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You may copy it, give it away or -re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included -with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org/license - - -Title: The Golden Wheel Dream-book and Fortune-teller - Being the most complete work on fortune-telling and - interpreting dreams ever printed, etc. etc - -Author: Felix Fontaine - -Release Date: August 3, 2019 [EBook #60045] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: UTF-8 - -*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE GOLDEN WHEEL DREAM-BOOK *** - - - - -Produced by Chris Curnow, Les Galloway and the Online -Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net - - - - - - Transcriber’s Notes - -Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected. 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A handsome - 12mo volume of 598 pages, from new electrotype plates, printed on fine - toned paper, and elegantly bound in cloth, in black and gold - - =$1.50= - - - - - FONTAINE’S - - GOLDEN WHEEL FORTUNE-TELLER, - - AND - - DREAM BOOK. - - - DICK & FITZGERALD, PUBLISHERS, - 18 ANN STREET. - - - - -[Illustration: THE GOLDEN WHEEL FORTUNE TELLER.] - - - - - THE - - GOLDEN WHEEL DREAM-BOOK, - - AND - - FORTUNE-TELLER, - -BEING THE MOST COMPLETE WORK ON FORTUNE-TELLING AND INTERPRETING DREAMS - EVER PRINTED, CONTAINING AN - - ALPHABETICAL LIST OF DREAMS, WITH THEIR - INTERPRETATION, - - AND THE LUCKY NUMBERS THEY SIGNIFY. - - ALSO EXPLAINING HOW TO TELL FORTUNES BY THE MYSTERIOUS GOLDEN WHEEL, - WITH CARDS, DICE, AND DOMINOES. HOW TO TELL FUTURE EVENTS BY - THE LINES OF THE HANDS, BY MOLES ON THE BODY, BY THE FACE, - NAILS OF THE FINGERS, HAIR AND SHAPE OF THE HEAD. - HOW TO FIND WHERE TO DIG FOR WATER, COAL, - AND ALL KINDS OF METALS, BY MEANS OF - - THE CELEBRATED DIVINING OR LUCK ROD. - -HOW TO TELL THE TEMPER AND DISPOSITION OF ANYBODY, HOW TO TELL FORTUNES - WITH TEA LEAVES AND COFFEE GROUNDS, SIGNS OF THE MOON’S AGE, LUCKY - AND UNLUCKY DAYS, TOGETHER WITH CHARMS TO MAKE YOUR - SWEETHEART LOVE YOU, AND TO MAKE A LOVER POP THE - QUESTION, WITH TWENTY WAYS OF TELLING FORTUNES - ON NEW YEAR’S EVE, AND A COMPLETE - LANGUAGE AND SIGNIFICATION - OF THE FLOWERS. - - BY FELIX FONTAINE, -Professor of Astrology, and Lecturer on Astronomy and Spiritual Philosophy. - - ILLUSTRATED WITH NUMEROUS ENGRAVINGS. - - NEW YORK: - DICK & FITZGERALD, PUBLISHERS, - 18 ANN STREET. - - - - - CONTENTS. - - PAGE. - - Bride’s Omen 129 - - Bridge Omen 132 - - - Candle Spell 132 - - “ Token 129 - - Card Charm 127 - - Cards, Fortune-telling with 94 - - Cat Portent 126 - - Charm against Nightmare 130 - - Charms and Magic Prognostications 124 - - Cricket 128 - - Crow Sign 129 - - - Death-tick 128 - - Dice, How to find Lucky Numbers with 92 - - Dice, How to tell Fortunes with 106 - - Dominoes, How to tell Fortunes with 101 - - Dreams, about the Interpretation of 7 - - Dreams, Alphabetical List of 10-92 - - “ What are 7 - - - Easter-water 130 - - - Finger-nails, Signification of the 120 - - Frog Prognostic 129 - - - Golden Wheel, How to tell Fortunes by the 3 - - Golden Wheel of Fortune, The 3 - - - Hair Spell 133 - - Hair, To choose a Husband by the 119 - - Hand, Telling Fortunes by the Lines of the 109 - - How a Girl may ascertain if she will ever marry 125 - - How to be sure of a Partner at a Dance 129 - - How to discover if your Wish will be Fulfilled 100 - - How to get a Sweetheart 130 - - How to tell the first letter of your - future Wife’s or Husband’s name 131 - - - Key and Book Charm 126 - - - Language of Flowers 139 - - Lead and Wax Spell 131 - - Lucky and Unlucky Days 133 - - - Means to compel Love 125 - - Moles, Telling Fortunes by 114 - - - Nail Token 133 - - New Moon 126 - - New Year’s Eve, How to tell Fortunes on 131 - - Nutshell Witchery 132 - - - Omen of Riches 128 - - - Palmistry 109 - - Phrenology and Physiognomy 111 - - - Rabbit Augury 130 - - Rye Charm 130 - - - Saucer Charm 131 - - Scissor or Knife Prognostic 126 - - Sheep and Swine Token 130 - - Shift Charm 93 - - Signs from the Moon’s age 137 - - Sign of a Sneeze 128 - - Sign of Visitors 126 - - Sign when your Ear tingles 128 - - “ “ “ Nose itches 128 - - “ “ you wet your Apron 133 - - Spider Omen 127 - - Star Augury 129 - - Strange Bed 128 - - Straw Sign 126 - - String Token 128 - - - Table to find Lucky Numbers 9 - - Tea or Coffee-Grounds, Fortune-telling by 121 - - Telling Fortunes by Dominoes and Dice 100 - - The Divining-rod, to tell where to dig for Water and Metals 134 - - Thirty Physiological Significations 142 - - To find out whom one is to have for a Husband 99 - - To know if a Woman with Child will have a Girl or a Boy 129 - - To know the Temper and Disposition of every one 138 - - To prepare a Love Potion 124 - - - What a Prick in the Finger signifies 130 - - What a Spider-web foretells 130 - - - Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1862, - BY DICK & FITZGERALD, - In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States for - the Southern District of New York. - - - - - FONTAINE’S - - GOLDEN WHEEL DREAM-BOOK, - - AND - - FORTUNE-TELLER. - - - THE GOLDEN WHEEL OF FORTUNE. - - -This singular wheel was much consulted in the middle ages, and is said -to have been used by Cagliostro to aid him in his divinations. I have -selected it from an old Latin manuscript on Astrology, and translated -it into English for the benefit of those of my readers who cannot read -the former language. SEE FRONTISPIECE. - - - THE GOLDEN WHEEL OF FORTUNE SHOWS: - - I. _Whether you shall obtain the favor of the person you desire?_ - - II. _If the querent shall meet with the preferment he wisheth for?_ - - III. _Whether a sick person will recover?_ - - IV. _If the said sickness will be long or short?_ - - V. _Shall your expectation or wish succeed?_ - - VI. _If it is good for you to marry, or otherwise?_ - - VII. _Whether the friendship of a certain person will prove - advantageous or not?_ - - VIII. _Whether a person shall be rich or poor? etc., etc._ - - - HOW TO TELL FORTUNES BY THE GOLDEN WHEEL. - -The person whose fortune is to be told, must place the wheel of -Fortune face downward, prick into a number (it is better to do it with -their eyes shut), then refer for an explanation, which stands at the -corresponding number as that you pricked into. (See Frontispiece.) - -_The following observations answer for either sex, the party, -therefore, trying this wheel, must alter wife for husband, or just as -the answers may suit either party._ - -1. If this number is fixed upon, it assures the person that you will -marry an homely person, but rich. - -2. Whatever your intentions are, for the present, decline them. Those -absent will return. - -3. Shows loss of friends; bad success at law; loss of money; -unfaithfulness in love. - -4. If your desires are extravagant, they will not be granted; but mind -how you make use of your fortune. - -5. Very good fortune; sudden prosperity; great respect from high -personages; a letter bringing important news. - -6. Look well to those who owe you money, if ever so little, a letter of -abuse may be expected. - -7. Your lover will act constant and true toward you. - -8. A friend has crossed the sea, and will bring home riches, by which -you will be much benefited. - -9. A loving partner; success in your undertakings; a large and -prosperous family. - -10. Your husband will not have a great fortune, but with your -assistance he is likely to live in middling circumstances. - -11. A very sudden journey, with a pleasant fellow-traveller, and the -result of the journey will be generally beneficial to your family. - -12. You may regain that which you have lost with great perseverance and -trouble. - -13. A letter of importance will arrive, announcing the death of a -relative for whom you have no very great respect, but who has left you -a legacy. - -14. By venturing carefully, you will gain doubly, though you will -suffer great privation. - -15. You will meet with many crosses before you are comfortably settled. - -16. Too sudden acquaintance with the opposite sex; but which will be -opposed; notwithstanding the party should persevere, as it will be to -his or her advantage. - -17. An agreeable partner, a good temper, and a large family of children. - -18. Let the chooser of this number persevere; for your schemes are -good, and must succeed. - -19. You will marry young, and have dutiful children. - -20. Your lover may be low in circumstances, but affectionate. - -21. Your marriage will add to your welfare, and you will be very happy. - -22. A drunken partner, bad success in trade, but the party will never -be very poor, though always unhappy. - -23. Do not neglect your lover; let your conduct command respect. - -24. You have many friends, and will probably have a large and virtuous -family. - -25. Your travels will be prosperous, if you are prudent. - -26. You have many enemies, who will endeavor to make you unhappy. - -27. The luck that is ordained for you, will be coveted by others. - -28. Be very prudent in your conduct, as this number is very precarious, -and much depends upon yourself; it is generally good. - -29. Beware, or you will be deceived by the person you are paying your -attentions to. - -30. You love one who is affectionate and true, and deserves respect. - -31. You too fantastically refuse offers. Be prudent when you accept, or -you will be sorry. - -32. You will be very unfortunate for a short time, but be careful, and -your situation will very soon alter. - -33. A fortune will be yours, but be not over anxious. - -34. Alter your intentions, or you will be sorry when it is too late. - -35. You will have a rich, but jealous partner, and will live very -uncomfortably. - -36. You will have a sober, steady, and affectionate partner, but poor. - -37. A very good fortune, sudden prosperity, and a large family. - -38. The persons who choose this unlucky number, must look well to their -conduct; or justice will overtake them. - -39. Remain among your friends, then you will escape misfortune. - -40. You will have an affectionate partner, but no family; and a large -fortune. - -41. If you have a fortune, be charitable; if but little, be frugal. - -42. You will have a quarrel with your lover, through jealousy. - -43. You must bear your losses with fortitude. - -44. You will get a handsome, young, and wealthy partner. - -45. When your conduct changes, your fortune will mend, by marrying a -rich partner. - -46. You have mixed with bad company, and you may depend on it, that you -will be brought to disgrace. - -47. A large family of healthy children, give them learning, and they -will honor their father and mother. - -48. You will be very unfortunate at first, but persevere, and your -schemes will be successful. - -49. You have a number of secret enemies, who will try to do you an -injury; be on your guard and you will prosper. - -50. Your happiness will consist in doing good: they are pleasing spots -in the memory, which vexations cannot erase. - -51. You will die an old maid, you have been too whimsical in choosing -for yourself a partner. - -52. Your lover will travel in Europe, and will be very successful. - -53. You will marry a person with whom you will have but little comfort. - -54. This is a very lucky number; whatever you do, will always prove -successful. - -55. After much misfortune, you will be pretty comfortable and happy. - -56. Good conduct will produce much luck and happiness. - -57. Through affection you will marry unfortunately; but you must make -one another happy. - -58. You have many lovers, but mind how you choose, or else you will -suffer for it. - -59. Your lover is on his return home, but he has met with severe losses. - -60. A letter announcing the loss of money. - -61. You have a secret enemy, mind or he will do you some harm. - -62. Warns you against the evil consequences of idleness, either in -yourself or partner. - -63. Your partner will be very rich, but very neglectful. - -64. You will be very poor and miserable, with one child. - -65. Sincere love from an upright heart will be rewarded. - -66. You will marry an old person with whom you will be very unhappy. - -67. Plenty of offers will happen before one is worthy of acceptance, be -cautious how you make your choice. - -68. You will play with the mouse till you lose it. - -69. Take heed, you are being deceived by your lover. - -70. You will meet with great trouble, you should have consulted your -friends. - -71. Beware, the person you love, does not love you, he seeks your ruin. - -72. If you marry in haste, you will be deceived, wait patiently, and -you will be happy. - -73. Hard work, hard fare, little joy, and much care. - -74. A scolding wife, but rich. - -75. Your partner will be very rich, but will have no children. - -76. You have a rival, be not deceived; depend on our tablets, and you -will better your condition. - -77. You will have many children, but will be very poor. - -78. Do not delay, hasten your marriage, or you will lose your virtue. - -79. Your wife will have no children, and will be addicted to drinking -liquors. - -80. Be honest and industrious, and you will triumph over your enemies. - -81. You will have children, who, if you give them a good education, -will make you happy. - -82. You will fall into great difficulties, you will lose your partner -and marry a drunkard. - -83. Hasten your marriage; the person is faithful, and you will be happy. - -84. You must break off the connection you have formed, or you will come -to absolute want. - -85. Your lover is jealous of you, and will break off the connection. - -86. You will travel in Europe, and be married there, but will have no -children. - -87. You will get married, but not till you begin to get old. - -88. Beware, you have a secret enemy who will try and do you some injury. - -89. You will die an old maid. - -90. You will marry three different times, and still be very poor and -miserable. - -91. The person you are paying your attentions to, is deceitful. - -92. If you marry, you will have great trouble, and many children; be -persuaded, and live single, then you will be happy. - -93. You will live to a great age and be happy. - -94. There is a young man dying in love for you, but mind you are not -led astray. - -95. You will marry poor, but in the end be rich. - -96. You are too whimsical and deceitful ever to be happy. - -97. Be not flattered, for you have an amorous sweetheart. - -98. A shocking accident will happen to you, or to your children, which -will cause great trouble. - -99. You will discover your false lover. - -100. You will have a very handsome, but artful partner. - - - - - WHAT ARE DREAMS? - - -I offer you in this work, my dear reader, all that can be collected -in reference to dreams. Notwithstanding the proverbial saying, “All -dreams are lies,” we frequently see the realization of them, and by -them we are informed of more or less interesting events which afterward -happen to us. A prudent and enlightened man will therefore examine -carefully his dreams to know which he ought to interpret, neglecting -those which are extravagant because of too exalted an imagination or of -a disturbed digestion. - -In consulting this book with attention, in seeking in it for the -explanation of your dreams, and calculating the causes which have -produced them, you will rarely depart from the truth, because you will -be following the rules of a wise combination, which will prevent you -from falling into an illusory if not fatal error. - - - FOREKNOWLEDGE, OR INTERPRETATION OF DREAMS. - -In the Holy Scriptures God says, that he “will pour his Spirit on all -flesh, that the young men and maidens shall prophesy, the old men shall -see visions, and the young men dream dreams.” Both sacred and profane -history are full of so many examples of the fulfilment of dreams, that -he must be very skeptical and but little versed in natural science who -would refuse to have faith in them. - -Hippocrates says that when the body is asleep the soul is awake, and -transports itself everywhere, where the body would be able to go, that -it knows and sees all that the body could know or see were it awake; -that it touches all the body could touch, in a word, that it performs -all the actions that the body of a sleeping man could do were he awake. - -There are five kinds of dreams, differently named according to their -different qualities. The first is dream, the second vision, the third -oracle, the fourth revery, and the fifth apparition. - -A dream is that which, while we are asleep, shows us the truth hidden -under certain figures, as when Joseph interpreted to king Pharaoh the -dream concerning the seven lean kine that devoured the seven fat ones; -the dream of the seven full ears of corn, etc. - -A vision is simply a dream happening when the body is awake instead of -sleeping, as Vespasian when he saw the surgeon who had extracted Nero’s -tooth. - -The oracle is a revelation, or information given us by some angel or -other celestial spirit who does God’s bidding. The angel appearing to -Joseph the husband of the Virgin, and to the wise men, are examples of -this. - -Revery occurs when the passions are so vehement that they destroy the -mental equilibrium for a time. Then what one thinks of during the day -he will dream of at night, as a lover who has been thinking during the -day of his beloved one will continue to do so at night while he is -sleeping. Sometimes when one fears to meet a person, he will dream at -night that he has met him; having fasted during the day, he will dream -of eating, or, having been thirsty, of drinking. Avarice will make the -miser dream of his gold, and speak of it when sleeping, as he would not -do when awake. - -Apparition is named Phantom by the Greeks, and is only that nocturnal -vision sometimes presented to children and weak-minded persons, who -imagine they see objects presented to intimidate or pain them. - -Of these five kinds of dreams, the three first have an appearance of -truth, but the last two are absolutely false. - -It is to be remarked, with regard to all dreams, that those of which -only parts are remembered, signify nothing at all; that those that -memory retains are good and true; that they ought to occur about -day-break, or at least after midnight, because until that time the -senses and the body are occupied in the labor of digestion, and the -mind disturbed by the remembrance of dinner, can dream of nothing -reasonable. Nevertheless Artemidorus says, that a sober, temperate, and -tranquil man can dream at any hour of the night, or even during the -day, and that the fulfilment of such dreams will be certain. - -Some authors divide dreams into three kinds, namely, dreams of natural -objects, of animals, and of celestial objects. The natural things are -those by which physicians judge of the temperament; dreams of animals -show the passions and cares that the mind has felt during the day; -those of celestial objects are the intimations of divine things, as -for example, the statue that the king of Babylon saw when asleep, which -is so well explained by the prophet Daniel. - -There are few persons who have the gift of dreaming that which will be -fulfilled, fewer still who know how to interpret them, because it is -necessary to observe many things not generally known. - -There are two principal kinds of dreams, the speculative or -contemplative, and the allegorical or significative. To these one ought -to pay attention, the speculative happening in the fulfilment as it -occurred in dreams, for example: A prisoner in a small prison at Paris -dreamed that a cord was being attached to his neck to hang him, that -after it was done a stranger appeared with a sword who severed the cord -and delivered him from death; this was fulfilled the next day, for the -judge having pronounced his sentence, and given him to the hangman, he -was delivered by unknown persons employed by his friends. Allegorical -dreams on the contrary never happen as one has dreamed. Thus, to dream -of an angel, signifies revelation or good news, but to see a serpent -which tries to bite one signifies troubles arising from the envy of -others. - -Speculative dreams are soon fulfilled, allegorical ones not so quickly; -a day or two often intervening between the dream and its completion. - - - ABOUT THE INTERPRETATION OF DREAMS. - - “Dreams? Nonsense!” I hear some grave-faced person cry. Indeed! -And where did this grave-faced person learn his wisdom? Not from -experience, I will engage. No, experience teaches us the reverse of -this. Dreams are _by no means_ nonsense. This I maintain openly in the -face of all the world. - -I maintain even that _every dream has its signification_. Not that it -always discloses the future, I am far from asserting that. I say only -it _has its signification_. Commonly a dream "permits us to cast a -glance into the soul or into the heart of man. The thoughts which dwell -in the former, and the feelings which sway the latter, shape themselves -in sleep into various images, which throw a strong light upon the -character. There have no doubt been many extravagant fictions palmed -off as facts relative to dreams, but yet enough credible evidence -exists of their importance to make any strange dream the subject of -reflection and examination on the part of the dreamer; and it cannot be -denied that many things in our dreams are actually omens. - - - A LIST OF DREAMS, WITH THEIR TRUE INTERPRETATION, TOGETHER WITH - THE LUCKY NUMBERS OF THE LOTTERY WHICH THEY SIGNIFY. - -ABOVE. To dream you see any thing hanging _above_ you signifies you -will improve in your worldly prospects, and soon be in a better -situation than you were before you had the dream. 76, 62, 14. - -ABSENCE. To dream of absent persons, signifies that they will soon -return. It also denotes success in business. 4, 22. - -ABSCESS. If you dream you have an abscess, or running sore on your -person, it foretells good fortune and good health, to be preceded by -sickness. 3, 27. - -ABUSE. To dream that you are abused and insulted, is a sign that some -dispute will happen between you and some person with whom you have -business; if you are in love, be assured that some one has attempted to -injure you with the object of your affections, and that they have in a -great measure succeeded. 6, 38, 44. - -ABUNDANCE. If you dream you have an over-abundance of any thing, it -goes by contrary, and is a sign of a scarcity; as if a farmer should -dream that he had a great crop, it would predict a scarcity—not perhaps -of that particular article of which he dreamed, but of something that -would be important to him. 15. - -ABYSS. To see an abyss, or deep hole, is a warning; avoid, after such -a dream, taking a journey by land, or a voyage by sea, for eight-and -forty hours, because it forebodes accidents by travelling. 62, 19. - -ACCIDENT. To dream that an accident has happened to you, or to any one -of your household, or with whom you live, foretells that you will see -some one whom you little expect to see. 72, 3, 11. - -ACCOUNTS. Dreams that relate to making up accounts are good omens. If -you dream you found an error in your money account, it foretells that -you will have a piece of good luck. Accounts blotted with ink is a sign -of sickness. 14. - -ACCUSE. To dream a person accuses you of any thing, is favorable to the -dreamer. 66, 4. - -ACORN. (_See Oak._) To dream you see swine eating acorns denotes that -you will have reverses in business, and lose if you are not very -careful; to dream of picking acorns signifies that a rich relative will -leave you a fortune. 65. - -ACQUAINTANCE. To dream you quarrel or fight with an acquaintance, -forebodes divisions in your own family; in love, unfaithfulness; and -losses in business. 42, 6. - -ACTRESS. If you dream you love her, it is a sign you will meet with -adversities. If you dream you see her on the stage you will be -successful in all your undertakings. 68, 5, 18. - -ADDER. To dream of this reptile is a sign that some one whom you think -friendly to you will injure you in some way. 19, 2. - -ADULTERY. It is in most cases a bad omen to dream that you have -perpetrated this act. If the person you dreamed about is married, or -is a prostitute, you may almost be sure that some misfortune will -overtake you. If she is a virgin, it merely predicts that you will -shortly have an invitation to a wedding. For a married woman to dream -of adultery is a sign she will soon conceive and have a girl. To an -unmarried woman such a dream is a sign of misfortune. 51, 7, 3. - -AGUE. To dream that you have one, warns you against an inclination to -strong drink; to dream your sweetheart has an ague, denotes affection -and happiness. 39, 6, 1. - -AIR. To dream that you see it clear and serene, shows that you shall -be beloved and esteemed by most people; if at law, success. In short, -all good is denoted by clear and serene air. But to dream that the air -is thick, cloudy, dark, and troubled, denotes to the dreamer, grief, -sickness, loss of good, hindrance of business, and crosses in love. 12, -9. - -ALMONDS. Signify riches and happiness; to eat them shows you will have -good luck in love matters. 73, 18, 10. - -ALLIGATOR. (_See Reptile._) - -ALMS. To dream they are begged of you, and you refuse them, shows want -and misery to the dreamer; but to dream you give them freely, is a sign -of joy and long life. 11, 13, 4. - -ALTAR. To dream of an altar, betokens gladness, and affection in love. -Of an _Ark_, the same. 71, 63, 4. - -ANCHOR. To dream you see one, signifies unexpected success in love; but -in business, it shows the success to be distant, and only obtainable -with care. 47, 36. - -ANGEL. To dream you see angels in your sleep, is a sign some are near -you, and that the rest of your dream will come to pass. To see many -angels, is a sign of many children, and much prosperity. 16, 8, 24. - -ANGER. (_See Rage._) To dream that you have been provoked to anger, -shows that you have powerful enemies; and warns you to be careful that -all you do should be strictly honorable; but it also signifies you will -hear good news, and be in a good humor. 44, 16. - -ANGLING. (_See Fish._) - -ANTS. To dream of ants, is unlucky; and to dream too often of them, -shows the dreamer not to be long lived. 7, 49, 20. - -APES. (_See Monkey._) To dream you have seen or had any thing to do -with them, signifies malicious, though secret enemies; and warns you -against carrying on law-suits. 17, 6. - -APPARITION. To dream you see an apparition or spirit, clothed in white, -signifies deceit, temptation to sin, and disappointment in love. 57. - -The following is an old prediction in verse: - - To dream of seeing strange apparitions, - As devils, hobgoblins, and such visions, - Does show thy love, or thy sweetheart, - Hath a fair face, but devil’s heart. - -APPAREL. (_See Silks and Satins._) To dream that your clothes are -good, denotes prosperity and happiness; of white apparel, is good only -for clergymen; to others it is a sign of trouble; to mechanics, decline -of business; to the sick, death. If of black, however, it is of their -recovery; of rich scarlet apparel, is good for rich men, signifying -honor; but is death to the sick, and loss or captivity to the poor; to -dream of women’s apparel, is good for the unmarried; but to a married -man loss of his wife or sickness. 17, 20. - -APPLES, or APPLE-TREES. (_See Orchard._) If sweet, denote joy and -pleasure, especially to women and maids. Sour apples signify contention -and sedition. 4, 11, 44. - -APRICOTS. Content, health, and pleasure, if in season; if otherwise, -vain hopes, bad fortune. 22, 5, 64. - -ARMS. To dream your arms are withered or lean, denotes affliction, -sickness and poverty; and if a woman, she is in danger of being a -widow. If any person dream his arms are hairy it denotes increase of -riches. 7. - -ARMED MEN. (_See Zouave._) - -ASHES. Great misfortune is at hand; to a lover or sweetheart, such a -dream forebodes that he or she will be jealous because of seeing some -one in company with their intended. 70. - -ASP. To dream of the asp or adder, is a sign of designing enemies; but -it is good, if they do not bite you. 17, 4. - -ASS. To dream you hear an ass bray, shows you will meet with some loss; -to see an ass run, signifies misfortune. 62, 18, 20. - -ATTORNEYS. (_See Lawyer._) To dream you are speaking with them, shows -hindrance of business, and that it requires much circumspection to -insure success in your affairs. It also denotes loss of property. 16. - -AWAKING. To dream you awake yourself is a happy end to all sorrow. To -awake another is a sign you will inspire with love the one you wish. -61, 4. - -BACK. To dream that your back is broken, hurt, or scabby, shows that -your enemies will get the better of you. To dream of the backbone, -signifies health and much joy. To see your back denotes misfortune. 2, -19, 42. - -BACKGAMMON. (_See Dice._) - -BACON. To dream of bacon or pork, denotes the death of some friend or -relation, and that enemies will endeavor to do you a mischief; in love, -it denotes a disappointment of some kind. 74. - -BAGPIPES. To dream of bagpipes, signifies trouble, contention, and loss -of a lawsuit. 20, 1. - -BAKING. (_See Oven._) For a woman to dream she is baking bread, -foretells thrift. If she is a farmer’s wife, it is a sign of good -crops. If she burns her bread it is a sign that she will have a -miscarriage. 18, 54. - -BALL. (_See Dancing._) If you dream you are at a ball, and are dancing -with a lady, it is a sign you will marry her; if you dream that she is -gone, and you are looking round to find her and cannot, it foretells -that she will not live long after marriage. Dreaming of playing ball, -or seeing it played, foretells the speedy receipt of money; to see the -ball roll about, signifies delay in its reception. 54, 11, 55. - -BALLOON. Signifies you will undertake many visionary things in -business, and success will not attend you. 46. - -BANANA. To dream of this delicious fruit is a good omen; if you dream -you are eating a banana, it is a sign you will be rich and happy. To -dream you see bananas growing denotes success in love matters. If a -girl dreams that her lover presents her with a ripe banana it foretells -she will soon be married, or ought to be. 4, 11, 44. - -BANK. If you dream you go to a large bank, and have money there, it is -a sign that you will be poor at some future period of your life. 5, 78. - -BANK-BILLS. (_See Money._) - -BANKRUPT. A bad dream, your business is in a dangerous position, and -without great care you will be forced to stop. 17, 60, 46. - -BARBER. To dream of a barber, denotes losses. 