock of hair signifies great devotion on the part of your\nlover.\n\n_HALTER._--A warning that you are too easily led, and that you must\ncultivate the art of self-reliance.\n\n_HAM._--This is a sign you will undergo a brief illness, but will make\na quick recovery.\n\n_HAMMER._--Triumph over adversity. After enduring many knocks you will\nhit the nail of success.\n\n_HAMMOCK._--Points to the knowledge that your sailor-lover is true and\ndreams of you every night.\n\n_HAMPER._--Suggests useful and serviceable, but inexpensive, presents\nare coming.\n\n_HANDCUFFS._--This is a cogent warning to you to get rid of an evil\nhabit before it is too late. Little sins lead to great crimes, and no\none desires to receive the attentions of the law.\n\n_HARP._--Count yourself very fortunate.\n\n_HAT._--This picture, if it is a lady's hat, signifies luck, but if a\nman's, it means that you may experience a slight misfortune.\n\n_HATCHET._--This leaf-picture is a warning to take great care or you\nmay experience danger.\n\n_INITIAL._--In this important leaf-picture the initials should\nbe carefully studied. If the initial is formed near the rim, the\nsignificance is one of good fortune. Initials most commonly found are\nthose without curves. Such straight initials are--A, I, L, N, T, V, W.\n\n_INTERROGATION MARK._--Signifies doubt. Be careful.\n\n_KEY._--An important picture suggesting that you look deeper and more\ncarefully in the cup for an initial, which, when you have found it,\nwill unlock something that has been up till now a mystery. A closed\nbook will be opened for you and past enigmas unravelled.\n\n_LABEL._--This ticket-like picture, which must not be mistaken for an\nenvelope, is the sign that you possess a dear friend who will one day\nbe \"tied\" to you for life.\n\n_LACE._--Denotes you will err on a very minor and fragile matter and\nmake a false move on very flimsy grounds.\n\n_LADDER._--If on the side of the cup a rise in your fortunes is\nindicated.\n\n_LADY._--Points to the fact that you will shortly make a friend of one\nwho will prove of great service.\n\n[Illustration: No. 19.--A Mark of Interrogation signifies doubt: be\ncareful.]\n\n_LINES._--These indicate journeys.\n\n_LOCK._--This denotes that you can safely confide in your nearest\nfriend. He or she will lock your secrets in his or her bosom.\n\n_LOCKET._--A picture denoting steadfast loyalty on the part of a friend\nwhom you have not seen for long months.\n\n_LOOKING GLASS._--You are warned by this picture that the world sees\nyou for what you really are. Your character is mirrored for your\nfriends to gaze upon.\n\n_MAN._--Denotes a visitor who will bring a gift if his arm is\noutstretched. If the symbol is clear he is a dark man; if vague he is\nvery fair.\n\n_MAP._--A symbol bidding you travel, for you will be sure of success\nwherever you go.\n\n_MAZE._--A regular \"maze of difficulty\" confronts you, but with care\nyou will find a way out of the labyrinth.\n\n_MILESTONES._--You are about to win success after traveling a long and\ndifficult road.\n\n_MOON._--If shown as a crescent prosperity and fortune are indicated.\n\n_MOTORCAR._--Denotes that you will achieve a rapid success.\n\n_MOUNTAINS._--This majestic picture signifies an arduous, lengthy, and\nuphill fight against bad fortune. Set your heart to it, and toil on to\nthe goal.\n\n_MOUSE._--A reminder that the little irritation you are nursing is\nreally a very trivial affair.\n\n_NAVVY._--A token that you are very bookish, and fond of digging into\nabstruse treatises. You are reminded that \"all work and no play makes\nJack a dull boy.\"\n\n_NECKLACE._--Grace and beauty of body and mind are here indicated.\n\n_NEEDLE._--A single needle signifies you are able to withstand all the\nsharp pricks of circumstances. Several needles together mean quarrels.\n\n_PENDULUM._--Great indecision and lack of character are here indicated.\n\n_PENNON._--To decipher this small-pointed flag is a sign that someone\non board a ship is thinking much of you.\n\n_PENNIES._--They denote great carefulness in small details, which leads\nto ultimate prosperity.\n\n_RING._--A very important symbol. Generally speaking, it always denotes\nmarriage, especially if seen at the bottom of the cup, in which case\nsearch for an initial which will reveal to a man or woman his or her\nfuture life-partner.\n\n_RIVERS._--These denote much peace of mind.\n\n_ROADS._--If the roads appear in the clear they predict a speedy change\nof circumstances, usually for the better.\n\n_ROBIN._--This bird always denotes hope. If you see it you can cheer\nup, as the trouble you now experience is about to pass away.\n\n_ROCK._--A massive rock denotes great burdens. If there are a number of\nsmall rocks easy fortune and much happiness are indicated.\n\n_ROCKET._--Another warning against high ambition.\n\n_ROD._--If it is long and slender you will be very fortunate.\n\n_ROOF._--If what appears to be the roof only of a house is seen the\nsignification is domestic bliss.\n\n_ROOK._--Great happiness is indicated.\n\n_SAILOR._--Foretells that very shortly you will receive a letter from\nover the sea.\n\n_SCALES._--This picture is the token that the friend you have weighed\nin the balance and found wanting is really true and just.\n\n_SCEPTRE._--A sign of honor from royalty.\n\n_SERPENT._--If on the side of the cup and appearing to be rising to\nnear the brim you may take comfort in the fact that you will shortly\nreceive some information which will be of use.\n\n_SHEAVES._--A good omen of a bounteous harvest of prosperity.\n\n_SHIELD._--A reminder that you have just escaped from a great calamity.\n\n_SHIP._--A large ship with funnels and masts is a token of a long\njourney, usually on business.\n\n_THIMBLE._--This homely picture denotes that industry and devotion to\nduty bring their own reward.\n\n_THIN PERSON._--The figure of a very slender person is usually the sign\nof very prosperous days ahead.\n\n_THISTLE._--This striking leaf-picture is a sign that you will only\nachieve success by plain living and high thinking.\n\n_THORN._--This is always an excellent omen. Good luck and many friends\nare indicated.\n\n_TONGS._--Suggests you are of a fiery nature, and will quarrel with\nyour best friend.\n\n_TONGUE._--Someone you are fond of who is far away is speaking about\nyou.\n\n_TOOL._--Any instrument of manual operation denotes that hard knocks\nmay be coming.\n\n_TRIANGLE._--This is a token of all-round prosperity in love.\n\n_TRIDENT._--This is a token of success and honors in the Navy.\n\n_WAGON._--A reminder that you are soon to undertake a long journey.\n\n_WAITER._--This picture denotes that riches and married happiness will\ncome to you.\n\n_WALKING STICK._--A warning not to lean too much on your own efforts.\n\n_WATERFALL._--Indicates the removal of many obstructions in your path\nto happiness.\n\n_WEATHERCOCK._--This picture points to a friend who is unreliable.\n\n_WEB._--Signifies you will one day be caught in the toils as the result\nof ignoring friendly warnings.\n\n_WELL._--This denotes you are not dipping deep enough into knowledge.\n\n\n WHEN WILL YOU MARRY?\n\n It has long been held that an unmarried person can tell how many years\n it will be before he or she is married, in the following manner.\n\n Balance a small spoon on the edge of a teacup. The spoon should be\n perfectly dry. Then, with the assistance of a second spoon, tilt drops\n of tea into the balancing spoon and count them, one by one. The number\n of drops it takes to upset the spoon reveals the number of years that\n will elapse before the wedding takes place.\n\n[Illustration]\n\n\n\n\nLUCKY AND UNLUCKY DAYS\n\n\nMost of us have discovered that certain days of the week, or even the\nyear, are more favorable to us than others. But there are some people\nwho have not made this discovery. To them, the indications given in\nthis chapter will be of considerable interest.\n\n_Friday--an Unlucky Day._--Fortunately, six of the seven days of the\nweek are charitably disposed towards the majority of us. Here and\nthere, a person may be found who affirms that Monday, Thursday or some\nother day never did him or her a kindness; but such a remark is not\ngeneral. Friday, however, can be put on the black list, as it is a\nnotoriously unlucky day. Most men and women cherish a superstitious\nfear of it, and this opinion has existed since the first Good Friday.\nMany will never embark upon any enterprise of importance; there are\nfewer marriages on this day than any other, and sailors are averse to\nsailing on Friday. Many are the tales they tell of vessels which put\nto sea on a Friday, and were never heard of again. If all the bank or\nfinancial crashes of the last century were counted up, it would be\nfound that Friday supplied the greatest number. A lengthy list could be\nadded to prove that Friday is a day of bad luck.\n\nOne good thing can be said for it, however--it favors its own: for\npeople born on a Friday are not affected by its evil disposition.\n\n_Unlucky Dates._--In an old calendar, astrologers indicated the\nfollowing dates as unlucky. If any of them fell on a Friday, they were\ndoubly unlucky:\n\n January 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 17, 29--very unlucky.\n February 26, 27, 28--unlucky; 8, 10, 17--very unlucky.\n March 16, 17, 20--very unlucky.\n April 7, 8, 10, 20--unlucky; 16 and 21--very unlucky.\n June 10 and 22--unlucky; 4 and 8--very unlucky.\n July 15 and 21--very unlucky.\n August 1, 29 and 30--unlucky; 19 and 20--very unlucky.\n September 2, 4, 21, 23--unlucky; 6 and 7--very unlucky.\n October 4, 16, 24--unlucky; 6, very unlucky.\n November 5, 6, 29, 30--unlucky; 15 and 20--very unlucky.\n December 15, 22--unlucky; 6, 7, and 9--very unlucky.\n\nThese were regarded as perilous days to fall ill upon, to have an\naccident, to be married, to start on a journey, or commence any work.\n\nWhat is most striking about this list is that the \"thirteenth\" does\nnot appear on it at all, although most people will tell you that the\nthirteenth is the date they avoid more than all others.\n\n_Lucky and Unlucky Dates depending on Birth-dates._--Much the most\naccurate way of determining which dates are lucky and unlucky is by\nusing the portents displayed by the Signs of the Zodiac. To do this,\nit is necessary to know when the individual affected was born. The\nfollowing is a list worked out on these lines:\n\n\nBorn--Dec. 22nd to Jan. 20th.\n\n -------------------------------------+------------------------------\n Lucky Dates: | Unlucky Dates:\n |\n Jan. 2, 7, 8, 18, 26 and 31 | Jan. 11, 14, 15 and 28\n |\n Feb. 3, 7, 9, 12, 13 and 27 | Feb. 11, 18, 24 and 25\n |\n Mar. 1, 5, 7, 10, 24 and 28 | Mar. 8, 16, 17 and 23\n |\n April 2, 3, 7, 16, 25 and 26 | April 12, 13, 19 and 20\n |\n May 5, 6, 14, 15, 27 and 31 | May 10, 16, 29 and 30\n |\n June 1, 14, 15, 18, 24 and 29 | June 5, 13, 22 and 26\n |\n July 9, 12, 13, 17, 20 and 27 | July 2, 11, 16 and 24\n |\n Aug. 3, 8, 9, 16, 21 and 31 | Aug. 6, 18, 19 and 29\n |\n Sept. 5, 9, 14, 18, 19 and 27 | Sept. 1, 3, 17 and 23\n |\n Oct. 10, 11, 16, 17, 25 and 30 | Oct. 8, 12, 21 and 27\n |\n Nov. 6, 7, 8, 12, 13 and 26 | Nov. 10, 17, 18 and 25\n |\n Dec. 3, 8, 9, 19, 24 and 31 | Dec. 2, 6, 11 and 30\n -------------------------------------+------------------------------\n\n\nBorn--Jan. 21st to Feb. 19th\n\n -------------------------------------+------------------------------\n Lucky Dates: | Unlucky Dates:\n |\n Jan. 1, 5, 9, 10, 15 and 20 | Jan. 2, 19, 24 and 31\n |\n Feb. 2, 5, 6, 11, 16 and 29 | Feb. 13, 20, 26 and 27\n |\n Mar. 3, 6, 7, 10, 17 and 30 | Mar. 11, 19, 24 and 25\n |\n April 4, 5, 10, 20, 23 and 29 | April 7, 14, 15 and 24\n |\n May 7, 8, 16, 17, 25 and 31 | May 4, 12, 18 and 19\n |\n June 5, 12, 17, 18, 25 and 26 | June 1, 2, 28 and 29\n |\n July 10, 11, 19, 22, 23 and 28 | July 5, 12, 13 and 26\n |\n Aug. 10, 14, 19, 20, 24 and 25 | Aug. 2, 22, 23 and 27\n |\n Sept. 10, 11, 12, 22, 29 and 30 | Sept. 4, 5, 19 and 25\n |\n Oct. 1, 3, 9, 13, 27 and 28 | Oct. 2, 8, 11 and 26\n |\n Nov. 4, 5, 10, 15, 23 and 28 | Nov. 11, 18, 26 and 27\n |\n Dec. 7, 8, 13, 21, 25 and 27 | Dec. 9, 16, 17 and 24\n -------------------------------------+------------------------------\n\n\nBorn--Feb. 20th to March 20th\n\n -------------------------------------+-----------------------------\n Lucky Dates: | Unlucky Dates:\n |\n Jan. 5, 7, 9, 21, 22 and 27 | Jan. 8, 16, 23 and 28\n |\n Feb. 4, 7, 9, 20, 21 and 26 | Feb. 5, 10, 22 and 25\n |\n Mar. 5, 6, 12, 13, 17 and 29 | Mar. 11, 15, 18 and 26\n |\n April 6, 8, 11, 15, 22 and 30 | April 9, 12, 20 and 23\n |\n May 8, 14, 15, 19, 24 and 29 | May 4, 17, 20 and 28\n |\n June 10, 11, 19, 21, 23 and 27 | June 6, 18, 24 and 28\n |\n July 11, 15, 20, 22, 24 and 31 | July 8, 21, 25 and 26\n |\n Aug. 13, 16, 17, 20, 28 and 30 | Aug. 4, 5, 19 and 25\n |\n Sept. 15, 17, 19, 24, 27 and 28 | Sept. 3, 8, 18 and 26\n |\n Oct. 17, 19, 20, 21, 29 and 30 | Oct. 4, 6, 8 and 28\n |\n Nov. 8, 9, 10, 14, 19 and 21 | Nov. 1, 12, 18 and 24\n |\n Dec. 3, 7, 9, 13, 22 and 28 | Dec. 11, 16, 20 and 29\n -------------------------------------+-----------------------------\n\n\nBorn--March 21st to April 19th\n\n -------------------------------------+-----------------------------\n Lucky Dates: | Unlucky Dates:\n |\n Jan. 1, 5, 9, 23, 27 and 28 | Jan. 6, 16, 26 and 29\n |\n Feb. 2, 5, 10, 19, 25 and 29 | Feb. 8, 15, 16 and 23\n |\n Mar. 4, 9, 10, 19, 20 and 31 | Mar. 3, 6, 15 and 21\n |\n April 1, 5, 14, 15, 19 and 28 | April 2, 3, 17 and 30\n |\n May 3, 12, 13, 18, 21 and 31 | May 8, 14, 27 and 28\n |\n June 3, 7, 17, 18, 25 and 27 | June 4, 5, 23 and 26\n |\n July 1, 6, 14, 23, 28 and 29 | July 2, 4, 30 and 31\n |\n Aug. 2, 10, 11, 24, 25 and 26 | Aug. 6, 12, 22 and 23\n |\n Sept. 7, 10, 11, 12, 21 and 25 | Sept. 2, 23, 24 and 26\n |\n Oct. 3, 9, 13, 17, 19 and 31 | Oct. 6, 14, 26 and 27\n |\n Nov. 1, 5, 8, 14, 20 and 30 | Nov. 6, 18, 22 and 29\n |\n Dec. 1, 13, 25, 26, 27 and 31 | Dec. 6, 12, 22 and 28\n -------------------------------------+----------------------------\n\n\nBorn--Feb. 20th to March 20th\n\n -------------------------------------+------------------------------\n Lucky Dates: | Unlucky Dates:\n |\n Jan. 5, 7, 9, 21, 22 and 27 | Jan. 8, 16, 23 and 28\n |\n Feb. 4, 7, 9, 20, 21 and 26 | Feb. 5, 10, 22 and 25\n |\n Mar. 5, 6, 12, 13, 17 and 29 | Mar. 11, 15, 18 and 26\n |\n April 6, 8, 11, 15, 22 and 30 | April 9, 12, 20 and 23\n |\n May 8, 14, 15, 19, 24 and 29 | May 4, 17, 20 and 28\n |\n June 10, 11, 19, 21, 23 and 27 | June 6, 18, 24 and 28\n |\n July 11, 15, 20, 22, 24 and 31 | July 8, 21, 25 and 26\n |\n Aug. 13, 16, 17, 20, 28 and 30 | Aug. 4, 5, 19 and 25\n |\n Sept. 15, 17, 19, 24, 27 and 28 | Sept. 3, 8, 18 and 26\n |\n Oct. 17, 19, 20, 21, 29 and 30 | Oct. 4, 6, 8 and 28\n |\n Nov. 8, 9, 10, 14, 19 and 21 | Nov. 1, 12, 18 and 24\n |\n Dec. 3, 7, 9, 13, 22 and 28 | Dec. 11, 16, 20 and 29\n -------------------------------------+------------------------------\n\n\nBorn--March 21st to April 19th\n\n -------------------------------------+------------------------------\n Lucky Dates: | Unlucky Dates:\n |\n Jan. 1, 5, 9, 23, 27 and 28 | Jan. 6, 16, 26 and 29\n |\n Feb. 2, 5, 10, 19, 25 and 29 | Feb. 8, 15, 16 and 23\n |\n Mar. 4, 9, 10, 19, 20 and 31 | Mar. 3, 6, 15 and 21\n |\n April 1, 5, 14, 15, 19 and 28 | April 2, 3, 17 and 30\n |\n May 3, 12, 13, 18, 21 and 31 | May 8, 14, 27 and 28\n |\n June 3, 7, 17, 18, 25 and 27 | June 4, 5, 23 and 26\n |\n July 1, 6, 14, 23, 28 and 29 | July 2, 4, 30 and 31\n |\n Aug. 2, 10, 11, 24, 25 and 26 | Aug. 6, 12, 22 and 23\n |\n Sept. 7, 10, 11, 12, 21 and 25 | Sept. 2, 23, 24 and 26\n |\n Oct. 3, 9, 13, 17, 19 and 31 | Oct. 6, 14, 26 and 27\n |\n Nov. 1, 5, 8, 14, 20 and 30 | Nov. 6, 18, 22 and 29\n |\n Dec. 1, 13, 25, 26, 27 and 31 | Dec. 6, 12, 22 and 28\n -------------------------------------+------------------------------\n\n\nBorn--June 22nd to July 22nd\n\n -------------------------------------+-----------------------------\n Lucky Dates: | Unlucky Dates:\n |\n Jan. 3, 9, 11, 13, 16 and 29 | Jan. 6, 8, 27 and 28\n |\n Feb. 7, 8, 13, 14, 22 and 27 | Feb. 3, 11, 24 and 25\n |\n Mar. 5, 7, 12, 20, 21 and 25 | Mar. 1, 4, 22 and 26\n |\n April 2, 7, 8, 12, 13 and 29 | April 5, 19, 20 and 25\n |\n May 1, 5, 10, 11, 18 and 19 | May 3, 17, 23 and 30\n |\n June 2, 7, 10, 15, 24 and 28 | June 13, 19, 20 and 22\n |\n July 3, 4, 7, 20, 22 and 25 | July 10, 13, 23 and 28\n |\n Aug. 5, 8, 9, 21, 22 and 30 | Aug. 7, 12, 19 and 20\n |\n Sept. 5, 12, 13, 19, 27 and 28 | Sept. 3, 10, 16 and 17\n |\n Oct. 1, 3, 11, 15, 16 and 30 | Oct. 7, 14, 27 and 28\n |\n Nov. 6, 7, 16, 17, 27 and 30 | Nov. 8, 9, 18 and 19\n |\n Dec. 4, 9, 13, 24, 30 and 31 | Dec. 6, 7, 18 and 21\n -------------------------------------+-----------------------------\n\n\nBorn--July 23rd to August 21st\n\n -------------------------------------+-----------------------------\n Lucky Dates: | Unlucky Dates:\n |\n Jan. 1, 4, 13, 15, 18 and 27 | Jan. 3, 8, 12 and 30\n |\n Feb. 1, 15, 20, 24, 25 and 29 | Feb. 8, 12, 21 and 28\n |\n Mar. 9, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 28 | Mar. 12, 22, 24 and 25\n |\n April 1, 5, 10, 11, 18 and 23 | April 7, 8, 16 and 22\n |\n May 2, 3, 6, 12, 13 and 31 | May 5, 18, 19 and 24\n |\n June 3, 4, 13, 17, 26 and 30 | June 2, 14, 21 and 22\n |\n July 2, 6, 9, 14, 23 and 29 | July 12, 13, 24 and 25\n |\n Aug. 3, 7, 10, 23, 25 and 30 | Aug. 9, 14, 21 and 22\n |\n Sept. 3, 15, 16, 22, 26 and 29 | Sept. 5, 17, 18 and 19\n |\n Oct. 1, 13, 17, 27, 28 and 31 | Oct. 9, 14, 15 and 29\n |\n Nov. 9, 10, 15, 20, 23 and 27 | Nov. 5, 12, 13 and 17\n |\n Dec. 7, 11, 16, 18, 22 and 26 | Dec. 3, 9, 23 and 28\n -------------------------------------+-----------------------------\n\n\nBorn--August 22nd to September 22nd\n\n -------------------------------------+------------------------------\n Lucky Dates: | Unlucky Dates:\n |\n Jan. 1, 3, 9, 15, 20 and 31 | Jan. 4, 11, 18 and 19\n |\n Feb. 3, 12, 13, 18, 23 and 27 | Feb. 8, 15, 16 and 29\n |\n Mar. 1, 11, 20, 21, 28 and 29 | Mar. 6, 7, 26 and 27\n |\n April 7, 8, 15, 17, 24 and 25 | April 2, 3, 9 and 29\n |\n May 4, 7, 10, 18, 22 and 31 | May 8, 21, 27 and 28\n |\n June 1, 6, 7, 11, 15 and 29 | June 3, 9, 16 and 24\n |\n July 4, 9, 10, 17, 25 and 30 | July 2, 14, 20 and 22\n |\n Aug. 3, 5, 12, 22, 28 and 29 | Aug. 10, 17, 18 and 23\n |\n Sept. 4, 9, 10, 22, 23 and 28 | Sept. 7, 8, 17 and 21\n |\n Oct. 1, 2, 11, 12, 25 and 30 | Oct. 4, 8, 14 and 20\n |\n Nov. 17, 18, 22, 23, 25 and 30 | Nov. 5, 7, 12 and 21\n |\n Dec. 9, 10, 18, 23, 26 and 28 | Dec. 4, 5, 6 and 14\n -------------------------------------+------------------------------\n\n\nBorn--September 23rd to October 23rd\n\n -------------------------------------+------------------------------\n Lucky Dates: | Unlucky Dates:\n |\n Jan. 1, 5, 9, 19, 20 and 27 | Jan. 6, 7, 21 and 23\n |\n Feb. 2, 6, 15, 20, 24 and 29 | Feb. 11, 17, 19 and 22\n |\n Mar. 4, 14, 18, 23, 27 and 31 | Mar. 2, 9, 10 and 28\n |\n April 1, 15, 19, 23, 24 and 28 | April 4, 5, 14 and 26\n |\n May 7, 8, 12, 17, 21 and 24 | May 3, 9, 23 and 29\n |\n June 8, 12, 13, 16, 22 and 30 | June 7, 19, 20 and 27\n |\n July 4, 14, 19, 20, 23 and 28 | July 10, 17, 27 and 29\n |\n Aug. 1, 7, 10, 11, 15 and 30 | Aug. 12, 13, 22 and 27\n |\n Sept. 3, 6, 11, 20, 22 and 29 | Sept. 8, 16, 17 and 24\n |\n Oct. 4, 5, 17, 22, 24 and 27 | Oct. 8, 12, 20 and 21\n |\n Nov. 1, 4, 6, 14, 19 and 26 | Nov. 9, 17, 28 and 29\n |\n Dec. 3, 12, 13, 21, 25 and 29 | Dec. 4, 7, 15 and 19\n -------------------------------------+------------------------------\n\n\nBorn--October 24th to November 22nd\n\n -------------------------------------+------------------------------\n Lucky Dates: | Unlucky Dates:\n |\n Jan. 2, 3, 7, 8, 22 and 30 | Jan. 10, 16, 18 and 24\n |\n Feb. 3, 9, 17, 18, 24 and 27 | Feb. 1, 12, 14 and 20\n |\n Mar. 1, 6, 15, 20, 25 and 29 | Mar. 3, 11, 19 and 30\n |\n April 2, 3, 12, 17, 21 and 29 | April 7, 8, 26 and 28\n |\n May 5, 10, 11, 15, 19 and 27 | May 4, 6, 24 and 26\n |\n June 6, 11, 15, 19, 23 and 25 | June 2, 8, 26 and 28\n |\n July 4, 7, 9, 17, 21 and 30 | July 3, 8, 19 and 31\n |\n Aug. 5, 9, 13, 17, 18 and 27 | Aug. 2, 12, 22 and 28\n |\n Sept. 9, 10, 12, 23, 27 and 28 | Sept. 11, 14, 18 and 29\n |\n Oct. 2, 3, 11, 20, 25 and 29 | Oct. 8, 9, 22 and 24\n |\n Nov. 2, 6, 16, 17, 23 and 30 | Nov. 5, 12, 18 and 29\n |\n Dec. 2, 5, 18, 19, 24 and 27 | Dec. 3, 6, 16 and 18\n -------------------------------------+------------------------------\n\n\nBorn--November 23rd to December 21st\n\n -------------------------------------+------------------------------\n Lucky Dates: | Unlucky Dates:\n |\n Jan. 1, 9, 14, 15, 23 and 24 | Jan. 6, 12, 18 and 22\n |\n Feb. 3, 5, 7, 19, 21 and 28 | Feb. 8, 15, 16 and 23\n |\n Mar. 5, 8, 10, 19, 23 and 31 | Mar. 6, 7, 15 and 21\n |\n April 4, 14, 15, 19, 20 and 28 | April 3, 18, 22 and 26\n |\n May 1, 12, 16, 20, 26 and 31 | May 7, 14, 15 and 27\n |\n June 7, 8, 13, 17, 21 and 25 | June 3, 11, 23 and 24\n |\n July 6, 11, 15, 21, 22 and 25 | July 7, 20, 23 and 29\n |\n Aug. 3, 6, 7, 14, 15 and 29 | Aug. 4, 12, 18 and 28\n |\n Sept. 1, 10, 12, 15, 26 and 29 | Sept. 13, 17, 20 and 22\n |\n Oct. 4, 5, 22, 23, 27 and 31 | Oct. 11, 12, 18 and 26\n |\n Nov. 9, 19, 20, 23, 24 and 28 | Nov. 6, 14, 15 and 22\n |\n Dec. 3, 7, 8, 17, 22 and 25 | Dec. 6, 11, 18 and 28\n -------------------------------------+------------------------------\n\nIt should be noted in connection with the above figures that no\nbirth-date is unlucky. Thus, should any particular reader find that\nhis birthday is given as unlucky, he may transfer it immediately to\nthe list of lucky dates. As an example, take the last line of unlucky\nfigures, given above. They are Dec. 6, 11, 18 and 28, and they operate\nfor people born between Nov. 23rd and Dec. 21st. Should a person born\non Dec. 6th be consulting this list, the only unlucky dates in December\nfor him or her are Dec. 11, 18 and 28.\n\n\n\n\nTHE LUCK OF FLOWERS\n\n\nIt has been a favorite pastime with maidens in all ages to try to\nforetell their future by the aid of flowers and plants.\n\nOne of the most popular fancies is provided by the four-leaved clover,\nthe story of which is told in various legends. One runs to the effect\nthat three beautiful sisters, Faith, Hope and Charity, came from over\nthe seas, and wherever they walked three-leaved clovers, crimson, white\nand yellow, bloomed profusely. In their footsteps came another more\nbeautiful being, whose name was Love, and in his honor the clover added\na fourth petal to the trefoil.\n\nIn time, it became the talisman of love-sick maidens, who wore it in\ntheir shoe to ensure a speedy meeting with their sweetheart, wore it\nover their heart to frighten away evil spirits and to prevent being\njilted. In the case of a quarrel, it served to effect a reconciliation.\n\nApart from its sentimental associations, a four-leaved clover has long\nbeen regarded as an emblem of good luck, and has been worn by those who\nbelieve in such things when they wished to increase their chances of\ngood fortune.\n\n_SPRING FLOWERS._--Naturally, many beliefs flourish around the flowers\nof the garden and the hedgerow.\n\nIf you chance to find the first flower of the season on a Monday, it\nmeans good luck.\n\nIf on a Tuesday, big undertakings are likely to be successful.\n\nIf on a Wednesday, it denotes your approaching wedding.\n\nIf on a Thursday, hard work with little profit will fall to your lot.\n\nIf on a Friday, unexpected wealth reaches you.\n\nIf on a Saturday, you may look out for misfortune.\n\nIf on a Sunday, phenomenal good luck will come to you.\n\n_THE FIRST WILD FLOWER._--From the first wild flowers which you gather\nin spring, it is possible to discover the initials of your future\nhusband or wife. If, for instance, they should chance to be daisies,\nviolets and buttercups, then expect to find some suitable person with\nthe initials D. V. B., but they may not be necessarily in this order.\n\nIf someone presents you with a yellow flower, then you may expect a\ngift of money directly.\n\nIf you can turn a bluebell inside out without breaking it, then your\nlover will be true as long as both of you live.\n\n[Illustration: No. 21.]\n\n_THE PANSY._--If you wish to know your future destiny, pluck a pansy,\nwhich takes its name from _pensee_, a thought. Count the streaks or\nlines upon the petals.\n\nFour streaks tell that your dearest wish will be fulfilled.\n\nFive streaks stand for hope with fear.\n\nSix streaks suggest a surprise.\n\nSeven streaks tell of constancy in your lover.\n\nEight streaks, fickleness.\n\nNine streaks, a change and then riches.\n\nMarkings leaning towards the left denote trouble.\n\nMarkings leaning to the right denote prosperity.\n\nShould the central streak be the longest, then Sunday should be chosen\nas your wedding day.\n\n_THE DAISY._--One of the oldest of flower charms is to pluck at the\npetals of a daisy or marguerite. At first pluck, these words are said,\n\"He loves me\"; at the second, \"He loves me not.\" These sentences are\nrepeated alternately until the flower is deprived of all its petals.\nWhichever sentence was uttered last describes \"his\" affections.\n\n_THE IVY._--\n\n Ivy, ivy, I thee pluck,\n And in my bosom, I thee put.\n The first young man who speaks to me\n My own true lover he shall be.\n\n[Illustration: No. 22.]\n\n_THE HAWTHORN OR MAY._--Once upon a time, every porch was decorated\nwith a branch of May to avert the evil eye and prevent witchcraft, but\nthe idea has been departed from, and now it is regarded as a harbinger\nof ill-luck, and is rarely brought inside a house.