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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 cards entirely changes their signification; their individual and
relative meaning being often widely different. Thus, for example, the
King of Hearts, the Nine of Hearts, and the Nine of Clubs, respectively
signify, a liberal man, joy, and success in love, but change their
position, by placing the King _between_ the two nines, and you would
read that a man, then rich and happy, would be ere long consigned to a
prison!


SIGNIFICATION OF THE CARDS.

The individual meaning attached to the thirty-two cards employed is as
follows:--


THE EIGHT CLUBS.

_Ace of Clubs._--Signifies joy, money, or good news; if reversed, the
joy will be of brief duration.

_King of Clubs._--A frank, liberal man, fond of serving his friends; if
reversed, he will meet with a disappointment.

_Queen of Clubs._--An affectionate woman, but quick-tempered and
touchy; if reversed, jealous and malicious.

_Knave of Clubs._--A clever and enterprising young man; reversed, a
harmless flirt and flatterer.

_Ten of Clubs._--Fortune, success, or grandeur; reversed, want of
success in some small matter.

_Nine of Clubs._--Unexpected gain, or a legacy; reversed, some trifling
present.

_Eight of Clubs._--A dark person’s affections, which, if returned,
will be the cause of great prosperity; reversed, those of a fool, and
attendant unhappiness, if reciprocated.

_Seven of Clubs._--A small sum of money, or unexpectedly recovered
debt; reversed, a yet smaller amount.


THE EIGHT HEARTS.

_Ace of Hearts._--A love-letter, or some pleasant news; reversed, a
friend’s visit.

_King of Hearts._--A fair, liberal man; reversed, will meet with
disappointment.

_Queen of Hearts._--A mild, amiable woman; reversed, has been crossed
in love.

_Knave of Hearts._--A gay young bachelor, who dreams only of pleasure;
reversed, a discontented military man.

_Ten of Hearts._--Happiness, triumph; if reversed, some slight anxiety.

_Nine of Hearts._--Joy, satisfaction, success; reversed, a passing
chagrin.

_Eight of Hearts._--A fair person’s affections; reversed, indifference
on his or her part.

_Seven of Hearts._--Pleasant thoughts, tranquillity; reversed, ennui,
weariness.


THE EIGHT DIAMONDS.

_Ace of Diamonds._--A letter, soon to be received; and, if the card be
reversed, containing bad news.

_King of Diamonds._--A fair man--generally in the army--but both
cunning and dangerous; if reversed, a threatened danger, caused by
machinations on his part.

_Queen of Diamonds._--An ill-bred, scandal-loving woman; if reversed,
she is to be greatly feared.

_Knave of Diamonds._--A tale-bearing servant, or unfaithful friend; if
reversed, will be the cause of mischief.

_Ten of Diamonds._--Journey, or change of residence; if reversed, it
will not prove fortunate.

_Nine of Diamonds._--Annoyance, delay; if reversed, either a family or
a love quarrel.

_Eight of Diamonds._--Love-making; if reversed, unsuccessful.

_Seven of Diamonds._--Satire, mockery; reversed, a foolish scandal.

N. B.--In order to know whether the Ace, Ten, Nine, Eight and Seven
of Diamonds are reversed, it is better to make a small pencil-mark on
each, to show which is the top of the card.


THE EIGHT SPADES.

_Ace of Spades._--Pleasure; reversed, grief, bad news.

_King of Spades._--The envious man, an enemy, or a dishonest lawyer,
who is to be feared; reversed, impotent malice.

_Queen of Spades._--A widow; reversed, a dangerous and malicious woman.

_Knave of Spades._--A dark, ill-bred young man; reversed, he is
plotting some mischief.

_Ten of Spades._--Tears, a prison; reversed, brief affliction.

_Nine of Spades._--Tidings of a death; reversed, it will be some near
relative.

_Eight of Spades._--Approaching illness; reversed, a marriage broken
off, or offer refused.

_Seven of Spades._--Slight annoyances; reversed, a foolish intrigue.

The Court cards of Hearts and Diamonds usually represent persons of
fair complexion; Clubs and Spades, the opposite.


SIGNIFICATION OF DIFFERENT CARDS OF THE SAME DENOMINATION.

_Four Aces_, coming together, or following each other, announce danger,
failure in business, and sometimes imprisonment. If one or more of them
be reversed, the danger will be lessened, but that is all.

_Three Aces_, coming in the same manner.--Good tidings; if reversed,
folly.

_Two Aces._--A plot; if reversed, will not succeed.

_Four Kings._--Rewards, dignities, honors; reversed, they will be less,
but sooner received.

_Three Kings._--A consultation on important business, the result
of which will be highly satisfactory; if reversed, success will be
doubtful.

_Two Kings._--A partnership in business; if reversed