55. - -BARN. If you dream that you are in a barn that is well stored with hay -and grain, it predicts that you will marry rich, or else inherit land. -If the barn be empty, it will be the reverse of this, or else you will -meet with a loss. 4, 75. - -BARKING DOGS. Is a sign you have enemies who will detract, and insult -you. 17, 61. - -BARRELS. Signify wealth if they appear full; if empty, poverty. 14, 1, -7. - -BASIN. If you dream that it is full money; if empty, you will make many -debts. 2, 13, 69. - -BATH, or BATHING. To dream you are at a bath where you see people -bathing, is a sign you will have good luck in some undertaking. If you -are in, bathing yourself, it predicts that you will confer a benefit -on some person who will be very grateful. This dream also foretells a -change of residence. 20, 31. - -BAT. To dream of a bat, or bats, is a sign you will go on a bootless -journey, or one that is not satisfactory. 42. - -BATTLE. If you dream you are engaged in a battle, or see a battle, it -is a sign that you will soon undertake some new enterprise, and will -leave off the business or calling in which you are then engaged; it -also predicts to a girl that she will meet a young man in whom she is -much interested; to a soldier it foretells that he will be advanced in -rank. 14. - -BAYONET. To dream of a bayonet indicates that you have vindictive -enemies. 64, 7. - -BEAM. This signifies you will attain a high position in life. 9. - -BEANS. To dream of eating beans is a sign of trouble. If you are -picking beans, it denotes poverty. 72, 18, 11. - -BEAR. To dream of seeing a bear, or bears, is a sign you have one or -more enemies; if a bear attacks you, it predicts that you will overcome -your enemy. 68. - -BEARD. To dream you have a very little beard, signifies suits at law; -if it is a long thick beard, the dream is a good one, for it shows -success; for a person to dream of his beard falling out, he will lose -some near relative, or will come to disgrace. 47, 3. - -BEATING. For married people to dream of beating some one, shows that -they will live a peaceful life; to bachelors, good fortune in their -amours; if a lover beats his mistress, or a lady her suitor, it shows -that the match will be broken off. 5. - -BED. To dream that you are lying in bed, signifies that you are in -danger; being in bed and not able to sleep, sickness; to see a stranger -in your bed, brings quarrels in married life; a well-made bed, shows -that you will become established in life. 63, 9. - -BED-BUGS. Denote strife, and quarrels. 2, 10. - -BEER. To dream you are drinking beer, is a sure sign of domestic -troubles. 6, 8. - -BEES. (_See Sting._) It is good and lucky to dream of bees; to a -farmer it predicts good crops; to a lover, excellent success with his -sweetheart; to a maid it promises a good and wealthy husband. 17, 62, 4. - -BEGGARS. To dream that a beggar annoys you, is a sign of misfortune, or -some piece of bad luck. To a young girl who has a suitor, it predicts -that if she marries him she will be poor. 26. - -BEHEADING. To dream that you see a person that is going to be beheaded, -or if you see one beheaded, it is an excellent sign; in love you will -be successful; in prison you will be released; and any trouble you have -will soon vanish; it is also a sign you will soon meet a long absent -friend who will be glad to see you. 74, 19, 10. - -BELLS. To dream that you hear bells ringing merrily is a sign of a -wedding, or else that you will soon hear some good news. If the bell -tolls solemnly, it foretells a funeral or bad news. To a girl, the -tolling of a bell predicts that some one will deceive her. 16. - -BELLY. To dream one’s belly is bigger and fuller than ordinary, shows -his family and estate will increase; if one dreams his belly is grown -lean and shrunk up, he will be joyfully delivered of some bad accident; -if any one dreams that his belly is swelled, and yet notwithstanding be -empty, he will become poor; if a girl dreams of a big belly, it is a -sign of marriage. 24, 77. - -BET. To dream that you bet with any one, shows that you will suffer -from your own imprudence. 66, 12, 72. - -BIRDS. To dream of birds is much better for the rich than the poor; to -dream of little birds, the contrary; to dream that you hear birds chirp -is a good sign; to see birds fighting, signifies adversity; to see -birds fly over your head, signifies prejudice by enemies. 14, 77. - -BIRDS’ NESTS. To dream that you find one is a good sign; to dream that -you find one without either eggs or birds, shows you will meet with -great disappointment. 64. - -BIRTH. (_See Still-born._) To dream of a birth is good for a poor man; -to the sick it denotes death. 18, 42. - -BITE. To dream that you are bitten, foretells much jealousy and sorrow. -15, 19. - -BLASPHEMY. If you dream that you are cursing, it foretells bad fortune; -if you are cursed, all your expectations will be fulfilled. 4, 72. - -BLEEDING. (_See Fingers._) To dream of bleeding at the nose signifies -loss of goods, and decay of riches; to a young girl it foretells the -loss of her lover. 75, 19, 5. - -BLIND. (_See Eye._) To dream of being blind shows that you are deceived -in a supposed friend; this dream also threatens the dreamer with want -of money; to a lover, it predicts that his sweetheart is untrue to him; -this dream also foretells death. 66. - -BLOOD. To dream you vomit blood, is good for him that is poor, for he -shall soon get a sum of money. It is also very good for him that has -no children, and whose kindred are in a strange country; the first -shall see a child of his own; the other will hear favorable news of his -kindred, or see them returning home. 11, 19. - -BLOSSOMS. If you dream you see trees or plants in blossom, it predicts -that you will get some money, or some article that you little expected. -It also signifies that you will be pleased at something that will soon -happen. 43, 14, 7. - -BOAT. (_See Oar, and Rudder._) To dream you are sailing in a boat -in pleasant weather, and enjoying yourself, denotes good success -in business; to lovers it foretells happiness; if the weather is -boisterous, it predicts quarrels, which will be speedily settled; -dreams of sailing smoothly in boats are emphatically good ones to all -kinds of people. 71, 10. - - To dream of being in a boat, - Does show that maidens’ fancies float; - And whether sink or swim they do, - To try love’s sport their skill they’ll show. - -BOOKS. To be reading serious books, shows honor and station in life; to -read lascivious books, shame and disgrace. 4. - -BOOTS. (_See Shoes._) To dream of new boots and shoes, indicates -sweethearts to the single, and friends to the married; old shoes or -boots show separation, and dirty or old ones are a sign of poverty and -sorrow. 33. - -BOTTLES. To dream of bottles is a good sign; to a man, success in -business; to a maid, speedy marriage; if they are broken, they signify -sorrow. 56, 34. - -BOUQUET. To receive one, much pleasure; to give one, signifies that -your lover is constant. 43, 7. - -BOY. If a lady dreams that she is delivered of a boy, her life will be -a pleasant one. 52. - -BREAD. (_See Thick._) To dream of bread is an excellent sign. If you -see a good deal, the better the dream. It foretells good fortune to -either man or woman. To lovers it predicts that they will make a good -match and be well off, if not rich. To farmers it promises full and -abundant crops. 1, 15. - -BREAKFAST. To dream that you are eating breakfast shows you will do -something of which you will be sorry. 21, 4. - -BRASS. (_See Metals._) - -BREAST. (_See Milk._) To dream of breasts, denotes great gain and -profit to men; but to a woman, losses. If a young woman dreams that her -breasts are full of milk, it signifies she is near her marriage. 76, 1, -10. - -BREWING. To dream of brewing is a sign you should be up and doing; in -love, it denotes idleness in your sweetheart; if in trade, you will -sustain losses. 31. - - To dream of brewing and of baking, - Does signify a match is making, - Between a maiden and some other, - Both by her father and her mother. - -BRIDGE. To dream you are crossing over a bridge, denotes prosperity in -life, and success in love; but to dream you are passing under a bridge, -indicates difficulties in life, both in love and business; if you meet -with obstructions, either on or under the bridge, it foretells illness. -To dream a bridge breaks down with you, denotes sudden death. 56, 2. - -BRIARS. To dream that you are among briars and get pricked, foretells -that you will have an angry dispute with somebody. If a young girl who -has a lover dreams it, she will probably get vexed at him. 39, 78. - -BROTH. To dream of eating broths, or soups, is a good sign, and denotes -profit and gain. 32, 9. - -BROTHERS. To dream you see your brothers and sisters, signifies long -life to the dreamer, but it portends a death in your family. 24, 8. - -BUILDING. To dream of seeing a large building is a sign that you will -be introduced to some one with whom you will afterward become intimate. -To a young lady it predicts that she will have a new admirer. 17, 25, 1. - -BULL. To dream that you have been gored, or received some hurt from -a bull, shows you are likely to receive some harm from a great man. -To dream you are pursued by a bull, denotes loss of friends and ill -reports; if in love, your sweetheart will be in danger, and you will -narrowly escape some misfortune. 64, 7. - -BURNING. (_See Fire._) To see, in your dream, one or more houses -burning, but not wholly destroyed, signifies, for the poor, that -they will become rich, and for the rich man, that his riches will -be augmented; but if the fire is furious, and the houses fall down, -the dreamer may expect losses, disappointments, shame, and death. To -dream you burn yourself is a sign the malice of a stupid enemy will be -foiled. Play your age first. - -BURIED ALIVE. To dream that you are buried alive denotes that you will -be rich and powerful. To wealthy people it is a sign of addition to -their wealth. 11, 14. - -BUSINESS. To dream of being full of business, is significant of some -unexpected good fortune; to finish it, marriage; if the business -appears to be bad, it is a good sign. 41. - -BUTCHER. If, in your dream, you see a butcher killing any animal, it is -a sign of the death of a friend or near relative. If a farmer dreams of -seeing sheep killed, he will probably have a prolific flock. 73, 33, 16. - -BUTTER. If you eat it, you will be surprised by some good fortune, but -mixed with sadness. 11, 7. - -BUTTERMILK. Losses from an extension of business. To the sick it is a -sign of speedy convalescence. 71. - -BUTTERFLIES. To dream you see gaudy butterflies, portends much -happiness and luxury. 46, 18. - -BUYING. To dream you buy all sorts of things that one uses, is good; to -buy that which is only for victuals and relief, is good for the poor; -but to the rich it signifies expenses and great charges. 19, 2, 69. - -CABBAGE. To dream of cabbage, signifies very bad news from abroad. 16. - -CAGE. To dream of letting birds out of a cage, is a sign that you will -lose something. If a young girl dreams this, it predicts a loss of her -chastity. 36, 5. - -CAKES. (_See Thick._) If a housewife dreams of making round cakes, it -predicts that her husband will have a good store of luck and will make -her a present. To dream of eating cakes, is also a favorable dream. 18, -78. - -CALF. To dream of a calf, is a sign of good luck. 14, 1. - -CALIFORNIA. If you dream of going there, it predicts to you a -misfortune; but if, in your dream, you imagine you are in California, -and that it is a pleasant country, it foretells that you will receive -a valuable present, or a legacy, or else that you will draw a prize in -the lottery. 71, 10, 6. - -CANDLES. To dream of lighted candles, is a sign that you will become -religious, or will be soon visited by a minister who will tell you good -news. To see a candle extinguished, is a sign of a funeral. To light a -candle, success in what you undertake. 21, 67, 46. - -CANNON. Beware of treacherous friends. To dream you hear a cannon, is a -sign of sickness or death. 57. - -CANNON BALL. To see a cannon ball, denotes misfortune. 6, 2. - -CANDY. To dream of candy, is a sign of domestic tranquillity. 47, 8. - -CANCER. (_See Abscess._) - -CANE. To dream of a cane, is considered a most inauspicious dream; and -some authors forbid the dreamer to undertake any business on that day. -24, 2. - -CAP. To put one on, be careful in your love affairs; to take one down, -shows that that which you wish to hide will be discovered; if you -receive a cap you will soon be married. 64, 38. - -CARDS. Playing at cards, dice, or any other game in a dream, shows -the party will be fortunate in love affairs; for the tables and cards -allude to love. 76, 17. - -CARROTS. To dream of carrots, or parsnips, signifies profit and -strength to those who are at law for an inheritance. 10, 35. - -CARRIAGE. To dream you ride in a carriage, is a sign of success in -business and love. If the carriage breaks down, it is a sign you will -meet with sudden losses. 31, 67, 3. - -CARRYING. To dream that one is carrying another, is better than to -dream one is carried; to be carried by a woman, a child, or a poor -person, means profit and success; by a rich person, the contrary. 4, -44, 1. - -CART. To dream of being tied to a cart to draw like a horse, denotes -servitude and pain; but to dream that you are carried in a cart, the -contrary. 6, 5, 17. - -CASH. (_See Money._) - -CATS. To see cats is hidden enmity; to be bitten by them, denotes -misfortune; to be scratched, care and trouble; to caress them, false -friends; to kill one is triumph over your enemies; to dream of cats is -also a sign of loss by thieves. 54, 42, 16. - -CATERPILLARS. To dream you see caterpillars, denotes misfortune by -secret enemies. 71, 77. - -CATTLE. (See _Pasture, Pound, and Yoke_.) To dream you see cattle -feeding, denotes great prosperity, and unexpected success; to a lover, -it foretells a happy marriage, with many children; and to a married -man, it shows that his wife will receive some unexpected legacy; to -dream you are driving cattle, denotes that you will become rich by -industry; if you see fat cattle, it denotes a plentiful year; if you -see lean and hungry cattle in your dream, it denotes scarcity and -famine. 6, 11, 66. - -CAVERN, OR CAVE. (See _Grotto_.) - -CELLAR. To dream you are in a cellar, is a sign of sickness and an -unlucky law suit. 75, 2. - -CELLERY. To dream of cellery is a good omen, it portends success in -business and love. 48, 1. - -CHAIN. If you dream of gold chains it is a sign of a wedding; if a -girl dreams she is presented with one, it is a sure sign of a speedy -marriage. Such a dream to a man in business predicts that he will be -prevented from doing something that he specially desires to do. 15, 11. - -CHAIR. To dream you are sitting on a chair, is a sign you will soon -have an increase in your family; if a maiden has this dream it is a -sign she soon will be married. To dream you are sitting in a rocking -chair, denotes you will very soon better your condition. 25. - -CHARITY. For a rich person to dream that he is charitable, signifies -loss of fortune; if a lady dreams it, she will bestow her affections on -an unworthy person. 17, 42, 5. - -CHEESE. To dream you eat cheese, signifies profit and gain in trade; in -love, deceit. 65, 3. - -CHEMISE. (See _Smock and Shifts_.) - -CHESS. To play at, denotes gain by lying and deceit; to see another -play, loss by craftiness. Anselmus Julianus regarded this dream -as indicative of the success which would attend the dreamer in his -undertaking, according to his fancied success in his dream. 8, 78. - -CHESTNUTS. To dream you are eating raw chestnuts, shows you will be -fortunate in love affairs. Boiled chestnuts, signifies you will be -fortunate in business. To dream you prick your hand with a chestnut -burr, is a sign your confidence will be abused by a pretended friend. -7, 18. - -CHERRIES. To dream of ripe cherries foretells that you will hear good -news, or that some one will do you a favor. After such a dream you can -easily borrow money if you wish to. If the cherries are green or mixed, -your news will be a mixture of good and bad. 14, 54. - -CHICKEN. To dream of a hen, or chicken, signifies losses in trade, and -deceit in love. 19. - -CHILD. (_See Boy._) Dreaming of children is a good omen. If a Woman -dreams she is about to have a child, it foretells a rich legacy or -other good fortune: if she is a maid that has this dream, she must be -on her guard, or she will lose her virtue. 5, 56. - -CHIMNEY. To dream of sitting in the chimney corner, to a maid, shows -speedy marriage; if there is a fire burning brightly, you will become -heir to some money. 61. - -CHOCOLATE. To dream of chocolate, signifies trouble, brought about by -gossiping. 47, 15. - -CHRISTENING. To dream that you are present at a christening, is a good -sign, you will get what you hope for; to a maid, it signifies that she -will soon be married. 70, 50, 1. - -CHURCH. To dream one is at church, and praying there, signifies joy and -comfort. To dream of singing in church, is a dream of bad consequence. -13, 6. - -CHURCHYARD. To dream of a churchyard, is a sign you will have a long -and happy life. 76. - -CLAMS. To a lover, this dream is a sign he will be successful with his -sweetheart; if the clams are large, it signifies he will get through -the world easy, but if they are small he may get into difficulties, and -be caught in a tight place. 49, 24. - -CLIMB. If you dream of climbing, it is a sign you will have some -dignity conferred upon you, or that your circumstances in life will -improve. To unmarried people it predicts that they will marry above -their station. 4, 19. - -CLOCK. To dream you hear the clock strike, denotes speedy marriage; if -you dream the clock falls or breaks, it denotes danger. To dream of -counting the hours of the forenoon, is lucky; the afternoon, unlucky. -72, 3, 12. - -CLOUDS. To dream of white clouds, signifies prosperity, clouds mounting -high from the earth, denotes voyages, the return of the absent, and -revealing of secrets; clouds red and inflamed, show an ill-issue of -affairs; dark and obscure clouds, obstructions in love 47, 8. - -CLOTHING. (_See Apparel._) - -COAL. To dream you see dead coal, signifies expedition in business; but -to dream you see burning coal, threatens you with shame and reproach. -12. - -COACH. (_See Carriage._) - -COCK. (_See Rooster._) To dream you see a cock in the house, is a -good sign to those who would marry; to hear a cock crow denotes great -prosperity. 19, 10. - -COFFEE. To dream of coffee, signifies loss of reputation. For a young -girl to have such a dream, predicts the loss of her virtue. 39, 17. - -COFFIN. To dream of one, denotes the death of a friend, or some near -relation. 74, 6. - -COMEDY. To dream you see a comedy, or farce, is a good omen. To the -business man it betokens success, and to the maiden a speedy marriage -to the one she loves. 22. - -CONCERT. To dream of being at a concert, foretells the enjoyment of -good health; to the sick, recovery. 12, 22. - -COMMAND. To dream you command any one, shows trouble; to dream you see -one command, signifies anger and authority. 14, 62, 7. - -COOK. To dream you see a cook in the house, is good to those who would -marry, and to the poor; but it is also the revealing of secrets; to -dream of cooking, is also a sign of a wedding. 6, 34. - -COPPER. (_See Metals._) - -CORN. To dream that you see corn eared, and gather it, signifies profit -and riches; to dream that you see stacks of corn, signifies wealth and -abundance to the dreamer; and on the contrary, to see a small quantity, -denotes poverty. 69. - -CORNS. For a man to dream his flesh is full of corns, shows he will -grow rich proportionably to his corns. 70, 12. - -CORPSE. (_See Shroud._) To dream you see a corpse, is a sign of long -life. 39, 11. - - Dreams of rivers, ships and horses, - Of snow and frost, and of dead corpses, - Are signs by which it may be read, - Your sweetheart’s love is cold or dead. - -COWS. If you dream of seeing large herds of cows, it predicts -prosperity and wealth. To see one cow in your dream is a sign of a good -piece of luck of some kind. If a young girl dreams of cows, it is a -sign she will marry a rich man, and have numerous children. 4, 26, 1. - -CRABS, signify you will quarrel with a friend. To the married, this -dream is a sign of separation. 49, 19. - -CRIMINAL. (_See Reprieve._) To dream that you are a criminal, shows -that disgrace and danger are in store for you. 9, 61. - -CRADLE. To dream you are rocking a cradle, is a good omen, and -signifies a long and prosperous life. To the married, it is a sign of -domestic happiness, and to the single a sign of speedy marriage with -the object of their affection. To dream you upset a cradle, portends -sickness or a loss in business. 46, 5. - -CROCODILE. (_See Reptile._) To dream of a crocodile, signifies pirates -or robbers by sea, or deceitful persons, and troubles. 18, 2. - -CROSS. To dream you see a cross, signifies sadness. 68. - -CROW. A crow indicates expedition in business, adultery, or a thief; if -croaking, an ill omen; if it flies on to the head of a child, the child -will be in great danger of a misfortune. 74, 6. - -CROWN. To dream a golden crown is placed upon your head, foretells that -success and great honor await you; if the crown be silver, you will -enjoy good health; if crowned with green leaves, friends and fortune -will forsake you. 52, 6, 13. - -CRYING. (_See Weeping._) - -CRUTCHES. If you dream you use them, your love will forsake you; if you -only see them, some infirmity will press upon you; if you break them, -you will recover from sickness. 46, 19. - -CUCUMBERS. To dream of these vegetables, signifies that your business -will not be very prosperous; for a sick person to dream of them, -foretells a speedy recovery. 16, 8. - -CURRANTS. Red currants denote happiness in life, and success in love. -White currants portend that your partner will fall into difficulties, -and will have a long illness. 12, 5, 60. - -DAGGER. To dream of a dagger, you may expect news of absent persons, -and your dearest hope will be fulfilled. 9. - -DAHLIA. To dream of these flowers, is a sign of thrift. If a lady -dreams of them, it foretells that her husband will make money rapidly. -To a young girl, it predicts the same of her lover. 19, 20, 12. - -DAIRY. To dream you are in a dairy, busy at work, is a very favorable -omen; to the maid it indicates that her lover will be of an industrious -turn and will rise to honor. To the farmer, it denotes that his crops -will be abundant; to the tradesman, good news. 71, 2. - -DANCING. (_See Ball._) To dream you are dancing at a ball or -entertainment, foretells that you will shortly receive joyful news; -it also foretells success and happiness in love. To see others dance -there, signifies pleasure and an inheritance. 55, 27. - -DANGER. To dream of being in danger, shows success in life; to shun it, -misfortune. (_See Difficulty._) 27, 17. - -DARKNESS. To dream you are in a dark place, is an unfavorable omen; -to the lovers it denotes, loss of sweethearts, to the trader, loss of -goods; but to dream of getting out of darkness into light, is good; if -you are in poverty, it foretells riches; if in love, a happy marriage. -4, 16. - -DATES. Dates denote many enemies, and you will receive much injury by a -person you little expect. 6, 44. - -DAY. To dream of a clear, sunshiny day, portends long life and -happiness, but to dream of a dark, cloudy, and stormy day, is an -unlucky omen. 3, 33, 9. - -DAYBREAK. Good fortune in every thing you undertake. 64, 7. - -DEATH. To dream you see death, denotes happiness and long life; that -you will be either speedily married yourself, or assist at a wedding. -To dream you see another person dead, denotes hasty news from friends. -61, 4. - -DEBT. To dream of paying a debt with money, foretells that you will -soon receive some. If you imagine that you owe a debt, and are worrying -to get the money to pay, it is a sign of sickness. 18, 64. - -DEEDS. To sign your name to deeds, is a bad sign; to a man, loss in -business; to a woman, the inconstancy of her lover. 7, 8. - -DEER. If you see these animals in your dream, it shows that you will -hear some unexpected news—no matter what—perhaps a marriage, a death, -an accident, or a legacy has been left to you; or that some one is in -love with you. 12. - -DEVIL. To dream of this enemy to the human race, denotes that many -dangers threaten you, all of which you will overcome if you carefully -withstand all temptations to do evil; in love it forebodes loss of the -affections; in trade, opposition; to dream you are pursued by an evil -spirit, is also a bad omen. 61, 18. - -DIAMONDS. To dream you wear a diamond, denotes that you will be crossed -in love, and that your lover is unfaithful. For a man of business to -dream that he is dealing in diamonds, is good, it is a sure thing with -him, that he will become wealthy, and retire to private life much -respected. 33, 3. - -DICE. To dream you are playing at dice, backgammon, or draughts, -denotes much good to the dreamer, in either love, marriage, or -business. To a young girl, engaged to be married, dreaming of dice -foretells that her lover will be wild and not of much account. 54. - -DIFFICULTY. If you imagine in your dream that you are in great -difficulty, or in personal danger of any kind, it is a favorable sign, -as such dreams always go by contrary. 17, 27. - -DIGGING. To dream of digging in clean and healthy ground, is a sign -of thrift, and good luck generally: if the ground be dirty or wet, it -shows trouble: if you are digging for gold, and find large and rich -lumps, it shows you’ll have some good luck, but if the product is -meagre, or if you don’t find any, it foretells disappointment. If you -lose any of your tools it is a sign of a quarrel. 14, 71. - -DINNER. If you dream of sitting down to dinner with a large company, it -is a sign you will either go a journey, or change the present location -either of your dwelling or business. 76, 11. - -DIRT. To dream of dirty dirt or mud, signifies that some one will speak -ill of you. If it is clean sand or soil, and you do not get befouled -with it, it is a sign of thrift and good fortune. If some one throws -dirt on you, it foretells that you will be abused. 22, 41. - -DISEASE. If you dream you have any contagious or foul disease on you, -it foretells luck and benefit, as such a dream goes by contrary. 18, 2. - -DITCHES. To dream of ditches, steep mountains, rocks, and other -eminences, foretells danger and misfortune: expect thieves to rob your -dwelling, or that your children will be undutiful, and bring you into -trouble; if you are in love, it foretells unhappiness if you marry -your present sweetheart: if you are in trade, it denotes loss of goods, -and other trouble: to farmers, it foretells accidents to their live -stock, loss of sheep, &c. 73, 8. - -DOGS. (_See Mad Dog._) To dream of those animals, has very different -significations; if they fawn and fondle upon you, it is a lucky omen; -if you are in love, it portends marriage and happiness; but if they -bark and snarl at you, it denotes that enemies are endeavoring to -destroy your reputation and happiness; if in love, crosses. 17, 61. - -DOLL. If a girl dreams she has a new doll with which she is greatly -pleased, it foretells a disappointment. 61. - -DOLPHINS. To dream of seeing these beautiful fishes playing in the -water, denotes the death of some dear friend or relative. 5, 4. - -DOMESTICS. (_See Servants._) To dream of having a great number of -servants, is illness. 71, 11. - -DOORS. To dream you knock at a door, and gain admittance, shows -success in your undertakings; if you cannot obtain entrance, it shows -disappointment. 16, 9. - -DOVE. To dream you see these emblems of love, denotes good fortune to -the dreamer. 36. - -DROWNING. (_See Water and Resuscitate._) To dream you are drowning, -or that you see another drowned, portends good to the dreamer; to the -lover, good-tempered sweethearts and marriage; but to a girl it is a -sign she should keep an eye on her lover. 54, 18, 1. - -DREAMS. (_See Sleep._) To dream you relate your dreams to any one, -shows something unlooked for will take place. 41, 18. - -DROUGHT. For a farmer or planter to dream of seeing his grass or crops -drying up for want of rain, denotes that an accident will happen to him -or his property during a storm, or that some of his live stock will die -or meet an accident. 12. - -DRINK. To dream you drink cold water, is good to all; hot, sickness and -hindrance; wine, is good; sweet wine, success in love; oil, sickness; -from vessels of gold, or silver, or earthenware, intends tranquillity; -of horn, implies good; glass, evil. 67. - - If maids do dream of drawing drink - In cellars, they may waking think, - That their sweethearts without delay, - Will leave them, and soon run away. - -DRUM. To dream you hear the rolling of a drum signifies that you will -be called away from your home or business unexpectedly. If you see -soldiers marching when you hear the drum, it shows that though you may -not have to leave, yet you will receive an unexpected message that will -cause you trouble or excitement. 49. - -DRUNKENNESS. To dream you are drunk, is loss in business; but success -in love; to a woman, it denotes she will be beloved by a stranger; and -to a man that he will be married to a rich young widow. To the married -it denotes domestic bliss. To see a drunken man, shows that you will be -guilty of some foolish action. 18, 20. - -DUCK. To hear ducks quacking, or to see these fowls in your dream, -denotes that somebody is coming to see you who is hungry, or that you -will shortly have a visitor in your family who will stop to dinner. 73, -1. - -DUET. To dream you sing a duet with a lady shows that you can win her -if you desire. To dream you sing with a man shows you have a secret -but powerful enemy, and is a sign you will never marry. To hear a duet -denotes business troubles. 