\n\n_THE MISTLETOE._--From very ancient times, this plant has been regarded\nwith curious veneration. Probably it gained special fame, in the first\ninstance, owing to the peculiar manner in which it grew. The Druids\nlooked upon it as a plant possessing marvelous properties, and they\nesteemed nothing in the world more sacred than it. They gathered it\nwhen the moon was just six days old because the moon was then thought\nto be at its greatest power. This done, they sacrificed two young\nbullocks which were milk-white. After that, the mistletoe was cut into\nsmall pieces with the aid of a golden hook or bill and distributed\namong the people present. These took it home and suspended it in a\nprominent place to ward off evil spirits. From these associations,\nthe mistletoe has become an emblem under which young people may kiss,\nwithout any evil coming to them through their act.\n\n_HOLLY_ is used as a Christmas decoration because the Romans chose\nit to hang in their houses on the fast in honor of Saturn. Friends\ngave bunches of it to those whom they wished to endow with luck and\nhappiness, probably because the prickly leaves symbolized the crown of\nthorns worn by Christ and the red berries the blood of the cross.\n\n\nBIRTHDAY FLOWERS\n\nJust as there are birth stones, so there are flowers which stand for\neach month of the year. By wearing the blossom named for your month,\nyou may count on good fortune as the result.\n\n_JANUARY._--The Snowdrop which is the emblem of purity, hope and\ngentleness.\n\n_FEBRUARY._--The Violet, the emblem of modesty, kindness and faith.\n\n_MARCH._--The Daffodil, the emblem of daintiness, sincerity and\ngraciousness.\n\n_APRIL._--The Primrose, the emblem of lovers.\n\n_MAY._--The White Lily, the emblem of purity and sweetness.\n\n_JUNE._--The Wild Rose, the emblem of love and loyalty.\n\n_JULY._--The Carnation, the emblem of kindly thoughts.\n\n_AUGUST._--The White Heather, the emblem of luck and the best of good\nfortune.\n\n_SEPTEMBER._--The Michaelmas Daisy, the emblem of riches and happiness.\n\n_OCTOBER._--The Rosemary, the emblem of remembrance and kind thoughts.\n\n_NOVEMBER._--The Chrysanthemum, the emblem of faith and truth.\n\n_DECEMBER._--The Ivy, the emblem of loyalty, fidelity and faithfulness.\n\n\nTHE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS\n\nFor many generations, certain flowers have been accepted as having\ndefinite meanings. Thus, a gift of any of the examples listed below,\nmay be taken to infer whatever description is appended.\n\n _CAMELLIA._--Beauty, loveliness.\n _CANDYTUFT._--Indifference, lack of affection.\n _CARNATION_ (Red).--Alas for my poor heart!\n _CARNATION_ (White).--Disregard, disdain.\n _CLOVER_ (Four-leaved).--Be mine.\n _COLUMBINE._--Foolishness.\n _DAISY._--Innocence, purity.\n _DEADLY NIGHTSHADE._--Falsehood, untrue.\n _FERN._--You fascinate me.\n _FORGET-ME-NOT._--The same as the name.\n _FOXGLOVE._--I bow down to you.\n _GERANIUM._--To console you.\n _GOLDEN ROD._--Be on your guard.\n _HELIOTROPE._--I am devoted to you.\n _HYACINTH_ (White).--Your beauty is recognized.\n _IVY._--Faithfulness. I cling to you.\n _LILY_ (White).--Sweetness.\n _LILY_ (Yellow).--Gay, happy, joyful.\n _LILY OF THE VALLEY._--Happiness will return.\n _MIGNONETTE._--Your qualities are even greater than your charms.\n _MYRTLE._--Love.\n _ORANGE BLOSSOM._--Chastity.\n _PANSY._--Thoughts.\n _PASSION FLOWER._--Willing to suffer hardships for you.\n _PEACH BLOSSOM._--I am captivated by you.\n _PRIMROSE._--A token of love.\n _ROSE._--A token of love, also.\n _ROSE_ (Red).--Bashful, shy.\n _ROSE_ (White).--I will be worthy of you.\n _ROSE_ (Yellow).--Jealousy.\n _ROSEBUDS._--A confession of great love.\n _SWEET PEA._--Leave me and depart, or I leave you.\n _VERBENA._--Pray for me.\n\n\nCOMBINATIONS OF FLOWERS\n\nIn order to convey definite phrases, lovers have long been used to\nresorting to certain combinations of flowers. A bunch made up of them\nhas the meaning which we print below.\n\n_DAISY AND MIGNONETTE._--Your qualities surpass even your great beauty.\n\n_FERNS AND LILY OF THE VALLEY._--You are sweet and charming, and you\nfascinate me.\n\n_IVY LEAVES AND YELLOW ROSE._--Your jealousy has put an end to our\nfriendship.\n\n_COLUMBINE, DAISY AND LILY._--You have played false and broken our\nfriendship.\n\n_PINK AND LAUREL LEAVES._--Your high qualities have been noticed by me.\n\n_GOLDEN ROD, SWEET PEA AND FORGET-ME-NOT._--Danger is at hand, be\ncareful. I go away but do not forget me.\n\n\n\n\nSUPERSTITIONS REGARDING ANIMALS\n\n\n_SERPENTS._--These creatures have been regarded from very different\nangles, according to the time and the country. The story of the serpent\nin the Garden of Eden has caused many people to detest them: but\nnumerous are the references in histories which go to show that serpents\nand snakes have been reverenced. In ancient Rome, the serpent was a\nhousehold god: at other times, it was regarded as a symbol of life and\nvitality, and it was frequently used as a medium for healing the sick.\nIn India, this creature is looked upon as a mascot for time and wisdom.\nThus, it is worn by fanatics as a part of their headgear, and people\nmake metal replicas and wear them as rings, bracelets, etc. Clearly,\nthen, serpents have found more favor than disapproval, and they may be\ncounted as mascots, standing for wisdom, long life and good health.\n\n_CATS._--Cats, the most domestic of animals, are regarded with mixed\nfeelings. Generally speaking, they are supposed to be unlucky, though\noddly enough a black cat is credited with good qualities when it takes\nup its abode in a house. This is due to the fact that, during the\nMiddle Ages, black cats were supposed to be associated with witches and\nin league with the evil one. As a result, people treated them kindly\nand showered favors on them, not because they liked them, but because\nthey thought that this treatment would avert bad luck.\n\nThe person who drowns or kills a cat may look for ill-fortune for nine\nyears. Bad luck attends the vessel or ship on which a cat is found, but\non no account may the creature be thrown overboard after the vessel has\nsailed. This would only make matters worse.\n\nIf a cat leaves a house, it is supposed to take the luck with it, and\nleave nothing but bad fortune behind. If a white cat enters a home, it\nannounces trouble and sickness. A cat licking itself all over signifies\nfair weather, but if it merely washes its face, it means the approach\nof rain or storms.\n\n_DOGS._--A dog howling under a window indicates death.\n\n Dogs begin in jest and end in earnest.\n\n A dog, a woman, a walnut tree,\n The more you beat 'em, the better they be.\n\n If a dog bark, go in: if a bitch, go out.\n\n A dog will bark ere he bite.\n\n_HARES._--If a hare crosses your path, you may look out for a\ndisappointment. If it runs past houses, there will soon be a fire in\none of them.\n\nIn the Isle of Man, hares are believed to be the spirits of old women,\nand on that account are shunned as articles of food. In other parts,\nthose who wish to look beautiful for a week make a point of eating\nhare.\n\n_BIRDS._--Robins are variously regarded in different parts of the\ncountry. Some people think them unlucky, possibly because of their\nassociation with the tragedy of the Babes in the Wood. But generally\nthey are welcomed to a garden or house, which is supposed to be all the\nluckier for their coming. Robins that show signs of being friendly are\nconsidered to foretell a hard winter.\n\nWoodpeckers and kingfishers are also lucky, and any suggestion of\nill-luck is only possible when birds are deliberately killed after\nhaving built their nest and claimed the hospitality of a home.\n\nThe screech of a peacock is best unheard when luck is particularly\nwanted. The feathers of this bird, known to everyone by reason of their\nbeautiful coloring, should never be taken indoors, as they are reckoned\nspecially unlucky.\n\nThere is an old superstition regarding the cuckoo. Should a maiden,\nhearing its notes for the first time that season, kiss her hand to it\nand say:--\n\n Cuckoo, cuckoo,\n Tell me true,\n When shall I be married?\n\nshe may tell the number of years which will elapse until her wedding by\ncounting the number of times the bird cries \"Cuckoo.\" She must reckon\neach cry as a year.\n\nAnother superstition relating to the cuckoo is that what you are doing\nwhen you hear its cries for the first time in any season is what you\nwill spend most time at during the remainder of the year. Folk in the\nChannel Islands claim that they are sure to be fortunate if they jingle\ntheir purses and run a short distance when hearing the cuckoo for the\nfirst time in the year.\n\nOwls, crows and magpies do not presage any good: in fact, many people\nwould rather not meet them when anxiety is at hand. An old jingle says\nof magpies:--\n\n One for anger,\n Two for mirth;\n Three for a wedding\n Four for a birth.\n\nRavens are supposed to bring luck to the house where they build their\nnests, so it is unlucky to kill one.\n\nIt is unlucky to touch a yellowhammer in May, since there is the\ndevil's blood in it then.\n\nFor a white pigeon to single out a house and hover round it is a sure\nsign of an early marriage or engagement in that house.\n\nA cock crowing during the night-time means a bad illness for someone\nclose at hand: if it crows during the afternoon, a visitor will arrive.\n\nSailors are not over-fond of seagulls, believing them to be the spirits\nof their dead mates, yet they are most indignant if anyone tries to\nshoot or kill one of them.\n\n_OTHER ANIMALS._--A cricket singing within a house ensures good luck\nfor all the household.\n\nKill a spider and it will surely rain.\n\nSee a moth on your clothes and you will get new ones.\n\nA death's head moth indicates bereavement.\n\nPigs are unlucky creatures when seen singly.\n\nTo see a white horse and then, shortly after, a red-haired person,\ntells of approaching good fortune.\n\nMoles are unlucky to find alive.\n\nOf bees, the following rhyme is prophetic:--\n\n A swarm of bees in May\n Is worth a load of hay.\n A swarm of bees in June\n Is worth a silver spoon.\n A swarm of bees in July\n Is not worth a fly.\n\nCountry people are still given to treating bees as if they belonged\nto the family. For instance, not a few folk tell the bees of the\nbetrothal, marriage and other outstanding events happening in the home.\n\n\nPROPHECIES REGARDING ANIMALS\n\n (a) When black snails cross your path\n Black clouds much moisture hath.\n\n (b) When the peacock loudly bawls,\n Soon we'll have both rain and squalls.\n\n (c) When rooks fly sporting high in air,\n It shows that windy storms are near.\n\n (d) Bees will not swarm before a near storm.\n\n (e) When the cuckoo comes to the bare thorn,\n Sell your cow and buy your corn.\n But when she comes to the full bit,\n Sell your corn and buy some sheep.\n\n (f) Little bantams are great at crowing.\n\n (g) Good luck for a grey horse.\n\n (h) Let a horse drink what he will, not when he will.\n\n (i) Trust not a horse's heel, nor a dog's tooth.\n\n (j) Plenty of ladybirds, plenty of hops.\n\n (k) Never offer your hen for sale on a rainy day.\n\n (l) When the glow-worm lights her lamp,\n The air is always damp.\n\n (m) Unlucky to hear the cuckoo sing sitting.\n Or to sit and see the first swallow flitting.\n\n\n\n\nCRYSTAL GAZING\n\n\nBefore we start this chapter, will you just take a look at the\nfollowing short list of terms used in crystal gazing and spiritualism?\nYou will find that they will make what follows quite clear, and that\nthey will be useful to refer to.\n\n_SPIRITUALISTIC._--Belonging to the spirit world.\n\n_SECOND SIGHT._--The power which all have (but few develop). The power\nto see the future and other things with the spirit eye.\n\n_AURA._--The circle of thought which each one of us is unconsciously\nsending out by our characters and personalities.\n\n_THE CRYSTAL._--Any object which helps to fix our attention; i.e., a\ncrystal, a bowl of water, shining metal. There is nothing about the\ncrystal that is magical by itself.\n\n_PSYCHIC PERSONS._--Persons possessing second sight.\n\n\nLOOKING INTO THE FUTURE\n\nIt is believed that this portion of the book will be found particularly\ninteresting because it is here that we touch upon spiritualism, perhaps\none of the most talked-of subjects of today.\n\nIn crystal gazing we actually see many things happen which maybe have\nnot happened as yet. In palmistry and astrology we see the signs but\nnot the actual events. Another distinct difference is that in crystal\ngazing it is impossible to give definite instructions as to how to\nreceive these messages or visions because there is no \"how.\"\n\nWhat we hope to do in this chapter is to show you that perhaps you\npossess powers of which you know nothing. Without making the foolish\nmistake of taking this subject too seriously, you will be able to\ninterest and amuse your friends.\n\nYou may say, \"But I haven't got this power--I could never see anything\nin a crystal.\"\n\nDon't say that, and don't think it! We all have a little of this power\nsleeping within us. If we wish to improve it, we must use and practise\nit, but don't overdo the thing.\n\nTo understand crystal gazing even a little, it is quite important to\nknow just a few simple facts about spiritualism (the study of the\nspirit world.) This second sight, or clairvoyance (call it what you\nwill) is merely in its childhood as yet. A very short while ago we\nshould have thought it a miracle for anyone to speak from New York\nto London along a wire. Now we think no more of it than we should of\ncrossing a road!\n\nSo with the crystal. At present a few of us only are able to see, more\nor less clearly, those visions of the future. Who knows but that in\nsome future time we shall consider this quite an ordinary and natural\nthing to do, just like telephoning, for instance.\n\nThe first thing to get hold of is this: we have not one body but two.\nAn earthly body and its exact copy in a spirit body. By this I do\nnot mean the soul, but rather our earthly body with all its features\njust as before, is copied in a spirit of ether body. This may sound\ndifficult, but just try to grasp the idea.\n\nIn spiritualism there are two of each one of us; one an earthly you,\nthe other (dwelling usually in your earthly body) a spiritual you. But\nsometimes this spirit body escapes from its earthly prison, maybe,\nduring sleep, sometimes when we look into the crystal, and sometimes\nin what is called a trance or artificial sleep. It is then (when the\nspirit body is free) that visions of future things are seen, and maybe\npremonitions (or feelings) of the future are felt.\n\nOur spirit body, with its ten thousand times more clear-sighted eyes,\nsees things which are invisible to the earthly eyes. This body is able\nto travel swiftly from place to place, although it always keeps a link\nor connection with its earthly double.\n\nWhen a person goes off into a trance, this is what has happened. The\nearthly body sleeps while the spiritual body roams about the future,\npast and present, or perhaps visits distant places. It is, of course,\nable to speak with other spirit bodies, and thus get information about\nother folk who have \"passed over,\" as the spiritualists call death.\n\nNow perhaps you can better appreciate the wonderful stories which you\nhear about mediums (people who pass into these trances), who have\nspoken--or are alleged to have spoken, for the verdict of science is\n\"Not proven\"--with the voices of folk long dead, and whom they have\nnever seen.\n\nWhile everyone does not actively possess this power of releasing his\nspirit body, we all have it. That this is true can be seen in several\nways. Have you never had a presentiment or feeling of evil to come, a\nstrong feeling which it took all your determination and common sense to\ndrive away? Anyway, you will have frequently heard other people saying,\n\"I had a feeling that so-and-so would happen.\"\n\nThat feeling is explained by this wandering of the spirit body; for a\nshort time we have had our spirit eyes freely opened, and have gained\na glimpse of the unknown. As our spirit eyes are as yet undeveloped it\nis but a glimpse, then down falls the thick curtain, and the mystery is\nonce more hidden from us!\n\nJust as some children learn to walk more easily than others, so do some\npeople learn to walk with their spirit body and to speak the spirit\nlanguage more quickly than others.\n\nWhich seems very natural, doesn't it?\n\nLet us briefly refresh our minds with the absolutely necessary facts\nwhich you must know to understand the first steps in fortunetelling by\nthe crystal. What we are going to say next will then be more readily\nunderstood:--\n\n_FIRSTLY._--We have not one body but two, an earthly and a spiritual\nbody.\n\n_SECONDLY._--Though normally contained in the earthly body, it is\npossible for the spirit to escape from its prison, and pass from place\nto place at a speed greater than light. This occurs during sleep, the\nartificial or forced sleep of the trance, and also when one gazes into\nthe crystal.\n\n_THIRDLY._--We have four eyes. Two earthly eyes, and two very much\nkeener spirit eyes. It is with these spirit eyes that we see the future\nand the past in the crystal.\n\n_FOURTHLY._--Each one of us is sending out thought-waves at this\nmoment. These are known by spiritualists as our aura. It is found\nin different colors, which depend on our characters or the thoughts\nleaving us. Certain reds show rage, for instance.\n\n\nWHAT THE CRYSTAL IS FOR\n\nThe first thing to get hold of is that there is nothing magic or in any\nway wonderful about the crystal itself. It is merely a means of fixing\nthe attention of our earthly eyes, so that we may see the more clearly\nwith our spirit eyes.\n\nNow for a few hints upon actually looking into the crystal.\n\nWhen you gaze into whatever object you have chosen, your earthly body\nand earthly eyes pass into a more or less sleepy state, thus enabling\nyour spirit body to escape. That gives us our first point to remember.\n\nHere it is: When you look into the crystal, whatever you do don't worry\nabout whether or not you will see anything! Try to think steadily of\nwhat you wish to see; this will at first seem hard, but practice will\nhelp you, and practice makes perfect.\n\nThen remember to keep any glare of light from the eyes; it is wise to\nsit with one's back towards the light. Let your surroundings be quiet\nand peaceful; there must be absolutely nothing which may catch your\nattention and so take it off the crystal. If, for instance, a noisy bus\nor other vehicle were to pass during the time in which you were making\nyour attempt, it would probably disturb things very much.\n\nOne should never be discouraged if nothing whatever is seen at the\nfirst few attempts. A puppy cannot at first see out of its eyes, and it\nis the same with a beginner in crystal gazing; his spirit eyes may take\nsome little time to open, while others, more fortunate, may find theirs\nopen almost at once. Never strain the eyes in an unwinking stare. Let\nthem wink and blink quite naturally. To do anything else would be sure\nto take your attention from the picture which you wish to see.\n\n\nHOW TO BEGIN\n\nThe best thing to do is to try these various methods, and then see for\nyourself which is the most successful in your own individual case.\n\nHere are a few means you might try, in order to test this for yourself.\n\nUse either a (1) crystal, (2) a polished object, (3) a bright coin,\n(4) a sparkling gem, or (5) ordinary glass in the shape of a sphere or\nball. There are others, but they are not important.\n\nIn conclusion, it will be of interest to know just what you may expect\nto see when, and if, your spirit eyes open. Probably a misty, fogged\nappearance will first be seen in the crystal. This will remain for some\nlittle time, until finally the scene or person (whatever it may be)\nwill appear. The latter may be faint and dim, or it may be clear-cut\nlike a good photograph.\n\nThe clearness or otherwise will depend among other things upon the\nkeenness of sight of the spirit eye. It will also be influenced by the\ndegree of quiet, and upon the absence of anything likely to disturb the\nsearcher in the realms of the future.\n\n\n\n\nTHE MOON AND THE LUCK IT BRINGS\n\n\nPeople of all ages have looked upon the moon as a provider of good and\nbad luck, and most of us have probably noticed that it has influenced\nour actions, at times. Here are some of the beliefs that are centuries\nold.\n\nIf you see a new moon over your right shoulder, it means that you will\nexperience good luck all the month.\n\nIf you have money in your pocket and you meet the new moon face to\nface, turn the money over and you will not run short of money that\nmonth.\n\nIt is unlucky to see the new moon through glass. If you do, go out of\ndoors, curtsey three times to the moon and turn some silver in your\nhand. This will break the spell which will be cast over you if you do\nnot do as directed. There is one little point, connected with this\nsuperstition, which has set us thinking. What of all those individuals\nwho wear glasses? We do not know the answer.\n\nThere is a strongly prevalent idea that everything falling to the lot\nof man when the moon is waxing will increase or prosper; but things\ndecrease and do not prosper when the moon is on the wane.\n\nIrish colleens were wont to drop on their knees when they first caught\nsight of the new moon, and say, \"Oh, moon, leave us as well as you have\nfound us.\" And, long ago, Yorkshire maidens \"did worship the new moon\non their bent knees, kneeling upon the earth-cast stone.\"\n\nIf the full moon known as the Harvest Moon appears watery, it is an\nill sign for the harvest. (The Harvest Moon is due about the middle of\nSeptember.)\n\nIf the moon shows a silver shield, be not afraid to reap your field:\nbut if she rises haloed round, soon we'll tread on deluged ground.\n\nIf the moon changes on a Sunday there will be a flood before the month\nis out.\n\nA Saturday moon, if it comes once in seven years, comes too soon.\n\nA fog and a small moon bring an easterly wind soon.\n\n In the waning of the moon,\n Cloudy morning: fair afternoon.\n Pale moon doth rain; red moon doth blow,\n White moon doth neither rain nor snow.\n When the moon's halo is far, the storm is n'ar (near).\n When the moon's halo is n'ar, the storm is far.\n\nIt has long been a custom for girls to go to the nearest stile, to turn\ntheir back on the first new moon after Midsummer and to chant these\nverses:\n\n All hail, new moon, all hail to thee.\n I prithee, good moon, reveal to me,\n This night, who shall my true love be.\n Who he is and what he wears,\n And what he does all months and years.\n\nIf she were to be married in the course of the next twelve months, the\nmoon answered her questions during her sleep of the same evening.\n\nIn many parts of the country it is supposed that, on Christmas Eve,\nthe moon will help maidens to find out when they are to be married.\nThe plan is for a maiden to borrow a silk handkerchief from a male\nrelation and to take it and a mirror to some sheet of water, while the\nnight is dark. She must go quite alone; but the sheet of water may be\nan unromantic pail, full to the brim, stationed at the bottom of the\ngarden. As soon as the moon shows itself, the maiden places the flimsy\npiece of silk in front of her eyes, and, by holding the mirror half\ntowards the moon and half towards the water, it is possible for her to\nsee more than a pair of reflections. The number of reflections are the\nmonths which will ensue before her wedding bells ring out.\n\nWe recently came across the following information in a document quite\nthree hundred years old:\n\n\"The first, second and third days of the moon's age are lucky for\nbuying and selling; the seventh, ninth and eleventh are lucky for\nengagements and marriage; the sixteenth and twenty-first are not lucky\nfor anything.\"\n\nThe same document affirmed that:\n\n\"A baby born before the new moon is twenty-four hours old is sure to be\nlucky. Anything lost during the second twenty-four hours of the moon's\nage is sure to be found. All things begun on the fifth twenty-four\nhours will turn out successfully. A dream experienced on the eighth\ntwenty-four hours must come true.\"\n\n\n\n\nFORTUNETELLING BY MEANS OF PLAYING CARDS\n\n\nTelling fortunes, by means of playing cards, is one of the oldest\namusements indulged in by civilized people. The ancients of the Far\nEast used their Tarot packs for this purpose long before the birth of\nChrist, and, ever since, it has been recognized that cards can be made\nto give a surprisingly accurate reading of future events.\n\nIt is interesting to note that, until modern times, it was a common\npractice of men who had to make great and far-reaching decisions for\nthem to consult a pack of cards and to be guided by what was revealed.\nNapoleon, it may be recalled, never made an important move unless the\ncards advised him to take the step. Julius Caesar was another great\nleader who placed his trust in card readings, and even Shakespeare, the\nshrewdest of all English writers, shows by a number of passages in his\nplays that he recognized the use of cards for purposes of divination.\nAs for the noted men and women of today, it is rumored that several\nderive guidance from their packs when they are in doubt.\n\nWhether the science of cartomancy, the name given to telling fortunes\nby the aid of cards, is taken seriously or not, there is no doubt that\nit will afford a good deal of merriment when indulged in by a number of\npleasure-seeking friends and relations.\n\nThere are few rules governing this science, but those there are must be\nstrictly observed. First, it is absolutely imperative that the person\nwho is consulting the cards should set his or her mind on the matter.