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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