50, 51. - -DUMB. If you dream that you are dumb, or that any of your speaking -friends are so afflicted, it foretells sickness or misfortune. But -should you dream that a deaf mute of your acquaintance speaks, it -foretells joy and gladness at something that will happen. 14. - -DUN. If you are troubled in your dreams by imagining that people -are dunning you for money, it is a sure sign you will get some -unexpectedly. 41. - -DUST. If you dream you are in a room or in the road where the dust is -flying so as to choke you, it shows that some one is plotting to injure -you in some way or to make a speculation out of you. 64, 2. - -DWARF. Should a single lady dream she sees a very small man or Dwarf, -it indicates that her husband will be a very large man, or have a great -intellect. If a single man has this dream it is a sign he will marry a -scold. For married people to dream of dwarfs shows that their children -will give them much trouble. - -EAGLES. To dream you see an eagle soaring very high in the air, denotes -prosperity, riches and honors: to the lover, it foretells success in -love and marriage. 48. - -EARS. To dream of boring many ears denotes obedience and readiness; -to dream of cleansing them, good news; of having your ears boxed, ill -news; of having large ears, prosperity and honor; of being hurt or -slit, offence and treachery; of loss of ears, loss of friendship; of -loss of hearing, betrayal of secrets; and to a woman, ruin. 3, 19. - -EAR-RINGS. To dream of purchasing a pair of ear-rings is a good dream -to the fair sex; to widows and maids they signify marriage; to those -that have no children, that they shall have children; and to those that -have husbands and children, purchases and riches; for as women are -provided with these deckings, so shall they be stored with husbands, -children, and goods. 32. - -EARTHQUAKES. Change of estate, injuries, death; to see a town destroyed -by, famine, war, and desolation. 17. - -EATING. If you dream of eating a good meal with a relish, it foretells -good crops to a farmer, and successful business to any one. 70, 14. - -ECLIPSE. For one to dream he sees the sun in eclipse, signifies the -loss of his father; if he sees the moon eclipsed, it denotes the death -of his mother; but if he has neither father nor mother, then it denotes -the death of a relation. 8. - -EELS. To dream of catching or handling eels, denotes that you will have -good fortune, but difficulty. If the eels slip through your hands and -escape from you, it shows that you will experience a loss. 41, 6. - -EGGS. (_See Rotten._) If married people dream of eggs it is a sign they -will be prolific of children. If a newly married lady dreams of finding -a nest full of eggs, it foretells that her first born will be twins -or triplets. If a young girl dreams such a dream, it is a sign that -she will soon be married, or get in a condition that she ought to be a -wife. 4, 47. - -ELDERBERRIES. To dream of elderberries augurs content and riches: to -a maiden they bespeak a speedy marriage; to a married woman, that she -will shortly be with child; to the tradesman, success in business; to -the farmer, good crops. 30, 33. - -ELEPHANT. To dream of an elephant is a very fortunate dream, for it -denotes an acquirement of riches: if you are in love, it foretells a -speedy marriage with your sweetheart, and many children, chiefly boys, -who will distinguish themselves by their learning. 33. - -ELOPEMENT. For a young girl to dream she elopes with her beau, is -a sign her parents will give their consent and she will soon be -married to the one she loves. If a man dreams that he elopes with his -sweetheart, it portends that he will be “_cut out_” by a stranger. 4, -44, 8. - -ENEMY. If you dream that some one is trying to injure you, or that -a person who you know is your enemy endeavors to work to your -disadvantage, it foretells good fortune and success. Such dreams always -go by contrary, and you may calculate a benefit just in proportion to -the injury you dream you are about to sustain. 69, 78. - -ENTRAILS. This is a good dream for the poor, but to the rich it -portends loss of riches. To sweethearts and beaus it shows that they -will be happy in their loves. 10, 20. - -EMBRACE. To dream of embracing relatives is a warning of treachery; if -friends, disappointments; if one unknown embrace you, you will travel; -the embrace of a woman brings good luck. 3, 11, 33. - -ERRAND. To dream that you are sent of an errand, signifies great loss -to the married; to the lover it denotes success in his pursuits, and -that he will shortly marry a very amiable and accomplished maiden. 39. - -EXECUTION. (_See Hanged and Gallows._) To dream of seeing a man hanged -denotes that some friend or relative will shortly come to good fortune. -If you dream that you yourself are going to be hanged, you may safely -calculate on good luck for that year: if you are in business you will -be successful. 7, 6, 10. - -EYE. (_See Squinting and Blind._) If you dream you see a person with -a defective eye, it denotes disappointment: to see a glaring squint -eye in your dream, shows that you will be defeated or crossed in some -enterprise. To dream that your own eyes are defective, or squint, is a -sure sign of bad luck: sore eyes denote sickness: blindness, death, or -deception. 66, 49, 78. - -EYEBROWS. Thick eyebrows are a sign of friends; thin, ill-will and -vexation; black, good luck. 18. - -FACE. To dream that your face is swelled, indicates an augmentation -of wealth and honor; but if it grows pale or emaciated, you will be -severely disappointed. Of a fresh smiling face, friendship and joy; -black face, long life; washing, repentance. 5, 11, 55. - -FACTION OR SEDITION. Denotes health, and trouble, and shame. 16, 10. - -FAINTING. To dream you see a person fainting indicates that you will -soon hear of the death of a dear friend. 64. - -FAIR. To dream you are at a fair, is a bad omen; it denotes that some -pretended friend is about to do you an injury; if you are in trade, -keep a keen look out, for some swindler will certainly attempt to -defraud you. 31, 15. - -FAIRY. If you dream of seeing a fairy, you will meet a woman, who will -seduce you from the path of propriety, and make your life vexatious. 2, -22. - - To dream of blust’ring storms of wind, - Does show inconstancy of mind; - But if you dream of elves and fairies, - Beware the girls and night-vagaries. - -FALL. To dream you are falling from an eminence, shows you will have -some dignity conferred upon you, or else will marry above your sphere. -If a young girl dreams this, it is a sign she will marry a rich -husband. 65, 70. - -FAMILY. If a man or woman dreams that they have a large family, it is a -sign of thrift and riches. Such a dream is a lucky one to anybody. 18, -41. - -FAMINE. If a farmer dreams that his crops have failed, or of any -scarcity of food, it shows that there will be a quarrel, which, though -it may not be among his people, yet he will witness or hear about it, -and it will worry him. 34, 8, 26. - -FAN. To dream you see your sweetheart fanning herself, signifies that -a stranger will step in some fine day and “cut you out.” If a maid -dreams that her beau presents her with a fan, or offers to fan her, it -is a sign he will attempt to take improper liberties with her. 41, 18. - -FAREWELL. To say farewell, or to hear another say it, is a bad sign, -you will hear painful news. 45, 9. - -FARM. (_See Land._) If a man dreams he has a good farm, well enclosed, -with pleasant pastures, bestowed upon him, he will have a handsome -wife; but if the land seems spacious, and not enclosed, that denotes -pleasure, joy, and riches. To dream you are working on a farm, denotes -you will soon receive a legacy from a distant relative. 42. - -FAST. (_See Hungry._) To dream of fasting, or going without food until -you are very hungry, is a sign of a quarrel; but it foretells success -in love and business. 29, 7. - -FAT. To dream you are growing fat, if you are a married woman, -signifies you will soon have a son; to a maiden, it signifies she will -soon be engaged; to men, it is a sign of success in business. To dream -you are cutting or eating fat, portends sickness and misfortune. 66, 3. - -FATHER. To dream you see your father, is fortunate; to see him die, is -unlucky and portends sickness. 28. - -FATIGUE. To dream you are very much fatigued, portends that you will be -successful in business, but it is a sign of sickness. 4, 78. - -FAULT. If you dream you commit a fault, be very careful in your -conduct; if you see a fault in a lady who is very dear to you, should -you trust her, she will be faithful to you in every thing. 22, 13, 27. - -FAVOR. If you dream that you ask a favor of a friend, and he grants it, -it foretells that he has been talking about you; but if he refuses it, -it shows that some other person has spoken ill of you to him. 16, 71. - -FEAR. To feel fear, signifies that you will be courageous in your -waking moments; to dream of frightening others, shows that your courage -is weak. 68. - -FEAST. If you dream of feasting at a friend’s house, or eating with him -anywhere, it shows you will make a new acquaintance through his means. -If a girl dreams this, it is a sign she will soon have a lover from -that very house or place where she dreams of feasting. 76, 18. - -FEET. (_See Corns._) To dream of washing your feet, denotes trouble of -some kind; of scratching or tickling the soles of your feet, shows that -you will be flattered by some one to your disadvantage; dreaming of -dirty feet predicts sickness or trouble; if, in your dream, you imagine -your feet are covered with corns, you will have great riches. 51. - -FESTER. Dreaming that you have a fester on your hand, or fingers, is a -sign that you will give somebody a present; if on your feet, or legs, -it shows you will go to see some one who will be glad to see you. 76, -14. - -FIDDLE. If you dream that you are playing on a fiddle, or hearing the -music of one, it is a sign you will soon attend a funeral. Such a dream -is a bad omen to girls, as it points to the death of a lover, or of -some dear friend. 61. - -FIELDS. (_See Meadow and Green._) To dream you are in a ploughed field, -forebodes some severe disputes that will be brought upon you by some -person who has no children; to dream you are in a meadow covered with -flowers, is a very handsome wife, who will bring you lovely children -and make you very happy; to a woman, it denotes that she will marry a -handsome young fellow, by whom she will have beautiful children, that -they will become rich, and live to a good old age. 16, 72, 6. - -FIFE. For a girl to dream she hears the shrill music of a fife, is -a sign she will soon have a beau, and that he will be a smart and -desirable young man. 77, 5. - -FIGS. To dream of eating good figs, signifies joy and happiness; if -the figs are mouldy or defective, your pleasure will be marred by some -disagreeable event. 6, 29. - -FIGHT. If you dream of being engaged in a fight, it foretells to a man -of business that he will soon engage in some new enterprise that will -be successful; to a laboring man, it predicts increased pay. 44, 78. - -FIGURES. Any number above _one_, and below _seventy-eight_, is deemed -to portend good fortune to the dreamer, but _forty-nine_ is the most -lucky. All numbers above _seventy-eight_ are uncertain, except _three -hundred and forty-three_, and that is a very lucky number. 49, 10, 13. - -FINGERS. To dream that you cut your fingers, if they bleed, is a very -good omen; you will be successful in love, and your sweetheart will -prove kind and true. 1, 2. - -FIRE. (_See Burning._) If in your dream, you see a house on fire other -than your own, it foretells that some event will happen to make you -melancholy and sorrowful, such as the death or ruin of some esteemed -friend. If you dream your own house or place of business is burning, it -is an omen of good fortune. If you dream of playing with fire, it is a -sign of a quarrel in bed. For this dream play your age first. 26. - - To dream of sitting by the fire, - When it is late, doth show desire; - But if you sit till the fire’s out, - Your love will prove false out of doubt. - -FIRE-ARMS. (_See Gun, Pistol, and Cannon._) - -FISH. To dream of catching fish is a sign of excellent good fortune, -particularly if you haul up large ones; if the fish fall off your -hook, it predicts troublesome fortune. If you dream of fishing without -catching any, it shows that you will fail in some undertaking or -speculation; and to a lover it is a sign that he will get the mitten. -To dream that you see an abundance of fish, foretells the receipt of -money, or success in collecting it. 14, 71. - -FLAG. To dream you see a flag waving, betokens great danger from -enemies, or sickness. To dream you carry a flag, signifies you will -receive some mark of distinction from your fellow-citizens. If a -maid dream she is making a flag, it is a sign she will marry a rich -officer in the Army or Navy; but if a married woman has this dream, it -foretells the birth of a son who will become a great general. 13, 35, -61. - -FLEAS. To dream you are tormented with these little insects, is of an -unfavorable kind; evil and malicious enemies will do you much injury; -your sweetheart will prove false. 45. - -FLIES. To dream of a swarm of flies, denotes that you have many -enemies; it also denotes that your sweetheart is not sincere, and cares -but little about you; to dream you kill them is a very good omen; it -denotes success in love and trade. 21, 49. - -FLOOD. (_See Overflow._) To dream of a flood, generally denotes riches -and plenty, particularly if the water is calm, it shows that though you -may lose something, you will be fortunate in other ways sufficient to -counterbalance it. 2, 66, 9. - -FLOUR. (_See Mill._) To dream that you buy flour is a bad omen, and -portends sickness, or the death of a near friend. 41. - -FLOWERS. (_See Blossom._) To dream you are gathering flowers, is a very -favorable omen: expect to thrive in every thing you undertake, and -that you will be successful in love, marry happily, and have beautiful -children; should the flowers wither under your hands, it foretells -heavy losses in trade; that your sweetheart will die; or if you are -married, that you will lose your husband or wife, or perhaps your -favorite child. 14, 7, 43. - -FLUTE. To dream you play or hear playing on a flute, signifies trouble -and contention with your friends. 47, 8. - - If your kind fancy you present - With playing on an instrument, - Your sweetheart shall not you disdain, - But yield true love for love again. - -FLYING. To dream you are flying is a very excellent omen; if you are in -love, your sweetheart will be true to you; and if you marry, you will -have many children, who will all do very well and be happy. 35. - -FORK. To dream of a fork indicates that a false friend will attempt -your ruin by flattery. 69. - -FORTUNE. If you dream that some one told your fortune, you may -calculate every thing will go pretty nearly the reverse of what was -assured to you: if you were promised money you will get poverty, and -_vice versa_. To dream of making a sudden fortune is a sign of want. -All dreams of this kind go by the rule of contrary. 76, 8, 4. - -FOUNTAIN. To dream you are at a fountain, is a favorable omen; if the -water is clear, it denotes riches and honors; and in love, it foretells -happiness in marriage; but if muddy, it denotes vexation and trouble. -71, 20, 18. - -FOX. A sign of thieves; to dream of fighting with them, shows that -you will have to deal with some cunning enemy; to keep a tame fox, -signifies that you will love a lewd woman, or have a bad servant, who -will rob you. A number of foxes, false friends. 11, 17. - -FREE MASON. To dream you are a free mason denotes you will soon make -a number of new friends who will treat you on the square, it also -foretells you will take a journey to the east. If you are already a -member of that celebrated Order, and dream you attend a meeting of the -lodge it portends sickness, and a heavy loss of property, to dream you -are expelled from the Order shows you will attain a higher station in -life. 2, 78. - -FROG. If you dream of seeing a large frog, or a number of frogs, or of -hearing frogs croak, it is a good omen as regards your health. To dream -of catching frogs alive, without killing them, foretells some piece -of good fortune; but if you kill them it is a sign some accident will -befall you. 22, 3. - -FRUIT. To dream of fruit which is ripe and fair to look upon is an -excellent omen, as it foretells the most perfect success in all worldly -matters: if the fruit is green or defective, it indicates trouble with -your success. If you dream of eating fruit that proves to be sour or -rotten, it shows disappointment: if a young girl dreams this, it is a -sign that her lover will deceive her. 32. - -FUNERAL. To dream of attending a funeral shows that you will probably -be soon at a wedding or some gay party. If, in your dream, you see -a funeral pass, it denotes a pleasure party out of doors, such as a -pic-nic or excursion. 18, 1. - -FUR. To dream of fur signifies much good; it denotes that your -sweetheart is kind and true, and that if you marry, you will be very -happy; it denotes to the merchant a good establishment in business, to -the sailor a profitable voyage. 61, 78. - -GAG. If you dream that your mouth is stopped by a gag, it denotes that -you will soon thereafter be kissed by a pretty girl. To a young girl, -such a dream predicts that she will see some gentleman who takes her -fancy, and perhaps will fall in love with him. 13. - -GAIN. If acquired justly, you may hope for wealth; if by injustice, you -will lose your fortune. 33, 14. - -GALLOWS. (_See Execution and Hanged._) To dream of a gallows is a -good omen, as it denotes that you will have a chance to make money, -and if you are smart enough to avail yourself of the opportunity, it -will be all right. To those embarking in new enterprises, such a dream -foretells success. 10, 7, 6. - -GAMBLING. (_See Raffling._) To dream of gambling is a sign of poverty -and disgrace. If, in your dream, you see others gamble, and do not -engage in it yourself, it shows that some of your friends or relatives -will have a reverse of fortune and become poor. 8, 44. - -GARDEN. To see a beautiful and thrifty garden in your dream, denotes -good luck and abundance: if the garden is run to weeds, you may still -have luck, but much trouble and vexation will accompany it: if you see -rats or pigs in the garden, it denotes thieves to annoy you. 31, 17. - -GARLIC. For a man to dream he eats garlic, signifies he shall discover -hidden secrets, and meet with some domestic jars; yet to dream he has -it in the house is good. 6, 11, 66. - -GARTER. This is a good dream to the lover, as it signifies he will soon -be united to his sweetheart. To the married this dream portends much -domestic trouble from jealousy. 4, 16. - -GAS. If you dream of bright and pleasant gas-lights, it shows success -in love matters. If the gas is dim and looks unnatural, your beau or -sweetheart will either leave you, or die. 36. - -GEESE. To dream of these birds is generally a good omen: if you -see them quietly feeding it denotes success and pleasure in your -undertakings; but if they are alarmed and cackling, it foretells -trouble and annoyance, but yet nothing that will seriously affect you. -15, 69. - -GHOST. (_See Apparition._) - -GIANT. If a lady dreams of seeing a very large man, or giant, and if -she is pleased with his appearance, it shows that her future husband -will be a small fellow, or else a man of small intellect: if she is -disgusted with the giant, it is a sign that she will marry such a man -herself, or else a man of great mind. For married people to dream of -giants shows a prospect of smart children. 31, 4. - -GIFT. (_See Present._) To dream that a friend presents you with a -valuable gift, predicts that you will lose something. If a girl dreams -that her lover gives her a present, it is a sign that she will allow -him the husband’s privilege before marriage. 64, 21. - -GIG. To dream of riding alone in a gig, denotes delay, and that -something you expected to happen will be put off: if you imagine you -ride in a gig with your sweetheart, it foretells that your marriage day -will be postponed, or will be far distant. 46, 1. - -GIN. To dream of this liquor is a sign of poverty and disgrace: if you -imagine you are drinking it, it foretells that you will lose money or -property by some foolish act of your own. 74, 78. - -GIPSY. If you dream of these wandering vagrants, it foretells that -you will have trouble of some kind—either a vexatious loss, or else -something will happen to worry you: to dream that a gipsy tells your -fortune, shows that some one will rob you. 16, 57. - -GLASS. To dream of receiving a glass of water, signifies that you will -soon be married; if you break it, your lover will forsake you. 11, 64. - -GLOBE. To dream you are looking at a globe, foretells much good, and -that you will be a great traveller. 19. - -GLOVES. To dream of wearing good gloves, brings happiness; if the -gloves are torn, many disappointments. To the lover this dream is a -sign he will get the mitten from his sweetheart. 25, 9. - -GOAT. If you dream of seeing goats on a high place in a mountain, it -shows that riches or honors await you: if the goats are merely on the -road, or in a building, it predicts good luck. 64, 34. - -GOGGLES. To dream that you are wearing these glasses to protect the -eyes, is a sign that you will see something disagreeable. If a lover -dreams such a dream, he will be apt to see some young fellow making -love, or saying soft things, to his sweetheart. 45, 3. - -GOLD. (_See Metals, also Money._) To dream of receiving gold, is a -very good omen: it denotes success in your present undertakings, after -experiencing some little difficulties. If you pay gold, it betokens -increase of friends and business. 49, 7. - -GOLD-FISH. To dream of these beautiful fish is a sign of good fortune -generally: if you dream of catching a large one, it foretells that you -will soon get a large sum of money: any kind of a dream about these -fish is lucky. 20, 6. - -GOOSEBERRIES. To dream of gooseberries indicate many children, chiefly -sons, and the accomplishment of your present pursuits. To the maiden -they foretell a cheerful husband; they also denote happiness in -marriage, and success in trade. 19, 8. - -GOVERNOR. If you dream of seeing the Governor, or chief magistrate of a -State, it foretells that something will soon happen to please you: if -you shake hands with him, and he smiles upon you, the dream is all the -better, as it predicts that you will have honors conferred upon you. -10, 11. - -GRAIN. To dream of regular fields of ripe grain is a good omen, as -it is a sign of thrift: if the grain is broken down or imperfect, it -shows trouble with the thrift: if it is mouldy or mildewed, you will -experience losses. An abundance of grain in bulk is likewise a sign of -plenty; but scattered grain is the reverse of this. 69. - -GRAPES. To dream of an abundance of grapes is a good omen, as is also -a dream that you eat grapes of a pleasant flavor; but if the grapes -are sour and broken, it shows that you will have sorrow. If a young -girl dreams she has a present of beautiful grapes, she will marry well -within the year, and be prolific of children. 70. - -GRASS. Green grass, denotes long life; to cut grass, great trouble. 14, -6. - -GRASSPLAT. Is a sign of a wedding. 16, 18, 46. - -GRAZING. To see cattle grazing, denotes that you will be fortunate; to -the lover it is a sign he will marry a rich wife, and to the merchant -it foretells a great increase of business. 76, 10. - -GRASSHOPPERS. This is an unfavorable dream to the sick, but to a -healthy person it foretells long life. 17, 66. - -GRAVE. To dream of a fresh made grave, is a sign of losses: a man of -business will probably lose money that is owing to him. But to lovers, -this sign is apt to be a “grave to their dearest hopes:” such a dream -is decidedly a bad one for them. 21, 72. - -GRAVEL. To see heaps of clean gravel, denotes that you will soon go a -journey by land, which will be a pleasant or profitable one. 44, 19, -22, 1. - -GREASE. If you dream of grease, it foretells that any undertaking you -may then be engaged in will go right, and according to your mind: if -the grease is dirty you will experience difficulties, but will get -through them. Lovers who dream of grease, will be able to get married -pretty easy, and have things go slick afterward. 4, 11, 44. - -GREEN. If you see green things, such as fruit, grass, green fields, -&c., in your dream, it is a sign of long life, but if the color has -faded it is a sign of trouble. 2, 18. - -GRIEF. Dreaming of grief is a sign of a jolly time, as such dreams go -by the rule of contrary. Thus, if you dream you are in great grief -at the death of a friend or relative, you may calculate that a happy -Wedding is soon to come off, at which you will be present. 24, 62. - -GRIN. If you dream you see people grinning at you, it shows that you -will do something of which you are ashamed: if you imagine that ladies -are grinning at you, you will probably have some adventure with one -that will make you appear ridiculous. 71, 6. - -GRIP, or GRIPPE. To dream you have griping sensations in the bowels, -denotes an accident causing a flesh wound: if you dream that a man -takes you by the hand, or any part of your body, by a hard grip that -hurts you, it is a sign that you will have a pressing invitation to go -somewhere—perhaps a summons to court. 19, 16. - -GROAN. To hear groans of agony in your dream, denotes that you will -soon go to a frolic, or to a place where you will be much entertained: -if you see and recognize people groaning, it shows that they will soon -do something to amuse or please you. 41, 8. - -GROG. To dream of drinking grog, foretells poverty, or disgrace, or -both. If you dream of drinking toddy that tastes very pleasant and -agreeable, it shows that something will occur which will make you -miserable. 55. - -GROTTO. To dream of being in a grotto, or cavern in the earth, shows -that you will soon meet a near and dear relative: if you live away from -home, something will occur to cause your return: such a dream always -foretells meeting your absent friends. 49, 2. - -GROVE. (_See Pic-Nic._) To dream of pleasant and verdant groves or -woods, is an excellent sign, as it foretells happiness and success: if -the groves are barren of leaves, it is the reverse, and you will be -poor and unhappy. 65, 78. - - A maid who dreams of verdant groves, - Will surely have the man she loves; - But if the groves are nipped with frost, - She’ll be as sure in marriage crossed. - -GROW. If you dream that a tree or shrub grows fast, it is a sign that -you will do something in a hurry that you will afterward be sorry for: -if it be your son, or daughter, or any near young relative that you -imagine to grow very rapidly, it foretells an accident to them. 1, 19. - -GRUB. (_See Worm._) To dream of clean-looking, white fat grubs, is a -sign of good crops to farmers, but to dream of black or dirty looking -grubs is the reverse. For a girl to dream of grubs is a bad sign, as it -puts her in peril of losing her virtue; but to a married woman it is a -good sign, for the reason that she will soon be in the family way. 49, -70, 65. - -GRUEL. To dream of drinking gruel, is a good sign if you are sick, as -it shows a speedy recovery; but if you are well, it is a sign that some -one will overreach you in a bargain, or that you will do some foolish -act. 2, 11, 22. - -GUITAR. This dream denotes luck in love affairs, if the dreamer sings -and plays on the instrument at the same time. 45, 24. - -GUN. To dream of firing a gun, or hearing the report of a gun, denotes -strife: if you imagine some friend fires it, it shows that there Will -be a difficulty with him. If you dream of killing a bird, squirrel, or -other animal, by shooting it, it foretells that you will act rashly in -some quarrel. For a lover to dream of firing a gun, is a sign he will -have trouble with his sweetheart. 21, 57, 16. - -GUTS. (_See Entrails._) - -GUTTER. If you dream of lying in a gutter, or of seeing a man so -reclining, it foretells that some honor awaits you, or some one in -whose success you take an interest. If a girl dreams of a broken -gutter, she should be careful of allowing her lover to be too familiar -with her person, or some accident may happen. 27, 65. - -HACK. (_See Carriage._) If you see, in your dream, a row of hacks, or -carriages at a funeral, it shows that you’ll soon attend a wedding or a -jolly party. 32, 19. - -HAIL. To dream of a hail-storm, is a sign that you will make a good -bargain, or will be lucky in some undertaking, provided the hail is -white or in crystals; black hail, denotes sorrow and death, therefore -you should never dream of that kind of hail if you can help it. To -dream of seeing white hail lying on the ground intimates that you’ll -soon get plenty of cash in some transaction. 21, 72. - -HAIR. If you dream that your hair is thick and bushy, it shows that -you’ll grow rich or powerful; if you dream it is curly and kinky, when -in fact it is not, it is a sign you’ll do something that you will -afterward be ashamed of; if, in your dream, you imagine that your hair -has fallen off, or that it has become extremely thin, it is a bad omen, -as it shadows forth sickness, and perhaps death. 42. - -HAM. Dreaming of fine-looking hams is a good omen; but if they are -wormy or in any way blemished, it spoils all the luck, and shows that -you will be unfortunate. To dream of eating fine-tasting hams is a sign -that you will do something noted that will create a talk, but all in -your favor; if the ham that you eat is bad and wormy, the said talk -will be a scandal against you. 30, 1. - -HAMMER. To dream that you see or hear hammering, denotes thrift to some -one of your friends; if you are using the hammer yourself, it shows -that you will be fortunate. A hammer is a good article to dream about. -3. - -HAND. If you dream that your right hand is injured, or any thing is the -matter with it, it shows that you will soon be called upon to assist -a friend in distress; if it is your left hand, assistance will be -solicited from you for an unfortunate stranger. 