\nThus, when a definite question is requiring an answer, the question\nitself must fill the mind. To let the mind wander to outside things\nor things that are not involved must lessen the psychic effect. Next,\nevery consultant must cut the pack with the left hand, in order to set\nhis or her seal on the order of the cards. Finally, to obtain the most\naccurate results, it is necessary that the consultant or person seeking\nthe information should shuffle the pack.\n\n\nTHE FOUR-CARD DIVINATION\n\nThis method of fortunetelling is some hundreds of years old and\nreferences to it can be found in the works of people who wrote in\nStuart times. After the consultant has shuffled the pack of fifty-two\ncards, he or she withdraws one of them at random and notes the suit.\nThe card is, then, put back in the pack, which is again shuffled. Next,\nit is cut with the left hand, as already suggested.\n\nNow comes the \"lay-out.\" The cards are set face upwards on the table in\nfour rows, each of thirteen. In doing this, it is imperative that all\nthe rows should be commenced at the right-hand end.\n\nThat done, the key card is sought. In the case of a lady, the key\ncard is the queen of the suit shown by the card which she picked from\nthe pack at the outset. When it is a man who is seeking his fortune,\nthe key card is the king of the suit indicated by the card he picked\noriginally.\n\nHaving found the key card in the lay-out, count nine, eighteen,\ntwenty-seven, thirty-six and forty-five spaces from it, and pick up the\ncards so placed. Remember that in counting, a line must be always begun\nfrom the right; also that it may be necessary to revert to the first or\nsubsequent rows in order to obtain the full set of four cards.\n\nIn picking up the four cards, be careful to preserve their order; the\nfirst must be set out first, the second must come second, and the same\nwith the third and the fourth. Each card stands for some definite\nportent, and the four portents supply the reading which affects the\nconsultant.\n\nThe portents supplied by each card are as follows:--\n\n\nHearts\n\n_ACE._--Interests will center more in the home than outside it.\n\n_KING._--A person who has the good of others at heart.\n\n_QUEEN._--Energy and ability are denoted. There is, however, a strong\ntendency towards admiration for many members of the opposite sex.\n\n_JACK._--Inclined to be selfish and somewhat averse to following the\ndesires of others.\n\n_TEN._--A happy marriage is indicated.\n\n_NINE._--A somewhat restless nature which soon tires and requires a\nchange of scene.\n\n_EIGHT._--This is not a good card for those desiring marriage. If such\na ceremony does occur, it will be late in coming.\n\n_SEVEN._--There is evidence that an open-air life is what is required.\n\n_SIX._--A happy marriage in the near future is heralded.\n\n_FIVE._--Happiness will be provided, but it will not be the result of\nriches.\n\n_FOUR._--Marriage is likely, but the measure of affection resulting\nfrom it appears to be small.\n\n_THREE._--Life will entail many reverses, but a broad mind will conquer\nthem.\n\n_TWO._--Marriage will result, but not before many trials have beset the\npath to happiness.\n\n\nDiamonds\n\n_ACE._--Friendships will spring up where enemies have existed.\n\n_KING._--There is a clear indication of social happiness, but the home\nmay be neglected.\n\n_QUEEN._--This suggests a strong character, but no great amount of\naffection is displayed.\n\n_JACK._--Amiability is the chief character indicated by this card.\n\n_TEN._--There are signs of a large and happy family.\n\n_NINE._--There is no need to worry over financial matters; money will\nflow in when most required.\n\n_EIGHT._--The consultant should keep a firm check on bad habits.\n\n_SEVEN._--A very upright and high-minded individual.\n\n_SIX._--A person who wavers when a decision has to be made.\n\n_FIVE._--A somewhat shallow character is indicated, one who takes\ninsufficient thought of the morrow.\n\n_FOUR._--The consultant displays too little trust in him or herself. An\ninferiority complex is possessed.\n\n_THREE._--A person of considerable merit, but is shy and retiring.\n\n_TWO._--Do not tire of waiting for the good things of life; they will\ncome without any doubt.\n\n\nClubs\n\n_ACE._--A successful life is ensured in the commercial world for men,\nand in the home for women.\n\n_KING._--The consultant will succeed in whatever he or she most\ndesires, but it may entail a tedious wait.\n\n_QUEEN._--There are signs that too high a value is placed on the\nopinions of others.\n\n_JACK._--One who loves recreations and who gives too little attention\nto the necessary things in life.\n\n_TEN._--Expect many trials unless the other cards point to favorable\nissues.\n\n_NINE._--Money affairs will cause a good deal of anxiety.\n\n_EIGHT._--There are definite signs that many so-called friends will\nonly flock to you when you can be of use to them.\n\n_SEVEN._--You will have your share of sorrows.\n\n_SIX._--Divide your life into three equal portions. One will be\npleasant, one will be very happy and the other, more or less ordinary.\nThe fates say nothing of the order in which they will come.\n\n_FIVE._--You will have few causes for regrets, if you continue as you\nare acting at present.\n\n_FOUR._--There are people who are prepared to damage your reputation.\nTherefore, be on your guard.\n\n_THREE._--If a request is made of you in the near future, be cautious\nhow you reply. Much will depend on the answer.\n\n_TWO._--Beware of coming storms.\n\n\nSpades\n\n_ACE._--Much good fortune attends the one who finds this card among the\nfour that are chosen.\n\n_KING._--A card which indicates that the consultant revels in doing\nkind actions.\n\n_QUEEN._--This indicates that the consultant is, frankly, a flirt.\n\n_JACK._--One who tries to make happiness a feature of his or her\nsurroundings.\n\n_TEN._--Fix your thoughts on something devoutly wished for and the\nFates will grant it to you.\n\n_NINE._--You are given to worrying over things that do not really\nmatter.\n\n_EIGHT._--Do not set such store on money. It is not the only thing\nworth having.\n\n_SEVEN._--Be very careful that you do not marry for anything but love.\n\n_SIX._--There is every prospect of a comfortable home, surrounded by\nchildren who bring you happiness.\n\n_FIVE._--Happiness will come to you either early in life or very soon.\n\n_FOUR._--You do not know how to handle money and you must be careful\nthat you do not trust it to an unworthy person.\n\n_THREE._--You expect too many luxuries. You would be far happier if you\nvalued the simple things of life.\n\n_TWO._--Do not be depressed by troubles. They will pass away.\n\nNow that the meaning of all the fifty-two cards is known, one thing\nmore requires to be explained. Let us suppose that the four cards have\nbeen drawn from the lay-out, as already directed. It may happen that\none of them directly contradicts another card. What happens then? In\nsuch a case, the second card to be drawn from the lay-out has the\neffect of cancelling the first, but the force of the second card is\nweakened thereby and its portent is lessened. It is because of this\nthat it is highly necessary to remember the order in which the four\ncards are taken from the lay-out.\n\n\nTHE THREE-CARD DIVINATION\n\nIn this case, the first thing is to run through an ordinary pack and\nseparate the court from the non-picture cards. The latter are then\nshuffled by the person seeking information, who finally cuts them with\nthe left hand. That done, the matching card is sought. The matching\ncard, it must be explained, is a card which matches the consultant.\nThus:\n\n(a) A lady with brown hair is matched by the Queen of Clubs. A\ngentleman, by the King of Clubs.\n\n(b) A lady who is blonde, is matched by the Queen of Hearts. A\ngentleman by the King of Hearts.\n\n(c) A lady with auburn hair is matched by the Queen of Diamonds. A\ngentleman, by the King of Diamonds.\n\n(d) A lady with black hair is matched by the Queen of Spades. A\ngentleman, by the King of Spades.\n\n(e) Grey or white hair is matched according to its original color.\n\nAs soon as the matching card is decided on, the consultant shuts\nhis or her eyes, and, with the left hand, picks up a portion of the\nnon-picture card pack. With the right hand, he or she places the\nmatching card on the rest of the pack and the whole is reformed.\n\nThus, the pack now consists of forty-one cards, forty of them being\nnumeral cards and the remaining one, a picture card. On no account may\nthere be any shuffling at this point.\n\nAll is ready. The cards are turned over one at a time, no notice being\ntaken of them until the matching card is reached. Then, the next three\ncards of the same suit as the matching card are withdrawn from the pack\nand set out on the table, in the order in which they were found. These\nthree cards provide the reading sought by the consultant.\n\nThe interpretations are as follows:\n\n_ACE._--You will be lucky in love affairs, if you have not already been\nso. You will make your partner very happy and your home will be your\ngreatest pride.\n\n_TWO._--You are inclined to take life too easily and you are not very\nkeen on hard work.\n\n_THREE._--You are a rover and are liable to be very unsettled at times.\nRemember the old saying that a rolling stone gathers no moss.\n\n_FOUR._--You will experience four sorrows in your life that you will\nnever forget.\n\n_FIVE._--There is not the slightest doubt that you will accumulate\nwealth. Probably, some of it will come as a legacy.\n\n_SIX._--You will gather many friends around you. All of them will not\nbe of equal worth.\n\n_SEVEN._--Your health will be one of your strongest points, unless you\nneglect it, when it will be sure to rebel.\n\n_EIGHT._--You are a fortunate person, and there will be more than one\noccasion in your life when you will experience a very lucky escape.\n\n_NINE._--Do not expect to gain riches by means of games of chance,\nlotteries, etc. Your fortunes will not be increased by them.\n\n_TEN._--You have the habit of looking on the bright side of things.\nThis is a quality worth more than all the gold in the world. Cherish\nit.\n\n\nTHE MAGIC SQUARE\n\nThis is a very old way of divining what the Fates have planned for\nyourself, your friends and your enemies. The first thing is to take out\nof the pack all the court cards, as well as the twos, threes, fours,\nfives and sixes. Thus, all that is left are the cards ranging between\nthe sevens and the tens--sixteen in all.\n\nThe second thing is to take your matching card, as described under the\nprevious heading, and to place it with the sixteen cards. These are,\nthen, well shuffled and cut with your left hand.\n\nThe next step is to turn over the cards from the pack, one by one,\npreserving the order carefully, until the matching card is reached.\nWhen this is found, the cards that have been turned over are placed\nat the bottom of the stack that is left in hand and the \"lay-out\" is\ncommenced.\n\n[Illustration: No. 23.--The Magic Square, showing the order in which\nthe cards are to be set out.]\n\nThe first card in hand is placed on the table and the eight that follow\nare arranged around it to form a square. This square will thus consist\nof three rows, each made up of three cards, with the matching card in\nthe center.\n\nIt is very important that the eight cards are placed in definite\npositions, as follows: The first is set down to the right of the\nmatching card; the second to the left of it; the third immediately\nabove it; the fourth just below it; the four remaining cards are placed\nin the upper left-hand corner of the square, the upper right-hand\ncorner, the lower right-hand corner and the lower left-hand corner,\nrespectively. (See the diagram.)\n\nAll these cards are read in the following manner: The three above the\nmatching card refer to the past; the card on either side of it to the\npresent; and the three below it to the future. Next, the three cards on\nthe left-hand side of the matching card refer to your friends; the card\nabove and below the matching card refers to yourself; and those on the\nright of it to your enemies.\n\nFollowing this, you must note that a heart stands for very fortunate\nthings, a club for good things, a diamond for things that are passable,\nand spades for things that are no good at all.\n\nThus, should a heart come in the middle of the bottom row it shows that\nyou are to be very fortunate in the future; if a diamond fills the same\nposition in the upper row, it is clear that your past was only passably\nhappy; and if a spade comes immediately on the right of the matching\ncard, it is a clear proof that the particular enemy you have in mind is\nbeing harassed by a period of ill-luck. And so on, according to which\nsuit fills each of the remaining positions.\n\n\nTHE FORTUNETELLING PYRAMID\n\nA simple way of discovering what kind of luck is awaiting you in the\nfuture consists in taking a complete pack of fifty-two cards, shuffling\nthem well, and cutting them with the left hand.\n\nFollowing this, you place one card on the table, face up. Below it\nyou set out two cards, also face up, and continue with a row of three\ncards below the two. Other rows follow with four, five, six, seven,\neight and nine cards in each, so that the whole forms a pyramid. This\naccounts for forty-five cards. The surplus of seven are placed on one\nside when the figure is completed or they may be thrown aside, one at\na time, while the figure is being made at any point desired, but it is\nimportant that they must be rejected before being seen.\n\nTo estimate the amount of luck or good fortune that awaits your future,\npick up the last card that was laid down in each row. Naturally, there\nwill now be no card left in the first row, one in the second, two in\nthe third row, and so on until the ninth row will consist of eight\ncards only. Take the nine cards picked up and sort them into suits.\nIf there are most hearts, you are to be a very lucky person; if there\nare most clubs, you are to be just lucky; if there are most diamonds\nyou will be passably lucky; but luck will not come your way at all if\nspades are in the majority.\n\nShould two suits tie for first place the Fates require you to make the\npyramid over again.\n\n\nSEVENS AND THREES\n\nThe following method of consulting one's luck must have been attempted\nmany millions of times, but it is not known so well now as it was a\ncentury ago. The first thing is to shuffle a full pack thoroughly.\nThis, of course, must be done by the person whose luck is being tested.\nAnd then, it is necessary that he or she cuts with the left hand.\n\nAfter these preliminaries, someone takes the pack and deals the cards\none at a time, face downwards, on to the table, placing them in a\nheap. The consultant who is seeking to find out what the Fates are\ndetermining should really be blindfolded, but this is unnecessary if\nthe cards are new and cannot be recognized by any markings on the backs.\n\nThe consultant has to choose any three cards as they are being slowly\ndealt. They can be three cards coming together, or widely separated, or\njust as he or she fancies.\n\nAs each card is selected, it is set aside and, when the three are\nchosen, not before, they are turned face up and arranged in the order\nof selection. Each card from one to nine stands for its own value, but\ntens and all court cards stand for nought. Thus, if the three cards are\na seven, a ten and a five, the mystic number derived from them is 705.\n\nThe final step is to find out if the mystic number is divisible either\nby seven or by three. If the total is divisible by either of these\nnumbers, then there is good luck awaiting the consultant; if the total\nis divisible by both seven and three, the luck is doubled. On the\nother hand, should there be a remainder when dividing, bad luck is not\nclaimed.\n\n\nYOUR LUCK IN THE COMING WEEK\n\nA hundred years ago, this method of reading what the Fates were likely\nto provide for us in the coming week was resorted to in almost every\nhouse where a pack of cards existed.\n\nThe first step is to pick out your matching card from the pack, as\nexplained under the heading \"The Three-Card Divination.\" This card is\nset out on the table, face up. Then you shuffle the remainder of the\npack and cut it with your left hand. That done, you form a ring round\nthe matching card, using the first seven cards from the pack for the\npurpose. All the cards in the ring should be face down and none should\noverlap.\n\nThe next thing is to discard the three top cards from what remains of\nthe pack and then to take the third, sixth, ninth, twelfth, fifteenth,\neighteenth and twenty-first cards, placing them one each on the seven\ncards already set out in a circle. These cards must not be looked at\nwhile this is being done, and they may be set on the original seven\nin any order thought fit. But this should be noted, whichever card is\npaired first must be taken to represent the coming Sunday and the other\ndays follow in a clockwise arrangement.\n\nThus, the arrangement now consists of a circle, formed of seven heaps\neach consisting of two cards. Read them thus:\n\n (a) Two hearts in the same heap represent a day of exceedingly good\n fortune.\n\n (b) One heart and one club, a day of very good fortune.\n\n (c) One heart and one diamond, a day of good fortune.\n\n (d) One heart and one spade, a day of moderate fortunes.\n\n (e) Two clubs, a day as (c).\n\n (f) One club and one diamond, a day as (d).\n\n (g) One club and one spade, a day of fair luck.\n\n (h) Two diamonds, a day neither lucky nor unlucky.\n\n (i) One diamond and one spade, a day much as (h).\n\n (j) Two spades, a day of no luck.\n\n\nARE YOU TO BE LUCKY?\n\nEver since the pack of cards has been constituted as it is now, it\nhas been considered that the four suits have a definite value as far\nas luck and fortune are concerned. This is a fact that most people\nprobably know, but for the benefit of those who are unaware of it, we\nwill point out that hearts stand for more luck than all the others,\nthat clubs are the next in point of favor, that diamonds come third,\nand that spades bring no luck at all.\n\nThese values are used in the following method of finding out whether\nyou may consider yourself as lucky or not. The full pack is taken and,\nfrom it, all the twos, threes, fours, fives and sixes are extracted.\nThese cards are put on one side, as they are not used, and the\nremainder is shuffled.\n\nThe next thing is for you to cut the short pack with the left hand and\nthen to deal it into four equal stacks. Each stack is given one card at\na time; that is to say, the eight cards of one stack are not allotted\nall at once.\n\nThis done, you take the third heap, without looking at the other three,\nand turn up the cards. Most likely all the suits will be represented\nand the thing is to note how many cards there are of each. If there\nare most of hearts, your good luck is assured; if clubs predominate,\nthen you are still fortunate; if diamonds head the list, you will have\naverage luck; but when spades are in the majority, your best plan is to\ntell yourself that there is no such thing as good and bad luck.\n\nOne thing more about the reckoning. If, say, hearts occur only four\ntimes in the heap, and no other suit is present as often, then, as we\nsay, good luck is yours. But, should hearts occur five, six, seven\nor eight times, then your good luck is correspondingly increased in\namount. The same rule should be applied to the other suits.\n\n\nPEERING INTO THE FUTURE\n\nYou probably have some question that you would like answered. It may\nconcern--well, it can concern anything you like and you need confide to\nnobody what it is about. This is a method of obtaining the answer to\nsuch a question:\n\nIf you are of the female sex, take the four queens from a pack and,\nif you are a male, take the four kings. Place them face down on the\ntable in front of you and, with your eyes shut, shuffle them round and\nround, using only your left hand. Work the cards round in the opposite\ndirection to the movement of the hands of a clock. When you have lost\nall idea of the identity of the cards, still with your left hand and\nwith your eyes tightly shut, place the cards in a line in front of you.\nNow, open your eyes and turn the cards face up.\n\nThe card to the left of the line stands for \"This year\"; the card\nfilling the second position stands for \"Next year\"; the card coming\nthird, for \"Sometime\"; and the card at the right of the line, for\n\"Never.\" The card that is a heart answers the question and the others\nare ignored. Thus, if the heart fills the second position, the answer\nis \"Next year\"; if it comes fourth, the answer is \"Never.\"\n\nIt is claimed by astrologers that a true answer to the question is only\nobtained on the first occasion that this method is employed after a new\nmoon has appeared.\n\n\nWHAT REVERSED CARDS REVEAL\n\nIn most cases, the cards of an ordinary pack look the same whether\nviewed one way or the other; in other words, if they were cut in halves\nacross the shortest dimension, each half would be exactly alike. But\nthis is not so in every case. Take, for instance, the aces of hearts,\nclubs and spades; with these the tops and bottoms would be different,\nthough with the ace of diamonds, they would be the same. All the sevens\noffer further cases where the two halves are not identical and the same\nmay be said of some of the eights. In addition, it must be pointed out\nthat all packs do not follow the same arrangement, so that a list of\nthese unbalanced cards cannot be given.\n\nAstrologists have long considered that these cards, which are not alike\ntop and bottom, possess certain powers in deciding one's luck. This is\nhow they act:\n\nTake a full pack and shuffle it thoroughly, then cut with the left\nhand. After that, turn each card over, one by one, and it is advisable\nto work slowly, as mistakes are easily made.\n\nLook at every card in turn, count the pips on it that are the right way\nup and those that are upside down. When the latter are more in number\nthan the former, you have a reversed card. Set it aside and continue\nwith the cards that follow. Note that it is not any card that permits\nof being reversed, but only those that are actually reversed, that\nshould be set aside. Note, also, that a reversed card to you is not\nreversed to someone sitting opposite you.\n\nWhen the pack has been run through and all the reversed cards taken\nout, note what you have found. Count up the number belonging to each\nsuit. If hearts are in the majority, you are indeed lucky; if spades\nfigure most, you are the reverse. Clubs are not quite so lucky as\nhearts and diamonds rank a little below clubs.\n\nShould any suit figure much more than the others, then the above\nreadings are strengthened.\n\n\nCARD COMBINATIONS\n\nThis method of discovering certain facts about your future is as old as\nthe hills, if not older. It depends on laying out the cards and noting\nhow certain of them are arranged.\n\nThe first thing you do is to take an ordinary pack and remove from it\nall the twos, threes, fours, fives and sixes. This will leave you with\nthirty-two cards in hand. Next, you shuffle very thoroughly and cut\nwith the left hand. That done, you set out the thirty-two cards in four\nrows, each of eight cards. Be careful to commence each row at the right\nand then work to the left. Of course, you must put them out in exactly\nthe same order as they come off the pack.\n\nThe \"lay-out\" being completed, you carefully look at the cards. You\nlook, first, to see if by any chance there are four aces touching\nanywhere. If so, the scrutiny ceases and you find out, from the list\ngiven below, what the meaning is of four aces touching. But if there\nare not four such aces, then you search for four kings and, failing\nthem, four queens, and so on, down to four sevens. If all these fail,\nyou look for three cards of a kind starting as before with aces and\nworking down to sevens. Should there be no groups of threes, then you\nlook for groups of two. Of course, after that there is no point in\ncontinuing the scrutiny if there are no twos.\n\nBe careful to understand that the cards forming a group need not all\noccur in the same horizontal line. As long as one card touches another\nof the same value, whether at the top, bottom, sides or even at the\ncorners, it will count. Note also that the only reading that may be\ntaken from a \"lay-out\" is the highest reading. Thus, if there are four\naces and three queens, you are not permitted to take the reading of the\nqueens, if you prefer it, to that of the aces. The reading of the aces\nalone counts.\n\nThese are the readings:--\n\n\nFours\n\n_FOUR ACES._--Dangers may attack you while you are least expecting them.\n\n_FOUR KINGS._--You are likely to rise in the world and be endowed with\nfame.\n\n_FOUR QUEENS._--You will be led into quarrels, not of your own seeking.\n\n_FOUR JACKS._--Treachery is afoot and you will be the victim, unless\nyou play your cards remarkably well.\n\n_FOUR TENS._--You will succeed at what you have most set your heart.\n\n_FOUR NINES._--People will endeavor to cheat you. Keep your eyes open\nand thwart the wrong-doers.\n\n_FOUR EIGHTS._--You are likely to form some great desire, and that\ndesire will be attained, if you are true to yourself.\n\n_FOUR SEVENS._--There is a very happy home marked out for you, if you\nwish it.\n\n\nThrees\n\n_THREE ACES._--Good news is coming.\n\n_THREE KINGS._--Some great desire that you have is about to be\nrealized. It is nothing to do with work or business, but pleasure.\n\n_THREE QUEENS._--You will be happy in one particular friendship that\nyou are about to make.\n\n_THREE JACKS._--Certain disputes are trying to find their way into your\nexistence. Be guarded.