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=MADAME LANORMAND'S FORTUNE-TELLER AND DREAM BOOK.=

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Spells, and Incantations.--Fast of St. Agnes.-The Nine Keys.--Magic
Rose.--Cupid's Nosegay.--The Ring and Olive Branch.--Love's
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tell a person's character by Cabalistic Calculations.--How to tell
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=THE SHOWMAN'S GUIDE; OR, THE BLACK ART FULLY EXPOSED AND LAID BARE.=

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Glass with two different Liquids, without mixing them.--How to Light a
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Stone with a Blow of the Fist.--To tear a Handkerchief into pieces and
to make it whole again.--How to fire a loaded Pistol at the Hand without
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    OUR KNOWLEDGE BOX:

    OR,

    OLD SECRETS AND NEW DISCOVERIES.

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CONTENTS.


                                                               PAGE.

  Secrets of the Liquor Trade                                     3

  Druggists' Department                                           8

  Manufacturers' Department                                       14

  The Toilet, Perfumery, Etc.                                     27

  Hunters' and Trappers' Secrets                                  34

  The Fine Arts and Sciences                                      36

  Farmers' Department                                             43

  Confectioners' Department                                       46

  Valuable Miscellaneous Recipes for the Household and every day
  Requirements                                                    48


    Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1875, by CHAS.
    MCARTHUR, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington,
    D. C.




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SECRETS OF THE LIQUOR TRADE.


_Cider Without Apples._--To each gallon of cold water, put 1 lb. common
sugar, 1/2 oz. tartaric acid, 1 tablespoonful of yeast, shake well, make
in the evening, and it will be fit for use next day. I make in a keg a
few gallons at a time, leaving a few quarts to make into next time; not
using yeast again until the keg needs rinsing. If it gets a little sour
make a little more into