22, 78. - -HANGED. (_See Execution._) To dream of being hanged is an excellent -omen, as it foretells that you will become either rich or -distinguished. If you dream you are going to be hanged, it is nearly as -good, as it betokens success in all your undertakings; but should you -imagine that you eluded the officers of the law and escaped, that is a -bad omen, as it foretells disappointment and ill-luck. The theory of -such dreams is, that they always work by contraries. 10, 7, 6. - -HARP. To dream you play upon the harp, indicates that you have some -envious enemies who seek to injure you with slander. To dream you hear -any person play upon the harp, is a sign that if you have sick friends -they will recover. In love affairs this dream is very lucky. 5, 11. - -HARVEST. To dream of a harvest field is a good omen. If you dream you -are working in one it indicates success in business. To lovers, this is -one of the most fortunate signs; to a young man, it signifies he will -wed a rich and beautiful bride; to a young maiden, it is a sign she -will soon be engaged to the object of her affections; to the married, -it signifies domestic bliss. 4, 11, 44. - -HASTE. (_See Running and Walking._) - -HAT. For a man to dream he has got a new hat shadows forth good luck -and advancement; dreaming of an old or shabby hat is a sign he will -soon fall in love; and if he dreams he is wearing such a hat, the omen -is not so favorable, for he will probably endeavor to take improper -liberties with his sweetheart and be successful. 21, 6. - -HATCHING. To dream of hatching fowls of any kind is a sign of thrift; -if you imagine, in your dream, that a hen comes off with a very large -brood of chickens, it shadows forth so much cash to be made by you in -some bargain. 24, 68. - -HATRED. To dream that you hate any particular person is a sign that -he or she has been talking bad about you. If a girl should ever be -so silly as to dream such a dream about her lover, it shows that he -meditates an attack upon her chastity; on the contrary, if she dreams -that he hates her, it is a sign that she possesses his whole heart. 44. - -HAWK. If you dream of seeing a very large hawk, it shows that you -will soon begin a new enterprise; if the hawk darts down and takes a -chicken, a bird, or a fish, you will probably be successful; if little -birds attack the hawk and drive it away, you will have difficulties in -your undertaking and may possibly fail in it. 5, 55. - -HAY. (_See Raking and Harvest._) To dream of making hay, signifies -success in all your undertakings. This is a good omen to young lovers. -To dream you are selling hay is a bad omen, and portends losses in -business and dangerous accidents. 49, 11. - -HEAD. To dream of heads in any way is a good omen: if you dream -your own head is very large, it shows that you will probably become -distinguished; if you see a large-headed person in your dream, it is a -sign you will make the acquaintance of some one who will benefit you. -65, 9. - -HEAL. If you dream of having a sore on your person that was healed up -quick, it is a sign that some one will cut your acquaintance; if you -have a sweetheart or lover, it is probable something will happen to -break off the intimacy. 20. - -HEART. To dream of a heart is a bad omen. If you lose your heart it -signifies sickness and death. To the married it denotes infidelity -of their marital vows. To dream you see a human heart shows you are -sincerely beloved; but to dream you have a pain or palpitation in your -heart shows you are doomed to suffer through treachery. 46, 11. - -HEAT. If you dream of being in a place that is extremely hot, or if the -weather is so hot that the heat affects you, it shows that some person -is preparing either to attack you or give you a good scolding. 71, 6. - -HEN. (_See Chicken._) - -HIDE, or HIDDEN. To dream of concealing anything by hiding it, or -putting it in an out-of-the-way place, is a sign that some one will -reveal a secret that you have told. It is a bad omen for lovers to -dream of hiding things, as it predicts that their intimacy will be -talked about as suspicious. 45, 78. - -HILL. To dream of going up a hill is a sign you will rise in the world, -and of going down hill the reverse; if, in your dream, you seem to -be approaching a smooth high hill, it shows that you will shortly -have a piece of good fortune; but if the hill be rugged and stony, it -foretells difficulties in connection with the good fortune. 1, 46, 18. - - To dream of mountains, hills, or rocks, - Does signify, slouts, scoffs, and mocks; - Their pains in passing over shew, - That she whom you love, loves not you. - -HISSING. To dream of hearing hissing noises, such as steam makes, or of -geese hissing, is a sign of shame. If a girl dreams this, it foretells -that she will do something she is ashamed of: to a man it is a sign he -will do an undignified act, or one that will injure his prospects. 47. - -HOG. To dream of well-kept and happy-looking hogs is a good omen, as it -foretells luck and success: but if you see lean and hungry-looking hogs -squealing, it shows that any speculation you may enter into about that -time will not be of much account if it does not result in a loss. 64. - -HOG’S-BRISTLES. This dream denotes great violence and danger. 21, 7. - -HOLE. (_See Abyss._) - -HOMINY. To dream of eating hominy with a relish is a sign that you will -marry below your station in life, or else you will entertain a new -acquaintance who is much below you in position, who will eventually -command your esteem. To an educated young girl such a dream predicts a -runaway match. 2, 10. - -HONEY. This dream denotes you will have a long and happy life. If you -dream you are eating honey it denotes that something will happen that -will give you great joy or pleasure. To a young girl it is a sign that -she will soon have a lover that will please her. 49, 3, 1. - -HOPS. To dream of seeing a large garden of hops in full leaf, denotes -thrift and wealth: if you see dried hops, and smell their fragrance, -it shows that you will shortly come into a good lump of money from a -legacy or a successful speculation. 27, 9. - - To maid who dreams of fragrant hops, - A lover soon the question pops! - And marries, too, with quick dispatch— - Nine children fair will bless that match! - -HORNS. To see horns on the head of another person, danger to the -dreamer on your own wealth and importance. To dream you are gored by a -horned animal denotes unhappiness. To lovers it usually predicts that -they will have difficulty in connection with their desires; if they -think of marrying, some obstacle will be placed in the way of their -union, though perhaps not prevent it in the end. 9, 18, 36. - -HORSE. If you dream of riding well and easily on the back of this -noble animal, your fortune is sure to advance in the world: but if you -imagine you are thrown from a horse, it is a sign of disgrace. To dream -of swapping horses shows that some one will cheat you in a bargain; of -selling a horse, it is a sign of loss; but of buying one, predicts that -you will make money by some speculation, or else by selling property. -Horses are excellent animals to dream about. 2, 11, 22. - -HOUSE. (_See Repairing._) To dream you build a house denotes you will -have a comfortable life: to burn your house signifies increased riches: -to dream you spill water in a house is a sign of care and affliction: -to dream you see a house fall denotes death. Dreaming of building -houses, wearing fine clothes, and talking with ladies, is a sign that -the parties will suddenly marry. 47, 66. - -HOUSEHOLD UTENSILS. The pot denotes the life; the platter the actions -of life; the candlestick intends the wife; the light, or lantern, the -husband; the hearth the estate; vessels of wine are the servants; the -stores cupboards, and cabinets mean the wife. 24, 7. - -HUG. If a young girl dreams of being fondled and hugged by her lover, -it is a sign he will soon get sick of her and want to be off: it is not -half so bad to let him hug her in real earnest as it is to dream of it. -The same sign holds good with the other sex. 2, 11. - -HUNGRY. (_See Fast._) To dream of being hungry foretells that you -will soon engage in some new enterprise which will prove successful. -Hungry dreams are excellent omens to lovers, as they denote energy -and success. If a girl dreams that a gentleman comes to see her who -is hungry, it is a sign that he will woo her in such an earnest and -affectionate manner as to win her heart. 19, 37. - -HUSBANDRY. To dream of implements in husbandry, has a variety of -interpretations: to dream of a plough, denotes success in life, and a -good marriage; to dream of a yoke, is unfavorable, unless it be broken; -to dream of a team, death in a family, to dream of a scythe signifies -sickness. 76, 44. - -HUNTING. To dream of going a hunting brings an accusation of -dishonesty: if you are returning from the chase, good fortune awaits -you. 8, 10. - -HUT. To dream that you live in a small hut is a sign that you will -shortly have a house of your own. If in your dream, you visit a little -hut which is inhabited, it shows that you will be invited to partake of -the hospitalities of some family. 29, 70. - -ICE. (_See Skating and Sliding._) To dream of walking on slippery ice -in winter, is a sign that misfortune threatens you: if you slip down, -it foreshadows bad luck: if you dream of gliding or skating easily over -smooth ice, it shows that you will probably have a difficulty of some -kind, but will overcome it and get through handsomely. For lovers to -dream of going over ice is a bad omen. 4, 28. - -ILLNESS. (_See Sickness._) To dream that you are ill and confined to -your bed is a sign that some one will overreach you in a bargain, or -cheat you in some way. Such a dream is a bad omen to loves, as it -predicts false vows. 16, 38. - -ILLUMINATION. To dream of an illumination augurs success in life and -much happiness; if the light begins to disappear, sorrow and many tears -will be your portion. 24, 68. - -IMPERTINENCE. If a girl dreams that she meets a gentleman who is -impertinent toward her in conversation, it is a sign she will make a -new male acquaintance who will be very agreeable to her: if she gets -angry at the said impertinence she will probably fall in love with her -new friend and either marry him or be on improper intimate terms with -him. 1, 11. - -INDIGO. To dream of indigo, denotes to a female that she will cross the -ocean. When she dreams of putting the indigo in water, and it gives no -color, she may be assured she will arrive in India. But to embrace the -water in the usual way, no such thing will come to pass. 27, 15. - -INFANT. (_See Child._) Dreaming of a young infant is an excellent omen, -as it foretells joy and gladness, good luck, and success generally. -Lovers who dream such a dream may be sure of a happy and thrifty -marriage. To a business man this dream predicts a new and successful -enterprise. 29, 76. - -INK. To dream that you see splashes of ink on white paper, or on -anything, is a sign of scandal: after such a dream, you may be sure -that somebody will be talking pretty hard about you: the larger the -splashes the bigger will be the stories that are told. 41. - -INN. To dream of being at an inn, is very unfavorable; it denotes -poverty and unsuccessfulness in business; to the lover, the -unfaithfulness of his sweetheart; to the tradesman, loss of business -and dishonest agents. 46, 33. - -INQUEST. To dream that you are present at a coroner’s inquest, is a bad -sign; you will soon squander your fortune. 49, 16. - -INSULT. (_See Abuse._) - -INUNDATION. (_See Overflow._) - -IRON. (_See Metals._) - -ITCH. To dream that you have the itch, or that your body itches, shows -that you will shortly receive money. 40, 9. - -ISLAND. To dream that you are on a deserted island shows that you -will commit some act to disgust your friends and make them cut your -acquaintance; be careful how you behave after dreaming such a dream. -19, 65, 22. - -IVORY. To dream of ivory, signifies that you will be very successful in -business. To the single it is a sign they will soon fall in love and -be fortunate in their courtship. To the married it denotes domestic -happiness. 4, 75, 30. - -IVY. To dream of seeing this vine running over and covering any house, -is a sign of poverty, particularly if the ivy grows thick and abundant: -if you dream that it covers your own house, the sign is still more -sure: for a farmer to dream that he sees ivy covering a tree, denotes -bad crops. A girl who dreams of being in a bower covered with ivy, will -probably marry a poor and shiftless man. 2. - -JAIL. (_See Prison._) If a man dreams he is confined in a prison or -jail, it shows that he will have honors or dignities conferred upon -him, as such dreams go contrariwise: if his arrest and imprisonment -worries him, it only shows that he will be the more delighted with his -new dignities. 46. - -JAR. To dream that a house is jarred or shook by an earthquake, an -explosion, or anything that may occur outside, is a sign that the head -of the family in that house will be sick. Jars of preserved fruit -or jellies, seen in a dream, are good omens; if you dream you are -presented with one or more of them, it shows you will be long lived and -thrifty. 15, 39. - -JEALOUSY. To dream you are jealous of your sweetheart, or wife, -signifies that they will betray you; for a maiden to dream she is -jealous of her sweetheart is a sign some particular friend will “_cut -her out_;” for a wife to dream she is jealous of her husband, foretells -the loss of his love. 28, 6. - -JELLY. To dream of having pots of jelly given to you, or that you are -eating jelly, and that plenty of it is around, is a sure sign of long -life and good fortune generally; as many pots as are given to you, or -as you may have, so many generations will you live to see. The same -rule applies to preserved fruits. 65, 18, 78. - -JEW. If you dream that a genuine Israelite comes along and annoys you -in any way, it is a sign you will quarrel with your father; if you -imagine that he cheats you in a bargain, it predicts that you will -probably receive a present from some near relative; on the contrary, if -he gives you an advantage in the bargain, it shows that your father, or -some elderly relative, will ask a favor of you. 58, 21. - -JEWELS. Chains, pearls, or precious stones, etc., and all adornings -upon the heads and necks of women, are good dreams for the fair sex; to -widows and maids they signify marriage; and to those that are married, -riches. If a man dreams of possessing jewels, it is a sure sign he will -lose something of great value. 46, 75. - -JIG. To dream of dancing a jig with a lady is a sign she is in love -with you, or is pleased with you; and if you like her you may go in at -once for her favor with much confidence. The omen is the same to a girl -who dreams of jigging with a young man. 1, 65, 14. - -JOLLY. If you dream you are in company and feel particularly hilarious, -or jolly, it is a sign of sorrow; mark well who it is that contributes -most to your mirth, for he or she may cause you pain. If a girl dreams -this of a young man, let her beware of him for a gay seducer. 20. - -JOY. To dream that you are in the ecstasy of joy at anything that has -happened, bodes pain and trouble; something will be sure to occur to -make you unhappy. 46. - -JUMPING. (_See Leaping._) - -JURY. If a man dreams he is serving on a jury, it is a sign some friend -will ask a favor of him that he will hesitate to grant. 38, 3. - -KALEIDOSCOPE. To dream you are looking through one of these curious -instruments, and if you are delighted with the changes that present -themselves, it is a sign, that you will either travel in distant -countries or be very discontented at home. 36, 75. - -KEG. To dream of an empty one is a sign you will soon leave home; a -keg of small fish, or oysters, denotes the receipt of money; a keg -of spirits of any kind, promises poverty; a keg of powder foretells -misfortune; a keg of paint predicts compliments to be paid you. 14. - -KEY. If you dream of finding a key, or a bunch of keys, it is a sign -that some one will tell you a secret; to dream of losing a key, or -keys, is a bad omen, as it predicts that you will come to shame. Such a -dream is particularly unfortunate to a young lady. 41, 8. - -KID. To dream of a young and sportful kid, implies the birth of a -child. A young girl who grants her lover too close intimacy before -marriage should never dream of the innocent and harmless kid. It is a -good dream for married people who desire children. 70. - -KING. To dream of a king denotes that the dreamer is ambitious and will -be disappointed. If you dream you speak to a king it is a happy omen, -and is a sign of riches and honor. 4, 14. - -KILL. If you dream of wantonly killing any animal, or insect, it -predicts bad luck and poverty; but if the killing be done by accident, -it shows that, though you may have a misfortune in consequence, it will -not materially affect your interest. For butchers or farmers to dream -of killing fat and healthy animals for food, is a sign of thrift and -abundance; but if they dream of killing a hog that does not squeal, it -shadows forth a death in the family. 41. - -KISSING. (_See Stranger._) Dreams of kissing work curiously: if a -girl dreams that she is kissed by a young man in whom she takes no -particular interest, it may be a good omen, and it may not; for if he -happens to be a silly fellow who imagines that she is in love with -him, it is a sign she will be slandered in a way that will make her -unhappy; but if he has no such sentiment, then the sign is exactly the -reverse—that is, some one will speak well of her to those whom she -esteems highly—perhaps to her lover. If a girl dreams she is kissed by -her lover, it predicts that he will say something unpleasant to her at -their next meeting; if a lover dreams that his sweetheart kisses him -the sign is similar. 1. - -KITE. To dream of flying a kite is a sign that you will soon write a -letter to some friend or acquaintance. For a girl to dream of seeing a -kite in the air, predicts that she will receive a letter from a young -man—whether a lover or not, is uncertain. 53, 62. - -KNEE. To dream of falling on the knees, denotes misfortune in business. -To see a woman’s knees, good luck and marriage to the girl of your -choice. For a woman to see a man’s knee, shows that she will have many -male children. 22, 37, 35. - -KNIVES. To dream of knives is a bad omen; it betokens law-suits, -poverty, disgrace, and strife. In love, it shows quarrels and bad -tempers. 33, 9. - -LABOR. To dream you are hard at work, shows you will go a painful -journey, unless you be very circumspect; but to see others at work, -betokens good fortune. If a girl dreams she sees her lover at work, it -signifies that he will try and seduce her. 27, 9. - -LADDER. To dream of going up a ladder signifies that you will be -a person of some consequence, yet poor: if you imagine you are in -danger of falling, it shows that a person who envies your position -will attempt to injure you; if you dream of going down a ladder it -particularly denotes poverty, though it may allude to some misfortune -that will overtake you. 14, 55. - -LADIES. To see one, a sign of weakness; many ladies bring calumny and -slander. To see a light-haired one, is a happy event to the dreamer; a -brunette, sickness; a pregnant lady, brings good news; a naked lady, -signifies the death of a relative. To hear a lady speak, without seeing -her, foretells departure. 47, 51, 11. - -LAKE. If you dream of sailing on a smooth and clear lake, it -foreshadows success in all your undertakings; if the lake is rough, -but yet has clear water, the sign still holds good, though you will -encounter difficulties; if it is muddy water, it denotes sickness, and -losses through dishonest people about you. 49, 17. - -LAMBS. To see young lambs frisking around their mother, is an excellent -omen, as it denotes thrift, and also happiness in your family ties; if -you see them sucking, it is a sign of an increase in your family by -the birth of a child. For lovers to dream of young lambs, foretells a -speedy and happy marriage. 24, 60. - -LAMP. To dream of dropping or breaking a lighted lamp, denotes -disappointment. If, in your dream, you see the bright light of a lamp -at a distance from you in the dark, and you approach it, it shows that -you will either have good luck, or will be invited to visit somewhere -and meet an agreeable person of the opposite sex. 19. - -LAND. To dream of buying or inheriting land, is an excellent omen, as -it foretells health and wealth; but to sell land in your dream, denotes -sickness and poverty. If a young man dreams of buying land, it is a -sign he will marry a rich wife. 34, 61, 18. - -LANTERN. To dream of carrying a lantern in a dark night is a good sign, -provided you have no difficulty in finding your way, for it shows -that you will easily accomplish some fortunate object you may have -in view; if you stumble, or have difficulty in finding your way with -the lantern, it denotes trouble and vexation, though success will be -achieved at last. 28, 10. - -LARK. To dream of the lark, shows speedy increase of fortune. To -lovers, this is a very favorable omen, and is a sign that the course of -true love runs smooth. 47, 68. - -LAUGHTER. This omen is unfavorable, and is a sign of tears; it also -denotes that you will be worsted by your business engagements; if a -lover dreams he sees his sweetheart laugh, it is a sign she will jilt -him for a stranger; to the married it signifies domestic trouble. 40. - -LAUREL or OLIVE. Denotes victory and pleasure; to the married, -inheritance and children; to the single, marriage. 71, 13, 1. - -LAW. To dream of instituting a suit at law, or entering a criminal -complaint against any one, shows that some enemy will injure you -pecuniarily, or that you will lose money by speculation or trade; if -you dream you are sued, or prosecuted criminally, the sign is the -reverse; you will probably receive money unexpectedly, or be uncommonly -successful in your pursuits. 21, 8. - -LAWYER. To dream of meeting a lawyer, brings bad tidings; if you speak -to him, you will lose some property; if you hear some one speaking in -his favor, you will meet with some misfortune. 16. - -LAZY. To dream that you see lazy people lounging around, and that you -are vexed with them, is a sign of bad luck to some of your relatives, -who will depend upon you to assist them: if, in your dream, you imagine -yourself to be lazy and sleepy over your work, it foretells either -sickness or that you will meet with a loss. 62, 39, 69. - -LEAD. (_See Metals._) - -LEAPING. To dream you are leaping over walls, doors or gates, is a sign -that you will encounter many difficulties in your present pursuits and -that your sweetheart will not marry you. 9, 31. - -LEAVES. To dream you see leaves growing freshly on a tree or plant, -is a good sign, and shows you will live long and be happy; but to see -leaves wither and fall to the ground, is a sign of sickness and death. -47, 21. - -LEGS. To dream of thick and fat legs is a bad omen, as it foreshadows -sickness: thin, spindleshank legs are excellent ones to dream about, as -they denote a successful race with fortune. It is not to be supposed -that a lover will ever dream of his sweetheart’s legs, but if he should -do so, he will probably imagine them to be round, plump, and of an -alabaster whiteness; this is a bad dream, and he should by all means -avoid thinking of her legs when he goes to sleep: if a lady dreams that -her lover’s legs are thin, it foretells that he will be a rich man. 48, -5. - -LEMONS. To dream of lemons denotes contentions in your family and -uneasiness on account of children; they announce the death of some -relation and disappointment in love. 22. - -LEOPARD. To dream of this animal, signifies that you have many false -friends, who are endeavoring to ruin you, it also betokens family -quarrels and domestic unhappiness. 24, 76. - -LETTERS. These paper missives are good to dream about: if you dream you -receive a great number of letters, it foretells that honors await you: -to receive one letter in your dream, denotes that some one is praising -you behind your back. If a girl dreams that she receives a love-letter -from her beau, it shows that he adores her: a gentleman who has a -similar dream of a letter from his sweetheart, may rest satisfied that -he only possesses her heart. 28, 54, 1. - -LETTER CARRIER. To dream of a letter carrier, indicates you will hear -from an absent one whom you love. 18, 50. - -LETTUCE. To dream of eating lettuce, is a sign of health and happiness, -provided that it looks green and nice, and tastes good; wilted or wormy -lettuce shadows forth vexation and trouble. 47, 6. - -LIAR. To dream that any one offends you by lying, or defaming your -family by lies, is a sign you will receive a benefit at the hands of a -stranger. 36. - -LIBERTY. To dream of taking liberties with any one, bids you be careful -of them; if others take liberties with you, it shows they intend to -cheat you. 39, 40. - -LICE. To dream of lice denotes sickness and poverty. 3. - -LIE. To dream of telling a lie about a woman, is a sign you will kiss -a black one: to dream that you lie about your business, denotes that a -colored man will rob you: lies generally, imagined in dreams, denote -either injuries or caresses by colored people. 14, 64. - -LIGHT. (_See Candles, Lamp and Torch._) To dream you see a great light, -is a happy presage; it denotes that you will attain honors, and become -rich; in love it shows a sweetheart of an amiable disposition. 8, 70, 2. - -LIGHTNING. To dream of bright and vivid white lightning, denotes that -you will soon go on a pleasant trip or journey: blueish silver forked -lightning foretells good crops and excellent success in business; red -forked lightning the same, but attended with calamity, or the death of -relatives by violence. 24. - -LILIES. If you dream of an abundance of these beautiful flowers in -your garden or door-yard, it foretells good luck in getting servants -or people to work for you; it also denotes thrift generally about a -farm. If a young girl dreams about lilies, it is a sign she will marry -a smart and industrious man and live happily with him. 61. - -LIMEKILN. To dream of burning lime in a kiln, or of seeing a kiln -in full blast, is a sign of health and abundant crops; but to see a -dilapidated and empty limekiln in your dream is the reverse of this, as -far as the crops are concerned. 77, 5, 15. - -LINEN. To dream you are arrayed in clean linen denotes that you -will shortly receive some glad tidings; and that your sweetheart is -faithful; if it is dirty, then it denotes poverty and disappointment -in love. White linen, if dressed in it, presages death; colored linen, -removal; shifts, a gay sweetheart; gowns, a gift. 24, 71. - -LION. If you dream of seeing the king of beasts, and if he is mild and -gentle looking, it shows that you will easily rise in the world to a -better position than you now occupy: to dream of an angry and roaring -lion, who tries to get at you, shows, that although you may rise in -position, jealous people will annoy and try to injure you. 14. - - Dreams of lions, bears, bulls, bees, - Nests of wasps or hornets, these - Are emblems whereby are expressed - Discord with those whom you love best. - -LIPS. (_See Mouth._) - -LIQUOR. If you dream of seeing large quantities of liquor, or of buying -brandy, rum, whisky, &c., it foretells poverty and disgrace; to dream -of drinking it is the same, only worse if possible. 2. - -LIZARD. To dream of lizards, is a sign you have secret enemies who will -injure you if they can. If a girl dreams this, it shows that some one -will question her virtue. 3. - -LOG. To dream of seeing large logs around, is a sign that you will soon -move into a new house; but if you imagine that you are splitting the -logs, it will spoil all this, for it shows that you will want a house -badly without being able to get one to your mind. 21, 78. - -LOOKING-GLASS. To dream of a looking-glass, is a bad omen, and -signifies that you will be surrounded with false friends, who will rob -you until your property dwindles to a shadow. To dream you see your -face in a looking-glass is a sign of sickness. To break a looking-glass -portends death. If a girl dreams she sees her lover in a looking-glass, -it is a sign he will desert or seduce her. 18, 61. - -LOSSES. To dream of losing your hat is a sign you will entertain a -large company, either by making a speech, or otherwise attracting their -attention: dreaming of the loss of money, a watch, or any valuables of -that kind, predicts that you will gain as much and perhaps more than -your loss amounts to: if a girl dreams of losing her shoe-strings, she -will be kissed by an agreeable young man; any article of clothing that -you may dream of having lost, shows that you will rig yourself out in a -new suit. 47, 6. - -LOTTERY. (_See Prize._) - -LOVE. To dream you are in love is a sign you will make a fool of -yourself and do something silly, of which you may afterwards be -ashamed—thus showing that the dream works contrariwise—for love is -anything but a silly sentiment unless indulged in by fools. For a young -girl to dream of falling in love foretells that she will be laughed at -and ridiculed for some folly. 64, 52, 1. - -LUCK. To imagine in your dream that you have had excellent luck, in any -enterprise, predicts a misfortune: if a man has had a quarrel with his -sweetheart, and dreams that it is all made up, he may be sure that the -quarrel will continue a great deal longer than is agreeable to him: to -a young lady, the sign is the same relative to her beau. 18. - -MAD DOG. To dream of seeing such an animal frothing at the mouth and -running, is a sign you will be wrongfully accused of a dishonorable -action or crime. 4, 12, 61. - -MAGGOTS. To dream of seeing any thing putrid and covered with maggots, -is a sign of death; but the death may be that of your favorite dog, -cat, or bird, though such a dream often foretells the death of a -relative or friend. 