\n\n_THREE TENS._--Wait patiently and a very happy time will not be long in\ncoming.\n\n_THREE NINES._--Your wishes may not come true as soon as you would\nlike. But wait.\n\n_THREE EIGHTS._--Marriage is imminent for those of single blessedness\nwho have set their hearts on it.\n\n_THREE SEVENS._--First, there is a cloud and behind it is bright\nsunshine. This applies to you.\n\n\nTwos\n\n_TWO ACES._--You are about to start on some new enterprise and make a\nsuccess of it.\n\n_TWO KINGS._--You are shortly meeting a stranger who will mean a good\ndeal to you.\n\n_TWO QUEENS._--Doubt is to cloud your mind. You will seek advice from a\ncertain quarter. Take the advice and do not lose sight of the giver.\n\n_TWO JACKS._--Your faith is to be sorely tried. See that you do not\ninjure your reputation.\n\n_TWO TENS._--There is every sign of good fortune in the future.\n\n_TWO NINES._--There is a great surprise in store for you.\n\n_TWO EIGHTS._--Be judicious in your dealings with the opposite sex.\n\n_TWO SEVENS._--The unengaged are soon to be engaged.\n\n\nOther Combination of Cards\n\nShould the cards offer none of the above arrangements, the following\nmay be found, but they are meaningless unless all the foregoing have\nfailed.\n\n_KING OF CLUBS AND TEN OF HEARTS._--Love is coming.\n\n_KING OF DIAMONDS AND TEN OF SPADES._--Beware of lovers' quarrels.\n\n_KING AND QUEEN OF SAME SUIT._--A proposal or its equivalent.\n\n_QUEEN OF SPADES AND ANY JACK._--Take care of the wiles of a woman well\nknown to you.\n\n_TEN OF HEARTS AND NINE OF CLUBS._--A journey is awaiting you.\n\n_TEN OF HEARTS AND ACE OF SPADES._--A birth.\n\n_NINE OF HEARTS AND ACE OF CLUBS._--Your wishes will be fulfilled.\n\n_SEVEN OF HEARTS AND SEVEN OF CLUBS._--Your troubles are about to end.\n\n\nZODIAC CARD READING\n\nPerhaps you do not know which is your lucky month. If you would like to\nfind out, the following simple method is helpful.\n\nTake one or two packs of cards, according to the instructions below.\nBridge cards are preferable as they are small. Then, cut twelve pieces\nof paper, each the size of one of the cards. On each piece, draw a sign\nof the Zodiac and arrange the pieces on the table, as shown in the\ndiagram. It will be seen that the signs are placed in their monthly\norder from April to March and not from January to December. This order\nmust be followed.\n\n[Illustration: No. 24.--The Arrangement of the Signs for Zodiacal Card\nReading.]\n\nNext, find out your lucky number, as directed in the chapter \"What is\nyour Lucky Number?\" For such numbers from one to four, one complete\npack is needed; for numbers from five to eight, two packs are\nnecessary. When nine is the lucky number, either use three packs or\ntake two packs and shuffle in with the cards four pieces of paper, each\nthe same size as a card, and on each write a heart, a club, a diamond\nor a spade.\n\nShuffle the cards thoroughly and then deal them out, giving each\nsign of the Zodiac a card in turn. Lay on each sign as many cards as\nindicated by your lucky number, then stop.\n\nLook at the cards lying on each sign. Wherever you find more hearts\nthan any other suit on a sign, take it as a portent that the month\nindicated by the sign is a lucky one for you. Of course, it is quite\npossible and even desirable that you may have more than one fortunate\nmonth.\n\n\nA BIRTHDAY MESSAGE FROM THE CARDS\n\nWe have seen this fortunetelling game played at many parties and other\ngatherings, and it has always caused a good deal of innocent amusement.\n\nFirst of all, an ordinary pack is taken and the court cards are\nwithdrawn from it. They alone are used, while the numeral cards are put\non one side. These court cards are shuffled and the players sit around\nthe table.\n\nOne of the players is appointed as the seer. He or she takes the twelve\ncards, spreads them out in a fan, face down, and the first player\nselects one. When this card is withdrawn from the fan, it is turned up.\nWhile everybody looks at the chosen card, the seer asks the player the\ndate of his or her birth. On hearing the date, the seer notes whether\nit comes under the heading, spring, summer, autumn or winter. Then he\nreckons:\n\n(a) Any date in March, April or May as spring.\n\n(b) Any in June, July or August as summer.\n\n(c) Any in September, October or November as autumn.\n\n(d) Any in December, January or February as winter.\n\nNext, he looks down the appropriate section, given below, and reads out\nthe message, according to the card which the player has withdrawn from\nthe fan.\n\nThat completes the business for the first player and the performance is\ngone through afresh, in exactly the same way, for the second and all\nsubsequent people taking part in the game.\n\nHere are the messages provided by each card:\n\n\nSpring\n\n_KING OF HEARTS._--Kindness to an elderly person will result in\nfinancial gain to you.\n\n_QUEEN OF HEARTS._--A friendship will grow into love, quite\nunexpectedly.\n\n_JACK OF HEARTS._--You are advised not to marry the one that is good\nlooking.\n\n_KING OF CLUBS._--You will have a love letter that will cause you some\nsurprise.\n\n_QUEEN OF CLUBS._--Show more affection. Coldness is unlikely to bring\nyou happiness.\n\n_JACK OF CLUBS._--Money will mean much in your matrimonial affairs.\n\n_KING OF DIAMONDS._--The one you look upon as your best friend is a\n\"dark horse.\"\n\n_QUEEN OF DIAMONDS._--You are marked out for fortune's smile.\n\n_JACK OF DIAMONDS._--A light-haired woman is anxious to do you a good\nturn.\n\n_KING OF SPADES._--Be very charming to the person with blue eyes.\n\n_QUEEN OF SPADES._--You are shortly to come into money.\n\n_JACK OF SPADES._--A sudden change in domestic affairs is imminent.\n\n\nSummer\n\n_KING OF HEARTS._--An old acquaintance of whom you have lost sight will\nreturn into your life.\n\n_QUEEN OF HEARTS._--That for which you have been longing is not far off.\n\n_JACK OF HEARTS._--A telephone call will revive some old memories which\nwill please you.\n\n_KING OF CLUBS._--Show your love and your love will be returned.\n\n_QUEEN OF CLUBS._--A stranger will assist you to good fortune.\n\n_JACK OF CLUBS._--You will attend a wedding and something will happen\nthere which will surprise you.\n\n_KING OF DIAMONDS._--You are wanted overseas, but do not be in a hurry\nto accept the invitation.\n\n_QUEEN OF DIAMONDS._--You will find happiness most where money abounds.\n\n_JACK OF DIAMONDS._--You have remarkable powers which you are not fully\nusing.\n\n_KING OF SPADES._--Your happiness lies in marriage. Treat the one who\nis to be your partner with consideration.\n\n_QUEEN OF SPADES._--Live more in the open air and many kinds of\nhappiness will come of it.\n\n_JACK OF SPADES._--Be careful to hide your feelings.\n\n\nAutumn\n\n_KING OF HEARTS._--A close relation will share some good luck with you.\n\n_QUEEN OF HEARTS._--Friendship will change into love.\n\n_JACK OF HEARTS._--Get a move on and your luck will change.\n\n_KING OF CLUBS._--Don't let money stand in the way of your marriage.\n\n_QUEEN OF CLUBS._--Do not be surprised if an enemy relents and becomes\na friend.\n\n_JACK OF CLUBS._--Try to forget your disappointment. Happiness is due\nfrom quite another quarter.\n\n_KING OF DIAMONDS._--Relatives are rising against you. Act fearlessly\nand they will recognize your sterling qualities.\n\n_QUEEN OF DIAMONDS._--You are marked out by the Fates to be the\nrecipient of some very good fortune.\n\n_JACK OF DIAMONDS._--Within seventeen days or weeks, a startling offer\nis to be made to you.\n\n_KING OF SPADES._--Make a wish within the next hour and it shall be\nfulfilled within the next year.\n\n_QUEEN OF SPADES._--Avoid the one with the dark complexion.\n\n_JACK OF SPADES._--A late marriage will be more prosperous than an\nearly one.\n\n\nWinter\n\n_KING OF HEARTS._--Good friends are ready to help you on the road to\nsuccess.\n\n_QUEEN OF HEARTS._--Do not decide until you are quite certain.\n\n_JACK OF HEARTS._--Be cautious of the friends you make while dancing.\n\n_KING OF CLUBS._--Get out of the groove you are in and sail away to\nsuccess.\n\n_QUEEN OF CLUBS._--A delightful adventure will pave the way to\nhappiness.\n\n_JACK OF CLUBS._--Flirting never gave anybody any lasting happiness. Be\nmore sober.\n\n_KING OF DIAMONDS._--Some good news is coming and the postman will\nbring it.\n\n_QUEEN OF DIAMONDS._--Keep your head and you will keep your lover.\n\n_JACK OF DIAMONDS._--You have too many strings to your bow and too many\nirons in the fire.\n\n_KING OF SPADES._--You are beloved by someone you least suspect.\n\n_QUEEN OF SPADES._--Your affairs will straighten out shortly and then\nyou will understand.\n\n_JACK OF SPADES._--Your rival seems to be gaining successes, but wait.\nIn a short space, they will collapse like a pack of cards.\n\n\nTHE WISH CARD\n\nThe nine of hearts has long been regarded as the wish card; that is to\nsay, if a player wins this card, in any agreed manner, he or she will\nhave a wish fulfilled.\n\nThe most usual way to decide who is to be the lucky individual is for\nthe players to sit around the table and for each to write down a wish\non a slip of paper, and then to initial it. That done, the papers are\ncollected and set aside to await the decision of the cards.\n\nThe cards are dealt to the players in turn in the ordinary manner from\na full pack. Just how many each person is to receive depends on the\nnumber of players, but all must have the same number, and each should\nbe given as many as the pack allows. Thus, there will often be a few\ncards left over. These are set in the middle of the table and not used.\n\nWhen play starts, somebody begins by turning over the first card on\nhis or her pack. If this is a numeral card, the next person follows\nby turning over the first card on his or her pack, and so the play\ncontinues round the table. But, if someone turns over a jack, the next\nperson must pay that person one card, i.e., the card coming first\non his pack. If a queen is turned over, the payment is the next two\ncards; if it is a king, the next three cards, while an ace requires the\npayment of the four next cards. The person playing the jack, queen,\nking or ace takes not only the cards paid but any that may be lying\nface upwards in front of the person paying. All paid cards are placed\nat the bottom of the receiver's pack.\n\nThere is one point more to note; if, while in the act of paying, the\npayer turns over a jack, queen, king or ace his debt is cancelled, the\nprevious player gets nothing and the next player has to enter upon the\nbusiness of paying.\n\nAs soon as one player has lost all his or her cards, the game stops and\neverybody glances through his or her pack to see who possesses the wish\ncard, the nine of hearts. The lucky individual is then given the slip\nof paper on which his wish is written and must read it out loud. Not\nuntil it has been announced to all the company will the Fates take any\nconsideration of it.\n\n\nOLD MAID\n\nThe game known as \"Old Maid\" is a favorite that will continue to be\nplayed as long as cards exist. How it is played is within the knowledge\nof everybody, but the following variation is not so well-known, and it\nis certainly more exciting.\n\nInstead of taking out of the pack any of the queens, in this variation\nthe Queen of Clubs is removed. Then, the passing on of cards from one\nplayer to another and the pairing, whenever possible, proceeds in the\nusual way. But a red queen can only be paired with the other red queen,\nwhich makes the Queen of Spades a troublesome card.\n\nWhoever is left with it at the end of the game is a very unfortunate\nold maid, since spades are the most unlucky cards of the whole pack.\n\n\nTHE LAST CARD\n\nHave you some question that you want answered? It may be a question to\ndo with love, marriage, health, finances, or almost anything. Here is a\nway to find the answer.\n\n[Illustration: No. 25.--The Last Card.]\n\nFrom a pack of playing cards, take out the four aces, the four twos,\nthe four threes and the four queens--sixteen cards in all. Note that\nmen use the four kings instead of the queens.\n\nShuffle the sixteen cards and then spread them out on the table, face\ndown. They should lie on the table in a mixed-up heap and not in an\norderly pack.\n\nTo start, pick any card from the heap, turn it over, and then,\naccording to its value, place it in its proper position, as indicated\nby the formation shown in the diagram. Suppose, for instance, that it\nis a two of hearts; then it fills the space of the bottom left-hand\ncorner; or if it is the queen of diamonds, it goes in the second space\nof the third row.\n\nWhen the first card is placed, pick at random a second card and put it\nin the position indicated for it in the diagram. Follow in the same\nway with all the other cards, from three to fifteen, but not with the\nsixteenth. This is the card which supplies your answer. If it is the\nqueen (or king) of hearts, your answer will be \"Certainly yes\"; if\nit is the two of spades, it is \"Certainly not.\" The other cards come\nbetween these two and supply answers varying from \"yes\" to \"no.\" Their\nactual meanings are as follows:--\n\n1.--_QUEEN OF HEARTS._--Certainly yes.\n\n2.--_ACE OF HEARTS._--Yes.\n\n3.--_THREE OF HEARTS._--Probably yes.\n\n4.--_TWO OF HEARTS._--A likelihood of yes.\n\n5.--_QUEEN OF CLUBS._--It may be yes.\n\n6.--_ACE OF CLUBS._--It is hopeful.\n\n7.--_THREE OF CLUBS._--If you are lucky, it will be yes.\n\n8.--_TWO OF CLUBS._--It is fifty-fifty.\n\n9.--_QUEEN OF DIAMONDS._--The chances are equal.\n\n10.--_ACE OF DIAMONDS._--If you are unlucky, it will be no.\n\n11.--_THREE OF DIAMONDS._--It is not hopeful.\n\n12.--_TWO OF DIAMONDS._--It may be no.\n\n13.--_QUEEN OF SPADES._--There is a likelihood of no.\n\n14.--_ACE OF SPADES._--Probably no.\n\n15.--_THREE OF SPADES._--No.\n\n16.--_TWO OF SPADES._--Certainly no.\n\nBe very careful to decide the question before the cards are touched.\n\n\nMADAME LENORMAND'S METHOD\n\nMadame Lenormand, one of the most celebrated fortunetellers who has\never lived, had a method of divining people's futures by means of cards\nwhich we describe here.\n\n[Illustration: No. 26.--Madame Lenormand's \"Lay-Out.\"]\n\nFirst, she decided on her client's matching card, in the way explained\nelsewhere in this chapter, and placed it on the table in the position\nmarked 1, in the diagram.\n\nNext, she took the four aces, twos, threes, fours, fives and sixes from\na pack, giving twenty-four cards, and allowed her client to shuffle\nthem, which was followed by the same person cutting them with the left\nhand.\n\nThen Madame took the cards and arranged them around the matching card\nin the order shown in the diagram. The layout completed, she looked at\nthe various cards and gathered information from their positions.\n\nIt would be impossible for any ordinary person to derive as much\ninformation from them as she did, but we can follow the chief lines of\nher thoughts.\n\nThis is how she reasoned:\n\nMy client assumes the central position, and around her are positions\n2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. Now what cards fill these stations? If\nthere is an abundance of hearts, then friends surround her; if there is\nan abundance of spades, then enemies encompass her. If there are clubs\nor diamonds, then just ordinary people are flocking to her side.\n\nIt will be seen that Madame gave little consideration to the clubs\nor diamonds, though she naturally preferred the former, and made her\ncalculations largely on the positions of the hearts and spades. Broadly\nspeaking, the nearer the hearts pressed around the matching card, the\nbetter were the fortunes of her client, the farther away were the\nhearts, the worse were the client's fortunes.\n\nThen, she considered an ace to have a stronger force than a two, and a\ntwo a stronger force than a three, and the six weakest of all. Thus an\nace of hearts could more than neutralize the evil influences of a six\nof spades; but an ace of spades would be more than a match for the six\nof hearts.\n\nWe advise you to follow Madame Lenormand's method and see how the cards\ndispose themselves in your favor.\n\n\nPATIENCE LUCK\n\nMany people who play games of patience a good deal are convinced\nthat, if they are able to bring three different forms of patience to\na successful conclusion on the same day, they only have to wish for\nsomething and the wish will be granted to them.\n\nThe particular games they play are known as \"Tens,\" \"Demon\" and \"the\nIdiot's Delight.\"\n\nIt must be understood that there is no necessity to be successful\non the first trial of each of the games. Such a thing is almost\nimpossible. What these devotees do is to go on playing until they bring\nout, say, the \"Tens,\" and then they turn to either of the other two and\nwork at it. Should they be so lucky as to get out all the three, then\nthey formulate their wish and wait for it to come true.\n\nIn case some readers do not know how to play these fascinating games,\nwe will proceed to explain them.\n\n_TENS._--For this, two full packs are required. The cards are well\nshuffled and then a row of ten cards is dealt out on the table, face\ndown. This done, another row of ten cards is laid out, also face down.\nNext, a third row is set out, but this time the cards are placed face\nup.\n\nThe player looks at the ten face cards and throws out any aces. Then he\nbuilds up suits, as far as he can, by resting a card of opposite color,\nand of one degree lower in value, on some other card. Thus, a red goes\non a black, a black on a red, a queen on a king, a two on a three, and\nso on. When the shifting of cards causes a file to have no face card\nin it, then the uppermost non-face card may be turned over, ready for\nbeing used.\n\nAs soon as all the possible movements have been effected, a fresh set\nof ten cards is dealt out, one being placed on each file. The movements\nare recommenced. Note that not only can one suitable card be placed on\nanother, but partial runs of cards may be so moved, as long as there is\nno broken sequence in them. Thus, a black two, a red three, a black\nfour and a red five may be lifted in one operation on to a black six;\nbut a red three, a black four, a black five may not be put on a red\nsix. It is possible, however, to lift the red three and black four on\nto a red five, if such a card is available.\n\nShould a file become quite empty, with not even face-down cards in it,\nthen it is possible to fill it with a king and any proper following\nsequence, should such a one be within reach in any other file. The use\nof this movement becomes apparent after a few games have been played.\n\nWhen the second lot of ten face cards has been dealt with, a third ten\nis set out, and other lots of ten are dealt in the same way, until the\ndouble pack, in hand, is exhausted.\n\nThe aim of the game is to have no cards left in the lay-out, and this\nis obtained by building up sequences from \"king\" to \"two\" and, as soon\nas one of these complete sequences is formed, it is removed from the\ngame.\n\nIf, when all the two packs have been dealt out and all the possible\nmovements of cards made, there are broken sequences left, then the game\nhas failed and it is finished.\n\nIn order to make the explanation absolutely clear, a diagram is given\non this and the opposite page. It shows how the cards should be set on\nthe table before any play is commenced. Naturally, the choice of the\nface cards is arbitrary. This is how the movements will be made:\n\nFirst, the ace of hearts is thrown aside and the card behind it is\nturned up. Then, the six of clubs (black) is placed on the seven of\ndiamonds (red) and the five of hearts (red) is put on the six of clubs.\nThe card immediately behind the six and, also, the one behind the five\nare turned face up. Next, the three of diamonds (red) is put on the\nfour of clubs (black), and the card behind the three is turned up. But\nthe four and the three can go on the five of hearts. So the card below\nthe four is turned. In addition, the cards turned up by the movements\nof those mentioned may help to continue the sequences.\n\n[Illustration: No. 27.--The \"Lay-Out\" for Tens.]\n\n[Illustration: No. 28.--See Opposite.]\n\n_DEMON._--For this game, one pack of cards is required. After it has\nbeen thoroughly shuffled, four cards are placed in line, face up, and\nthen thirteen cards are dealt, face down, in a stack. Some people call\nthis stack the rubbish heap. Next, one card is turned up: it is known\nas the formation card.\n\nBefore any more is done, the four cards placed in line are examined.\nShould one of them be of the opposite color to another, and of one\ndegree lower in value, it is put on the higher card. Thus, a red ten\ngoes on a black jack and a black queen on a red king, and so on. If\nat this point, or at any subsequent time in the game, one of the four\nfiles, originally formed by the four cards first set down, becomes\nvacant, then it is filled by taking a card from the rubbish heap.\n\nNow, let us think of the formation card. Naturally, there are three\nmore of the same value in the pack. Whenever any of these three are\ndiscovered, they are placed beside the original formation card. The\ngame is to get out the four formation cards and to build up on them in\ntheir proper sequence and in the same suit. Any card uncovered in the\nplay, in building up the alternate sequences on the original files, or\nturned up from the rubbish heap, may be used for the purpose.\n\nWhen the lay-out has been arranged, the cards in hand are turned\nover in threes and used for file sequences or formation building. On\nreaching the end of the pack in hand, it is picked up and turned over\nin threes again. And this is continued as often as any cards may be\nused from the pack. When no more cards can be used, there is no point\nin turning over the threes any more and the game ceases. If the four\nformation cards have been found and built up with the twelve subsequent\ncards following them, the game has been successful; but when this is\nimpossible the game has failed.\n\nNote that in a case where the formation card is, say, a six, it is\nbuilt upon in the following order: seven, eight, nine, ten, jack,\nqueen, king, ace, two, three, four and five.\n\n_THE IDIOT'S DELIGHT._--Here, again, one pack is needed. First, a line\nof nine cards is laid out, face up; followed by a line of eight cards;\nthen one of seven, and others of six, five, four, three, two and one\ncard. This gives the formation shown in the diagram.\n\nThe aim of the player is to get out the four aces and to build upon\nthem, in proper order and the same suits, until the kings are reached.\nIf this is managed, the game is a success: if not, a failure.\n\nAt the outset, the only cards that can be moved or used in any way\nare those shown black in the diagram. They are moved according to the\nfollowing plan: a black six goes on a red seven, a red queen on a black\nking, and so on. Any number of cards can be placed one on top of the\nother, if moved one at a time, but it is not allowable to move a stack\nof two or more cards, except to place it in one of the top nine spaces,\nand then only when one of these spaces becomes vacant.\n\n[Illustration: No. 29.--The \"Lay-Out\" for The Idiot's Delight.]\n\nTwo points remain for explanation:\n\n(1) When one of the cards, shown black in the diagram, is moved, the\ncard above it comes into play and can be moved.\n\n(2) The \"lay-out\" does not take all the fifty-two cards. There are\nseven over. These can be used for making up sequences as and when\ndesired.\n\nNow, if you can get these three games to work out successfully and do\nthem the same day, not necessarily the first time you try, frame your\nwish, a reasonable one, of course, and await the issue with confidence.\n\n\n\n\nFORTUNETELLING GAMES\n\nTHE ZODIAC WHEEL\n\n\nThe wheel, illustrated on this page, is divided into a dozen sections,\nand each contains a symbol that stands for a Sign of the Zodiac. These\nsigns greatly influence our lives. We were born under the rule of one\nof them, and it is the one that rules our own particular birth-date\nthat we must specially note.\n\n[Illustration: No. 30.--The Zodiac Wheel.]\n\nTo test _YOUR_ luck on almost any question, cut out the wheel and\nfix it to a wall or door, by forcing a pin through the center. Do\nthis loosely so that the wheel will revolve freely when spun in the\ndirection of the arrow. If it is desired to keep the book intact, copy\nthe wheel on a sheet of stiff paper. The twelve sections are easily\nprovided with the assistance of a pair of compasses and then the signs\nmust be drawn, as they are done in the illustration.\n\nBefore the wheel commences to rotate, blindfold yourself or if you can\nbe sure of playing fairly, merely close your eyes. Then ask the wheel\nthe question about which you desire information, and follow by touching\nthe revolving symbols with some pointed instrument, such as a pencil.\n\nThe pencil point will arrest the motion of the wheel and, also, it will\ntouch one of the twelve sections. Be careful to keep the pencil from\nmoving until your eyes are opened. Then, note the section which the\npencil indicates.\n\n[Illustration: No. 31.--The Oracle]\n\n Take a long pencil, with a point. Place your hand high up above the\n oracle. Shut your eyes. Rotate the pencil three times and then bring\n the point down to the paper. Steady the pencil and keep it still: then\n open your eyes. If the pencil point rests within a circle, the number\n gives your age when you will be passing through a very lucky period of\n your life. If you are more than 20 years of age, add the additional\n years to the number found in the circle.\n\nThis is how the wheel answers your question: The reply is \"Yes,\" if the\npencil touches your Zodiacal month sign.