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HOW TO TELL FORTUNES


  CONTAINING Napoleon’s Oraculum, and the Key to Work It

  ALSO Tells Fortunes by Cards, LUCKY AND UNLUCKY DAYS, SIGNS AND OMENS.

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  COPYRIGHT, 1902, BY
  FRANK TOUSEY, PUBLISHER
  168 West 23d St., New York City




HOW TO TELL FORTUNES BY CARDS.


In telling Fortunes by Cards--as in all games in which they are
employed--the Ace ranks highest in value. Then comes the King, followed
by the Queen, Knave, Ten, Nine, Eight, and Seven; these being generally
the only cards used.

The order, and comparative value of the different suits, is as
follows:--First on the list stand “Clubs,” as they mostly portend
happiness; and--no matter how numerous, or how accompanied--are rarely
or never of bad augury. Next come “Hearts,” which usually signify joy,
liberality, or good temper; “Diamonds,” on the contrary, denote delay,
quarrels, and annoyance; and “Spades”--the worst suit of all--grief,
sickness, and loss of money.

We are of course speaking generally, as, in many cases, the position
of