5. - -MAID. (_See Virgin._) If you dream you are pleased with a pretty -chambermaid, milkmaid, or any nice-looking young girl, whose occupation -carries with it the title of maid, it is a good omen, for it predicts -an excellent match, and plenty of children: it also foretells, in many -cases, that the dreamer will marry a rich wife. 75, 39. - -MAN. To dream of a man dressed in black is lucky; in white, a bad omen: -to dream of a murdered man, is a sign of long life. To dream you meet a -strange man, is a sign you have a vindictive enemy. For a girl to dream -she sees her lover by her bedside, is a sign he will attempt some very -improper things. 74, 60, 7. - -MANNERS. To dream of ill-mannered people, who annoy you by their -awkwardness and selfish conduct, shows that you will shortly go on a -journey, and be introduced to a fool. 6, 65. - -MAP. To dream of looking over a map, is a sign of an agreeable surprise -by the arrival of some dear friend from a distance. If a girl dreams -this when her lover is away, he will return unexpectedly. 24, 17. - -MARKET. To dream you are in a large market, where all kinds of meats -and vegetables are sold, is a sign you will want money that it will -be difficult and perhaps impossible to raise; it is a bad sign for -tradesmen and others who have notes to pay. 31, 9. - -MARRIAGE. (_See Wedding._) If any one should be so unfortunate as to -dream that he or she was present at a happy and jolly wedding, it -denotes that they will attend a funeral; it will not necessarily be at -the burial of either of the persons you dreamed you saw married, but -you will undoubtedly be called to mourn some friend or relative. To -dream of being married yourself, foretells your death. 2, 78, 42. - -MASK. To dream you see a person wearing a mask, is a sign of hypocrisy; -to the lover, it shows that his sweetheart loves some one better than -himself; to a girl, it signifies that her lover is engaged to another. -To married people, it portends infidelity to the wedding-ring. 46, 8. - -MASS. To dream of going to this religious celebration, is a sign that -some one will either cheat you or rob your house. If a girl dreams -this, let her look out that her lover does not prove to be a worthless -scamp. 13. - -MEADOW. (_See Field and Green._) If you dream of walking in a green and -pleasant meadow, where the grass grows regular and looks smooth, it is -an excellent omen, for it denotes thrift and good luck generally. Such -a dream to a farmer, is a sign of good crops and plenty of money. To -lovers, it foretells a happy and speedy marriage. 72, 6. - -MEANNESS. To dream you are treated in a mean and shabby manner by -anybody, is a sign you will have unexpected honors thrust upon you. If -a girl dreams that her lover has behaved meanly, she may be sure he -will do something to command her admiration. 9, 50, 51. - -MEASLES. To dream you have this troublesome disorder shows that -you will be fortunate, provided you engage in some disreputable or -dishonest speculation, or in a robbery of money: but to conscientious -people the omen does not hold good. If a girl dreams of having the -measles, it predicts that a rogue will make love to her. 33, 4. - -MEAT. To dream of sweet and wholesome fresh meat is a sign you will be -coquetted by a lady, and perhaps fall in love with her; but if the meat -is putrid or maggoty, it foreshadows sickness and death. 8, 16. - -MEDICINE. (_See Physic._) To take medicine foretells poverty, to give -any one medicine, gain. 22, 37, 8. - -MELONS. To dream of ripe, fine looking melons, is an excellent omen, as -it foretells good health, good luck, and much happiness. A watermelon -full of black seeds denotes so much money to be paid to you. If a -married woman dreams this, it promises her many children. 46. - -METALS. To dream of metals has different signification and -interpretations according to the metal you dream of. To enable our -readers to more readily discover the meaning of their dreams, we -subjoin a list of the metals with their explanations. - -BRASS. To dream that you see a brass ornament, is a sign your -sweetheart will be false to you. To see any one working in brass, or -cleaning that metal is a sign you will hear of the death of a distant -relative who will leave you a legacy. 43, 11. - -COPPER. To dream of copper, signifies that your sweetheart is -deceitful and loves another, it also shows secret enemies. 54, 8, 40. - -GOLD. To dream of receiving gold is a good sign, and shows -you will be successful in all your undertakings. To dream you pay gold -betokens increase of friends. 49, 7. - -IRON. For one to dream that he is hurt with iron, signifies -that he shall receive some damage. 44, 5. - -LEAD. To dream of lead denotes sickness, but to dream of -leaden bullets good news. If you dream you are wounded by a leaden -bullet it is a sign you will be successful in love. 49, 50. - -QUICKSILVER. To dream of this metal is a sign your friends -will all be false to you, it is also a sign of losses in property. 49, -19. - -SILVER. To dream that you are presented with spoons, or -any silver plate for household use, foretells that you or some near -relative, will shortly marry: if you dream of buying these articles, it -is a sign of poverty: to dream of silver dollars, or bars of silver, -used in commerce, is a sign that you will gain money either by a legacy -or speculation. 49, 6. - -STEEL. To break a piece in a dream, shows that you will -overcome your enemies; if you only touch it, your position in life is -secure; if you try to bend it, and cannot, you will meet with many -serious accidents. 41, 50. - -TIN. To dream of tin is a good omen and signifies you will -marry a rich wife, and make money at business. 41, 8. - -ZINK. To dream of this metal denotes happiness and prosperity -to the dreamer. To lovers it is a sign of success in love affairs. 48. - -MIDWIFE. To see a midwife denotes revealing of secrets; to the sick, it -is death. 18, 4. - -MILK. (_See Pitcher and Breast._) Dreaming of milk predicts, to a man, -the love of a lady. If a newly married lady dream that she has a full -breast of milk, it is a sign that she will be happily delivered of a -fine child; to an old woman, it portends much money. 45, 60. - -MILL. If you dream of going to a flouring-mill, where you see plenty -of grain and flour, it is a good omen, as it shadows forth thrift and -abundance; but to imagine in your dream that you are in any manufactory -of cloth fabrics called a mill, is a sign of poverty and want. Girls -who work in such places should be careful never to dream of them. 55. - -MISER. To dream of a miser is a sign of waste, loss or destruction: if -you see him counting and hoarding money, it foretells you will either -lose or be robbed of some: to see him patching his clothes or his -house or barn denotes a calamity, such as a robbery or a fire. 14, 62. - -MISFORTUNE. To dream you have a misfortune denotes luck and success: -thus; dreaming of the loss of money is a sign you will get some: if you -imagine your house is burned, you will be successful in a speculation: -if you dream of being robbed, it foretells a legacy or the finding of -something valuable, &c. 41. - -MISTAKE. If any one dreams of being vexed, annoyed, or injured by -reason of making a mistake, it shadows forth disgrace. Mistaking one -person for another in your dream, denotes scandal: thus if a young girl -should dream that she hailed a young man as her lover, and found it was -a stranger, it shows that some malicious person will talk lightly of -her character. 78, 16. - -MONEY. (_See Purse and Pocket Book._) To dream of finding money is an -excellent omen, as it foretells that you will soon get some: if, in -your dream, you see bank bills of a large denomination, or large gold -pieces, the sign is similar: to see small pieces of money is not so -good, though it is a pretty fair dream. To dream of receiving money -is a good omen; in love, it foretells marriage and children. To dream -you lose money, is a proof you will be unsuccessful in some favorite -pursuit. 18, 4. - -MONKEY. To dream that you see a monkey, and are pleased with his -antics, shows that you will make the acquaintance of a fool. For a girl -to dream of playing with a monkey is a sign she will do something she -is ashamed of, and perhaps lose her virtue. Monkeys are also a sign of -law suits and secret enemies. 17, 6. - -MOON. To dream of a sharp new moon with horns pointing upwards is a -sign you will be rich: if the horns point sideways or downward, it -foretells poverty: seeing a full moon in your dream denotes a thrifty -and happy marriage: a half moon shadows forth the loss of a wife or -husband by death or desertion. Dreaming of seeing a half moon is fatal -to the prospects of lovers. 19, 18. - -MOUNTAIN. To dream of approaching beautiful smooth-looking mountains, -dressed in verdure, denotes thrift and happiness, and that you will -rise in the world: if the mountains look steep, rugged and rocky, it -foreshadows difficulties and danger, which you may overcome by energy: -to dream of successfully climbing a mountain, is a sure sign that -some honor awaits you, or that you will make a good deal of money: -difficulties in climbing show troubles and vexations in getting your -honors or your money. 64. - -MOTH. To dream of moth is a sign some one is robbing you, it also -predicts slander by a supposed friend. To dream you see a moth burn its -wings in a flame signifies that an enemy will die. 22. - -MOTHER. If you dream of quarreling with your mother, it is a sign she -will do some generous act, or confer a benefit that will delight you: -to dream of fondling your mother shadows forth her loss by death, or -that you will be parted from her: if you dream she makes you a present, -the dream will come true so far that she will probably present you with -a new brother or sister. 46, 34. - -MOURNING. To dream that you are dressed in mourning for the death of a -relative, is a sign that a wedding will soon take place in your family, -or that of some blood relation. To see people dressed in black, and be -among them, foretells an invitation to a wedding or to be present at a -marriage ceremony. 32, 12. - -MOUSE. (_See Trap._) To dream of killing a mouse is a sign you will -detect a thief in stealing from you: if, in your dream, you see a -mouse, or a number of mice, it foretells that you will soon have -thieves in the house. For a girl to dream that she pets a mouse, shows -that she will have a light-fingered or dishonest lover. 75, 70. - -MOUTH. Dreaming of a large mouth and big lips is a sure sign you will -be kissed by some one of the opposite sex: to dream of a mouth out -of shape, or with a hare lip, denotes to a woman that she will have -a deformed child, and to a man that he will get into a difficulty by -means of his intimacy with a woman: to dream of a small mouth and thin -lips is a sign of loud and angry words, and that some one will give you -a scolding. 27, 6, 3. - -MOVING. To dream of moving your residence or place of business, under -any circumstances, is a sign of poverty: if, in your dream, you see -other people moving, it foretells that some one of your relatives will -come to poverty, and you will have to assist him. 55. - -MUD. To dream of getting covered with mud by having it splashed over -you, is a sign that you will be belied and talked about. 29. - -MULBERRIES. To dream of mulberries denotes to the maiden, a happy -marriage; to the married, affection and constancy. 64, 70, 3. - -MULATTO. (_See Negro._) To see a mulatto in sleep, brings good luck; a -female mulatto, dangerous sickness. 4, 11, 44. - -MULE. To dream of riding a mule, or driving one, is a sign of celibacy: -gentlemen or ladies who dream this may safely calculate that they will -live single for the rest of their lives, unless some more vivid dream -with a favorable omen should counterbalance the influence of this -one. If married people dream of mules, it foretells that they will be -childless. 4, 51, 66. - -MUSHROOM. To dream you eat mushrooms is a sign you will live to a good -old age, but to dream you see them grow, or gather them, is a sign you -will get rich by a splendid speculation, and then get poor as suddenly -as you got wealthy. 49, 59. - -MUSIC. (_See Singing._) To dream of hearing strains of sweet music, -denotes joy and happiness. If a girl who has a lover dreams this, he -will surprise her either with a splendid present, or with an invitation -to go somewhere where she will be delighted and enjoy herself much. 74, -18. - -MUSTARD. To dream of mustard or mustard seed, is a bad omen, and -foretells sickness and perhaps death. To dream you eat mustard, is a -sign your sweetheart or lover is false to you. To married persons this -dream indicates domestic quarrels. 4. - -MYRTLE. To dream of myrtle, is a sign you will receive a declaration of -love. To the married it signifies domestic happiness. 3, 11, 33. - -NAILS. To dream that one’s nails are longer than usual, signifies -profit, and the contrary, loss: to dream your nails are cut off, -signifies loss and disgrace, and contention with friends and relations. -If one dreams his nails are pulled off, it threatens with misery and -affliction, and danger of death: for a man to dream he bites his -nails, shows quarrels and dissensions: to dream of paring your nails, -foretells a lingering sickness. 57, 8. - -NAKEDNESS. To dream you see a man naked, signifies fear and terror: to -dream you see a woman naked, signifies honor and joy, provided she be -fair-skinned and handsome; but if she is crooked, old, wrinkled, or -otherwise ill made, and black withal, it signifies shame, repentance, -and ill luck. For a woman to dream she sees her husband naked, -signifies success in her enterprises and a good number of children. 14. - -NAPKIN. A white napkin denotes orderly conduct, which will bring -happiness; a dirty napkin, disorderly behavior. 70, 6. - -NAVEL. If you dream that your navel is out of shape, or looks queer, -it is a sign of misfortune in connection with the opposite sex, unless -you are married, in which case it denotes the birth of a child: for -unmarried people to dream such dreams foretells trouble and disgrace. -35, 17. - -NECK. If a woman or girl dreams that her neck is large and thick, it -is a sure sign she will bear many children: if it seems smaller than -usual, it denotes to a married woman a miscarriage, and to a girl -the loss of her beau: if a woman dreams that her neck is fair and -beautiful, it foretells that some gentleman will make love to her. 22. - -NECKLACE. For a girl to dream that a gentleman presents her with a -necklace, is a sign that some one meditates an attempt to seduce her: -if a married woman dreams that her husband gives her a necklace, it -shows that she will soon be in the family way. 69, 12, 21. - -NEEDLES. To dream of needles, signifies that you will be grievously -injured by the deceit of supposed friends. For a girl to dream that -she pricks herself with a needle, is a sign that her beau will attempt -improper liberties. 8, 49. - -NEGRO. To dream of being frightened or assaulted by a negro, is a -good sign, as it denotes safety: if the negro comes towards you in a -pleasant and agreeable way, it shows that you will meet with a loss or -be robbed: to see a grinning, pleasant-looking negro in your dream, -forebodes trouble through the conduct of a dependent. 32. - -NEW YEAR’S PRESENT. To dream you give a New Year’s present, signifies -you will hear good news. To receive one, is a sign you will soon get -into trouble. 64, 19. - -NIAGARA. As every one has heard of this great cataract, and multitudes -have seen it, it is not strange that a good many people dream of going -there: such a dream is a sign that you will be embarrassed in company -by a sensation of some kind. 13, 49, 6. - -NIGHT. (_See Stars._) To dream of a clear beautiful night when the -stars are shining, indicates that you will have a long and happy life -and be very successful in all your undertakings. To dream you are -courting your sweetheart on such a night shows that she is true to you. -To dream of a cloudy night portends disasters in business, and to dream -of a stormy night indicates sickness. 5, 19. - -NIGHTCAP. For a girl to dream that she forgot to take off her nightcap, -but received company in it, is a sign she will be kissed by a strange -gentleman, or that some stranger will be smitten by her charms: if -a married woman dreams this, it foretells that her husband will be -jealous of her, and perhaps not without cause. 70. - -NIGHTINGALE. To dream of this bird signifies light amours; to hear it -sing, happiness. 48. - -NOBILITY. Should anybody be so foolish as to dream that they are -created a Duke, an Earl, or that they have conferred upon them any -patent of nobility, it is a sign of shiftlessness and poverty. If a -girl dreams that a lord is in love with her, she will be apt to marry a -shiftless and needy fellow. 21, 19. - -NOISE. If you dream of hearing strange or mysterious noises, it is a -sign that the spirit of some dead relative hovers near you, and has an -influence upon your actions. 20. - -NOSE. To dream of big-nosed people is generally a good omen, as such -persons are usually smart and energetic. To dream of snub noses is a -sign of a quarrel, or that you will be abused by somebody. 48. - -NUGGET. This is an English word for a lump of gold: to dream of digging -a big nugget of pure gold, is a sign of wealth and honors. Dreams -relative to gold or silver promise good fortune always. 4, 11, 44. - -NUN. For a young girl to dream of seeing a sober-looking nun, is -a sign of celibacy; if she imagines she speaks to the nun she may -safely calculate on being an old maid; if a young man dreams this, it -foretells that he will suspect his sweetheart of being untrue to him, -and probably discard her altogether. 29, 65. - -NURSE. Dreaming of a nurse for lying-in women foreshadows luck and -plenty of cash; to a farmer, such a dream prognosticates abundant -crops, and to newly married people good crops of children. 28. - -NUTS. To dream of nuts denotes riches and happiness; to the lover, -success; if you are gathering them, it is a good omen; but if you crack -them, unfavorable. 48, 6. - -OAK. To dream of seeing a very large oak tree, and of gathering acorns -under it, is a sign that some wealthy relative will leave you a fortune -by will: if anybody dreams this who does not happen to have wealthy -relations, it may turn out that somebody else will take the liberty of -making a will in his or her favor; if not, a streak of good luck will -come in some other way to make the matter right. 65. - -OAR. If you dream of sailing in a boat, and losing one or more of the -oars, it is a sign of the death of your father, mother, or guardian, or -of some one to whom you look for protection: if an engaged young girl -or a married woman dreams this, it foretells the death of a lover or -husband. 2. - -OATH. To dream of taking a solemn oath before a magistrate, or in a -court of justice, foretells quarreling and litigation: even if you are -a timid and quiet person, such a dream promises that some one will -quarrel with you. 20. - -OATS. To dream of this grain foretells a journey by land: if an engaged -young girl dreams of oats, it denotes that her wedding tour is not far -off. 69. - -OCEAN. (_See Sea._) - -ODD FELLOW. To dream of joining a society of this order foretells -sickness and distress: if you are already an Odd Fellow, and dream of -strife in the Lodge, and that you are in danger of being turned out, it -is a sign that you will attain a higher station in life by riches or -honors. 2. - -OFFICER. (_See Police._) To dream that a military officer is in your -company shadows forth beggary and disgrace. If a girl dreams that she -has such a person for a lover, she may calculate that her first suitor -will be a poor shoat, of no account whatever. 70, 28. - -OIL. To dream it is spilled on the floor, signifies damage; to spill it -on yourself, profit. 1, 41. - -OLD MAN. To dream of seeing a man bowed down with age is a sign of good -luck in business, and to a politician it denotes advancement. This is -not a good dream for females, for to them it denotes want. 63. - -OLD WOMAN. To dream of an aged woman is generally a good omen, as it -shadows forth domestic happiness: to a married woman such a dream -foretells the birth of a child: to a young girl, that she will have an -offer of marriage. 3. - -ONIONS. To dream of this vegetable, denotes both good and bad luck: if -you are eating them, you will soon receive some money; your sweetheart -will be faithful, but cross, and you will be engaged in some dispute; -if you are throwing onions away, it is the forerunner of mischief; in -love, quarrels; in trade, opposition. 5, 8, 48. - -OPERA. To dream of going to the opera is a sign you will travel: if you -hear a new singer that delights you, it foretells that you will make a -new acquaintance on some journey: if an engaged young lady dreams of -the opera, her wedding journey is thus shadowed forth. 27, 55. - -OPIUM. To dream of this drug foretells sickness and poverty: if you -imagine that you see some one under the influence of opium, and in -danger of dying, it foretells a misfortune either to yourself or some -near relative. 64. - -ORANGE. To dream of having an abundance of oranges, shadows forth that -you will get just so much yellow gold: if you dream of eating them, it -promises you health: if you give them to friends, it foretells that you -will be honored and esteemed: if a girl dreams that her lover presents -her with fine-looking oranges, he will undoubtedly bring her a fortune -when she marries. 3, 12, 36. - -ORCHARD. If, in your dream, you imagine you are in a fine orchard, and -the fruit looks fair and tempting, and you eat of it, it foretells -that you will shortly be engaged in some pleasant adventure either of -love or intrigue: if you see rotten, wormy, or scraggy-looking apples, -it shows that you will be thrown into mean and low company, much to -your disgrace. Such dreams are bad ones for young girls. 18, 12. - -ORGAN. To dream of hearing the solemn and enchanting music of a church -organ is a sad omen to young girls, as it foretells their early death: -if a gentleman dreams this, it points to the death of some young girl -in whom he takes an interest, and perhaps to his sweetheart, if he has -one. To imagine you hear some lively tune on a street organ is also a -bad omen, as it foretells that you will soon attend a funeral. 55, 3. - -OVEN. (_See Baking._) - -OVERFLOW. (_See Flood._) To dream that a river, or any stream, -overflows its banks and surrounds your house with water, is a sign of -wealth; that is, you will acquire riches in proportion to the quantity -of water around, and the ground it covers: if you fancy that any one is -drowned in the water, it foretells a misfortune in connection with your -riches. 9, 66, 18. - -OWL. To dream of seeing one of these birds of night in a roosting -position, is a sign that you will discover an important secret that -relates to yourself: to see an owl flying foretells that some secret of -your own will get out. 3. - -OXEN. (_See Cattle._) - -OYSTERS. If, in your dream, you imagine you are eating oysters, it -denotes that you will have difficulties relative to money matters: but -to rake them out of the water is a sign of money-getting: to dream of -opening nice fat oysters for other people to eat is also a favorable -omen, as it shows that you will have plenty of cash. 7, 53. - -PAINTING. To dream of painting your house is a sign of sickness in the -family, but at the same time thrift and good luck in business: if, -in your dream, you see a white house newly painted outside, you will -probably soon be summoned to attend a funeral: to see any other colored -house newly painted, foretells that you will hear of the sickness of -a friend or relative: dreaming of beautiful paintings of landscapes, -portraits, &c., is an omen of bad luck and poverty. 22, 11, 5. - -PALL-BEARER. For a man to dream that he is a pall-bearer at a funeral, -denotes that he will be married within a year: to dream of seeing -pall-bearers, is a sign you will be invited to a wedding. 49, 6. - -PANCAKE. (_See Thick._) For a girl to dream of baking pancakes, is -a sign that some gentleman is in love with her; and if a married -woman has such a dream, she may be sure that some man, other than her -husband, admires her; to dream of eating pancakes, foretells falling in -love, to either sex; and if you relish them, you will be successful in -your love. 36. - -PANTALOONS. If you dream you have a new pair of pantaloons, it is a -sign you will be prosperous; if they do not fit, and are too tight, it -is a sign you will be pinched in money matters; if they are dark, it -is a sign of long life, but if light, it denotes sickness. Young girls -should try and not dream about pantaloons, for such an omen is very -dangerous to them. 46, 8. - -PANTHER. To dream that you see one of these animals, and are terrified -by it, shows that you will be disgusted at the ingratitude of a friend -you have served: if, in your dream, you see a tame panther, and -caress it, it foretells that you have some ungrateful person in your -household, (perhaps a servant,) or else a false-hearted friend. 41. - -PAPER. To dream of smooth paper, is a good omen; but if it appears -rumpled, it will give you much pain. To dream of paper that is wet, -signifies success in love matters. 21, 18. - -PARADE. To dream of a parade of soldiers, and that you are delighted -with the military display, foretells that some one will deceive you: to -a business man it is an omen of losses by bad debts or dull trade: to a -young girl it foreshadows a gay but false lover: to a married woman it -is a sign that her husband, though kind, will be false to his vows. 58, -1. - -PARASOL. If a young woman dreams she has got a new parasol, it predicts -for her a new lover: if she imagines she has broken her parasol, her -lover (if she has one) will leave her; if not, then some male friend, -in whom she placed confidence or derived advantage, will fail her: to a -married woman, dreaming of a broken parasol is a very bad omen, as it -predicts ruin to her husband. 34. - -PARDON. To dream of asking pardon for an offence, is a bad omen under -any circumstances, as it foretells humiliation and disgrace: for a -criminal to imagine, in his dream, that the Governor has pardoned him, -is a sign that he will not only not be pardoned, but that he will -suffer much remorse and unhappiness in his imprisonment. 19, 3, 40. - -PARROT. To dream that you are pleased with the chattering of one of -these birds, is a sign that some deceitful person will flatter you: if -an engaged young girl has such a dream, she should look sharp to the -antecedents of her lover before marriage, as it is ten to one that he -is not worthy of her confidence: the dream may, however, point to some -other flatterer. 15, 2, 33. - -PARTING. To dream of parting from friends with regret, is a sign of -disappointment: if a girl dreams that her lover is going away anywhere, -and she feels bad when he takes his leave, it predicts that he will not - “go raving distracted with delight” the next time he comes to see her, -and she will consequently be disappointed at his supposed coolness; but -all this may not amount to anything more than to make her feel bad for -the time being. 4. - -PARTNER. (_See Ball._) To dream that your partner in a dance slights -or snubs you, is a sign that some one is enamored of you: this applies -to either sex: if you dream of a particularly agreeable and attractive -partner, it shows that you will quarrel with somebody of the opposite -sex: for a man in business to dream of taking a partner, foretells that -he will be robbed. 17, 38. - -PARTY. To dream of giving a large and sumptuous party to your friends, -is a sign of losses and poverty: if you imagine you go to such a party, -it foretells that you will be asked to assist some one in distress. 77, -18, 42. - -PASTURE. (_See Cattle._) To dream of seeing cattle feeding in a -green and rich pasture, foretells thrift and wealth: if the grass is -sun-burnt and only green in patches, and the cattle look lean, the sign -is the reverse; and such a dream denotes short crops to farmers. 6, 11, -66. - -PATCHES. For a woman to dream of patching the clothes of her husband or -children, is an excellent omen, as it denotes that each patch will be a -good lump of money brought into the family. 5. - -PATENT RIGHT. To dream of procuring a patent for an invention of your -own, shows that you will never realize anything from it: if money is -to be made by it, some one else will get the benefit: if you dream of -getting a patent for some other person, it is a sign of good luck in a -speculation. 33, 17. - -PATHS. To dream you are walking in a broad, good pathway, denotes -health and success; in love it shows you will meet with a sweetheart, -who will make you happy, but if the path is crooked it foretells -trouble to the dreamer. 44. - -PAUPER. To dream that you visit the poor-house and see the inmates, is -a sign to a woman that she will bear many children, and to a man that -he will raise a large family, such a dream to a young girl foretells -that she will be apt to become a mother before she is a wife. 21. - -PAWNBROKER. If you dream of pawning any of your goods at a -pawnbroker’s, provided you have never patronized such a place, it -foretells that fortune is about to smile on you, and if you take -advantage of the circumstance, you will surely get rich. To lazy and -shiftless people, such a dream would not be of much account. 