\n\nThe reply is \"Probably yes\" if the pencil touches one of the sections\non either side of your Zodiacal month sign.\n\nThe reply is: There is a fair chance of the answer being \"yes\" if the\npencil touches one of the sections two away from your Zodiacal month\nsign.\n\nThe reply is \"No\" if the pencil touches the section directly opposite\nto your Zodiacal month sign. Thus VII is opposite to I, VIII is\nopposite to II, and so on.\n\nThe other sections give no reading at all.\n\nYour Zodiacal month sign can be found from the following table:\n\n I _Aries_ Born between March 21 and April 19.\n II _Taurus_ \" \" April 20 and May 20.\n III _Gemini_ \" \" May 21 and June 21.\n IV _Cancer_ \" \" June 22 and July 22.\n V _Leo_ \" \" July 23 and Aug. 21.\n VI _Virgo_ \" \" Aug. 22 and Sept. 22.\n VII _Libra_ \" \" Sept. 23 and Oct. 23.\n VIII _Scorpio_ \" \" Oct. 24 and Nov. 22.\n IX _Sagittarius_ \" \" Nov. 23 and Dec. 21.\n X _Capricorn_ \" \" Dec. 22 and Jan. 20.\n XI _Aquarius_ \" \" Jan. 21 and Feb. 19.\n XII _Pisces_ \" \" Feb. 20 and Mar. 20.\n\nNote.--When the wheel is to be spun, the section that corresponds to\nthe date must be placed in the \"twelve o'clock\" position.\n\n\nYOUR MARRIAGE MONTH\n\nHere is a very popular game which tells you in which month you should\nbe married. There are two diagrams. The first is a frame, embellished\nwith the signs of the Zodiac. Cut out the blank part in the center. The\nsecond diagram consists of two court cards. Cut them out separately,\nleaving the signs given on the edges. It will be seen that the two\ncourt cards fit into the Zodiacal frame.\n\nThe game is based on the fact that the signs of the Zodiac are very\npowerful in watching over people's destinies.\n\nTo play this game, place the Zodiacal frame on the table, close your\neyes, and twist the frame round three or four times, or until you have\nno idea of the position of the signs. Then, take the two court cards\nand, while your eyes are still shut, shuffle them about on the table\nuntil you do not know which is which. Pick up either of them, whichever\nyou prefer, but without seeing them, and then proceed to fit the card\nof your choice in the frame. You will be able to do this by the sense\nof touch.\n\nWhen you have set the card in the frame, open your eyes, and examine\nwhat you have done. If any sign on the card is immediately opposite the\nsame sign on the frame, it indicates the month in which you are most\nlikely to be married. When two signs on the card pair off with two\nsigns on the frame, your choice lies between the two months suggested\nby the signs. On occasions there will be no signs on the card pairing\noff with the signs on the frame. These are the instances when the Fates\nare undecided. The belief is, however, that your marriage month is\nindicated by a sign on the card being duplicated by the same sign, one\nposition to the right, on the frame. In saying \"to the right,\" the\nintention is that the move be made in the same direction as the motion\nof the hands of a clock.\n\n[Illustration: No. 32.--Your Marriage Month.--The Frame.]\n\n[Illustration: No. 33.--Your Marriage Month.--The Court Cards.]\n\n\n\n\nTHE DISCS OF FATE\n\nThis is an excellent device for those who enjoy fortunetelling schemes.\nThere are four discs and they all have to be cut out. While doing this\ncare must be taken to preserve all the projections intact. Note that\nthe white center of each disc must be removed. This is fairly easy to\ndo if a pointed pencil is pushed carefully through the paper.\n\nWhen the four shapes are ready for use, slip them on to a long pencil,\nso near together that they are almost touching. See to it that the\ndisc bearing the lucky devices is fitted on last. It will then hide\nthe three others. The game consists in revolving the discs and, while\nthey are turning, there is a likelihood that they will spread out on\nthe pencil-axis. This can be avoided by slipping a rubber band on to\nthe pencil in front of the discs, and another behind them. Leave just\nenough space for them to revolve comfortably.\n\n\nHow to Consult the Discs\n\nPlace the arrow projections, one at 3 o'clock, another at 6 o'clock,\nthe third at 9 o'clock, and the remaining one at 12 o'clock. When all\nis ready, twirl your finger three or four times round the disc in the\nsame direction as the hands travel round a clock face.\n\nThen, when the discs have come to rest, look at the cut-out space in\nthe disc bearing the lucky symbols. Count up the numbers shown in this\nspace and consult the lists below. Whatever message is attached to your\nnumber, so is your fate. It is well to remember that if any part of a\nprojection comes within the disc-space, its particular number counts,\nwhether it can be seen or not. The fact that the projection is visible\nis what matters.\n\nYou can consult the discs on love, marriage or fortune, but you must\ndecide which you are engaging before the discs are rotated.\n\n[Illustration: No. 34.--The Discs of Fate.]\n\n\nLove Answers\n\n1.--Do not be cold. More affection will help on your cause.\n\n2.--Take no thought of interfering relatives. Make up your own mind.\n\n3.--A proposal is not far distant. Give it very careful consideration.\n\n4.--A quarrel, followed by a speedy reconciliation, is predicted.\n\n5.--A misunderstanding will cause a good deal of dissatisfaction; but\nall's well that ends well.\n\n6.--A pleasant adventure will be experienced by you within the next\ntwelve months.\n\n7.--You are more successful than, apparently, you imagine.\n\n8.--Make up your mind which one you want. There is danger ahead if you\nkeep more than one hanging to your apron strings.\n\n9.--Whatever is to happen will happen soon. Do not be taken unawares.\n\n10.--What you think of him or her, he or she thinks of you.\n\n\nMarriage Answers\n\n1.--The right person is the one you think.\n\n2.--Marriage will not come suddenly upon you and it will come late.\n\n3.--Do not let money matters enter into the considerations of your\nmarriage.\n\n4.--There will be certain ups and downs to navigate before the ceremony\nis arranged.\n\n5.--Your marriage will be influenced by a person with dark eyes and\ndark hair.\n\n6.--You ought not to hesitate.\n\n7.--There are as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it, so do not\nworry.\n\n8.--Do not be in any hurry. Time is not precious and nothing is as\nimportant as knowing your own mind.\n\n9.--More than likely, your own wedding will be influenced by some other\nwedding.\n\n10.--Don't worry. Everything is progressing satisfactorily.\n\n\nAnswers Regarding Your Fortunes\n\n1.--Money will come to you, but not until you have worked hard to gain\nit.\n\n2.--Expect some important change of position very soon.\n\n3.--Somebody is about to lend you a helping hand.\n\n4.--A large slice of luck will come your way before two moons have run\ntheir course.\n\n5.--Do not be afraid to strike out of the old rut.\n\n6.--You are placing too much faith in friends. Be more self-reliant.\n\n7.--When you are least expecting it, you will get all you deserve, and\nmore.\n\n8.--Do not be too keen on experiments. Be thankful for what you already\nhave.\n\n9.--Avoid anything in the nature of \"chance\" where money is concerned.\n\n10.--You will go on a journey and much benefit will come of it.\n\n\nTHE LUCKY SQUARE\n\nThis is a rattling good game for several players. First, give each\nperson a sheet of paper and a pencil. On the paper, a large square has\nto be drawn, such as is used for crossword puzzles. Each side of the\nsquare is divided into six equal portions, and lines are drawn from\nside to side and from top to bottom. The figure is now a large square,\ndivided into thirty-six small squares--six along any horizontal or\nvertical row.\n\n[Illustration: No. 35.--The Square required for this game.]\n\nThe next thing is to exhibit a card on which is printed the following\nsigns of the Zodiac:\n\n _ARIES_\n _CANCER_\n _TAURUS_\n _VIRGO_\n _PISCES_\n _GEMINI_\n _LIBRA_\n\nThe card is so placed that the players can see the names and refer to\nthem during the game.\n\nWhen play starts, the first person chooses any letter he likes, but\nwill probably select one which helps to spell one of the words set\nout above. He calls out the letter and all the players put it in one\nof the squares on their paper. That done, the next person selects any\nletter he chooses, and, on calling it out, all the players put it in\nanother of the squares. The third person does similarly, and so do all\nthe other players, until the game is stopped by someone or until all\nthe thirty-six squares are filled.\n\nThe aim of each player is to be the first to spell in consecutive\nsquares, either horizontally or vertically, one of the names of the\nsigns, as given on the card. And, naturally, the aim of the other\nplayers is to frustrate their opponents. Obviously, it is forbidden for\none person to look at the attempt of another.\n\nThe first player to complete a word cries \"stop,\" and if he is adjudged\ncorrect, he has a wish granted to him.\n\nThere is a good deal of skill needed in this game. Suppose the first\ncompetitor selects P as his letter. All the others know he is aiming\nfor \"Pisces\" and player No. 2 then calls V. Clearly, he is trying for\n\"Virgo.\" So player No. 3 quietly calls A which leaves him free to\nwork on \"Aries,\" \"Cancer,\" \"Taurus\" or \"Libra.\" Now, suppose No. 3 is\nworking for \"Aries,\" in calling, say I, he helps No. 1 to the I of\n\"Pisces,\" and so on.\n\n\nWHEN IS YOUR WEDDING?\n\nSeveral ways are mentioned in this book of finding out which month is\nto bring you some particular portion of luck, and here it is proposed\nto describe a game of dominoes that tells you the month in which\nyou are to be married. Nothing is told you about the year of your\nnuptials--merely the month, and it is an amusing game for unmarried\npeople only.\n\nGet out the dominoes and ask an unmarried friend to take a hand with\nyou. When you have played to the finish, the result will provide one\nof you with the name of your marriage month, whichever was previously\ndecided on. Then, it is usual to play a second game, so that the second\nof you may receive enlightenment on the same point.\n\nThe game is played in practically the ordinary way that one takes a\nhand at dominoes. All the cards from double-six to double-blank are\nshot on the table, pips down, and shuffled. Then, each player selects\nfive cards at random and examines them. The player who is seeking\ninformation lays down any card he or she chooses and then the game\nconsists in matching the two ends with other cards bearing a number\nthat will match. This is done by the two players in turn.\n\nIf at any point in the game one of the players while still holding a\ncard cannot match at either end, he or she must draw cards, one by one,\nfrom the heap on the table, until it is possible to match, but one card\nmust always be left in the heap.\n\nThe game ceases when one player has disposed of all his or her cards,\nor when the game is shut (i.e., there are no more cards available that\nwill match seeing that they have all been used) or when neither player\ncan \"go\" and there is only one card left in the heap.\n\nAs soon as the game is finished, the pips at the two ends of the\nformation are added together, and, whatever the addition happens to be,\nstands for the number of the month. Thus, if there is a five at one\nend and a two at the other, this gives an addition of seven, and the\nseventh month is July. It should be remembered that when a \"double\"\ncard figures at one end, only the single number is reckoned; thus the\ntotal can never exceed twelve, as two sixes, one at either end, is the\nhighest possible score.\n\nIt will be very quickly appreciated that the thing to avoid is to stop\nthe game with a blank at both ends. What this means will be perceived\nby all players.\n\n\nTHE GAME OF LUCK\n\nL stands for Luck, and that is why the track of the game we are now\ndiscussing is arranged in the form of this letter.\n\nThe game, shown on the next page, is played by two or more persons and\nthe scores are decided by throwing a dice, each person taking a turn.\n\nShould any player arrive at one of the sections marked with a cross,\nhe must go back to the nearest previous station which is a multiple of\nfive; also, if he alights on a section marked with shaded lines, i.e.\n15, 50 and 75, he goes forward to the next station which is a multiple\nof five.\n\nThe balloons are so arranged that every player must eventually reach\none of them. This is how his luck or fortune is determined:\n\nWhichever balloon is reached, the figures forming it are added up and\nthe key is given below.\n\n100 = 1 + 0 + 0 = 1.--You are a favored individual, who should find\nthe world a very pleasant place. You are proud of yourself and your\nnear relations, and you have a reputation amongst your friends that you\nvalue. Your worst fault is that you are prone to take yourself a little\ntoo seriously.\n\n101 = 1 + 0 + 1 = 2.--You have a great deal of imagination and are not\nslow in recognizing how things will map out in the future. You can turn\nyour hand to a good number of things and are, thus, a useful member of\nsociety. Your worst fault is that you are prone to believe too much of\nwhat irresponsible people tell you.\n\n102 = 1 + 0 + 2 = 3.--You are a hard worker and you are likely to\npull your weight in the world. You have an exploring nature and love\nto go about and see things. Your worst fault is that you are a trifle\ndomineering and like to be obeyed.\n\n103 = 1 + 0 + 3 = 4.--You have a facility for calculating and you have\na head for business especially if figures play an important part. You\nare quick in most of the things you do. Your worst faults lie in the\ndirection of grumbling and gossiping.\n\n104 = 1 + 0 + 4 = 5.--You have a generous nature and are kindly and\naffectionate. In most ways, you are a clear thinker, but you have one\nfault. You are extravagant and must have whatever you desire at the\nmoment, whether you can afford it or not.\n\n105 = 1 + 0 + 5 = 6.--You have a charming personality, pleasing manners\nand are entertaining. You are excellent company and make an admirable\nfriend. You will get on in the world, but, even so, you are not fond of\nhard work.\n\n106 = 1 + 0 + 6 = 7.--You are a careful and patient worker: you are\nsincere and conscientious; you have an honest desire to get on in the\nworld. Your greatest fault is that you lack a sense of humor and are\ntotally unaware that life has a bright side.\n\n[Illustration: No. 36.--The Game of Luck.]\n\n\nA GAME FOR \"GROWN-UP\" PARTIES\n\nA good deal of fun can be obtained at \"grown-up\" parties by giving\nmarks to the various players, according to their merits, as set out in\nsome of the chapters of this book: then finding out who obtains the\nhighest score and adjudging him or her the champion of the evening.\n\nThe following details are suggested, but they may be, of course,\naltered in any way as thought desirable:\n\n_PALMISTRY._--First, every player's hand is examined, and the person\nwith the longest Marriage line is awarded five points. Those with\nshorter lines are given four, three, two, one or no points, according\nto the length of their Marriage lines.\n\nThe same process is then followed in the case of the Heart, Head and\nFate lines.\n\nThis accounts for a possible total of twenty marks.\n\n_BUMPS._--Second, the players take it in turn to have certain of their\nbumps read. For this, the chart of phrenology should be consulted and\na maximum of five points awarded for the best development of the bumps\nnumbered, on the chart, 2, 5, 6, 7 and 8.\n\nThis, also, accounts for a possible total of twenty marks.\n\n_HANDWRITING._--Third, everybody is given a pen and paper, and asked\nto write three or four lines of any passage, taken from a newspaper,\nin the usual handwriting. Anyone who obviously disguises or distorts\nhis or her writing can be dealt a low mark. When all have finished the\npapers are examined and assessed according to the hints printed under\nthe heading \"Qualities Shown in Handwriting, Alphabetically Arranged.\"\n\nThe writing is tested for the following:\n\nAccuracy, Generosity, Ingenuity, Logic and Wit. As the papers take a\nlittle time to check, it is advisable for a helper to attend to them\nwhile the next item is progressing.\n\nIf five marks are the highest awarded for each test, this will account\nfor a further twenty marks.\n\n_THE ORACLE._--Fourth, turn to the Oracle on p. 138, and allow each\nperson to rotate the pencil and strike a number, the eyes being shut\nduring the performance.\n\nGive ten points to the player with the lowest score and deduct one\npoint from ten for each successive score.\n\nThis will account for a possible total of ten points.\n\n_THE ZODIAC WHEEL._--Fifth, the Zodiac Wheel is set up and each person,\nbefore being blindfolded, states the month in which he or she was\nborn, and then asks a question. If the wheel answers \"Yes,\" the player\nreceives ten points; if the reply is \"probably yes,\" then the player is\nawarded six points; while four points are given for the answer \"there\nis a fair chance.\"\n\nHere the game may end or it may be continued, at will, by introducing\nfurther items. If the program we outline is adhered to, the total of\npossible marks is eighty.\n\n[Illustration: No. 37.--The Wish-Bone of a chicken will provide some\ngood fun. Two rivals hold a tip with two fingers; but their fingers\nmust not grasp higher up the shank than indicated by the arrows. Then\nthey tussle to see who can snap off the larger part of the bone. The\nwinner frames a wish which, of course, is sure to be granted.]\n\n\n\n\nTHE LUCK OF WEDDINGS AND MARRIAGES\n\n\nIt seems only natural that many superstitions should cluster around a\nbride and her wedding day, since from the dawn of civilization, if not\nthe birth of humanity, all the world has loved a lover. Every act of\nhers, according to lore, is fraught with significance and attended by\ngood or evil fortune, and she is hedged round on every hand by customs\nand conventions as old as the hills.\n\n\nLUCKY AND UNLUCKY TIMES\n\nThe season of the year is an important consideration. She must avoid\nLent if she hopes for good luck, but the forty days following Easter\nare supposed to be extremely fortunate for the celebration of nuptials;\nand so is June, which takes its name from Juno, the goddess who is\ngenerally regarded as the patroness of womankind.\n\nIf she values her prospects of happiness, a bride will avoid May. The\nbelief dates from the time of the Romans, who observed the Festival of\nthe Dead at that time. All other religious ceremonies and observances\nwere neglected for the time being, even the temples were closed, and\nthose who contracted matrimony then were considered to be acting\nin defiance of the Fates, who revenged themselves on the foolhardy\nmortals. In Scotland the feeling against May marriages dates back to\nthe time of that most fascinating and tragic figure in history, Mary\nStuart, who married her third husband, the Earl of Bothwell, then\naroused criticism by wearing blue and white, and lived so unhappily all\nthe rest of her life. Superstitious people shook their heads at the\ntemerity of King Alfonso and Princess Ena of Battenberg, who elected to\nbe married on May 31, and were the objects of a dastardly attempt on\ntheir lives whilst on their way back to the palace.\n\n\nWHEN TO MARRY\n\n Marry when the year is new,\n Always loving, kind, and true.\n When _FEBRUARY_ birds do mate\n You may wed or dread your fate.\n If you wed when _MARCH_ winds blow\n Joy and sorrow both you'll know.\n Marry in _APRIL_ when you can--\n Joy for maiden and for man.\n Marry in the month of _MAY_\n You will surely rue the day.\n Marry when _JUNE_ roses blow\n Over land and sea you'll go.\n They who in _JULY_ do wed,\n Must labor always for their bread.\n Whoever wed in _AUGUST_ be\n Many a change are sure to see.\n Marry in _SEPTEMBER'S_ shine\n Your living will be rich and fine.\n If in _OCTOBER_ you do marry\n Love will come, but riches tarry.\n If you wed in bleak _NOVEMBER_,\n Only joy will come, remember.\n When _DECEMBER_ snows fall fast\n Marry and true love will last.\n\nAnother poet has given us a different version of the same theme:\n\n Married in January's frost and rime,\n Widowed you'll be before your time;\n Married in February's sleety weather,\n Life you'll tread in tune together;\n Married when March winds shrill and roar,\n Your home will lie on a foreign shore;\n Married 'neath April's changeful skies,\n A checkered path before you lies;\n Married when bees or May-blooms flit,\n Strangers around your board will sit;\n Married in queen-rose month of June,\n Life will be one long honeymoon;\n Married in July's flower-banks' blaze\n Bitter-sweet memories in after days;\n Married in August's heat and drowse,\n Lover and friend in your chosen spouse;\n Married in gold September's glow,\n Smooth and serene your life will flow;\n Married when leaves in October thin,\n Toil and hardship for you begin;\n Married in veils of November mist,\n Fortune your wedding ring has kissed;\n When December's snows fall fast\n Marry and true love will last.\n\n\nTHE LUCKY WEDDING DAY\n\n Monday for health,\n Tuesday for wealth,\n Wednesday the best day of all;\n Thursday for losses,\n Friday for crosses,\n Saturday no luck at all.\n\n\nMARRIAGE DAY SUPERSTITIONS\n\nSuperstitions and customs vary greatly in different countries and\nperiods, but they all bear somehow a strong family resemblance.\n\nFor instance, one old English proverb runs: \"Blest be the bride that\nthe sun shines on,\" yet in Germany a bride prays for rain, believing\nthat a new joy comes with each raindrop, and that then all her tears\nwill be shed before, and not after, her wedding. There, too, it used to\nbe the custom to take a lot of old dishes to the door of the bride's\nhouse and break them to pieces in the street, and if by any chance one\nescaped, it was accepted as a bad omen.\n\nIn China, however, when a marriage was being arranged, and any article\nof value, such as a vase or a bowl, was broken the ceremony was\npostponed.\n\nAt the wedding feast in Scandinavia someone makes a speech or sings\na song, which ends up in a tremendous noise, and this is the signal\nfor a general peal of laughter and for the guests to present their\ncongratulations to the newly-wedded couple.\n\nThe Slavs pour a tankard of beer over the bridegroom's horse for luck,\nand in the North of England, the maid pours a kettle of hot water over\nthe doorstep to ensure that another wedding will take place ere long\nfrom the same house.\n\nA curious idea among the Burmese is that people born on the same day of\nthe week must not marry, and that if they defy the Fates their union\nwill be marked by much ill-luck.\n\nTo prevent these disastrous marriages, every girl carries a record\nof her birthday in her name, each day of the week having a letter\nbelonging to it, and all children are called by a name that begins with\nthat letter.\n\nIn New Guinea it is always Leap Year, for in that island the men\nconsider it to be beneath their dignity to notice women, much less to\nmake overtures of marriage to them. The proposing is left to the women\nto do. When a New Guinea woman falls in love with a man she sends a\npiece of string to his sister, or, if he has no sister, to his mother\nor some other lady relative.\n\nThen the lady who receives the string tells the man that the particular\nwoman is in love with him. No courting, however, follows. If he thinks\nhe would like to wed the woman he meets her alone and they arrange\nmatters.\n\n\nOMENS OF GOOD OR ILL\n\nThere are so many things for good or ill which the bride herself must\nor must not do that she would have a very anxious time keeping them all\nin mind if she is very superstitious. These customs begin on the eve of\nher wedding, when, for luck, she steps on a chair, and then mounts the\ntable to ensure good fortune and a rise in the world.\n\nOn the morning of the day--the happy day--if she should be awakened\nby the singing or chirping of a bird, even of a sparrow, or by\nswallows sweeping past her lattice at dawn, she may accept these as\nsigns of great good luck. She must be careful, however, not to break\nanything, particularly the heel of her slipper, as such things spell\ndisagreement and trouble with her new relations.\n\nA cat mewing betokens the same undesirable state of affairs, so she\nwould be wise to see that it has its breakfast in time. If it sneezes,\nthat means the best of luck.\n\nThe bride must not gaze on her reflections, however pleasing, in\nthe mirror, after she has fully dressed. If she happens to do so,\nthen she must put another pin in her veil, button her glove, or make\nsome addition to her toilette, to avert evil consequences. The girl\nwho keeps a pin removed from the bridal veil is not supposed to get\nmarried, and yet in Brittany the girl who secures one, makes sure of a\nspeedy marriage.\n\nIf a small spider is found in the folds of the bridal gown or\ntrousseau, it is accepted as an excellent sign that money will never be\nwanting in the family, but the spider should not be killed: it must be\ntaken out of doors.\n\nUnder no circumstances may the bride read or listen to the reading of\nthe wedding service immediately before the ceremony, not even on the\nday previous. She must not try on her wedding ring, and if it falls\nduring the ceremony woe betide her. It is considered unlucky to pass\na funeral on the way to church, or to meet a monk, a pig, a hare, a\nlizard or a serpent. On the other hand, it is a happy omen to encounter\na lamb or a dove, as both of these are emblems of Christ, and the only\nforms into which the Evil One cannot enter, according to mediaeval\nsuperstition.\n\nA storm of thunder and lightning during the service is regarded as\nfateful, and so is an open grave in the churchyard. In entering the\nchurch and returning to her home or the place where the reception is\nheld, the bride should step with her right foot first. If she sees\nher groom before he sees her, she will rule him absolutely, but if he\nforestalls her glance, then he will be the master.\n\nThe bride and bridegroom are not supposed to meet each other until\nthey do so at the altar, and in former times a bride did not appear at\nbreakfast, or even emerge from her room, until she was fully attired\nand ready to go to church.\n\nThe forward individual who steals the first kiss before the bridegroom\nhas had a chance to do so is supposed to ensure good luck throughout\nthe year. It was wont to be the prerogative of the clergyman, but it\nseems a trifle hard on the newly-made husband.\n\n\nTHE ORIGIN OF MARRIAGE CUSTOMS\n\nSince marriage is usually regarded as the chief event of life, for\na woman at least, and as most women are highly superstitious, it is\nnot surprising to find that every detail surrounding the auspicious\noccasion is enveloped in a web of legendary lore.\n\n_THE BRIDAL WREATH._--In ancient times in England bride and bridegroom\nalike wore wreaths conserved specially for their use in church, and\nin the thirteenth century the bridal chaplet frequently consisted of\nears of corn--signifying plenty. Rosemary was considered lucky in\nShakespeare's day. \"There's rosemary, that's for remembrance.\"\n\n_ORANGE BLOSSOM._--These spotless blossoms, which betoken purity and\ninnocence, and are symbolical of a prosperous life, are supposed to\nhave been first brought by pilgrims from the Holy Land, and thereby\npossess a religious significance.\n\n_THE BRIDE'S VEIL._--This was originally a fine piece of cloth held\nover the couple during the ceremony. Later on it was only held over\nthe bride, as it was supposed she was more in need of it than her\nbridegroom, and so it became part of her attire. In Ireland the old\ncustom still prevails of a sprig of mistletoe, or a twig of hawthorn,\nbeing used to keep her veil in place.\n\n_THE WEDDING RING._--Since earliest times the giving or exchanging of\nrings cemented any and every contract. Amongst the early Christians,\nthe thumb and first two fingers typified the Trinity, and the husband\nplaced the ring on his wife's finger in the threefold Holy name.\nSome authorities believed that the third finger of the left hand was\nconnected by a nerve or artery with the heart, hence its choice for\nthis purpose.\n\n_THE BRIDE'S CAKE._--This important part of the wedding feast has come\ndown to us from the Romans, who baked one compounded of flour, salt,\nand water, which was partaken of by the bridal pair and their friends\nas they witnessed the wedding contract.\n\n_THE BRIDE'S DOWRY._--The phrase \"with all my worldly wealth I thee\nendow\" dates back to primitive times when a man bartered so many head\nof cattle for his bride. This money, known as \"dow,\" or \"dower,\" was\noriginally handed over during the ceremony, and in the course of\ncenturies the bride's father provided its equivalent either in money or\nkind.\n\nLater still the bride herself spun the linen for her portion, and\nwas not regarded as eligible for wifehood until she had stocked a\nchest with her handiwork. The term spinster arose in this way, and\nif a girl's marriage was delayed until she was of mature age she\noccasionally sold the contents of her linen chest and set aside the\nproceeds as her dowry. The box, with a lid which is to be found in\nold-fashioned chests and trunks, was destined as a receptacle for money\nthus earned and earmarked.\n\n_THE GOING AWAY._--The rice and confetti thrown after the newly-wedded\ncouple signifies fruitfulness and plenty, and the flowers, usually\nroses from which the thorns have been extracted, bestrewing their path\ndenoted happiness, just as the orange blossom and the myrtle of the\nbridal bouquet were emblems of constancy and never-dying love.\n\n_THROWING OLD SHOES._--In Anglo-Saxon marriages the bride's father\npresented his daughter's shoe to her bridegroom, who touched her on\nthe head with it to remind her that he was now her master. Then the\nthrowing of shoes came to be considered a sign of good luck. \"Nowe,\nfor goode lucke caste an olde shoe after mee.\" The custom, too, is\nsymbolical of the parting of the new life from the old, or of shaking\nthe dust of a place from one's feet and severing all connection with it.\n\n_A TEAR HANDKERCHIEF._--In some parts of the Tyrol a beautiful old\ncustom is still observed. When the bride is starting for the church,\nher mother gives her a fine handkerchief, woven for the purpose of\nthe best linen possible. This is called the \"Tear-Kerchief,\" and with\nit the girl is supposed to dry the tears she will naturally shed on\nleaving home.\n\nAfter the marriage-day the \"Tear-Kerchief\" is folded up carefully and\nlaid in the linen closet, where it remains till its owner's death; then\nit is taken out and spread over her face.\n\n\nTHE BRIDAL DRESS\n\n Something old, something new,\n Something borrowed, something blue.\n\nSo runs the ancient rhyme regarding the bride's wedding dress. White is\nthe popular wear, and has been for several centuries, but previously\nyellow, pink, and a brilliant scarlet were frequently chosen, unless\nby a girl named Mary, who was expected to wear blue, the Virgin's\nsacred color. Some years ago, the daughter of a duke, who was united\nin marriage to a commoner, shocked society by insisting on a \"green\"\nwedding. In less than a year, she and her baby were buried in the\nfamily tomb.\n\n\nWHICH COLOR\n\n Married in white, you have chosen aright.\n Married in green, ashamed to be seen.\n Married in grey, you will go far away.\n Married in red, you will wish yourself dead.\n Married in blue, love ever true.\n Married in yellow, ashamed of your fellow.\n Married in black, you will wish yourself back.\n Married in pink, your spirits will sink.\n Married in brown, you'll live out of town.\n Married in pearl, you'll live in a whirl.\n\n\nTHE BRIDEGROOM\n\nThe groom, as the secondary figure in the day's ceremonies, escapes\nvery easily as far as superstition goes, and may do pretty well what he\npleases, save letting his hat or the ring drop, both of which are very\nunlucky. He should carry a tiny horseshoe in his pocket, and fee the\nclergyman with an odd sum of money.\n\nNo one ought to hand him or his bride a telegram on the way to church,\nand if he wishes to be master in his own house, then he must take care\nto see her before she has time to catch a glimpse of him ere arriving\nat the altar.\n\n\nMARRIAGE PROVERBS\n\nHappy is the wooing that's not long in doing.\n\nMarrying for love is risky, but God smiles on it.\n\nThe married man must turn his staff into a stake.\n\n Mary in May, rue for aye.\n Marry in Lent, live to repent.\n\nAdvent marriage doth deny, but Hilary gives thee liberty: Septuagesima\nsays thee nay, eight days from Easter says you may: Rogation bids thee\nto contain, but Trinity sets thee free again.\n\nHappy is the bride that the sun shines on.\n\nMy son's my son till he gets him a wife.\n\nTo change the name and not the letter is to change for the worse and\nnot the better.\n\nWedlock's a padlock.\n\nHe who marrieth does well; but he who refrains from marriage doth\nbetter.\n\n Needles and pins; needles and pins,\n When a man marries, his trouble begins.\n\n Honest men marry soon,\n Wise men not at all.\n\nMarry in haste: repent at leisure.\n\nHe who repents him not of his marriage, sleeping and waking, in a year\nand a day, may lawfully go to Dunmow and fetch a gammon of bacon.\n\nIt will not always be a honeymoon.\n\nKeep your eyes wide open before marriage and half shut afterwards.\n\nLips, however rosy, need feeding.\n\nMarriage with peace is the world's paradise: with strife, this life's\npurgatory.\n\nMarry above your match, and you get a good master.\n\nMarry for love and work for silver.\n\nMarriages are made in heaven.\n\nDon't marry for money, but seek where money is.\n\nA man may not wive, and also thrive all in the same year.\n\nBetter be half hanged than ill wed.\n\nHe that marries for wealth sells his liberty.\n\nHe that marries late, marries ill.\n\nHe that is needy when he is married shall be rich when he is buried.\n\nBetter have an old man to humor than a young rake to break your heart.\n\nMarry your sons when they will; your daughters when you can.\n\nMarry your daughters betimes, lest they marry themselves.\n\nTwo heads are better than one, or why do folks marry?\n\n\n\n\nFOLKLORE AND SUPERSTITIONS OF THE MONTHS\n\n\nJANUARY\n\nThis month is so called in honor of the god Janus, who is always\ndepicted with two faces or heads, one to look forwards, the other\nbackwards. His work was to preside over the beginning of any new thing\nand, ever since his time, people have invoked his aid and sympathy when\nthey have been setting out on some new enterprise. On New Year's Day,\nthe Romans gave presents to one another, much as we do at Christmas,\nbut accompanying the gifts was usually a small copper token showing the\ndouble head of Janus. To possess one of these tokens ensured prosperity\nwhen commencing some new work, and it was supposed to carry enterprises\nalready started, but not yet finished, to a successful conclusion. The\naccompanying illustration gives a reproduction of one of the tokens\nused.\n\n[Illustration: No. 38.--Janus, the Two-Headed God. On New Year's Day\nthe Romans gave copper medallions bearing this device to their friends.\nTo possess such a medallion was a sure way to be lucky in commencing\nany new piece of work or any new enterprise.]\n\n_NEW YEAR SUPERSTITIONS._--Endless are the superstitions which have\ngathered around the dawn of the New Year, which, although neither a\nChristian nor a Church festival, afford sober reflection to many.\nIn several districts, the custom known as \"first-footing\" is still\ncommon. People wait until the old year has been rung out and then they\ncall on their friends to wish them a happy new year. They must not\ngo empty-handed, however, or this will provide a lean year for the\nfriends. A cake will ensure abundance, a red herring stands for luck,\nand the gift of even the smallest coin is a certain portent that a\nlucky financial year is opening.\n\nWhile anyone is free to pay these visits, it is much the happiest omen\nif the caller be a man, a dark-haired man, and if he takes with him a\nlump of coal and a fish. Any fish serves the purpose--even a tin of\nsardines. Let a man, answering these requisites, be the first to cross\nthe threshold of your door, after the old year has gone, and there is\nno better way of entering on the new year.\n\nAnother custom, which has many supporters, is to tidy up the house, to\nbuild up the fires and to open wide the front door, just when the old\nyear is departing. The open door allows the exhausted year to make its\nexit completely. It is then supposed to take with it anything savoring\nof ill-fortune. The tidy house welcomes the new year in a spirit of\nbrightness and gladness.\n\nFor a clock to stop just as the new year is coming in, or to be found\nto have stopped then, is an ill omen. Therefore, householders have\nlong been careful to give an eye to their timepieces some little while\nbefore.\n\nWeather-lore regarding the new year is plentiful. Here is a well-known\nrhyme:\n\n If on New Year's night wind blow south,\n It betokeneth warmth and growth:\n If west, much milk and fish in the sea:\n If north, much cold and snow there will be:\n If east, the trees will bear much fruit:\n If north-east, flee it, man and brute.\n\nJanuary has been described as follows:\n\n The blackest month in all the year\n Is the month of Janiveer.\n In Janiveer, if the sun appear,\n March and April will pay full dear.\n If January calends be summerly gay,\n It will be winterly weather till the calends of May.\n\n(The calends, it may be explained, were the first days of the months.)\n\n\n_ST. PAUL'S DAY_ (January 25th)\n\n If St. Paul's Day be faire and cleare,\n It doth betide a happy year:\n But if by chance it then should rain,\n It will make deare all kinds of graine:\n\n And if ye clouds make dark ye sky,\n Then meate and fowles this year shall die:\n If blustering winds do blow aloft,\n Then wars shall trouble ye realm full oft.\n\n\nFEBRUARY\n\nFebruary derives its name from Februare--to expiate, to purify. In this\nconnection, it is interesting to note that on the 2nd of the month\nfalls Candlemas Day, which is the purification of the Blessed Virgin\nMary.\n\n\n_CANDLEMAS DAY_ (February 2nd)\n\n (a) If Candlemas Day be fair and bright,\n Winter will have another flight:\n But if Candlemas Day brings clouds and rain,\n Winter is gone and won't come again.\n\n (b) If Candlemas Day be fine and clear,\n Corn and fruits will then be dear.\n (There'll be twa winters in the year.)\n\n\n_ST. VALENTINE'S DAY_ (February 14th).--Like so many of our old\nobservances, the festival of St. Valentine dates from the time of the\nRomans, but the Church rechristened the custom and called it after one\nor two saints of the name, both of whom were martyred, one in the third\nand the other in the fourth century.\n\nLatterly, the day has been dedicated to Cupid by fond lovers who\nbelieve it to be the date on which each bird chooses its mate.\n\nThe poet Drayton sings:--\n\n Each little bird this tide\n Doth choose her loved peer,\n Which constantly abide\n In wedlock all the year.\n\nCharms and omens are in favor on St. Valentine's Eve. Maidens decorate\ntheir pillows with five bay leaves and firmly believe that, if they\ndream of their lover then, they will be married to him in the course\nof the year. Another fancy is that the first person of the opposite\nsex whom one encounters, that morning is destined to be one's husband\nor wife. Naturally, there must be some sort of friendship in view\npreviously.\n\nA weather prophecy regarding February runs:--\n\n All the months in the year\n Curse a fair Februeer.\n February fill the dyke,\n Weather, either black or white.\n If February gives much snow,\n A fine summer it doth foreshow.\n\nIn Cornwall, there is a proverb, \"A February spring is not worth a\npin,\" and the same thought is expressed in Wales by the saying that\n\"The Welshman had rather see his dam on the bier than to see a fair\nFebrueer.\"\n\n\nMARCH\n\nMarch was given its name by the Romans in honor of Mars, the God of\nWar, as at this time of the year the weather was such that it enabled\nthem to begin their campaigns after the worst of the winter was over.\nThe Saxons called this month _LENET MONAT_, meaning \"length month,\" in\nreference to the lengthening of the days.\n\nSeveral weather prophecies refer to March:--\n\n (a) A peck of March dust and a shower in May\n Make the corn green and the fields gay.\n\n (b) As many mists in March you see,\n So many frosts in May will be.\n\n (c) A peck of March dust is worth a king's ransom.\n\n (d) March damp and warm\n Will do farmers much harm.\n\n (e) Eat leeks in March and garlic in May,\n And all the year after physicians may play.\n\n (f) March search, April try,\n May will prove whether you live or die.\n\n (g) If on St. Mary's Day (March 25th) it's bright and clear\n Fertile 'tis said will be the year.\n\n (h) A dry and cold March never begs its bread.\n\n (i) A frosty winter, a dusty March, a rain about Averil, another\n about the Lammas time (Aug. 1st), when the corn begins\n to fill, is worth a plough of gold.\n\n (j) March flowers make no summer bowers.\n\n (k) March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.\n\n (l) Whatever March does not want, April brings along.\n\n (m) On Shrove Tuesday night, though thy supper be fat,\n Before Easter Day thou mayst fast for all that.\n\n\nAPRIL\n\nThe word April is probably derived from the Latin, _Aperio_, I open,\nsince spring generally begins and Nature unfolds her buds in this month.\n\nApril is regarded as the most sacred month in the calendar of the\nChurch, since it usually includes Good Friday, on which day blacksmiths\nonce refused to work owing to the fact that one son of Vulcan made the\nnails for the Crucifixion.\n\n_FIRST OF APRIL._--The great majority of the old-time customs which\nclustered round this day and contributed a dash of gaiety and humor\nto the more prosaic, everyday life of the community, have fallen into\nthe limbo of forgotten things, and the day is chiefly remembered by\nschoolchildren, who exercise their juvenile ingenuity in playing pranks\non their fellows.\n\nThe most careful research has failed to ascertain the exact origin of\nthese observances, and someone has hazarded the theory that they began\nwith the advent of the second man on earth, who sought to try the\neffects of a practical joke on the first.\n\nAnyhow, a form of fooling may be traced to the time of the Roman\nEmpire, but little mention of such a thing is to be found in English\nliterature until the eighteenth century, although \"Hunting the Gowk,\"\nthe sending of some half-witted youth, the village idiot, on some\nutterly absurd errand from house to house, was long before then a\nfavorite pastime in Scotland, and in France, too.\n\nA weather prophecy for this day runs:\n\n If it thunders on All Fools Day,\n It brings good crops of corn and hay.\n\n_SIMNEL OR MOTHERING SUNDAY._--It is a very old custom to make rich\ncakes during Lent and Easter, which are known as Simnel cakes. In South\nLancashire the fourth Sunday of Lent is known as Simnel or Mothering\nSunday, and young people provide themselves with delicious cakes\n\"'gainst they go a-mothering.\" The sons and daughters present these to\ntheir mothers, who in turn regale their families with \"furmenty\" or\n\"frumenty,\" derived from froment (wheat), as the dish was made of wheat\nand milk, with the addition of a few raisins. For children to fail in\npaying this compliment to their mothers is sometimes taken as a sign\nthat they will have no further opportunity of doing so.\n\n_GOOD FRIDAY._--It is a misnomer to name the world's blackest Friday\nthus, but the words are a corruption of _GOD'S FRIDAY_. Many quaint\nand curious customs are connected with its celebration, the origins of\nwhich are not merely secular but pagan, as well.\n\nFor instance, the worship of Terminus, the Romans' pagan god, has\nstill left its mark on Christian England, where, in certain parishes,\nthe custom known as \"beating the bounds\" is still kept up. Terminus\ndecreed that everyone possessing land should mark the boundaries with\nstones and pay honor to Jupiter once a year. Failure to do this would\ninvoke the wrath of Jupiter and the crops growing on the land would\nbe blighted. Good Friday or the days previous were marked out for the\nceremony.\n\nA wet Good Friday has always been considered favorable for crops,\nalthough people on pleasure bent will think otherwise:\n\n\"A wet Good Friday and a wet Easter Day foreshows a fruitful year.\"\n\nIt may be useful to add here a saying about the day previous to Good\nFriday; it runs, \"Fine on Holy Thursday, wet on Whit-Monday. Fine on\nWhit-Monday, wet on Holy Thursday.\"\n\n_HOT-CROSS BUNS._--Hot-cross buns may be either a survival of the\nsacred cakes offered in the temples to the gods, or of the unleavened\nbread eaten by the Jews at the Passover. Bread marked with crosses was\ncommon in ancient Egypt before the days of Christianity. It is an old\nbelief that the eating of buns on this day protects the house from\nfire, and other virtues are ascribed to them. For instance, to eat such\na bun grants a wish that you may be anxious to realize.\n\n_EASTER._--This name is derived from _Eoster_, the goddess of light and\nof spring, in whose honor a festival was held in the month of April.\nFew, if any of the old customs observed at this time still survive.\n\nEggs, as being the emblem of the Resurrection, are peculiar to the\nfeast of Easter, and it is lucky to eat them on the morning of\nEaster Sunday. At one time, paschal candles were lit to signify the\nResurrection of our Lord. These were of colossal size, and each church\nseemed to vie with its neighbor as to which should have the largest.\nEaster Sunday was known as Joy Sunday, and was celebrated by gifts\nto the poor and the liberation of prisoners. It was a time when all\ndifferences of opinion should be swept aside and enemies should be\nforgiven. To harbor enmity against others was to ensure a time of\nblackness for oneself.\n\nMany curious customs used to be observed. Most of them have fallen into\ndecay, but in some parts of the country bouquets in the form of balls\nare still presented, and graves are decorated with sweet spring flowers.\n\nWeather observances are numerous:--\n\n (a) April weather.\n Rain and sunshine both together.\n\n (b) If the first three days in April be foggy,\n Rain in June will make the lanes boggy.\n\n (c) If Christmas is snow, Easter is mud.\n\n (d) If Easter is late, there will be a long, cold spring.\n\n (e) A dry April, not the farmer's will.\n April wet is what he would get.\n\n (f) When April blows his horn (i.e., thunders),\n It's good for hay and corn.\n\n\nMAY\n\nSome authorities maintain that the month takes its name from Maia, the\nmother of the god Hermes or Mercury; others claim that it comes from\nMajores or Maiores, the Senate of the first constitution of Rome.\n\n_WHITSUNTIDE._--Whitsuntide, which shares pride of place in the Church\nCalendar with Christmas and Easter, is closely connected with the\nJewish feast of Pentecost, which became identified with one of the\ngreat summer festivals of the pagan inhabitants of Western Europe, and\nthis idea is borne out by the fact that Whitsuntide has always been\nthe most popular festival period of the year.\n\nIt was commonly celebrated in all parts of the country by what was\ntermed Whitsun ale, which was usually consumed under the auspices of\nthe churchwardens in some barn near the church, when all assembled\nagreed to be good friends for once in the year and spend the day in\n\"sober\" joy.\n\nThe day was a prolonged picnic, for each parishioner brought what\nvictuals he could spare. The squire and his lady came with their pipe\nand taborer, the young folk danced or played at bowls, and the old\nlooked on while they sipped their ale, which was brewed fairly strong\nfor the occasion and sold by the churchwardens for the repairs of the\nchurch.\n\nDuring the Middle Ages, Whitsun services were marked by some curious\ncustoms, one of which was the letting down of a dove from the roof,\nanother the dropping of balls of fire, of rose leaves, and the like.\n\n_THE MORRIS DANCES._--Whitsuntide was pre-eminently the time for the\nperformance of the Morris dances, which some suppose derive their\nname from the Spanish Moriseo, a Moor, and the dance was originally\nidentified with the fandango. Others believed them to be connected\nwith one of the season's pagan observances prevalent amongst primitive\ncommunities and associated in some mysterious manner with the\nfertilization and slaughter of all living things.\n\nUsually the Morris dances were only performed at special seasons once\nor twice a year, and in some districts they were only indulged in at\nChristmas. It is highly significant, and bears out the belief in the\nreligious origin of the movement, that the first of the Whitsuntide\ndances in some villages was performed on the top of the tower of the\nchurch. Lucky indeed were those who took part in these church-top\nrevels, for they were certain to be free of the devil's attentions for\nsome while to come.\n\nWeather lore affirms the following:--\n\n (a) Dry May\n Brings nothing gay.\n\n (b) Mist in May, heat in June,\n Makes the harvest come right soon.\n\n (c) Shear your sheep in May,\n And shear them all away.\n\n (d) Change not a clout\n Till May be out.\n\n (e) A dry May and a leaking June\n Make the farmer whistle a merry tune.\n\n (f) A May wet was never kind yet.\n\n (g) For an east wind in May,\n 'Tis your duty to pray.\n\n (h) Fogs in February mean frosts in May.\n\n (i) Who shears his sheep before St. Gervatius' Day\n (May 13th), loves more his wool than his sheep.\n\n\nJUNE\n\nJune owes its name to Juno, the goddess of heaven, who takes a special\ninterest in women and protects their interests. She is supposed to\naccompany every woman through life, from the moment of her birth to her\ndeath. Little wonder, then, that the women of ancient times considered\nthat, by propitiating Juno, their fortunes were assured. This they\nusually did on their birthdays.\n\nMidsummer Day (June 24th) is sacred to the memory of John the Baptist,\nand the ceremonies practised at this season in the Middle Ages were\npartly relics of the saints and partly relics of old sun worship. Great\nfires of wood or bones blazed on every mountain top, and were supposed\nto be typical of the saint, who was called a burning and a shining\nlight.\n\nThese Beltane fires burned often on bare, flat rocks, not only in\nEngland, Scotland, and Ireland, but on the Alps, the Hartz Mountains,\nand elsewhere. It was a great thing to be present at or in view of one\nof these fires, for the evil spirit was dispelled by the potency of the\nlight and flames.\n\nRhymes regarding June:--\n\n (a) A dripping June\n Brings all things in tune.\n\n (b) If St. Vitus' Day (June 14th) be rainy weather,\n It will rain for thirty days together.\n\n (c) He who bathes in May will soon be laid in clay;\n He who bathes in June will sing a merry tune;\n But he who bathes in July will dance like a fly.\n\n (d) Look at your corn in May,\n And you will come weeping away:\n Look at the same in June,\n And you'll sing a merry tune.\n (e) June, damp and warm, does the farmer no harm.\n\n (f) If it rains on Midsummer Eve, the filberts will be spoilt.