4, 11, 22. - -PEACHES. To dream of fine, ripe, yellow peaches, denotes that you will -get just so much yellow gold, which makes this dream a splendid one -for gold-diggers: if the peaches you dream about are very red, or look -small and wilted, it shows that your gold will turn out to be about -half copper, or that your luck will not amount to much. 17, 1, 9. - -PEACOCK. To dream of this proud bird, is a sign of poverty; if you -imagine that he spreads his tail, and exhibits all his finery, so much -the worse. For a girl to dream of a peacock, shows that she will have -an empty-headed fop for a lover, who will turn out to be as poor as a -rat. 65, 54. - -PEANUTS. To dream of an abundance of ground-nuts, or peanuts, shows -that you will be poor, but contented, healthy and happy. If a married -woman in the family-way dreams of them, it is a sign she will have a -boy. 11. - -PEAS. To dream of eating green peas, is a sign of health; and if -you imagine that you eat crooked dry peas, it foretells both health -and thrift. If you dream of feeding any animal with dry peas, it -foreshadows good luck. 6. - -PEARLS. To dream of these gems, denotes poverty and misery; if a -girl dreams that a lover gives her a piece of jewelry set in pearls, -it shows that he will never be well off; and if she imagines that -he presents her with a string or necklace of pearls, she may safely -calculate that he will turn out to be a wretchedly poor man. 56. - -PEARS. To dream of ripe, mellow pears, portends elevation in life, -riches, honors, and constancy in love. If a woman with child dream of -them, she will have a daughter. To dream of unripe, choke-pears, is a -sign of misfortunes, and inconstancy in love. 33. - -PEDDLER. If you dream of buying things of a peddler, it is a sign that -some one will cheat you, or that one of your debtors will mysteriously -disappear, which amounts to about the same thing: if a lady housekeeper -dreams this, let her look sharp that her servants do not rob or swindle -her in some way. 42, 13. - -PEN-KNIFE. To dream of a pen-knife, is a bad omen, and foretells loss -in trade, attacks by thieves, and unfaithfulness in love. 29, 47. - -PENS. To dream of writing with a steel pen, is a sign you will get -yourself into a bad scrape, by tattling about your friends and -neighbors. If the pen be gold, it foreshadows good news, and success -in business and love affairs. To dream you are making a quill pen, is -a sign you have many enemies, but that you will triumph over them, and -be successful in all you undertake. But this dream does not amount to -much, as it is only a “set-off” to dreaming of a pen-knife, which is a -bad omen. 28, 6. - -PEPPERS. To dream of picking pepper-pods, foretells to married people -smart children, if they have any. A girl who dreams this, will have -a smart man for a lover, but he will not pet her much either as a -sweetheart or wife. 9. - -PERFUMERY. To dream of pleasant and delicate perfumes, foreshadows -sluttish habits in a woman: if a lover dreams of perfumes in connection -with the beloved object, it shows that when he marries, he will find -her to be a slut. A girl who dreams this, will be apt to have a -shiftless lover. 71, 1. - -PERJURY. To dream that any one injures you by false swearing, or by -perjury in court, is a sign that you will discover some friend or -acquaintance to be dishonest, or guilty of a crime, or of mean conduct; -if a girl dream this, it is a similar omen relative to her lover. 52. - -PET. If a girl dreams she has a pet animal of any kind, (a child, of -course, excepted,) it is a sign she will never marry: if she dreams of -a pet child, or one whom she adores, it foretells for her a prolific -marriage. 49. - -PHYSIC. (_See Medicine._) In a dream-book published 1751, is this -prediction: “If any man doth dreme he taketh much physicke, it -foretelleth a bad lyver, and a quarell with ye doctor; but a virgin -who dremeth this dreme, will marry ye doctor first, and quarell -thereafter.” 37, 8. - -PIANO. To dream of hearing pleasant and lively tunes on the piano, is a -sign of thrift and domestic happiness; but if you dream of buying, or -that any one presents you with a piano, it foreshadows poverty; it is a -bad omen for a girl to dream she has got a new piano. 72. - -PICKLES. If a girl dreams of eating pickles, it is a sign some old -bachelor will kiss her: if a young man dreams of pickles, he will -be beloved by a maid older than himself, and probably of a sour and -crabbed temper. 39, 2. - -PICNIC. For a young man to dream of going with a pic-nic party into -the woods, is a sign that some silly girl will fall in love with him: -if a young girl dreams this, some vain fellow will probably pay her -attentions and compliments merely to gratify his own vanity. 37, 12. - -PICTURES. To dream of seeing pictures is a sign of joy without profit. -48, 7. - -PIES. To dream of eating pie is a sign that you will soon be in want. -To dream you are making pies is a sign of pleasure and happiness. 38. - -PIGEONS. To dream of pigeons is a sign of content and delight, and -success in business. 39. - -PIGS. To dream of seeing pigs is good; if you are in trade you will -have great increase in your business from foreign parts; if you are -in love, your sweetheart is thereby denoted to be of a good temper, -faithful and sincere to you, and that if you marry you will become -happy. 4, 12, 48. - -PINEAPPLE. To dream of this fruit is a sign of gold; if you see an -abundance of it, you will receive plenty of gold soon after: a young -girl who dreams of pineapples will probably get a rich husband. 22, 9, -78. - -PINKS. If a lady dreams of pinks, it foretells she will soon have a new -bonnet that she will be delighted with: if a gentleman dreams of them, -his wife or sweetheart will get a new bonnet that will please him. -That’s all. 34. - -PINS. To dream of pins signifies that you will have small troubles all -through life, but no great disasters; to dream you find a pin is a sign -of success in business; if a girl dream she is pricked with a pin, she -must keep a sharp look out for her lover or she may get in trouble. 3, -71. - -PIPE. To dream you smoke a pipe is an omen of success in business; if -the pipe goes out three times it is a sign you will meet with losses. -To dream you break a pipe foretells a quarrel that will injure your -prospects. 49, 7, 9. - -PIRATE. To dream you are captured by pirates is a sign you will travel -in foreign countries and eventually make your fortune: if a girl dreams -this, it foretells that she will marry a foreigner who, dying, will -leave her a fortune. 6. - -PISS-ABED. To dream that you wet the bed in your sleep, is a sign you -will lose something by fire: your house may not burn, but some article -will either fall in the fire or be damaged by it—perhaps your servant -may spoil some clothing while ironing. 5, 11, 55. - -PISTOL. To dream of arming yourself with a pistol foretells that you -will lose _caste_, and perhaps become poor: if a girl dreams that her -lover carries a pistol, she may be sure that he is below her in social -life, and therefore an unpropitious or unsuitable match. 16, 21, 57. - -PITCH. To dream that you get pitch on your person is a sign that some -one has been scandalizing you by telling lies: a girl who dreams this, -may be sure that her fair fame has been questioned somewhere. 54, 14. - -PITCHER. (_See Jug._) To dream you drink water or milk from a pitcher -is a good omen, and signifies you will be prosperous in love and -business. To dream you spill anything out of a pitcher foretells losses -from the treachery of supposed friends, and to dream you break a -pitcher portends sickness, and accident while on a journey. To dream of -breaking a pitcher is also a sign of bankruptcy through carelessness. -49, 20. - -PLAINS. To dream of being on a beautiful plain signifies health, -happiness and riches, but portends some crosses in love. 4, 12, 48. - - Dreams of wandering over plains, - Walking in cross ways and lanes, - And being in thick woods quite lost, - Declare that lovers shall be crost. - -PLANTS. (_See Blossom._) To dream of healthy, thriving plants is a -good omen, as it foretells success in life, and smart children: such a -dream is an excellent one for lovers, as it denotes an early and happy -marriage. 43, 14, 7. - -PLASTER. For a girl to dream of having a plaster on her person is a -sign that some one will offer her an insult, or perhaps make an attempt -upon her chastity: if a man dreams this, the same will probably happen -to his wife or sweetheart. 72, 8. - -PLENTY. (_See Abundance._) - -PLOW. (_See Husbandry._) - -PLOWING. For a farmer to dream that he is plowing on smooth and even -ground, denotes heavy crops, and good luck generally: if he plows up -stones it is all the better, but if his plow gets hitched into a rock -or stump, it denotes vexation and trouble with his good luck. 41. - -PLUMS. To dream of an abundance of this fruit is a sign of health but -yet you are liable to lose your life by an accident: if a girl dreams -she is presented with plums, it foretells her early death. 36, 14, 77. - -POCKET-BOOK. To dream of finding a pocket-book full of money is a sign -of riches, but if it contains no money, it foretells a disappointment: -if you dream you lose your pocket-book, it foreshadows success in -business. 19, 78. - -POET. If any young person should be so silly as to dream of writing -poetry, it foretells poverty; and for one to dream of having a -poetical lover or sweetheart, is a sign that they will fall in love -with a fool. 64, 50. - -POISON. To dream that you are poisoned is a sign you will get into bad -or unworthy company: if you imagine that any friend or acquaintance is -poisoned, it is a similar omen as regards them: if, in your dream, you -think any one has given you poison to murder you, it foretells that -some base proposal will be made to you. 3, 9. - -POLE-CAT. If a man dream he sees one, he will marry a beautiful woman; -if a woman, she will marry a handsome man. If this delightful animal -make an attack on you it is a sign you will suffer from the slander of -enemies. 68, 2. - -POLICE. If any respectable person dreams of being arrested by police -officers, it is a sign that some distinguished honor will be conferred -on him: if a young girl should dream that policemen took her lover into -custody, she will hear of his advancement in the world. 46, 30. - -POLITE. To dream of polite people is a sign that a stranger will visit, -or be introduced to you: if a girl dreams that her beau is stiff and -formal in addressing her, it foretells that she will soon have a new -admirer. 61. - -POOR. To dream of poverty is a sign of good luck, but if you imagine -you are so poor as to be induced to beg, it foretells that some one -will either insult you or hurt your feelings, but yet your luck will -not be impaired. 8, 2. - -PORK. (_See Bacon and Ham._) - -PORTRAIT. To dream of having your portrait taken, is a sign some one -will compliment your good looks; but if you are dissatisfied and think -it a bad likeness, the compliment will run in a contrary direction, and -you will be called frightfully ugly-looking behind your back. 12. - -POUND. For a farmer to dream that any of his cattle are taken to pound, -is a sign that they will increase: if he dreams of seeing strange -cattle in a pound, it foretells that he will soon buy some. 19, 55. - -PRAISE. To dream that any one praises or flatters you, is a sign of -scandal: if a girl dreams that her lover praises her good looks or -amiability, she bad better discard him as a false-hearted person who -cares nothing about her, but is merely flattering his own vanity. 35, -17. - -PRAYER. To dream of prayer, or of joining in a prayer with others, is a -sign you will ask a favor of some one who will refuse you: if you dream -of hearing prayers at church, or in any public place, it shows that -you will be requested to do something which you will refuse to do, and -thereby make an enemy. 34, 77. - -PREGNANCY. For a woman to dream that she is pregnant when she is not, -is a sign of some special good fortune; she will either have a handsome -present, or else her husband will be lucky in some business transaction -and give her a part of the money: if a girl dreams this, it foretells -that she will get married about as sudden as if the dream were a -reality. 4, 11, 44. - -PRESENT. (_See Gift._) To dream of receiving a present, is usually -a sign of disappointment; but if a married woman dreams that she is -presented with fruit, it shows that she will soon become pregnant: if -a girl imagines she is presented by her lover with gold jewelry, it -predicts that he covets the possession of her person rather than her -heart. 64, 21. - -PRESERVES. To dream that you make or eat them, foretells the -acquisition of much money and property, also health and happiness. 3, -33, 9. - -PRETTY GIRL. For a young man to dream of admiring a pretty girl, is a -sign he will marry a simpleton: if a girl dreams she has a nice and -pretty-looking lover, she will be apt to take up with a putty-head. -Here is an ancient rhyming prediction: 4, 13. - - To dream you love a girl who’s pretty, - Foretells that you’ll in sorrow part; - But if you dream she’s wise and witty, - She’ll be the darling of your heart! - -PRICK. If a lady dreams of pricking her finger while sewing, she must -put it in her mouth on awaking, and make a wish, and she will realize -it within one month, provided it relates to love matters: a wish of any -other kind will doubtless come true some time or other, as the omen is -an excellent one: if a lady dreams she pricks herself with a pin, the -omen is not so good. (_See Pin and Briar._) 498. - -PRIEST. To dream that a priest offers you service, or visits you for -any purpose, is a sign that you will be robbed; if you dream you go to -one for advice, it foretells that some misfortune will overtake you: -any dream about a priest is a bad one. 39. - -PRISON. (_See Jail._) To dream you are put in prison, foretells that -honor awaits you: but this omen does not apply to rogues or dishonest -people, though such a dream by them favors their desires: if a girl -dreams that her lover has gone to prison, she will soon hear of his -advancement. 46. - -PRIZE. To dream of drawing a prize in the lottery, is a sign of poverty -and misery: if you dream that you bought a lottery ticket with a -majority of odd numbers on it, you may perchance be successful with -those numbers, but even numbers are worthless in dreams. To dream of -getting prizes in any way is a bad omen. 4, 11, 44. - -PROCESSION. To dream of seeing a long military or civic procession, -is a sign that some of your friends will come to poverty and ask your -assistance; if you imagine that you are in such a procession yourself, -it foretells that you will either make a loss, or be very short of -money. 2. - -PROFIT. If a man dreams that he made a large and liberal profit by any -transaction or speculation, it foretells losses and disaster. 48, 16. - -PROMISE. To dream of broken promises on the part of a friend, is a sign -that he will confer a benefit on you: if a girl dreams that her lover -has broken his promise to marry, it foreshadows a speedy performance of -the ceremony. 3. - -PROPERTY. To dream of the loss of property, is a sign of good luck, and -you may calculate to acquire as much as you dreamed was lost, for such -dreams always work contrariwise. 45, 1, 14. - -PROSTITUTE. For a young man to dream of associating with prostitutes, -is a sign of poverty and disgrace: if he dreams of seeing these girls -anywhere, it foretells misfortune or bad luck: for a girl to dream of -them, is a sign that her chastity is in danger. 35, 9. - -PROUD. To dream of proud people who disgust you, foretells that you -will rise in the world: a girl who dreams this of her lover, will -probably marry a rich or distinguished man. 3, 32, 13. - -PUDDING. To dream of a hard-boiled plum pudding, or a hard roll of -pudding of any kind, is a sign you will be invited to a dinner party; -but if you imagine the pudding looks soft and mussy, it foretells that -you will go to some entertainment where there will be a row. 19, 70. - -PULPIT. If any one dreams of going into a pulpit, it is a sign he or -she will visit a place of disrepute, as such dreams work contrariwise: -for a girl to dream that she assists in ornamenting or dressing a -pulpit, foretells that she will do some act that she afterwards -regrets, because of an unworthy person being connected therewith. 62. - -PUMP. Dreaming of a pump is an excellent omen: if you dream of -pumping clear water from one, it shows that you will have good luck -in business, or in a speculation: pumping dirty water is a sign of -sickness. 29, 4, 20. - -PUNCH. To dream of making this beverage, or of drinking it, is a sign -of poverty or disgrace; if a girl dreams that her lover treats her to -punch, she had better discard him at once, as he will undoubtedly turn -out to be a poor and shiftless fellow. 19, 32. - -PUNISHMENT. (_See Stick._) To dream of punishing a child, foretells -good fortune to the victim, and honors to yourself. For any one to -dream of being punished by whipping, is a sign they will rise in the -world, or be honored for some act. 7. - -PURSE. To dream of finding an empty purse, shadows forth -disappointment; if the purse has plenty of money in it, your luck will -be excellent—the more money, the better fortune: if it has in it large -gold pieces, or large bills, you will become rich either by marriage or -inheritance. 78. - -PUTTY. To dream of putty, is a sign of poverty: puttying up holes -foretells losses—the larger the hole, the more extensive the loss. If -you are putting glass into a window with putty, it foretells that you -will soon remove into a meaner place than you now occupy. 6, 4. - -PUZZLE. To dream of bothering your brains with a puzzle, foretells -frivolity; if you succeed, you will do something that works to your -disadvantage: if you imagine that the puzzle puzzles you, it is a sign -that some silly person will do you an unintentional injury. 21, 17. - -QUAIL. To dream of these birds is a good omen: if you imagine you see -young quail feeding, it is a sign of thrift, particularly to farmers: -to be successful in shooting them in the proper season, also foretells -good luck and success in any undertaking. 76, 14. - -QUAKER. To dream of business intercourse with genuine broad-brims, -is a sign you will make a bad bargain. If, in your dream, you see a -concourse of quakers, it foretells that you will not be fortunate in -business matters. This omen is supposed to be predicated on the fact -that the Quakers monopolize all the good chances when they are around. -24, 30. - -QUARREL. To dream of quarreling with a stranger, is a sign you will -make a new friend or acquaintance; if you imagine that you quarrel with -a friend, it shows that you will soon have a pleasant and agreeable -time with him: lovers who dream of quarrels, will be apt to bill and -coo harder than ever. 2, 12, 24. - -QUEEN. For a man to dream of seeing a queen, foretells the loss of -money, either by robbery or bad debts: if he is presented to a queen, -the dream is still worse in respect to losses. 39, 60. - -QUICKSILVER. (_See Metals._) - -QUILTING. If a lady dreams of going to a quilting party, it foretells -for her and her family thrift and good luck: gentlemen, who dream of -being much entertained at such a party, will have the very best success -in love matters. 71, 54. - -QUINCES. To dream of quinces, is an excellent omen: if you imagine you -are gathering quinces from trees full of fine-looking, yellow ones, it -predicts that you will get just so much yellow gold, which will be a -fortune. 49, 6. - -QUOITS. If a man dreams he is playing quoits, it is a sign he will soon -have a quarrel. If a woman dreams she is playing quoits, it foretells -she will have much trouble through life. To dream of quoits, is not a -good omen to lovers. 57, 3. - -RABBITS. To dream of these animals, foretells many small children: if -a newly married woman dreams of them it is a sign that she will have -twins or triplets within a year: such a dream will not be very pleasant -to a young girl unless she means to marry right sudden, for rabbits do -not predict anything else but breeding children. 44, 13. - -RACCOON. To dream of simply treeing a raccoon, is a good omen, for you -will probably either gain a sum of money, or have it left to you as a -legacy: if you imagine that you shoot the animal, and he falls to the -ground, this will spoil the luck; you should stop dreaming as soon as -the ’coon is up the tree. 61, 12. - -RACES. (_See Run._) To dream of running a race on foot and winning -it, is a sign of success in any undertaking—losing it, foretells -disappointment. If you dream of going to a horse-race, it predicts -poverty and shiftlessness. 46, 7. - -RADISHES. To dream of this vegetable, signifies that a secret will be -discovered, which will occasion a muss in the family. To a girl, it is -a sign she will lose her beau, and to a lover, it foreshadows he will -be “cut out” by some other nice young man. 38, 13. - -RAFFLE. Raffling in your dream is the same as gambling; it foretells -poverty and disgrace: to dream of raffling for poultry is a sign that -your family (if you have one) will want bread; if you are single, it -shows that you will be apt to get seedy and loaferish. 8, 44. - -RAFT. To dream of seeing a raft foretells a journey—the longer the -raft, the more extensive the line of travel: if you dream of sailing -on a raft, it is a sign you will travel, with good success, in distant -countries. 10. - -RAGE. (_See Anger._) If you dream that you are in a great rage in -consequence of a mishap, or disagreeable event, it is a sign that some -pleasant episode in connection therewith will occur to put you in an -excellent humor, as such dreams work contrariwise. 44, 16. - -RAGGED. To dream that your clothes are ragged, indicates that a young -girl will banter you: if, in your dream, you see ragged people, it is a -sign that you will suffer ridicule at your next meeting with a party of -ladies and gentlemen. Rags and ridicule go together in dreams. 19. - -RAILROAD. To dream of traveling by railroad, foretells to people who -keep house that they will break up their establishment: to young -persons it indicates the loss of their home: to lovers it is a sign -that if they marry they will not keep house long, if at all. 3, 11, 33. - -RAIN. To dream of a gentle rain is a good omen, as it foretells success -in any undertaking: if you dream of a violent rain-storm accompanied -by wind and thunder and lightning, it predicts much trouble and -misfortune, though ultimate success in your undertakings. 21, 72. - -RAINBOW. It is an excellent dream to imagine you see a brilliant -rainbow—the brighter the better: it denotes health and general -prosperity: to lovers it foretells a happy marriage, and riches. A -young girl who dreams of a rainbow will either get an agreeable lover -or a present. 45. - -RAKING. For a girl to dream of raking newly mown hay, is a sign she -will be married before the hay is eaten: young fellows who dream of -raking hay with their sweethearts had better get ready their necks for -the matrimonial noose, as they are past praying for. 4, 11. - -RAM. To dream that a ram runs at you for butting purposes, shadows -forth to a young man that his society will be coveted by the girls, and -that he will be fortunate in love matters generally: if a girl dreams -this, she will probably have her choice of lovers, as all the young -fellows around there will fall in love with her: if the ram succeeds in -butting her, she will surely be taken captive and brought as Cupid’s -prisoner into the matrimonial ranks. 19. - -RAPE. If a female (married or single) dreams of an outrage on her -person, (whether attempted, or successful,) it is a sign that some one -of the opposite sex is in love with her: if she is married, the dream -alludes to some man other than her husband. Such dreams bode no good. -31. - -RASPBERRIES. To dream of an abundance of this fruit is a sign of health -and riches: if you dream you are eating raspberries, it shows that you -will be engaged in some enterprise that will bring you in a good deal -of cash, most of which will be spent lavishly. 3, 66. - -RATS. (_See Trap and Mouse._) To dream of rats is a sign that thieves -are around: if you see any of these animals, it shows that some friend -will be robbed, but if you hear them gnawing, you will suffer a loss -from robbery yourself. If a girl, who has a lover, dreams of rats, she -had better be careful and not let him be too free with her person, or -he may rob her of that which cannot be restored. 54, 21. - -RAVEN. (_See Crow._) - -READING. To dream you are reading, indicates you will be successful in -your love; in trade, it is particularly propitious; but if it appear to -be painful or irksome to read, it signifies that you shall not succeed -without exertion, 65, 2. - -REAPING. (_See Harvest._) To dream of reaping grain is an excellent -omen, as it foretells thrift and abundance, as well as plenty of money -in gold; this applies to a prolific field of ripe yellow grain; if the -grain is meagre and looks rusty, the sign is entirely different, as it -betokens scarcity and penury. 4, 11, 44. - -RELATIONS. If you dream of being annoyed at home by your relations, -it is a sign that you will be the subject of much scandal: if, on the -contrary, you imagine that your relatives visit you and give you great -pleasure by their society, it foretells that you are talked about a -good deal, but always with respect and veneration. 70. - -RELIGIOUS. For any one to dream of becoming religious, foretells that -they will be cheated or swindled in some way, as such a dream works -contrariwise: if you dream that a minister, or any religious person, -exhorts you to become pious, you had better look out sharp, for some -rogue is around, contriving how to victimize you. 54. - -RENT. To dream of paying your rent foretells that you will get some -money unexpectedly; but if you dream that you owe it, without having -the money to pay, and are worried in consequence, it foreshadows a loss -of property. 3. - -REPRIEVE. If a criminal under sentence of death dream of a reprieve or -pardon, he may make up his mind that it is all over with him; and if -any friend, who is interested in his fate, dreams this, it amounts to -about the same thing. 76, 5. - -REPTILE. To dream of any animal that is called a reptile, such as -snakes, toads, alligators, and the like, is a sign of a quarrel: if you -imagine you are bitten, it shows that you will come out second best, -or badly injured either in person or reputation. If a girl dreams of a -reptile, let her look sharp that her lover don’t play her false. 34, 3. - -RESCUE. If you dream of rescuing anyone from peril, it is a sign you -will rise in the world, either by means of increased wealth, or new -honors: to dream that you are rescued from drowning or from any other -mode of death, shows that you will go into some successful business -speculation with a partner. To lovers, such a dream foretells a speedy -and happy union. 64, 9. - -RESIGN. If a person who holds an office, or a trust of any kind, -dreams of resigning, it is a sign of advancement: to any one who cannot -be advanced, it shows that he will rise above his present position in -society. 41, 17. - -RESUSCITATE. To dream of resuscitating a drowned person, foretells that -you will engage in some enterprise that attracts public attention: if -the person thus brought to life is a female, it shadows forth marriage -with a lady of public fame. 16, 9, 78. - -REVENGE. To dream of revenging an injury, is a sign of disgrace: if, in -your dream, you imagine that you have caused any one to be locked up in -prison from motives of revenge, it predicts that you yourself will be -imprisoned for some degrading act. 74, 50. - -REVIVAL. To dream of a religious revival, or of being where a great -many people are holding a revival meeting, is a sign that you will go -into a disreputable public place and lose _caste_: if you take part in -the meeting, it foretells that you will come to disgrace, as all such -dreams work contrariwise. 13, 57. - -REWARD. To dream of receiving a reward for any act which is a public -benefit, such as detecting a criminal, is a sign that you will have -honors conferred upon you: if you dream of getting a reward for finding -money or other property, it foreshadows good fortune and riches. 41. - -RHEUMATISM. To dream of this painful disease, is an omen of health: -if you imagine a friend is thus afflicted, it shows that he will soon -offer to do you a favor, or benefit you in some way. 52, 16. - -RHINOCEROS. To dream of this East India animal, denotes success to the -man of business, but disappointment in love matters; but to dream they -injure you, is unfavorable to the dreamer. If you dream you see one -dead, you’ll soon leave a relative. 47. - -RIBBONS. For a girl to dream that she has got new, and beautiful -ribbons on her bonnet or dress, is a sign some one will flatter her to -her disadvantage: if she does not like the ribbon, it shows that she -will hear of some scandal relative to herself; and if the ribbon is -red, the scandal will impeach her chastity. 39, 6. - -RICE. To dream of eating rice, denotes health: if you imagine that you -see large quantities of rice, it foretells to one who does not live in -a rice country, a successful and pleasant journey; and to those who -live there, it predicts gain and riches. 12, 2, 24. - -RICH. To dream you are rich or that you have inherited a fortune, is -a sign of poverty and bad luck; but if you imagine that some one pays -you large sums of money enough to make you rich, your dream will be -realized so far that you will acquire property. If a person dreams that -a legacy is paid to him in money, it has an entirely different meaning -from a dream that you are enriched from a legacy, but do not see the -money. 15, 3. - -RIDING. (_See Carriage, Stage-coach, and Gig._) To dream you are -riding, if it be with a woman, is unfortunate: in trade, decay of -business; in love, disappointments; but if it be with men, then, by -care, the reverse of these things will happen. Riding in a railcar, or -a stage, foretells success in business matters. 6, 12, 72. - -RING. For a lady to dream that a gentleman presents her with a ring, or -that she has a ring belonging to a gentleman, is a sign of a wedding. -If a young man dreams that he has got a lady’s ring, the omen is -similar. To dream of finding a ring, foretells that the person finding -it will marry within a year. 4, 20. - -RIOT. To dream of a public tumult or riot, is a sign of scarcity and -bad crops to farmers, and dull business to tradesmen and mechanics: -if any friend or relative is injured in the riot, you or they will -probably suffer from misfortune, but if they are successful and pacify -the crowd, it foretells that you will overcome your difficulties. 2. - -RIVAL. For a lover to dream that he has a rival who annoys him, is a -sign that he is in high favor with his sweetheart; such a dream to a -young lady has a similar omen, and she has only to name the happy day -to settle the matter to her mind. 1, 70. - -RIVER. To dream of crossing a large and clear river, foretells -a splendid fortune: if the water is muddy or riled, it predicts -difficulties, but they will be overcome provided you get safe over the -river without accident. If a girl dreams this, it is a sign she will -travel somewhere and get a rich husband. 