\n\n\nJULY\n\nThis month was so named in honor of Julius Caesar, whose birth-month it\nwas. The Saxons called it Hey Monat on account of the hay harvest.\n\nThe following old sayings regarding July may be noted with interest:--\n\n (a) A shower of rain in July,\n When the corn begins to fill\n Is worth a plough of oxen\n And all belonging theretill.\n\n (b) Ne'er trust a July sky.\n\n (c) Whatever July and August do not boil, September cannot fry.\n\n (d) If the first of July it be rainy weather,\n It will rain more or less for four weeks together.\n\n (e) Dog days bright and clear\n Indicate a happy year.\n But when accompanied by rain,\n For better times our hopes are vain.\n (The dog days are from July 3rd to Aug. 11th.)\n\n (f) St. Swithin's Day, if ye do rain,\n For forty days it will remain.\n St. Swithin's Day an ye be fair,\n For forty days 'twill rain nae mair.\n (St. Swithin's Day is July 15th.)\n\n (h) Whoever eats oysters on St. James's Day will never want\n money. (July 25th.)\n\n\nAUGUST\n\nAugustus Caesar, not to be behind Julius, named this month in honor of\nhimself. He was born in September, and it may seem strange that he did\nnot bestow his name on that month; but he preferred August as a number\nof lucky incidents befell him then, and he gained several important\nvictories.\n\nRhyming prophecies regarding this month are as follows:--\n\n (a) If Bartlemy's Day (Aug. 24th) be fair and clear,\n Hope for a prosperous autumn that year.\n\n (b) Dry August and warm,\n Doth harvest no harm.\n\n (c) Yet there is a saying that \"A wet August never brings dearth.\"\n\n (d) On St. Mary's Day (Aug. 15th) sunshine\n Brings much good wine.\n\n (e) So many August fogs,\n So many winter mists.\n\n (f) Mud in May means bread in August.\n\n (g) After Lammas (Aug. 1st) the corn ripens as much by\n night as by day.\n\n (h) As the Dog days commence, so they end.\n (The Dog days are from July 3rd to Aug. 11th.)\n\n (i) All the tears that St. Swithin can cry,\n St. Bartlemy's dusty mantle wipes dry.\n\n (St. Swithin's Day is July 15th, and St. Bartlemy's Day Aug. 24th.)\n\n\nSEPTEMBER\n\nSeptember takes its name from the Latin word, _septem_, meaning seven.\nIt was the seventh month of the year as long as March was constituted\nthe first month. The Saxons named it Gerst Monat, or barley month,\nbecause they reaped the barley then.\n\nSayings regarding the month:--\n\n (a) If it be fair on the First, it will be fair all the month.\n\n (b) A wet June makes a dry September.\n\n (c) September blow soft,\n Until the fruit is in the loft.\n\n (d) If Matthew's Day (Sept. 21st) is bright and clear\n There will be good wine in the coming year.\n\n (e) If the hart and the hind meet dry and part dry on Rood Day\n Fair (Sept. 14th), for six weeks there will be no more rain.\n\n (f) If on September 19th there is a storm from the south, a mild\n winter is certain.\n\n (g) If it does not rain on St. Michael's (Sept. 29th) and Gallus\n (Oct. 16th), a dry spring is certain for the coming year.\n\n (h) If St. Michael's (Sept. 29th) brings many acorns, Christmas will\n cover the fields with snow.\n\n (i) So many days old the moon on Michaelmas Day (Sept. 29th), so\n many floods after.\n\n (j) Michaelmas chickens and parsons' daughters never come to good.\n\n\nOCTOBER\n\nOctober is so called from being the eighth month in the old Latin\ncalendar.\n\n_ALL HALLOW E'EN._--Hallow E'en, the vigil of All Saints' Day, was wont\nto be a season of merry gathering and quaint observances, especially\nwhere lovers were concerned. It is still kept up with great success\nin Scotland. Propitious omens were sought. Nuts, for instance, were\nburnt in pairs. If they lay still and burned together, it meant a happy\nmarriage, but if they flew apart, the lovers would not live in harmony.\nAll sorts of charms were practised. Girls pared apples and sought to\ndiscern an initial in the shape the peel assumed. The apple had to be\npeeled in one strip without any break, and the whole strip was then\nthrown over the left shoulder. Also, they stuck an apple pip on each\ncheek, and that which fell off first indicated that the love of him\nwhose name it bore was unsound.\n\nThe customs varied with the locality, but many of them were not unlike\nthe rites of St. Valentine's Day. Burns's poem enshrined most of the\nScottish practices, such as throwing a ball of blue yarn into a kiln,\nwinding it in a new one off the old, and, as the end was approached,\nthe maiden enquired, \"Who holds?\" and a voice from the kiln-pot gave\nher the name of her future spouse.\n\nSome girls took a candle into a dark room and peered into a looking\nglass while they ate an apple or combed their hair, and saw the face\nof their true love looking over their shoulder. Others went out into\nthe garden in couples, hand in hand, with eyes shut, and pulled the\nfirst kail-runt or plant they came to. According to its being big or\nlittle, straight or crooked, it was regarded as prophetic of the kind\nof man they would marry. If the heart of the stem was soft or hard, so\nwould be the man's nature, and, if any earth adhered to the root, it\nsignified \"tocher\" or fortune.\n\nOctober prophecies:--\n\n (a) If October brings much frost and wind,\n Then are January and February mild.\n\n (b) Dry your barley in October and you will always be sober.\n\n (c) In October manure your field,\n And your land its wealth shall yield.\n\n (d) October never has more than fifteen fine days.\n\n\nNOVEMBER\n\nNovember was the ninth month according to the old Latin calendar. It\nwas known as Wint Monat, or wind month, by the Saxons, as the stormy\nweather then experienced prevented the Vikings putting to sea and\nattacking their shores. It was sometimes called Blot Monat, or blood\nmonth, as it was then customary to kill large numbers of cattle and\nsalt them for winter use.\n\nNovember prophecies:\n\n (a) If ducks do slide at Hollantide (Nov. 11th),\n At Christmas they will swim.\n If ducks do swim at Hollantide,\n At Christmas they will slide.\n\n (b) At St. Martin's Day (Nov. 11th),\n Winter is on the way.\n\n (c) Set trees at Allhallo'n-tide (Nov. 1st), and command them to\n grow. Set them at Candlemas (Feb. 2nd) and beg them to\n prosper.\n\n (d) Where the wind is on Martinmas Eve, (Nov. 10th), there it will\n be for the rest of the winter.\n\n (e) If there be ice that will bear a duck before Martinmas (Nov. 11th),\n there will be none that will bear a goose all the winter.\n\n (f) Wind north-west at Martinmas (Nov. 11th), severe winter to\n come.\n\n (g) As at Catherine (Nov. 25th), foul or fair, so will be the next\n February.\n\n\nDECEMBER\n\n_Decem_ means ten and December was the tenth month of the early Roman\ncalendar. Probably it has had more names conferred upon it than any\nother of the twelve months. Among the Saxons, it was originally Winter\nMonat, but after their conversion to Christianity, it was Heligh Monat,\nor holy month, in honor of the birth of Christ.\n\nDecember proverbs:\n\n (a) December frost and January flood,\n Never boded the husbandman good.\n\n (b) Frost on the shortest day (Dec. 22nd) indicates a severe winter.\n\n (c) The day of St. Thomas, the blessed divine\n Is good for brewing, baking and killing fat swine.\n (St. Thomas's Day is Dec. 21st.)\n\n (d) Never rued the man that laid in his fuel before St. John\n (Dec. 27).\n\n_CHRISTMAS EVE._--The Latin Church called Christmas the Feast of\nLights, because Christ, the true light, had come into the world, hence\nthe Christmas candle and the Yule log, which sometimes were of immense\nsize.\n\n \"Now blocks to cleave this time requires,\n 'Gainst Christmas for to make good fires.\"\n\nIn the western parts of Devonshire, a superstitious notion prevails\nthat on Christmas Eve at 12 o'clock the oxen in the stalls are found on\ntheir knees, as in an attitude of devotion.\n\nMince pies were intended to represent the offerings of the wise men. As\nmany of the ingredients come from the East, the connection of ideas is\nplain, but what can be the origin of the notion that it is desirable to\neat mince pies made by as many different cooks as possible to ensure as\nmany happy months is not so easily explained. Some authorities are of\nthe opinion that mince pies were formerly baked in coffin-shaped crusts\nintended to represent the manger, but in all old cookery-books the\ncrust of a pie was styled the coffin.\n\nIt is said, by those who should be able to speak with authority, that\nghosts never appear on the night of December 24th-25th. This is a fact\nthat Charles Dickens must have overlooked.\n\nChristmas Proverbs, etc.:--\n\n (a) A warm Christmas, a cold Easter.\n\n (b) A green Christmas, a white Easter.\n\n (c) Christmas in snow, Easter in wind.\n\n (d) Christmas wet, empty granary and barrel.\n\n (e) If there is wind on Christmas Day, there will be much fruit the\n following year.\n\n (f) Snow at Christmas brings a good hay crop next year.\n\n (g) If Christmas falls on a Sunday, there is good luck in store for\n all of us.\n\n (h) A child that's born on Christmas Day, is fair, and wise, and good,\n and gay.\n\n (i) Carols out of season, sorrow without reason.\n\n (j) If Christmas Day on Thursday be,\n A windy winter ye shall see:\n Windy weather in each week,\n And hard tempest, strong and thick.\n The summer shall be good and dry,\n Corn and beasts will multiply.\n\n (k) Light Christmas, light wheatsheaf. (\"Light\" here refers to the\n full moon.)\n\n (l) There is a firm belief that to leave Christmas decorations hanging\n beyond Twelfth-Night is to bring ill-luck to everybody in the house.\n\n_HOLY INNOCENTS' DAY._--December 28th was formerly reckoned as the most\nunlucky day of the whole year, and few had the temerity to begin any\nwork or start any new undertaking then.\n\n_HOGMANAY._--In Scotland, the night of December 31st is known as\nHogmanay. Then the fire is \"rested,\" and on no account is it allowed\nto go out on the hearth, nor is the house swept, nor ashes nor water\n\"thrown out,\" in case all the luck should be swept out. \"Dirt bodes\nluck.\" It is lucky to give away food or money, to break a drinking\nglass accidentally, for a girl to see a man from her window on New\nYear's morning, and the birth of a child brings good luck to the entire\nfamily.\n\n\nOTHER WEATHER PROPHECIES\n\nA blustering night, a fair day.\n\nOne fair day in winter is often the mother of a storm.\n\nA snow winter, a rich summer and autumn.\n\nA summer fog is for fair weather.\n\nA foot deep of rain will kill hay and grain. But a foot deep of snow\nwill make all things grow.\n\nA sunshiny shower never lasts an hour.\n\nA late spring is a great blessing.\n\nA wet spring, a dry harvest.\n\nAfter a wet year, a cold one.\n\nAs the days lengthen, so the cold strengthens.\n\nBetween twelve and two, you'll see what the day will do.\n\nCloudy mornings, clear evenings.\n\nEvenings red and mornings grey help the traveller on his way. Evenings\ngrey and mornings red bring down rain upon his head.\n\nA bee was never caught in a shower.\n\nIf fowls roll in the sand, rain is at hand.\n\nIf hoar frost comes on mornings twain, the third day surely will have\nrain.\n\nIf Friday be clear, have for Sunday no fear.\n\nIf the cock goes crowing to bed, he'll certainly rise with a watery\nhead.\n\nIf the moon changes on a Sunday, there will be a flood before the month\nis out.\n\nIf the oak is out before the ash, twill be a summer of wet and splash.\n\nIf the wind is north-east three days without rain, eight days will pass\nbefore south wind again.\n\nNeither give credit to a clear winter nor a cloudy spring.\n\nOn Thursday at three, look out and you'll see what Friday will be.\n\nRain at seven, fine at eleven. Rain at eight, not fine till eight.\n\nIt is not spring until one can put down a foot on a dozen daisies.\n\nMackerel sky, mackerel sky; never long wet and never long dry.\n\nThunder in spring, cold will bring.\n\nSharp horns do threaten windy weather (referring to the points of the\nmoon).\n\nWhen the squirrel eats nuts on a tree, there'll be weather as warm as\nwarm can be.\n\nWhen the wind veers against the sun, trust it not, for back 'twill run.\n\nWhen a cow tries to scratch its ear, it means that a storm is very\nnear.\n\n\n\n\nA CALENDAR FOR LOVERS\n\n\nThe information set out below is derived from star-readings and other\nheavenly data. It applies only to the average individual. The days\nof the months refer to the birthdays of those whom the information\nconcerns.\n\n\nJANUARY\n\n1.--Will make a good partner, though desirous of being the ruler.\n\n2.--Likely to marry late.\n\n3.--Women born on this day often marry men younger than themselves.\n\n4.--Will make an excellent partner if allowed to lead a peaceful life.\n\n5.--Likely to marry late, but the union will bring considerable\nhappiness.\n\n6.--Married life will be a success if both partners are prepared to run\nthe home on business lines.\n\n7.--Will be cautious in entering the matrimonial state.\n\n8.--Married life will become more and more a boon, as the years pass by.\n\n9.--Will marry late and have much difficulty in making up his or her\nmind.\n\n10.--Money matters will cause the greatest concern during married life.\n\n11.--Such an individual will make a difficult partner unless he or she\nmarries someone with a stronger will.\n\n12.--Somewhat slow in deciding on marriage.\n\n13.--Likely to miss rare opportunities by wavering.\n\n14.--Will be critical regarding his or her partner.\n\n15.--A faithful lover, but should avoid too close a relationship with\nhis or her partner's relatives.\n\n16.--Will need a good deal of persuasion or assistance in agreeing to\nmarriage; but will not regret having taken the step, afterwards.\n\n17.--Unduly shy in facing the routine of his or her wedding.\n\n18.--Will want to keep dark the facts of his or her wedding, but not\nbecause he or she is ashamed of the partner.\n\n19.--A late marriage.\n\n20.--Not likely to show the extent of his or her affections.\n\n21.--Will think overmuch of gaining security in the world before\nplunging into marriage.\n\n22.--Will probably have an exalted opinion of his or her partner, due\nto great affection.\n\n23.--A faithful lover.\n\n24.--Likely to marry late and will want to rule the roost.\n\n25.--Slow at expressing feelings of love, but once the mind is made up\nthere will be no wavering.\n\n26.--Such an individual should see that he or she is not marrying on\ninsufficient money. Considerable difficulties are likely to result, if\nthis warning is overlooked.\n\n27.--There will be more love expressed after marriage than before.\n\n28.--Such an individual must seriously question himself or herself\nwhether he or she is really marrying for love.\n\n29.--Not a person to fall in love at first sight.\n\n30.--Love is likely to be a matter of business.\n\n31.--A very faithful lover and one that will take his or her\nobligations very seriously.\n\n\nFEBRUARY\n\n1.--Unlikely to marry before a number of romances have been experienced.\n\n2.--Will think worlds of the one he or she marries.\n\n3.--Is not likely to enter matrimony without considering all the \"pros\nand cons.\"\n\n4.--Likely to put too much faith in his or her partner and to think too\nhighly of him or her.\n\n5.--A rather late marriage, but it will be a real love match when it is\neventually planned.\n\n6.--Very likely to consider him or herself unequal to the partner;\nperhaps unworthy is the more correct description. This erroneous idea\nshould be banished.\n\n7.--Rather slow in showing affection.\n\n8.--It is highly important that this individual marries the right\nperson; otherwise he or she will never be thoroughly happy.\n\n9.--It is \"fifty-fifty\" whether he or she marries at all.\n\n10.--Probably a breaker of hearts.\n\n11.--Likely to expect the partner to be a paragon of virtue and to be\ndisappointed if he or she is not.\n\n12.--If relations can be kept from interfering, marriage will bring\ngreat blessings.\n\n13.--Not likely to marry the person everybody supposes will be the one.\n\n14.--Will make a very kind and attentive partner, if the partner plays\na similar role.\n\n15.--Too fond of comforts and one's own company to embark on marriage\nlightly.\n\n16.--Will expect a great deal from married life. May easily be\ndisappointed.\n\n17.--Will find it difficult to choose the right partner from a large\ncircle of acquaintances.\n\n18.--Marriage will be late.\n\n19.--Will fall in love many times before making the all-important\nchoice.\n\n20.--Will not fall into love unconsciously. It will need an effort.\n\n21.--Nobody will know what this individual thinks in regard to love\nmatters. Most likely he will announce, one day, to the astonishment of\nall that he is to be married shortly.\n\n22.--A long courtship awaits this person.\n\n23.--Should marry someone with totally different qualities and an\nentirely different outlook on life.\n\n24.--Will grow to think so highly of his or her partner that life\nwithout this person, even for a day, becomes unbearable.\n\n25.--Likely to be fickle.\n\n26.--Men born on this date are liable to find that the girl has\nformed an attachment elsewhere, while they were weighing up her\ngood qualities. Girls may hesitate to say \"yes\" and find that the\nopportunity has passed.\n\n27.--Marriage might easily prove somewhat disappointing.\n\n28.--Such individuals should make absolutely sure of their minds before\nsealing the bargain.\n\n29.--People born on the twenty-ninth are always considered to be very\nlucky in matters of love and marriage.\n\n\nMARCH\n\n1.--There are signs that point to dangerous flirtations.\n\n2.--Greatest happiness will come after the first few years of married\nlife have passed away.\n\n3.--Marriage will mean considerable happiness.\n\n4.--Such individuals have a most compelling way with the opposite sex\nand they make excellent partners.\n\n5.--Is not likely to remain satisfied with the love of one person.\n\n6.--Marriage for such as you is necessary. It will be the making of you.\n\n7.--A very faithful lover.\n\n8.--Will be extremely happy, if he or she does not rush into marriage\nand choose the wrong partner.\n\n9.--It is probable that you will have numerous tempting chances to\nmarry. The proper selection will be a matter fraught with great\ndifficulties.\n\n10.--Will treat matrimony too much as a business.\n\n11.--Likely to make a very suitable match.\n\n12.--An early marriage, most likely, not with the person most friends\nthink probable.\n\n13.--A happy married life is almost certain.\n\n14.--This individual will be at his or her wits' ends to make the final\nand proper decision.\n\n15.--After marriage, this person will thank his or her lucky stars\nthat events have shaped as they have, especially in view of doubt\nexperienced at the moment of deciding.\n\n16.--\"A dark horse.\" Nobody understands him or her, not even the\npartner for life. This only adds to the individual's attractions.\n\n17.--If this individual works hard, as the horoscope says he or she\nshould, married life will prove a great blessing.\n\n18.--Married life will not be supremely romantic, but it will be\ncongenial.\n\n19.--There are dark patches in this individual's married life. They may\nbe quarrels and estrangements, but they will not be continuous.\n\n20.--He or she will be very faithful and have an extremely high opinion\nof the partner.\n\n21.--This individual will have unnecessary disappointments, largely\nthrough a temperament which blinds him or her to the partner's point of\nview.\n\n22.--Likely to put up with difficulties rather than cause\nunpleasantness. Is worthy of better treatment.\n\n23.--The opposite of March 22nd. Is likely to cause trouble for things\nthat hardly matter.\n\n24.--Rather fickle in love affairs.\n\n25.--A very passionate individual. Will only be satisfied with marriage\nif the partner gives way to him or her on almost all matters.\n\n26.--Very fond of the opposite sex. May find the situation becomes\nawkward.\n\n27.--A thoughtful individual who will make the partner of the marriage\nvery happy.\n\n28.--Will make a good husband or wife, but money matters may cause\ndifficulties.\n\n29.--This individual may easily take offence at things done by the\npartner. Otherwise, he or she will be affectionate.\n\n30.--This person will probably show more affection before marriage than\nafter.\n\n31.--A person who will make a charming partner if the one he or she\nmarries sets out to pander to his or her foibles.\n\n\nAPRIL\n\n1.--An early marriage is probable and it should be a very happy one.\n\n2.--Will make a marriage in which the man plays a subordinate part.\n\n3.--The general course of marriage will be very happy, but there are\nlikely to be times of estrangement.\n\n4.--A somewhat rebellious nature is likely to cause occasional\ndifficulties.\n\n5.--Likely to marry without giving the matter all the consideration it\ndeserves.\n\n6.--This individual will probably hesitate before accepting a partner\nfor so long that the opportunity will be missed.\n\n7.--This individual will only be happy in the married state if the\npartner is particularly amenable.\n\n8.--A rather passionate lover, but the ardor will considerably lessen\nas time rolls on.\n\n9.--Married life may fall short of expectations because the individual\nrefuses to face difficulties.\n\n10.--Marriage should be undertaken early.\n\n11.--Has great attractions for the opposite sex and is likely to be\nfickle.\n\n12.--Very affectionate but is likely to overlook the desires of his or\nher partner.\n\n13.--This individual may neglect his or her partner through being\nunthoughtful.\n\n14.--An individual who will be quite content to sail through married\nlife in a placid manner.\n\n15.--Likely to fall in love at first sight.\n\n16.--Will find married life very congenial if he or she takes the upper\nhand.\n\n17.--An individual who will be difficult to understand, but with better\nqualities than are usually attributed to him or her.\n\n18--Will only be happy in married life if the home is artistically\nplanned.\n\n19.--A happy married life if the partner can understand this\nindividual's temperament.\n\n20.--Will marry early.\n\n21.--Love and marriage will be the means of providing considerable\nhappiness.\n\n22.--An individual who will love deeply, but may be inclined to\njealousy.\n\n23.--Marriage will be planned and carried out in a very short space of\ntime.\n\n24.--Should avoid marriage with a person of strong likes and dislikes.\n\n25.--The course of true love never runs smoothly, and it will not with\nthis individual.\n\n26.--Warm-hearted, this person will make an admirable partner.\n\n27.--An individual who should not rush into marriage lightly. He or she\nis liable to be guided more by the heart than the head.\n\n28.--Will make an admirable lover and partner in marriage.\n\n29.--Very emotional, this individual should guard against marrying\nsomeone who is too matter of fact.\n\n30.--An individual who will put the home before everything else.\n\n\nMAY\n\n1.--A very affectionate person where the right partner is concerned.\n\n2.--Will be most concerned in providing joys for his or her partner.\n\n3.--Is likely to be an admirable husband or wife as long as he or she\nmay indulge in harmless flirtations.\n\n4.--Early married life may have its ups and downs owing to\nmisunderstandings. Later on, things will materially improve, due to a\nbetter knowledge of each other.\n\n5.--Very affectionate if allowed to idolize his or her partner.\n\n6.--A very charming lover.\n\n7.--This individual is apt to be swayed by extremes, but on the whole\nhe or she will prove an excellent partner in marriage.\n\n8.--He or she is much too practical to allow petty worries to mar the\nmarried life.\n\n9.--An individual who will take marriage very seriously.\n\n10.--Marriage will mean some sacrifices but many joys. It will be\ntremendously worth while.\n\n11.--An individual who will have numerous \"affairs\" before settling\ndown to the right partner.\n\n12.--There are disappointments for this partner, and the greatest joys\nof marriage will only come in middle life.\n\n13.--A person who will expect his or her partner to be perfect. Given\nthis, he or she will be adorable.\n\n14.--Love will be life to this person.\n\n15.--A person who will work hard to give the partner a glorious time.\n\n16.--An individual who will be sought after by numerous members of the\nopposite sex.\n\n17.--One who will love very deeply.\n\n18.--An individual who will play with love for a long time before\ngiving it serious consideration.\n\n19.--Having a warm heart and a generous nature, this person is sure to\nbring his partner much happiness.\n\n20.--This individual will have so many attachments that he or she will\nfind difficulty in making the right choice.\n\n21.--An excellent and faithful husband or wife.\n\n22.--This individual will aspire to marrying beyond his or her station.\n\n23.--This person is likely to seek elsewhere, if refused on the first\noccasion, be he a man. Thus, the prospective bride should be wary of\nsaying \"no\" out of caprice.\n\n24.--Of a sensitive nature, this person will be very shy in showing his\nor her feelings.\n\n25.--Rather apt to grumble about the trifles of married life. Quick to\nnotice faults.\n\n26.--This person is likely to work out the affairs of love much as he\nor she would attend to a tradesman's account.\n\n27.--A person who would prove a more practical than ardent lover.\n\n28.--Very much admired by the opposite sex, but one who is likely to\ncool down a great deal after marriage.\n\n29.--One who finds it difficult to be more than three-quarters in love.\n\n30.--A number of minor love affairs will suddenly give place to finding\nthe right partner, followed by a speedy marriage.\n\n31.--Likely to be jealous without sufficient cause.\n\n\nJUNE\n\n1.