34, 20. - -ROBBERY. (_See Thief and Stealing._) - -ROBIN. To dream of seeing robins around your house, is a good omen, as -it foretells abundance to farmers and success to any one; if you do not -see them, but hear them trilling, it foreshadows sickness, and perhaps -death. 6. - -ROCKET. To dream of seeing rockets flying in the air, foretells joy and -gladness at some event about to happen: to married people it denotes -the birth of a child, or the marriage of a daughter if they have one -old enough. If a young girl dreams of seeing a rocket, she needn’t -trouble herself further, as her speedy marriage is certain. 15. - -ROCKING-CHAIR. (_See Chair._) - -ROCKS. (_See Mountain._) - -ROOSTER. (_See Cock._) If a girl dreams of hearing a cock crow, it -foretells that she will soon have a new lover; if a lover dreams this, -it is a sign that he has a formidable rival: if a married man or woman -dreams of roosters, it shows that some outsider is enamored of the -wife. 10, 19. - -ROSE. To dream of roses is a sign of troubles: the old saying that -every rose has its thorn, is exemplified in such a dream, because every -rose you see brings along a trouble: dreaming of white roses signifies -a marriage which will bring much vexation. 47, 9. - -ROSEMARY. To the married, denotes loss of their mates and children; to -the lover, trouble through his or her sweetheart. 49, 7. - -ROTTEN. To dream of rotten things of any kind (except eggs), foretells -sickness and death: to imagine that you handle rotten eggs, foreshadows -disgrace. 35. - -ROWING. To dream of rowing a boat in clear water, is a sign of -good luck generally: if the water is muddy, it shows trouble and -difficulties which may be overcome; if a lover dreams of rowing a boat -with his lady-love in it, he will doubtless make a happy match, 20. - -RUDDER. To dream of a broken rudder in a boat or vessel in which you -are sailing, foretells that one of the persons who you imagine are in -the boat, will be drowned, or come to a sudden death. 27, 75. - -RUIN. If you dream that you are looking at old ruins, or castles, or -buildings, it is a sign you will travel in distant countries: to dream -of the ruins of a house that has been burnt down, foretells that you -will experience a loss of property: if, in your dream, you see the -ruins of a house that has fallen down, it denotes the death of a friend -or acquaintance. 5, 12, 60. - -RUN. (_See Race._) To dream of running swift, is a sign of good success -in your undertakings; but if you stumble or fall, it denotes accidents -or misfortune: if you imagine that you see people run, while you are -still, it foretells disappointment. 7. - -RUST. To dream of rust is a bad omen: rusty knives, or tools of any -kind, denote the destruction of property: rusty pails or utensils are -so many signs of poverty. 54. - -RYE. To dream of this grain is a sign you will be fortunate in money -matters; it also foretells success in love affairs: to the married it -foreshadows domestic happiness. 69. - -SAFFRON. To dream of gathering saffron, or of drinking a decoction -of the herb, is a sign of health and wealth: if the flowers that you -gather look clear and healthy, it foretells that you will get just so -much gold. 19, 24. - -SAILING. To dream of fair sailing on clear water, is an excellent omen, -as it foretells abundance and success: heavy winds that endanger your -boat, or muddy waters, point out difficulties which will probably be -overcome. (_See Boat, Yacht and Ship._) 20. - -SAUSAGES. To dream of eating fried sausages, foretells that you -will come in contact with some person who is very poor, and will be -disagreeable to you: a girl who dreams this, will be very sure to get a -shiftless and needy lover, and perhaps marry him if she is in much of a -hurry to get married. 38, 16. - -SAWING. To dream of sawing wood, or boards, foretells that you will do -something that you will afterwards regret: if a young fellow dreams -this, he will probably offer some indignity to his sweetheart, which he -will find it hard work to get overlooked. 3, 17, 55. - -SCAFFOLD. To dream of going upon a high scaffold, shows that you will -rise in the world: if, in your dream, you imagine that you fall from a -scaffold, or from any high place, it shadows forth a misfortune that -will make you poorer: a girl who dreams of climbing upon a scaffold, -will positively marry a rich man, or one of distinction, who is far -above her in position. 33, 7. - -SCALDED. To dream of being scalded with hot water, is usually a sign of -injuries by the elements; it may foretell losses by floods, by fire, or -by winds, or by thunder-storms: if you dream of scalding your tongue -with hot tea, it is a sign that you will scandalize a neighbor with -some ill-natured remark. 3, 12, 36. - -SCALES. To dream you are weighing any article, is a good omen, and -signifies that you will be happy and long-lived; but to dream you see -another using the scales, is a sign you will be ruined by law-suits. -68, 40. - -SCARCITY. To dream of a scarcity of anything is a sign that some of -the article dreamed about is on its way to you; as if a farmer were to -dream of a scarcity of hay, it shows that his next hay crop will be -very abundant; or, if a girl should dream of a scarcity of compliments, -she will probably be overwhelmed by them from gentlemen, when she next -goes into company. 27, 9. - -SCHOOL. To dream of attending school, is a sign of advancement and good -fortune: if you dream of studying, and succeed well, it shadows forth -that you will rise to a position in society above your present one: if -you find it difficult to learn, you will have trouble in getting along, -but will rise at last. 42, 72. - -SCISSORS. To dream of a pair of scissors, is a sign of a marriage; if -a girl dreams of them she will positively be married within a year: -to a married woman such a dream is a bad omen, as it denotes some gay -seducer will flatter her, and probably succeed in enticing her from the -path of virtue. Here is an old prediction in rhyme: 47. - - To dream of scissors—a full pair, - Tells a fair maid that soon she’ll marry; - But to a wife it doth declare - Her chastity will e’en miscarry! - -SCOLD. For a man to dream he has a scolding, shrewish wife, is a sign -that he will be lucky in everything he undertakes: if a lover dreams -that his sweetheart scolds at him, it is a sign that her love is strong -and unalterable. 65, 16. - -SCRATCH. To dream of having your face scratched, is a sign that -somebody has been disparaging your good looks: if a girl imagines in -her dream that she has scratched herself with a pin, it foretells that -scandal is afloat relative to her conduct with her lover, or some other -gentleman. 3. - -SCREW. To dream of a small screw, is a good sign, and indicates success -in all you undertake; but to dream of a large bed-screw portends -trouble brought about by love affairs. 4, 11, 44. - -SCYTHE. (_See Husbandry._) - -SEA. To dream of going to sea in a ship or steamer, is a sign that you -will be fortunate in money matters: storms and perils at sea foretell -difficulties which may be overcome: if you dream you are seasick, it -denotes continued health. If a girl dreams of going to sea, and having -a pleasant voyage, she will marry rich, and love her husband; but -storms and perils point to quarrels with him. 6. - -SECRET. If a young girl dreams that a friend has intrusted her with an -important secret, it is a sign that the friend will become her enemy: -if her lover tells her a secret, they will surely quarrel within a -week; if she dreams of disclosing a secret to a friend, she will be -much vexed at some scandal that is afloat respecting her. 4, 2, 8. - -SEDUCER. If a young woman dreams that her lover’s conduct is that of a -gay seducer, she will find him to be very sincere in his attachment: -a married woman who dreams that she is over-persuaded by a seducer -to yield to his desires, will come to much honor, as such dreams -work contrariwise. If a man dreams of seducing a virtuous girl, it -foreshadows that he will be disgraced. 35, 8. - -SEGAR. (_See Tobacco._) To dream you are smoking a segar, is a sign you -will have misfortunes and troubles with your business matters: if you -imagine the fire of your segar goes out, it is a sign you will meet -with losses: in love matters this dream is a bad omen. 49, 7, 9. - -SEPARATION. If a woman dreams that she is about to live separate from -her husband, it promises that she will shortly find herself in the -family way: such a dream to a man is a sign that some woman or girl, -other than his wife, is in love with him. 26, 17. - -SERVANTS. (_See Domestics._) To dream that you are robbed by your -servants, is a sign that some one among them that you think the most -of is deceiving you: if, in your dream, you imagine you have had your -silver stolen by a servant, it shows that you will have a difficulty, -and discharge one who will be replaced by a dishonest person. 71, 40, -11. - -SHARK. To dream of seeing a shark in the water, is an excellent omen, -as it foretells that you will escape a great danger that menaces you: -if you dream of capturing the shark, you will soon thereafter get a big -lump of money. Catching fish of any kind foretells money-getting. 31. - -SHAVE. For a man to dream that he is shaving, is a sign he will get in -debt: to dream that any one shaved you in a bargain, foretells that -some debt will be paid to you which you had given up as lost. 5, 7, 54. - -SHAWL. If a girl dreams of getting a new shawl, it foretells that she -will soon have a new beau who will be very attentive and affable. 3, 19. - -SHEEP. To dream of large flocks of sheep, is a sign of thrift and -abundance, particularly to farmers, to whom the omen promises large -crops: if many of the sheep have young lambs, it foretells domestic -happiness and an excellent crop of children. 12, 5, 60. - -SHELL. (_See Oysters and Clams._) To dream you find an empty shell is a -sign you will meet with losses in business, but if, in your dream, you -imagine the shell to be full, it foretells you will be successful in -all your undertakings. If you dream you are opening any kind of shell -fish for others to eat it foreshadows that you will have plenty of -funds. 19, 53. - -SHERIFF. If you dream the sheriff is after you with a writ, or a -warrant, and that you dodge and escape him, it is a sign of bad luck -and losses; but if he arrests and locks you up in prison, it foretells -that some good fortune is coming. Soon after such a dream you will be -lucky in anything you undertake. 62, 21. - -SHIFT. (_See Linen and Smock._) - -SHIP. To dream of seeing a ship under full sail, while you stand on the -shore, is a sign you will soon fall in love with a pretty girl, who -will favor your addresses; but if you see this ship while you are on -the water in some other vessel, it shows that your sweetheart will be -jealous of you. To dream of being shipwrecked and losing your property, -foretells good luck in business matters, but quarrels in love affairs. -29, 8. - -SHIRT. To dream that your shirt is ragged and without buttons, is -a sign of poverty: if you imagine that you have a new shirt, with -a stylish bosom, it foretells some disagreeable adventure in which -your self-esteem will be keenly wounded, such as being placed in a -ridiculous position before ladies, or before company in public. 44, 18. - -SHOES. (_See Boots._) If you dream that one of your shoes has a hole -in it, it foretells that your sweetheart will offend you by favoring -a supposed rival: if a girl dreams this, her lover will be jealous -of her: for a young man to dream that he has lost a shoe-string, is -a sign that he will be kissed by a lady with whom he had no previous -acquaintance. 33. - -SHROUD. (_See Corpse._) To dream of a shroud is a sign of a wedding: -to see, in your dream, a woman laid out in her shroud, foretells to a -young person that he or she will either be present at a marriage, or -will become a victim of Cupid’s archery. 39, 11. - -SICKNESS. (_See Disease._) If you dream you have had a long sickness, -and are recovering, it foretells bad luck and difficulties: should -you imagine that you are sick and are going to die, the omen is the -reverse, for some good fortune awaits you: if a girl dreams that she is -sick abed, and her lover visits her, it foretells a smooth courtship -and happy marriage. 2. - -SILKS. For a lady to dream of silks and satins, and that she is having -fine dresses made of those fabrics, foretells poverty and want: if she -imagines that she is presented with a plain cheap dress, and is pleased -with the present, it is a sign she will have some excellent luck; but -if she dislikes it, it shows that she will refuse an offer that will -cause her after regrets. 8, 7, 56. - -SILVER. (_See Metals._) - -SINGING. To dream of singing solemn music in a choir, is a sign of -the death of a young girl who is your esteemed friend or relative: to -lovers, such a dream foretells the loss of sweethearts: if you imagine -you are singing some lively tune by yourself, it is a sign of sorrow, -though it may not be connected with any death. 34, 18. - -SINGLE. If a married woman dreams that she is single, and that -attentions are being paid to her by a beau, it foretells that her -husband has become captivated by a new love, and will probably be false -to his vows: the omen is similar to a married man who dreams that he is -either a bachelor or widower. 69, 72. - -SISTER. (_See Brothers._) To dream you see your sister denotes a speedy -death in your family, and that the dreamer will be long-lived: if you -are in love, it is a favorable omen. 24, 8. - -SKATING. To dream of skating over smooth ice, and gliding along without -much effort, is a sign of success and good luck: if you are skating -with ladies, it foretells that your love matters will go smoothly; if -the ice be broken or lumpy, it denotes difficulties; and if you imagine -you fall down, you will probably experience a misfortune or have great -trouble. 4, 7, 28. - -SKY. A clear sky denotes a marriage, speedy, and happy; a red sky, -increase of wealth; if you ascend into the sky, you may look for much -honor; a cloudy sky shows misfortune. 2, 11, 24. - -SLAUGHTER-HOUSE. To dream of being in an empty slaughter-house, shows -that you are in danger, but can avoid it by precaution. To see animals -slaughtered is a good sign, if the blood flow freely; if the blood does -not flow, you will meet with some accident. 26, 12. - -SLAVE. To dream that a favorite slave has become ungrateful, and run -away, is a sign that some one has been tampering with him or her, -but without effect; if, in your dream, you imagine that one of your -favorite negroes has been impertinent or neglectful, and is to be -flogged, and that you feel bad about it, it shows that some one will -try to injure you through the medium of your slaves, and you should -therefore look sharp to the characters of white people around. 62, 4. - -SLEIGH-RIDE. To dream of a sleigh-ride, where the sleighing is good, -and the sleigh glides free and noiseless, is an excellent omen, as it -foretells success and good fortune generally, particularly to farmers: -but if you imagine the sleighing is poor, and that the runners screech -on the ground, it foretells trouble and unhappiness. Young men who -dream of sleigh-riding with girls, stopping at taverns, drinking, -getting the girls boozy, and then performing unnamable pranks, are thus -forewarned that they will be poor and shiftless, as such dreams are -certain omens of misery and disgrace. 67, 46. - -SLIDING. (_See Ice._) To dream of sliding on smooth ice, foretells good -luck: if a girl dreams that a young man assists her in sliding, and -that she enjoys it, she will soon get an agreeable lover: ragged or wet -ice, or holes in the ice, foreshadow difficulties. If a girl dreams -of falling down on the ice, and that her lover falls with her, and -overtops her, they may as well go to the parson at once, and have the -knot tied, as it is a sure thing to happen. 4, 28. - -SMALL-POX. (_See Sores._) To dream that you have this disease, -foretells health and good fortune: if a lover should be so ungallant, -as to imagine that his sweetheart is thus afflicted, it is a sign that -he will marry a great beauty; if she happens to be a beauty, it will be -all right, of course; if not, he will look out for number two. 41, 32. - -SMOCK. (_See Linen._) If a girl dreams that she has a ragged -undergarment, it foretells that some rich greenhorn will try to seduce -her, and failing, will offer her marriage: if she dreams that she has -a good supply of beautiful worked undergarments, it is a sign that she -will sigh in vain for a lover; if she imagines that a gentleman gives -her a new smock, she will be in danger of losing her chastity. 12. - -SMOKE. To dream of being in a room full of smoke, foretells that you -will engage in an angry controversy, and perhaps quarrel: lovers who -dream of smoke, will nose out the fire when they next meet, and it will -prove to be either one of anger or of lust. 76, 5. - -SNAKE. To dream of snakes is a sign of an enemy, or that some one is -slandering you; it also denotes quarrels and angry disputes: if an -engaged young lady dreams of them, she had better ascertain positively -whether her lover is all right before she marries him. 47, 50. - -SNEEZE. To dream you sneeze, is a sign of long life. 55. - -SNOW. (_See Sleigh-Ride and Thaw._) To dream that the ground is covered -with clean, white snow, is a sign of joy and pleasure: if you walk in -it, it foretells that you will go on a pleasant journey; to eat it, -denotes health: if the snow is dirty, or melted in patches, you will -have troubles, but they will not amount to much. To dream of a regular -storm, is a sign you will be very successful in all your love and -business affairs. 21, 67, 46. - -SNUFF. (_See Tobacco._) - -SNUFFERS. (_See Candles._) To dream of snuffing out a candle, is a sign -of a death in the family: if you imagine that you snuff it too short, -without putting it out, it foretells that you will do something that -will make a female friend shed tears. 40. - -SOAP. Signifies trouble in business, but it will soon depart. 66, 3, 11. - -SOLDIER’S DRUM. (_See Zouave, Parade and Procession._) - -SORES. To dream of your body being covered with blotches, shows that a -great fortune will fall to you. To have the arms full of sores, shows -ill success in business. 19, 74. - -SOW. To dream of a sow with a large litter of pigs, denotes abundance -to a farmer, but is a sign of ill-health to a tradesman or mechanic: if -a girl dreams this, it foretells that she will soon marry a man in bad -health. 4, 12, 48. - -SPIDER. To dream that you see a spider coming toward you, is a sign -that some one will soon pay you money: if you imagine that the spider -spins down before your face, the omen is similar, for you will make a -good lot of money in some way. If a married woman dreams of seeing a -large spider, it foretells that she will have a miscarriage, which she -will not be sorry for. 72, 16. - -SPY-GLASS. To dream of looking through one of these instruments and -observing objects at a distance, is a sign that you will enlarge your -possessions; if you are a farmer, you will add to your farm; if a man -of business, enlarge your business, &c.; but to a poor devil who hasn’t -got much of anything, it predicts that he will increase his family for -the want of something else to enlarge. 14. - -SQUINTING. (_See Eye._) If a girl dreams of seeing a good-looking young -man who squints, it is a sign that some one has fallen in love with -her, and only waits an opportunity to demonstrate his passion: if a -gentleman dreams that his sweetheart squints, it foretells that she is -thinking about some one else rather than him, and would not break her -heart if he refused to “come to tea.” 49. - -SQUIRREL. To dream of these animals is a sign of good fortune; they -denote abundant crops to a farmer, and success to any one: if a man -dreams of being bitten by a squirrel, it foretells that he will lose -something by robbery; if he catches the animal when it bites him, and -puts it in a cage, the omen is different, for he will have a piece of -good luck—though a robbery may be mixed up in it. 21. - -STABLE. To dream of a stable denotes hospitality and good -entertainment. 2, 11. - -STAGE-COACH. To dream of riding in one signifies good luck in business: -if you run after one, you will be out of employment for a long season: -to see one pass, will rid you of troublesome friends. If you are in a -stage-coach and it turns over without injuring you, you will be lucky -in your speculations; if you dream you are killed by the fall, you must -expect misfortune. (_See Riding and Coach._) 6, 12, 72. - -STAIN. For a girl to dream of stains on her dress, is a sign of -scandal: if she imagines that the stains are in front, she will be -accused of an improper intimacy with a gentleman; if on the right -sleeve, it will be insinuated that she took what did not belong to her; -if on the left sleeve, some one will be disparaging her veracity. If a -lover dreams that his sweetheart’s dress is stained behind, it shows -that she is untrue to him. 65, 13. - -STARS. (_See Night._) To dream of seeing multitudes of bright stars -in a clear sky, is a sign (to a lady) that she will have a great many -children, and troops of good friends: to a man of business, such a -dream denotes as many customers as he sees stars in a clear sky. If a -girl dreams of seeing stars, and notices one or more to be brighter -than the rest, those bright ones are lovers, and the small ones are her -children or friends. 4, 19. - -STATUE. To dream of marble statues is a sign of advancement; those who -imagine that they see beautiful statuary will be sure to rise above -their present position in society. 3, 13. - -STEALING. (_See Thief._) If you dream of being robbed, it is a sign -that you will make a good speculation of some kind; to dream of -stealing any particular article yourself, foretells that you will soon -want just that thing; thus, if you imagine that you steal money, you -will be badly in want of some. 49, 16. - -STEEL. (_See Metals._) - -STEEPLE. (_See Tower._) To dream of going up to the top of a steeple, -and looking off at a distance, is a sign that you will increase your -property or effects: if a girl dreams this, it foretells that she will -marry above her present position. 6. - -STICK. To hold a stick foretells mourning; to use it as a prop, -instability of fortune; to any one with it shows that you are -charitable; to receive a beating with one, predicts you will better -your position in life. 7, 7[TN: illegible]. - -STILLBORN. If a woman dreams that she gives birth to a stillborn child, -it foretells that her next child will be an uncommon bright one: a -childless woman who dreams this, will realize her fondest hopes. 49, 77. - -STING. To dream of being stung by a bee or wasp, foretells an injury -by unjust and scandalous reports: a young lady who dreams that a bee -stings her, will probably have her chastity questioned. 64, 18. - -STOCKINGS. To dream of cotton-stockings, foretells moderate happiness; -of silk, poverty. To take them off, denotes the reception of money. -Stockings with holes in them, signify the loss of property. 47, 71. - -STORM. (_See Rain, Hail and Snow._) To dream of a devastating storm, -foretells losses and trouble: a violent rain-storm denotes that you -will have good luck, but that misfortunes will nevertheless injure your -prospects: gentle showers promise the luck without the adverse omen. -21, 72. - -STOVE. To dream of a stove is a sign of wealth, if there be a fire in -it; but if cold, a sign of poverty. 8, 60. - -STRANGER. For a girl to dream that she is kissed by a stranger, -promises her a new lover: a married woman who dreams this will probably -soon present her husband with a stranger in the shape of a new baby, -and he will unhappily doubt its paternity. 62, 8. - -STRAW. To dream of a bundle of straw denotes abundance; if scattered -about, poverty. 4, 51, 78. - -STRAWBERRIES. To dream of this fruit, denotes success in love affairs, -and a happy marriage. 39, 78. - -SUCKLE. (_See Wet-Nurse._) If a married woman dreams of suckling a -child, it foretells that she will soon give birth to another; should -a bachelor dream of seeing a child suckled, he had better make up his -mind that he will soon have a young lady’s board to pay, whether he -marries or not; but as the latter would be the better course let him be -looking round for a wife at once. A married man who dreams this, will -soon become a happy father. 7, 9, 63. - -SUGAR. To dream of sugar denotes purity: if a lover dreams that his -sweetheart presents him with white loaf-sugar, it shows that her -affection for him is pure and disinterested; it is therefore a good -sign for him to dream of taking tea with her, as she would naturally -put such sugar in his tea: to dream of sugar of any kind, or sugar -candy, is an excellent omen. 19, 48. - -An old prediction runs as follows: - - Dreams of sugar and sweetmeat, - Or drinking wine with pleasure great, - And all dreams pleasant in condition, - Show sports of love, and love’s fruition. - -SUN. To dream that the sun blinds you, foretells that you will be -overwhelmed with good fortune: to see a beautiful bright sun, is a sign -of success in anything you may undertake: a red sun denotes mishaps -and accidents: if the sun looks dim and smoky, it foreshadows trouble -and difficulties. To dream of seeing the sun rise brings good news and -luck; the setting sun, misfortune. 2, 10, 20. - -SWALLOWS. To dream of these birds, is a good omen, as it foretells -health and abundant crops to farmers: if you dream of killing a -swallow, it is a sign of a misfortune; if you catch the bird, you will -have splendid luck and get plenty of money; but if, after capturing, -you dream you let him go, a fortune will slip through your fingers. 25. - -SWAN. To dream of a white swan, signifies riches; a black one, domestic -sorrow. Its song denotes death. 9, 18. - -SWEARING. (_See Blasphemy._) To dream that you hear violent -altercations and profane swearing, is a sign that you will lose caste, -and go down in the world: if a man dreams that in his anger he curses -and swears, it foretells that he will come to poverty. 72, 4. - -SWEEPING. For a girl to dream of sweeping the house, foretells that a -lover will soon make his appearance: if a married woman dreams this, it -shows that some outsider is charmed with her, and may venture to make -dishonorable proposals. 39, 12. - -SWIMMING. To dream of swimming is an excellent omen, as it foretells -success and good fortune generally: if you dream you are swimming, or -bathing in clear water with ladies, it predicts that you will soon -marry the one of your choice, particularly if she be present; and to -dream you are naked and swimming in clear water, is a sign of excellent -luck in business matters. 54, 18. - -SWORD. To dream of having a sword, is a sign of poverty: if you dream -of seeing a man flourish one of these weapons, it foretells you will -make a loss. A young girl who imagines her lover wears a sword, had -better give up all ideas of silks and satins, and learn how to cook and -wash, for she will be a poor man’s wife. 17. - -TABLE-CLOTH. To dream of a dirty table-cloth foretells that you will -have plenty to eat. 51. - -TAILOR. If a girl dreams that she has a tailor for her beau, and is -pleased with him, it is a sign that she will marry a softly sort of -a fellow, who will allow her to be both master and mistress after -marriage. Here is a popular rhyme in illustration: 19, 70. - - The maid who dreams a tailor she would wed, - Will marry one who’ll be a log in bed; - And she’ll be master, too, of all his riches, - And, in the vulgar parlance, “wear the breeches!” - -TALL. If a young lady dreams that her beau is a very tall man, it is a -sign that her future husband will be a “wee bit of a fellow,” and not -of much account. 4. - -TAMARINDS. To dream of tamarinds shows much vexation and uneasiness -through a woman, bad success in trade, a rainy season, and news from -beyond sea that is disagreeable: in love they denote disappointment. -77, 16. - -TANNERY. To dream of being in a tannery is a sign of health and riches: -if a girl dreams that her beau is a tanner, she will probably get a -good husband, and one who is well off, and will live to a good old age, -for your tanners are usually tough customers. 52, 7. - -TAR. To dream of tar is a sign you will travel by water: if you dream -you get it on your hands or clothes, it shows that you will have -difficulties; and to imagine you accidentally seat yourself on tar, and -get stuck to the seat, foretells that you will be detained against your -will in some foreign country. 12, 6, 72. - -TAVERN. (_See Inn._) - -TEA. To dream of drinking tea, or being present at a tea-party, is a -sign of thrift and domestic happiness: a girl who dreams of meeting her -lover at such a party, or of drinking tea with him, may be sure that -he’s all right, and she can close her matrimonial bargain with him at -once without any risk. 61, 19. - -TEARS. To dream of shedding tears of sympathy, is a sign that some one -is in love with you; this applies to both sexes, but more particularly -to girls who cry easy: if you imagine you cry from grief, some good -fortune awaits you, and you will have riches in proportion to the tears -shed: if you dream that you shed tears from vexation, it shows that you -will experience a loss just in proportion to the tears, or that some -one will injure your prospects by circulating a scandal. 14. - -TEETH. To dream you lose your teeth, denotes the loss of friends, -troubles, and misfortunes; to the lover it shows the loss of your -sweetheart’s affections: to dream you cut a new tooth, denotes the -birth of a child who will make a figure in the world. 33, 11, 2. - -TELEGRAPH. To dream of one denotes tidings from abroad, in a short -space of time, and still more speedily if you think the telegraph is at -work. 47, 10, 78. - -TELESCOPE. (_See Spy-Glass._) To dream of looking through a telescope -at a distance over farm lands, is a sign you will either purchase a -farm or inherit one: if you dream of looking at the stars, it shows -that you will rise in the world—if at the moon, and you are delighted -with the view, it predicts for you great riches. 