--An individual who will treat matrimony with a great deal of caution.\n\n2.--Slow in showing affection, but is in earnest when he or she does.\n\n3.--This person will have to be careful if he or she is not to lose the\npartner, wanted most.\n\n4.--You have a very high opinion of the opposite sex, and your\naffections are not centered on one person. This will make your married\nlife somewhat difficult.\n\n5.--This person will have difficulty in knowing his or her mind.\n\n6.--Marriage will be the beginning of much happiness.\n\n7.--Do not be discouraged if things appear black at first. The end is\nwhat matters most, and things will work out happily.\n\n8.--His or her love affairs must be carefully handled if success is to\ncome of them.\n\n9.--A happy married life is in store.\n\n10.--It will require much tact if the good ship \"Matrimony\" is to sail\nthe seas of adventure without coming to harm.\n\n11.--This individual may never realize all his or her dreams of\nmatrimony.\n\n12.--Will most likely drift into the married state hardly knowing it.\n\n13.--You are too practical to make anything but a very sensible union.\n\n14.--This individual will have numerous flirtations, then a time of\nquiet, followed by a happy marriage.\n\n15.--It will require two sensible heads to make a successful marriage.\n\n16.--This individual will look for an accomplished partner who will\nunderstand all his or her peculiarities.\n\n17.--Rather given to flirting.\n\n18.--Will not fall into love easily.\n\n19.--This individual will be much esteemed by the opposite sex, more\nfor his or her inner qualities than for those appearing on the surface.\n\n20.--Will make a very charming partner.\n\n21.--This person will make love a matter of fact affair and rob it of\nits romance.\n\n22.--A person who is apt to delay marriage too long, being afraid of\nmaking a mistake.\n\n23.--This person will expect the one he or she marries to be extremely\nVictorian. There must never be as much as a suspicion of flirting.\n\n24.--He or she will put the home before everything else.\n\n25.--Much liked and even spoiled by the opposite sex, it will be\ndifficult for him or her to settle down comfortably to a married life.\n\n26.--An individual who will never forget the first love.\n\n27.--It is advisable to marry early to avoid entanglements.\n\n28.--A person who will deny him or herself much in order to make his or\nher partner happy.\n\n29.--Many mistakes before marriage, but a life of great comfort after.\n\n30.--A great decision will have to be made. It will depend on which of\ntwo is the better to take.\n\n\nJULY\n\n1.--This person is likely to choose a partner without taking into\nconsideration all that he or she should.\n\n2.--The course of early love may result in a certain amount of\nunhappiness.\n\n3.--Likely to marry early, after having experienced several attachments.\n\n4.--There will be more happiness after marriage than before.\n\n5.--This individual will thank his or her lucky stars that someone\nelse was not chosen for a partner. The \"someone else\" was thought by\neverybody to be the favorite.\n\n6.--A very attractive lover, but a breaker of hearts.\n\n7.--A married life with several ups and down, but none of them really\nserious.\n\n8.--This individual belongs to the type of person who marries the girl\nor man he or she knows best.\n\n9.--Marriage will open a new and more beautiful life for this person.\n\n10.--It is doubtful if this person really wants to marry.\n\n11.--An individual who prefers the excitement of flirtations to the\nsettled life of marriage; that is until it is too late.\n\n12.--Likely to seek a good marriage financially.\n\n13.--A very happy marriage, if interfering relations can be kept at a\ndistance.\n\n14.--Marriage may not be all that is expected of it.\n\n15.--A long courtship followed by a happy union.\n\n16.--Given a partner of worthy character, this individual will bless\nthe day of marriage.\n\n17.--Will think more and more of his or her partner as time wears on.\n\n18.--An individual whose matrimonial affairs will surprise his or her\nfriends.\n\n19.--Many passionate romances will be experienced before the fateful\ndecision is made.\n\n20.--An individual who will wish to be as romantic after the wedding as\nbefore.\n\n21.--A very sympathetic lover.\n\n22.--An individual who will show very little affection, but who will\nhave, however, more than his or her share. A peculiarity of temperament\nwill cause him or her to hide it.\n\n23.--Will make an excellent partner.\n\n24.--This individual has only to idolize his or her partner to make a\nperfect success of married life.\n\n25.--As long as the partner does not wish to rule this person, marriage\nwill be extremely successful.\n\n26.--Great happiness will come of the union as long as both the\npartners retain their affections for the other.\n\n27.--Many minor love affairs before the right one is experienced.\n\n28.--An individual who is likely to marry someone of a very different\nage--either considerably older or younger.\n\n29.--A very bright and attractive husband or wife. That is what this\nindividual will be.\n\n30.--A person who will be happy in marriage, as long as finances cause\nno troubles.\n\n31.--There is little indication that this person troubles much about\nlove matters.\n\n\nAUGUST\n\n1.--Marriage likely to be rather late.\n\n2.--Will be very generous towards his or her partner.\n\n3.--The first love will never be forgotten by this individual.\n\n4.--The course of true love will not run smoothly at first: later, it\nwill mend.\n\n5.--This person possesses a strong will and, as long as the partner\nbends to this will, all will be well.\n\n6.--It will be advisable to go slowly. Any undue haste may result in a\nfiasco.\n\n7.--This individual must put aside all the old loves, once the marriage\nceremony has been performed. It will be dangerous to meet them again.\n\n8.--This person will prove a great favorite with the opposite sex. He\nor she will be so successful that a good deal of caution is needed.\n\n9.--The latter half of the married life will bring the most happiness.\n\n10.--Marriage must be considered from all its angles before the\nimportant step is taken: otherwise, disappointments will be caused.\n\n11.--Your generous nature will assure a happy married life.\n\n12.--Several love affairs are indicated before the real one will be\nexperienced. There should be no undue haste in the choosing.\n\n13.--Your happiness in love affairs will not depend so much on you as\non those with whom you associate.\n\n14.--Do not become apprehensive if the right partner is slow in coming\nto you. A rather late marriage is indicated.\n\n15.--There is every reason to think that this individual will choose\nthe right partner and enjoy a happy married life.\n\n16.--It is likely that this person will marry someone well-off.\n\n17.--There is an indication that there may be a break in the\nengagement, but that the affair will be patched up to the satisfaction\nof both parties.\n\n18.--Money matters are the only ones that are likely to cause any\ndisagreements in the marriage life. Steer clear of these and all will\nbe well.\n\n19.--Marry before you have settled habits or it will be difficult to\nmake the mutual concessions that marriage entails.\n\n20.--There may be some unhappiness in the early part of your married\ncareer.\n\n21.--This person is likely to be very passionate.\n\n22.--Likely to marry late, owing to a desire for personal comforts.\n\n23.--This person will be easily pleased with married life, and the\nunion will be a very happy one if the partner is not of an exacting\nnature.\n\n24.--Is very fond of the opposite sex. He or she will find some\ndifficulty in deciding whom to marry.\n\n25.--Somewhat fickle. He or she may cause the marriage partner some\nanxiety on this account.\n\n26.--An individual who will see the utmost good in his or her partner.\n\n27.--This person's marriage will be a proper sequel to the years of\ncourtship.\n\n28.--Married life should bring many joys and blessings.\n\n29.--This person will find it difficult to be satisfied with the love\nof one person.\n\n30.--This individual will have the power of making his or her partner\nthink worlds of him or her.\n\n31.--A person lacking passion; one who looks upon marriage as a\nbusiness proposition. The man will marry for a housekeeper; the woman\nfor a roof over her head.\n\n\nSEPTEMBER\n\n1.--Will make an excellent husband or wife.\n\n2.--Likely to expect too much of marriage.\n\n3.--This individual may tire of marriage if the partner is not\ndecidedly emotional and passionate.\n\n4.--Greatest happiness is likely to come in the middle period of\nmarried life. In the early portion, you and your partner will not have\nlearned to understand each other: in the late portion, there will be a\ntendency for you to go your own ways.\n\n5.--There is a likelihood that secret romances will be continued after\nthe knot has been tied.\n\n6.--You are a little too independent and will not consider the feelings\nof your partner as much as you should.\n\n7.--There are signs that you may neglect to make love to your partner\nafter the wedding. Then the happiness of both will be jeopardized.\n\n8.--You lack sufficient emotion to make marriage the success it ought\nto be.\n\n9.--Your marriage may be too much of a business and not enough of a\nlove affair.\n\n10.--You are likely to be drawn to those who are not sufficiently\nattracted to you. It means that the chances are you will marry late.\n\n11.--Capable of being very affectionate.\n\n12.--Will make an admirable husband or wife. You will be blind to the\nfaults of your partner.\n\n13.--You will fall in love several times and have some difficulty in\ndeciding whom you ought to marry.\n\n14.--A person who is too sensitive in love affairs. Likely to\nexperience some disappointments before marriage.\n\n15.--You are an ardent lover, perhaps too ardent to make the happiest\nof marriages.\n\n16.--A person likely to enter upon marriage without giving the matter\nall the consideration it deserves.\n\n17.--Your knowledge of people enables you to judge accurately who will\nmake the best partner to fit in with your ideals.\n\n18.--An individual who has a strong will and who, therefore, can do\nmuch towards persuading the person of his or her choice to share life\nwith him or her.\n\n19.--Your love-making will be governed less by your affections than by\nyour reason.\n\n20.--Likely to marry late, as you do not feel your position good enough\nto share with a partner.\n\n21.--You are likely to be attracted to two very different people at the\nsame time. Your choice ought to be made in favor of the one who more\napproximates your own station of life.\n\n22.--You can be a delightful companion and ought to make an excellent\nhusband or wife.\n\n23.--Your marriage will make a great difference to you, for the better.\n\n24.--All your love affairs will not bring happiness, but your marriage\nwill be a success.\n\n25.--Probably you will marry a person with whom you fell in love at\nsight.\n\n26.--Married life will bring considerable happiness, but there will be\noccasions when your vanity will be hurt and you will then be somewhat\nmorose.\n\n27.--You will usually treat your partner with considerable affection,\nbut there are times when you will speak in a very hasty manner.\n\n28.--You must be careful whom you marry, as you are not likely to be\ntoo sure of your own mind.\n\n29.--Likely to have many strings to your bow.\n\n30.--Be very certain that the attachments you form are worthy of you.\n\n\nOCTOBER\n\n1.--You have a strong desire to create a good impression with the\nopposite sex. This desire may lead you into danger.\n\n2.--An individual who will make an excellent partner except when he or\nshe is in the wrong. On such occasions he or she will present a very\nunsympathetic nature.\n\n3.--Marriage will mean everything to such individuals. They must be\ncareful that the wedded state brings no disillusions.\n\n4.--What unhappiness comes in married life will be due to friends who\ninterfere.\n\n5.--Home life will give you the existence you require: therefore you\nmust avoid marriage with a gad-about.\n\n6.--Your marriage will be eminently successful.\n\n7.--You are an individual of somewhat fickle temperament; but you will\nsettle down once you meet the right person.\n\n8.--You are an excellent companion and will make numerous friends of\nthe opposite sex. Choosing the right partner, in your case, will be\ndifficult.\n\n9.--An individual who will love intensely and who has the capacity for\nmaking an excellent partner in marriage.\n\n10.--Marriage should be thoroughly successful if financial worries do\nnot upset your calculations.\n\n11.--An individual who will experience much pain as a result of\nunsuitable friendships.\n\n12.--Likely to find it difficult to remain in love with one person for\nany length of time.\n\n13.--Married life will bring considerable happiness, but lovemaking\nshould be indulged in after the wedding as much as before.\n\n14.--Your partner will appreciate little surprises, such as tokens of\nyour affection, even after you are married. Do not forget this.\n\n15.--You are liable to be too cold towards your partner. Recall the\nearly days of your friendship.\n\n16.--An individual who will treat married life in a too matter-of-fact\nway.\n\n17.--Love is not life to you: but once you meet the right person,\nhappiness will reign supreme.\n\n18.--You will approach your love affairs in a very common-sense manner.\nThus, you are not likely to make any mistake.\n\n19.--A very worthy partner.\n\n20.--The earlier years of married life will not be the most successful,\nthough they will be the most exciting.\n\n21.--Do not expect every comfort and joy after the wedding ceremony.\nMoney may be a cause of difficulties.\n\n22.--An individual who will experience some trouble in knowing his or\nher mind.\n\n23.--Slow in acquiring affection; but once a friendship is formed, he\nor she will be in great earnest.\n\n24.--A happy married life is almost certain.\n\n25.--An individual who is likely to be a more practical than\naffectionate lover.\n\n26.--Unduly shy in facing the business of a wedding.\n\n27.--This person will have much deeper affections than are suggested by\nappearances.\n\n28.--Family relations are not likely to make the path of matrimony any\nrosier.\n\n29.--More love and affection will be expressed after marriage than\nbefore.\n\n30.--Rather apt to rule his or her partner when things have settled\ndown after the wedding.\n\n31.--A lover who would satisfy any reasonable being.\n\n\nNOVEMBER\n\n1.--There will be many surprises for this person.\n\n2.--Great happiness will come of the union, as long as both the\npartners avoid trouble-making friendships.\n\n3.--Harmless flirtations are hardly harmless, when indulged in by this\nperson.\n\n4.--There will be ups and downs in this person's married life, but the\n\"ups\" will exceed the \"downs.\"\n\n5.--This person will not be rebuffed. If a man, he will not take \"no\"\nfor an answer.\n\n6.--An attractive person with the opposite sex, but likely to cool down\na great deal after marriage.\n\n7.--There will be many love affairs, but it is doubtful if marriage\nwill result with any of them.\n\n8.--A person likely to make an admirable partner in marriage, if\nallowed to follow his or her own harmless way.\n\n9.--Marriage will come early.\n\n10.--A very affectionate lover and marriage partner.\n\n11.--Of a practical nature, this person will know exactly how to steer\nclear of matrimonial troubles.\n\n12.--Will make an admirable husband or wife.\n\n13.--This person will love very deeply, perhaps too deeply, as it may\nlead to unfounded jealousy.\n\n14.--It is doubtful if this individual wishes in his heart to marry.\n\n15.--Somewhat fickle in love affairs.\n\n16.--Married life will be less romantic than anticipated, but it will\nbe more congenial and placid.\n\n17.--Too fond of comforts and one's own company to embark on marriage\nlightly.\n\n18.--This person will be conscious of the fact that he or she\ninvariably falls in love with the wrong person. This will last until\nthe age of 22 or 23 is reached.\n\n19.--Marriage should turn out very well.\n\n20.--A late and happy marriage is indicated.\n\n21.--Likely to be very passionate.\n\n22.--A person who is sure to have several love affairs. A feature of\nthese is that some of them will be revivals of old ones.\n\n23.--Marriage means everything to you and you are decidedly unsuited to\nliving a lonely life.\n\n24.--You are sentimental and emotional and will think highly of your\npartner.\n\n25.--Do not rush into marriage without considering the matter very\nseriously.\n\n26.--You have an ideal for whom you are searching. However, the ideal\ndoes not exist. There are plenty of good fish in the sea, nevertheless.\n\n27.--A rather sudden wedding.\n\n28.--You will be happy only as long as your partner gives you the upper\nhand.\n\n29.--Marriage will be mixed. Much happiness, some sorrows.\n\n30.--This person will have many love affairs, in fact he or she is the\ntype that prefers a succession of such affairs to settling down to\nmarriage.\n\n\nDECEMBER\n\n1.--Somewhat headstrong, this person will want to rule the home.\n\n2.--A very easygoing partner. Happy as long as his or her mate guides\nthe ship through the troubled seas.\n\n3.--Men born on this day often marry women older than themselves.\n\n4.--Somewhat slow in deciding on marriage.\n\n5.--Likely to find marriage more of a boon than anticipated.\n\n6.--This person will, probably, marry someone whom nobody anticipated\nwould be the individual.\n\n7.--This individual should marry someone with totally different\nqualities and an entirely different outlook on life.\n\n8.--Such people have a most compelling way with the opposite sex and\nthey make good partners.\n\n9.--Very fond of the opposite sex; a character that may easily\nexperience difficulties.\n\n10.--Will make a marriage in which the man plays the minor part.\n\n11.--Marriage will be planned and carried out in a short space of time.\nThe haste may be deplored later on.\n\n12.--A person who will take marriage very seriously.\n\n13.--This individual will play at lovemaking for a long time before\ntreating it seriously.\n\n14.--A person who will have numerous flirtations, then a period in\nwhich the other sex is more or less ignored, followed by a sudden and\nhappy marriage.\n\n15.--Liable to delay marriage too long, or until it cannot provide the\nblessings anticipated of it.\n\n16.--Married life will bring many joys and blessings.\n\n17.--Do not be cold and uncommunicative to your partner. Act as you did\nbefore the wedding.\n\n18.--You will be slow in acquiring affection. Once a friendship is\nformed, however, it will be a very deep one.\n\n19.--As long as your partner is not one given to \"laying down the law,\"\nyou will have a very happy existence.\n\n20.--Be very careful that you do not fall in love with someone after\nmarriage.\n\n21.--Marriage will be supremely happy.\n\n22.--You are somewhat fickle and will, probably, suffer in consequence.\n\n23.--Your marriage is likely to have the effect of complicating your\nfinancial position.\n\n24.--A person who will find married life of average happiness.\n\n25.--Do not keep from your partner information that should rightly\nbe shared. You are not confiding enough and this may very well cause\nunhappiness.\n\n26.--Avoid extravagance in married life and all will be well.\n\n27.--A kind and generous partner.\n\n28.--Take little notice of what your friends tell you of your intended\none. Be guided by your feelings alone.\n\n29.--You will marry late and your only regret will be that you did not\nfind your partner earlier.\n\n30.--You and your partner will, largely, keep yourselves to yourselves.\nYou will be all in all to each other, and it will prove a very happy\nexistence.\n\n31.--You will make an admirable husband or wife, especially if your\npartner is one of the \"easy-going\" type.\n\n\n\n\nMAKING USEFUL MASCOTS\n\n\nAnyone of a handy disposition can make mascots that will bring luck to\nhim or herself, as well as to countless friends. In addition, they may\nbe made for selling at bazaars or even for profit in shops.\n\n_HORSESHOES._--As a rule, it is best in this case to obtain a supply of\nold and worn horseshoes--any local farrier will be glad to sell them\nfor a penny or two apiece--and to make them presentable. First, knock\noff the rust, and then wash them if necessary. It is not a bad plan to\nbeg some old nails from the farrier, to slip one or two in the holes,\nhere and there of each shoe, and to twist them round with pliers so\nthat they cannot fall out. Then give the shoes a coat of paint--either\naluminum or stove-black. When dry, thread a strip of ribbon of your\nlucky color through a hole on either side of the shoe, so that the shoe\ncan be easily hung up. But, please do be careful to arrange the ribbon\nso that the shoe can only be hung tips upwards.\n\nFailing a supply of worn shoes, the best idea is to cut horseshoes from\na sheet of thick cardboard. There is an illustration on p. 6 which\nwill give you an idea of the correct shape to aim at. When the shoes\nare cut, paint them with black or silver ink, and tie with ribbon, as\nalready suggested.\n\n_SWASTIKAS._--Large swastikas are best cut out of thick cardboard, as\nsuggested in the previous paragraph for horseshoes, but small ones,\nsuitable for wearing, are not difficult to cut out of sheet metal, if\na triangular file is at hand for cleaning up the corners and edges.\nWhen worn, Swastikas are usually hung diamond-wise. Therefore, it is\nnecessary to drill a small hole in one of the corners of the shape. A\ncoat of gold paint or transparent lacquer will add to the appearance of\nthe finish.\n\n_SCARABS._--When scarabs are to be made, the shape with the closed\nwings will be found much the simpler to construct. They can be made out\nof large oval buttons. If the buttons are flat, it is advisable to give\nthem a domed surface by applying a suitable layer of plastic wood. This\nis a putty-like substance which dries rapidly and which can be moulded\nto the required shape with the fingers. When the plastic wood is dry\nand hard, smooth the surface with fine glass-paper and ornament it with\noil paints. A dull light blue serves best for the groundwork, and the\npattern can be added with a small brush, using grey or black paint. In\nthis way, some very realistic scarabs can be made easily.\n\n_CADUCEUS OR STAFF OF MERCURY._--This lucky device is very difficult to\nmake in the form of a model. However, the same purpose can be served\nby a picture. Draw the outline in pencil (see p. 9), give it a wash of\nsilver color and line in the pattern with India ink. A picture, made in\nthis way, about twelve inches high, on a white card, would look very\nattractive when framed.\n\n_ARROWHEADS._--Those of us who have an eye for geology will have no\ndifficulty in picking up flints, shaped like arrowheads (see p. 8),\nalong the sides of country roads. Failing these, we can get some slips\nof granite, and, with hammer and chisel, shape them as shown on the\npage mentioned. The next thing is to obtain some gilt wire, and to make\nslings to support the arrowheads. These can then be hung up or worn,\naccording to their size.\n\n_TETS._--These mallet-shaped mascots can be made readily by cutting\nsmall strips of wood to serve as handles, and then moulding the heads\nin plastic wood. When the latter has dried hard, all the surfaces are\ncoated with some bright colored paint, and, after that, additional\nbands of color are added to serve as ornamentation (see p. 8).\n\n_BLACK CATS AND OTHER DOLL MASCOTS._--Any woman or girl who is good at\nneedlework can make cats and doll-shaped mascots fairly readily. The\nfirst thing is to cut a paper pattern of the parts, using newspaper\nfor the purpose. Usually, it is advisable to make the pattern in no\nmore than two parts; one for the left side, the other for the right,\nor one for the front, the other for the back, according to the way the\ncreature is to be executed. If this is done, it must be recognized that\neach part should be considerably larger than the animal is to appear,\nsince although the pattern looks as though it need only serve for the\nfront or back, or sides, it really has to supply the width as well.\n\nWhen the paper pattern has been suitably shaped, cut out the stuff to\nagree with it, allowing an edging for turning in. Use black velvet or\nblack fur cloth, unless some color is desired. Then, place the two\npieces together, face to face, stitch round most of the edges; follow\nby turning the outside in and stuff the interior through the gap of\nstitches. Old but soft rags do for the stuffing. When nice and evenly\nplump, stitch up the gap, taking care to fold in the seams.\n\nThe last stage is to ornament the creature and form its features.\nButtons serve for eyes, stitches of red wool or silk make the mouth and\nnose, and whiskers are supplied by hairs taken from a broom. A band of\nribbon, tied in a bow, round the neck, completes the mascot.\n\n\n * * * * *\n\nTranscriber's Notes:\n\nItalic text is denoted by _underscores_.\n\nMinor punctuation and printer errors repaired.\n\nEvery effort has been made to replicate this text as faithfully as\npossible, including inconsistent hyphenation, obsolete and variant\nspellings and other inconsistencies. Where intent was unclear, possible\nerrors were left as printed.\n\nIn some otherwise alphabetical lists, individual words are out of\nalphabetical order. These are left as printed. Likewise, some\nlettered lists have letters missing or out of order. These were left as\nprinted.","title":"Everybody's Book of Luck","tradition":"myth-cosmogony","translated_text":null,"word_count":63329}