7, 14. - -TEMPEST. (_See Storm._) To dream of long-continuing and great tempests, -signifies affliction, troubles, dangers, losses and perils; to the -poor, repose. 57, 8. - -TEN-PINS. To dream of playing ten-pins, foretells disgrace; if the -centre pin falls, one of the players will die; if many pins fall, all -of the players will suffer loss. 10, 2, 20. - -THAW. To dream of a thaw, and walking in splashy snow, foretells -trouble and losses: if a young fellow dreams that he walks through -splashy snow to go a courting, it is a sign that he will quarrel with -his sweetheart. 34, 18. - -THEATRE. For a young man to dream of taking his sweetheart to the -theatre, is a sign that she will favor a new beau: if he dreams -of going to the theatre alone, and seeing his lady-love among the -audience, it shows that she has already seen and spoken to a gentleman -that she likes better than him: if a lady dreams this of her beau, the -omen is similar. 2, 4, 8. - -THIEF. (_See Stealing._) To dream that thieves break into your house -and rob you, is a sign of honor or profit—the greater the robbery, the -more extensive will be your good fortune: if you dream that you catch a -thief and deliver him over to the officers of justice, it denotes that -you will have trouble in connection with your good fortune. 49, 16, 3. - -THIRST. If any one dream of thirst or of drinking water, if the water -appear clear and acceptable, he will live joyfully and become wealthy; -if the water be troubled, warm, or offensive, it forewarns him that -without prudence, he will end his days in affliction. 20, 49. - -THORN. For a girl to dream of accidentally sticking a thorn into her -finger is a sign she will have a ring presented to her, probably a -wedding ring: if a married woman dreams this, some outsider will make -love to her by first offering a ring. If any one dreams of sticking a -thorn in either foot or leg, it foretells improper intimacy with the -opposite sex which will not end in disgrace, but in marriage: married -people who dream this will do the same thing and not be found out. 39. - -THROAT. For a married woman to dream that her throat is sore, or -swelled, or out of order, is a sign she is in the family way; and a -girl who dreams this had better be careful and keep pretty clear of the -young fellows, for fear of accidents. 60, 18. - -THUMB. If a girl dreams that her beau hurts her by pinching her thumb, -it is a sign that if she marries him she will have to get her own -living, and help to support him besides: for a man to dream of losing -his thumb, or of an injury to it, foretells poverty—on the contrary, to -dream of a big thumb denotes much wealth. 36, 5. - -THUNDER. To dream of heavy thunder denotes large crops to farmers: to -tradesmen, mechanics, or speculators, it foretells a big business, or -a successful speculation: if you are terrified by thunder, so much the -better. 51. - -TIGER. To dream of seeing one of these animals in a rage, is a sign -that you have a treacherous friend who will endanger your reputation: -to see, in your dream, a sleeping or quiet tiger, foretells that you -will soon make the acquaintance of a treacherous or unworthy person. If -a girl dreams this, she had better be suspicious of the next young man -who offers her his attentions. 59, 62. - -TOAD. To dream of seeing a toad is a sign of a rain storm: if, in your -dream, you see multitudes of small toads, it foretells good crops to -farmers, and excellent luck to anybody: if a newly married woman dreams -this, it shadows forth that she will have as many smart children as -she sees toads—three or four at a time, perhaps—and if she don’t, her -husband will beget them elsewhere. 3. - -TOBACCO. For a boy to dream of chewing tobacco, is a sign of poverty, -as rum and tobacco-chewing go together: to dream of smoking foretells -waste, but is not exactly an omen of poverty, though waste always -precedes that state. The best way is not to dream of using tobacco at -all. If you dream of seeing large piles of tobacco, it is a sign of bad -luck and loss in some speculation. To dream you take snuff is a bad -omen in love affairs, but if you dream you sneeze when you take it, it -is a sign of long life. 49, 7, 55. - -TOMATOES. To dream of this valuable vegetable, denotes prosperity in -life; if you have children, they will thrive; if you are in love, your -suit will be successful. If a maiden dreams of them, it denotes that -she will marry her present sweetheart, have many children, and be very -happy; to a farmer it denotes abundant crops. 78, 6. - -TOMB. To dream of visiting a large and magnificent tomb-stone -foreshadows that you will fall in love with some one above you in -social position: visiting a cemetery or grave-yard in your dream, is a -sign that your turn will soon come to join the matrimonial ranks. 48. - -TONGUE. If a lady dreams of having a sore on her tongue, it is a sign -that she has uttered a slander. 54. - -TOOTH-ACHE. To dream that you have the tooth-ache is a sign of trouble: -if you imagine that you are about to have the tooth pulled, it -foretells that your trouble will end by a piece of good luck; and if -you dream that the tooth is out, and you have it in your hand, you will -soon gain a good lump of money. 8, 5, 34. - -TORCH. To see a bright torch-light at a distance in a dark night, and -go toward it, foretells a successful journey; but if you stumble by the -way you will experience an accident: to dream of carrying a lighted -torch at night, is a sign that some distant friend will pay you a -visit. 20. - -TOWER. (_See Steeple._) To dream of going upon a high tower, and -looking off on a beautiful landscape, foretells that you will acquire -land either by purchase or inheritance: if you look off upon the water, -it is a sign of a journey by sea, during which you will acquire riches: -if birds are flying around the tower, they foretell so many troubles. -58. - -TRAP. To dream of setting a trap to catch rats or mice, is a sign, to a -girl, that she will receive the attentions of a dishonest lover: if she -dreams of catching any, she will probably marry a great scamp, or be -seduced by one. 6. - -TRAVELING. To dream of traveling by railroad or steamboat is a very -good omen, as it denotes thrift and success in your business; but if -you dream you are journeying in your own private coach, it foreshadows -poverty in the end, though you may have temporary good luck: if you -dream you have crossed the ocean, and find yourself in a foreign -country, you may be sure that good fortune will attend all your -business transactions. 6, 11, 66. - -TREES. (_See Blossom._) To dream of green and flourishing trees is an -excellent omen, as it foretells riches—the larger the trees, the better -the fortune: if you dream of climbing into a high tree, you will not -only be rich, but will come to great distinction. If a girl should -dream of seeing her lover up a tree, she will marry a wealthy and -distinguished man. 4. - -TRIPE. If a woman dreams of cleaning tripe, it foretells that she will -either be untrue to her husband or an outrage will be perpetrated upon -her: to dream of eating tripe is about as bad, for it shows to a man -that he will be engaged in some affair with a female (not his wife) -which will bring him to disgrace. 28, 9. - -TRIPLETS. If a woman dreams that she gives birth to three children at -one parturition, it foretells riches and honors: if a husband dreams -that his wife is so delivered, the omen is the same: if any one dreams -of seeing triplets who are healthy and well-formed, it foretells good -luck and success, particularly in love matters. 46, 5. - -TROUT. To dream of catching trout is an excellent omen, as it foretells -that you will get money—the larger the trout, the more cash you will -receive. It is stated in some of the books that to newly married people -such a dream foretells the birth of a child, but I have been unable -to verify this, because most young married people will have children -whether they dream of trout or not. 29, 5. - -TRUMPET. To dream you hear the sound of a trumpet, is a bad omen, and -denotes trouble and misfortune; to the tradesman it presages the loss -of business; to the farmer, bad crops; to the lover, insincerity in the -object of your affections. 46, 9. - -TRUNK. To dream of a full trunk, shows the necessity of economy; an -empty one, signifies that you may expect to receive money. 39, 62, 1. - -TUB. To dream of a tub is a bad omen: if it be filled with water, you -have evil to fear; an empty tub signifies trouble; and to run against -one, sorrow. 46, 9. - -TULIPS. To dream of these beautiful flowers is a sign of abundance: if -you imagine you see a garden full of them belonging to yourself, it -foretells that you will become rich and distinguished: if a girl dreams -that her lover presents her with tulips, she will undoubtedly marry -well, and probably her husband will be wealthy. 48. - -TURKEY. To dream of seeing a flock of turkeys denotes to a tradesman, -or a farmer, that he will have a transaction which will bring him in a -considerable sum in ready money: if a lover who is about to be married -dreams of turkeys, he will find that his sweetheart has got a marriage -portion in ready money. 72, 15. - -TURNIP. To dream of turnips signifies the discovery of secrets and -domestic quarrels. 29, 52. - -TURTLE. To dream of turtles is a sign of long life: an engaged young -lady who dreams of these animals will probably marry according to her -wishes, and live with her husband until they become an old couple; but -her husband will be one of the slow and easy kind. 67, 49, 5. - -TWINS. To dream of having twins, brings good news, and is a sign of -honor or riches; it is also a good omen in love matters if a man dreams -it, but if a girl has this dream she must look out for the boys. 44, 4. - -UMBRELLA. If a young girl dreams that she has got a new umbrella, it -foretells a new lover: if a married woman dreams this, it is a sign -that some other gentleman besides her husband is enamored of her. A -man who dreams of buying an umbrella will have a narrow escape from -threatened danger. 70, 30, 1. - -UNDER GROUND. To dream that you go down under ground, whether into a -well, a deep cellar or vault, or a cave, denotes your early death; but -if you dream that you are digging in the ground, and are in a hole -which you have dug, the omen is different, for it denotes riches and -long life. 5, 9, 45. - -UNDRESS. To see your wife undress, signifies wantonness; to undress in -the presence of others, slander; to undress in your room alone, the -discovery of secrets. 48, 3. - -VACCINATED. To dream of being vaccinated foretells good health; and if -you imagine that you have a large sore on your arm from vaccination, it -is a sign that you will present to some one a liberal gift, and receive -much honor. 49. - -VARNISHING. To dream that your house or furniture is being, or has -been, newly varnished, is a sign of a funeral; but if you imagine that -you are varnishing anything, it merely foretells a loss with out a -death. 59, 76. - -VAULT. An unexpected estate will fall to you, if you dream of a vault. -21, 18. - -VEAL. To dream of veal being roasted is good; but boiled, shows -sickness; and raw, a great disappointment; particularly to those who -have recently formed an attachment or any new connection. 48, 2. - -VELVET. If a lady dreams of new velvet dresses, it foretells poverty: -velvet cushions, slippers or bonnets, are signs of waste and want. 36, -18. - -VENISON. To dream of eating venison is a sign that you will travel: if -you imagine you see large saddles of venison in market, it foretells a -journey for business purposes which will be profitable. 42, 70. - -VERMIN. To dream of any kind of vermin, is ominous of ill-luck and -enemies, especially if they are in the house, or near the fireplace; -but if out of the house, they are unimportant. 27, 62. - -VEXATION. To dream of being much vexed, foretells the reverse, and that -you will shortly be much pleased. 33, 61. - -VINEGAR. To dream you drink vinegar, signifies sickness and sharp -words: to use it in pickling, is a sign of gain. 29, 6, 76. - -VINES. To dream of seeing or pruning grape-vines, or gathering grapes, -is prosperity to persons in trade, journeys to the rich, employment to -the poor, and comfort to those in affliction. 38, 17. - -VIOLIN. (_See Fiddle._) - -VIRGIN. If a man dreams that he defloured a virgin, it is a sign that -he will be disgraced by some act of his own: to dream of seeing the -Virgin Mary, foretells that great honors await you: such a dream, to an -honest business man, promises him riches and honor; but to a dishonest -one, it foretells disaster. 54, 3. - -VOMITING. To dream of vomiting is usually a sign of health: if you -imagine that you vomit up worms, it foretells that you will have good -luck in preventing a loss, or a robbery. 14, 65. - -VOTE. To dream you are voting, is bad, particularly to a sick person: -for a newly married woman to dream of voting, is a sure sign that her -first child will be a boy, who will come to great honors. 9. - -VOW. To dream that you have made a vow and broken it, is bad to all. -21, 78. - -VULTURE. To dream of the vulture is unfortunate to all, except sick -persons, to whom it foretells a speedy recovery. 41, 62. - -WADING. If a girl dreams of wading in clear water, it is a sign that -she will soon marry, and be delighted with her husband’s embraces: if -she imagines that the water is rily or muddy, it foretells that she -will enjoy the pleasures of illicit love. If a man dreams of wading, -it denotes that he will be engaged in some intrigue with a female—the -deeper the water, the more difficult the realization of his wishes: -muddy water denotes loose women. 20, 16. - -WAKE. To dream of going to a wake where drinking and howling is -going on, is a sign of poverty and misery: if a girl dreams this, it -foretells her speedy marriage with a man who will turn out to be a -miserable drunkard. If a young man dreams of seeing his sweetheart at a -wake, he had better back out from the bargain, as she will never be of -much account, and may become a drunkard. 8. - -WALKING. To dream you are walking in a dirty and muddy place, -foretells sickness and vexation: in love, it denotes bad temper and -disappointment. 47. - -WALLS. To dream you are walking on, or climbing over walls, denotes -some dangerous enterprise, trouble, and vexation: if you get down -without the wall falling, or hurting yourself, you will succeed; if -not, be disappointed. 71, 4. - -WALNUTS. To dream of them denotes riches and happiness; to the lover, -success and a good tempered sweetheart. 37, 16. - -WAR. To dream that war exists, and that you see bodies of troops -marching, foretells quarrels and troubles in your family, if you have -one, and if not, among your relatives: if you imagine you see a battle, -the omen is still worse, as the quarrel will probably become public and -notorious. 4, 6, 24. - -WARMING-PAN. If any single person dreams that his or her bed is warmed -with one of these utensils, it is a positive forerunner of their -marriage: if a married woman dreams this, it is a sign that she will go -to bed with a strange bedfellow (whether male or female, is not known). -16. - -WARTS. To dream of warts on your left hand is a sign you will receive -some money; if they are on the right hand, it foretells that you will -pay away money: to dream of a wart on the nose, signifies that you will -be distinguished; on the neck or bosom of a female, denotes riches. 65. - -WASHING. To dream of washing, foretells change of abode, and if you -wash in clear, cold water, the dream is an omen of good; but If the -water is dirty or turbid, it is the reverse. If a woman dream she -is washing clothes, it is a sign she will hear good news within -twenty-four hours. 20, 16. - -WASP. (_See Sting._) To dream of wasps denotes thrift and abundance, -particularly to farmers and those who have fruit-trees. If a girl -dreams that she is stung by a mud-wasp, it foretells that she will -marry a gentleman who will love her dearly. 62, 18. - -WASTE. To dream of waste is a sign of beggary, provided you are the -cause of the waste; but if you feel bad and try to prevent it, the omen -is one of losses, which may not end in beggary. 29, 17. - -WATCH. (_See Clock._) If you dream of buying a gold watch, it is a -sign of poverty; but if you imagine that you are presented with one, -it foretells good luck and money-getting: to dream of losing your gold -watch is also a good omen, as it denotes success in business. 42, 11. - -WATCHMAN. To dream of calling in one, gives confidence: to see a -person taken to prison by a watchman, shows that you must be careful -in conducting your business. If the watchman take hold of you, it is a -very good sign. To see many watchmen together, signifies the loss of -money. 67, 52. - -WATER. To dream of being on the water, is good, if the water be clear; -but if muddy or troubled, the reverse. To see a wide expanse of water, -over or on which you wish to get, but cannot, shows that you are -about to embark in some undertaking without first securing the means -of success. (_See Bathing, Fountain, Pump, Pitcher, River, Rowing, -Sailing, Swimming, Thirst, Washing and Well._) 42, 18. - -WATERMELONS. (_See Melons._) - -WEDDING. (_See Marriage._) To dream of being at a jolly wedding, is a -sign of a funeral: if you imagine that you kiss the bride, it foretells -the death of a dear friend or relative. In an old dream-book, published -1808, it is stated that to dream of kissing the bride, is a sign of -your own death, but on referring to the best authorities, I find it is -necessary to dream that the bride should herself be the kissing party, -and that an impressive kiss from her on the occasion denotes the death -of the person kissed. 42, 78, 2. - -WELL. To dream of looking into a deep well, is a sign you will find a -treasure: if you dream of falling into a deep well, it foretells your -death: if you imagine you draw clear water from a well, and drink it, -you will surely have good fortune of some kind. 7, 14, 77. - -WET-NURSE. To dream of seeing a wet-nurse suckling a child, is a -sign of venery: to a married man it foretells that he will break his -marriage vows; and to unmarried girls it denotes shame. 7, 9, 63. - -WHALE. To dream of seeing one of these monsters alive in the ocean, is -a sign that you will be in great peril of losing either your life or -property: if you dream that you spear or harpoon a whale successfully, -it foretells great and abundant fortune. 37, 22, 61. - -WHEAT. (_See Grain._) - -WHISKERS. If a man dreams that he has very long whiskers or beard, it -foretells that he will commit some folly in connection with a female; -to a married man it shows that he will appear ridiculous from neglect -of his wife and attentions to other women who flatter him; to a single -man, that he will lose caste by foolish, though perhaps not criminal -conduct toward silly girls. 78. - -WHIST. (_See Cards._) - -WHITEWASH. To dream of having your house or place of business -whitewashed, is an excellent omen, as it promises you good health, -and a good name and repute among your friends: if a woman dreams of -whitewashing her house, or any part of it, it foretells that she will -have a son who will be distinguished, or that some act of hers will -attract public attention. 42, 77. - -WHORE. If a man dreams of associating with one of this class of women, -it foretells losses and disgrace: should a girl dream of playing the -whore, when in fact she is chaste, it foretells her speedy marriage, -and that she will love her husband. 19. - -WHORTLEBERRIES. For a girl to dream of picking these berries in -abundance, is a sign she will marry very young and get a good husband, -though not a rich one: to dream of eating whortleberries, denotes -health. 69, 30. - -WIDOW. If a girl dreams that she is a widow, it foretells that she will -have many lovers: such a dream to a married woman, denotes that some -man beside her husband is in love with her. 38, 60. - -WIG. To dream of wearing a wig is a good omen to a bald bachelor, as -it foretells that some lady has a design to catch the poor fellow, and -will not scruple as to the means she uses to accomplish it: if a young -man dreams of wearing a wig, it is a sign that he will sleep with his -sweetheart before he marries her. 3, 6, 69. - -WILL. To dream of making your will is a sign of long life, and good -fortune generally: if you imagine that you make your will to give a -legacy to a lady, it foretells to a man (whether married or single) -that he will marry. 22. - -WILLOW. To dream of weeping willows is a sign of sickness and death: if -they hang over a stream, it foretells sickness only. 12, 70. - -WINE. To dream of drinking wine is a sign of poverty: if a lover dreams -that his sweetheart treats him to a glass of wine, it foretells that -she will be an unthrifty wife. 39. - -WITCH. To dream of a witch foretells that you will leave your home -and sojourn among strangers: if the witch attempts to injure you, it -denotes that you will be dependent upon strangers for your support. No -intelligent person believes in witches, yet a great many dream of them, -and the above is the horoscope of such a dream. 17. - -WOLF. To dream of being chased by one of these animals, foretells that -you will be cheated in a trade or bargain: if a girl dreams of being -frightened by a wolf, it shows that her lover (if she has one) is a -bad man, and she had better discard him; if she has no lover, some -black-hearted fellow will try to make her acquaintance. 45. - -WOODCHUCK. To dream of catching one of these animals, is a sign that -you will be robbed, and that the thief will be detected: if you imagine -you kill the woodchuck, you will probably recover your stolen property. -36, 19. - -WOODS. (_See Grove and Picnic._) - -WORK. (_See Harvest._) To dream that you were working hard, and are -very tired, is a sign of sickness: if you imagine that you see men at -work, it foretells a successful business. 77. - -WORMS. (_See Grub._) To dream of fish-worms, such as are dug in -the garden, is a sign of health and good fortune; dreaming of any -destructive worms foretells sickness and losses: if you dream that -worms spin down from a tree and light upon you, it denotes difficulties -and bad luck. 65, 4, 70. - -WOUND. To dream that you are wounded by being stabbed or shot by an -enemy, foretells losses and poverty; if the wounds are accidental, it -still denotes losses, though your general fortune may not be affected. -13, 42. - -WREN. To dream that one of these musical little birds makes her nest -anywhere on your premises, is a sign of joy and riches; a girl who -dreams this will make a happy match, though perhaps not a rich one, as -the riches only come to the family that lives in the house. 1, 73. - -WRINKLES. If a lady dreams that her face has become wrinkled, it is a -sign that some one is, or has been, praising her good looks; an old -bachelor who dreams this, “had better believe” that some young lady is -in love with him, for there is no accounting for taste. 66, 4. - -WRIST. If a girl dreams that her wrist is large or mis-shapen, it -foretells that she will come to poverty after marriage; if she imagines -that there is a tumor or swelling, or even a wart on it, it is a sign -that she will be dependent on some one for her bread, and that person -may or may not be her husband. 7, 57, 19. - -WRITING. (_See Pen and Accounts._) To dream of writing a letter, -foretells that absent friends are about to visit you: if a girl dreams -of writing a love-letter, it is a sign that her lover will soon return -and clasp her in his arms, if she allows any such familiarities. To -dream you make a blot while writing, is a sign of sickness. 14. - -YACHT. To dream you see a yacht under full sail, while you are on -shore, is a sign you will soon fall in love with a pretty maid, or -widow. To dream you are sailing in a yacht with a pleasant breeze, is a -good omen, and denotes success in business, and to lovers, happiness. -Dreams of sailing on smooth water are good to all persons, but to dream -the weather is stormy, predicts quarrels and strife. (_See Ship and -Boat._) 71, 29. - -YELLOW. To dream of having any yellow article presented to you, is -a sign you will get gold: if a girl dreams that her lover gives her -yellow flowers, it foretells that she will marry rich. 60, 41. - -YOKE. To dream of seeing sleek and healthy cattle yoked together and -acting in harmony, is a sign of a happy marriage: if a girl dreams -this, she will be apt to put her own neck in Hymen’s yoke before a -great while. To imagine you see yoked cattle wrangling, and trying to -get their necks out of the yoke, foretells matrimonial troubles, though -it still denotes wedlock to the unmarried. 6, 11. - -YOUNG. If an old or middle aged person dreams that they are young, it -foretells their death: for a young person to dream that he or she is a -child, the omen is similar; but to dream _of youths_, is a sign that -you will live to a great age. 69, 4. - -ZEBRA. To dream of seeing a zebra, is a sign of a quarrel: if you -imagine that somebody presented you with one of these animals, or that -you have purchased it, it foretells, to a young man, that he will marry -a rich but quarrelsome wife, and that she will be constantly annoying -him by bragging of her property. 39, 70, 32. - -ZOUAVE. (_See Parade._) To dream you see Zouaves, as well as other -soldiers and armed men, denotes, that you will have quarrels and -trouble in your family, if you have one, and if you have not, among -your relatives: to the single man, this dream foreshadows that his -sweetheart loves another better than himself; and to the maiden it -signifies her lover will try and seduce her. 58, 1, 77. - -ZINK. (_See Metals._) - - - LIST OF DREAMS, WITHOUT INTERPRETATIONS, BUT WITH THE NUMBERS THEY - SIGNIFY. - - Afternoon, 46. - Alabaster, 13, 78, 3. - Album, 63, 18. - Alley, 2, 55. - Alloy, 9. - Alum, 62, 12. - Anchovy, 73, 1, 62. - Andiron, 33. - Apprentice, 54. - Apron, 8. - Arch, 4, 37, 9. - Archbishop, 13, 6. - Architect, 72, 3. - Armory, 54. - Army, 44. - Arrow, 37, 20. - Arrow-root, 49, 7, 8. - Ascent, 4. - Asparagus, 16, 40, 1. - Assistance, 71, 33. - Attack, 69. - Axe, 49, 74. - - Band-box, 21, 44. - Bantem Fowl, 34. - Bark of Dogs, 64, 18. - Bark of Trees, 77. - Barley, 3, 19, 10. - Bar-room, 14. - Basket, 46, 31, 2. - Basque, 17. - Bass-viol, 37, 54. - Bass-voice, 53, 72, 14. - Bathroom, 11, 76, 1. - Batter, 4, 18. - Bedfellow, 72. - Bedstead, 15. - Bee-hive, 22, 1. - Beef, 27, 71, 8. - Beef, boiled, 8, 4, 32. - Beef, corned, 64, 8. - Beef, roasted, 16, 64. - Bell-ringer, 51. - Belly-ache, 78, 2. - Belly-band, 13. - Bier, 47, 6. - Billiards, 9, 6, 54. - Billiard Table, 6, 9, 72. - Birthday, _Play your age_. - Bishop, 63. - Blackbird, 41, 3. - Black-eye, 57. - Blacksmith, 35, 61, 2. - Blanket, 7, 53. - Blarny, 18. - Blind Man or Woman, 78. - Blind Man’s Buff, 31. - Blue-stocking, 28, 10. - Blushing, 71, 49, 8. - Boarding-house, 65, 5. - Boasting, 4. - Boatswain, 12. - Bomb-shell, 39, 58. - Bones, 3, 9, 70. - Book-binder, 28. - Book-store, 65, 2, 11. - Borrowing, 45, 3. - Bosom, 53. - Bottle, 10, 19. - Box, 68, 13. - Box in a Theatre, 12, 4, 48. - Box-tree, 71, 6. - Box-wood, 8. - Boxing, 61. - Boxing-gloves, 16, 59, 10. - Bracelets, 78. - Brains, 37, 18, 4. - Breeches, 18, 41. - Bride, 61. - Bridegroom, 6. - Bridesmaid, 32. - Brimstone, 35, 17. - Broom, 8, 1. - Buffalo, 59. - Builder, 66, 3, 47. - Building, 77, 41. - Burglar, 7, 70. - Burr, 36, 5, 48. - Burying-ground, 69. - Button of Bone, 35, 14. - Button of Gold, 19, 1. - Button of Silver, 58. - - Calendar, 40. - Calves, 68. - Camp, 78, 20, 54. - Camp-meeting, 21, 5. - Candle-stick, 2. - Capers, 46. - Capmaker, 64, 19. - Capon, 39, 14, 72. - Captain, 63, 27. - Card de visite, 1, 20. - Cardmaker, 36, 2. - Carnival, 51, 62. - Carpenter, 48. - Cartridge, 37, 1. - Cash-box, 19, 7. - Cashier, 63. - Castor-oil, 21. - Cavalry, 76. - Celestial Signs, 57, 10. - Chairmaker, 3, 15. - Chairman, 18. - Chalice, 70. - Chalk, 19. - Chamber, 37. - Champagne, 72, 60. - Champion, (of any thing,) 62. - Chandelier, 6. - Changing Money, 53, 1. - Chapel, 18. - Charcoal, 10. - Charm, 57. - Checkers, 16. - Childbed, 72, 12. - Chin, 44. - Choir, 2, 7, 14. - Church Meeting, 55, 1. - Cider, 31. - Circle, 8. - Cistern, 61, 30. - Clergyman, 29, 6. - Clerk, 5. - Cloak, 69, 70. - Cloister, 54, 9, 11. - Cloth, 34. - Cloves, 65. - Coat, 40. - Cobbler, 16. - Cock-fight, 21, 33. - Coffee, 70. - Coffee-house, 1, 17, 6. - Coffee-mill, 71, 30. - Cold, 71. - College, 16, 3. - Colonel, 64. - Color, 43, 16, 1. - Comb, 21. - Comb-maker, 47, 3. - Combing the Hair, 50. - Commander, 34. - Commandments, 41. - Commerce, 73. - Commodore, 16, 4. - Companion, 37. - Confectioner, 64, 22. - Confessions, 67. - Confidence, 58. - Conflagration, 2, 71. - Confusion, 30. - Conjurer, 48. - Conscience, 46, 19. - Conspiracy, 4. - Consume, 31. - Consumption, 75. - Convent, 32, 60. - Convention, 1, 73. - Cooking, 68. - Cooking Stove, 5[TN: illegible] - Cooper, 10, 27. - Copperas, 15. - Copperplate, 48. - Coppersmith, 78, 3. - Copying, 2. - Coral, Red, 41. - Coral, White, 49. - Coronation, 16, 5. - Cot, 17, 76. - Cotton, 70. - Cotton-gin, 63, 1. - Cough, 31. - Counter, 26. - Counterfeit Money, 18. - Courage, 74. - Court, 47, 50. - Courting, 30. - Cousin, 5. - Cover, 74. - Coverlid, 1, 11. - Creek, 47, 5. - Crinoline, 68. - Crop, 4. - Cruelty, 37. - Crystal, 45. - Cunning, 18, 71. - Cup, 34. - Cup of Coffee, 14. - Cup of Tea, 43, 8. - Cup of Water, 50. - Curtains, 58. - Custom House, 19. - Cut, 1, 8. - Cutler, 40. - - Dahlgren Gun, 52. - Dairy Maid, 70. - Dancing Master, 69, 2. - Dandelion, 46, 18. - Delay, 64, 1. - Desert, 16, 5, 2. - Desk, 78. - Devil, 7. - Diarrhœa. 33, 52. - Distrust, 19, 8. - Divorce, 41, 70, 4. - Dominoes, 32. - Dower, 41, 6, 77. - Dragon, 13, 50. - Dressing, 43. - Drill, 5, 78, 60. - Driver, 1, 63. - Dromedary, 3. - Drug Store, 9, 16, 29. - Drummer, 11, 26. - Dryness, 31. - Ducats, 70. - Dung-fork, 25, 62. - Dunghill, 77. - - Ear-rings, 39, 43. - Ebony, 44. - Elbow, 52. - Election, 2, 78. - Embalming, 15, 5, 39. - Emperor, 9. - Empire, 26, 39. - Engineer, 20, 62. - Ensign, 7, 28. - Entanglement, 77. - Entrance, 39, 2, 44. - Envy, 17. - Epaulettes, 60, 65. - Errands, 19, 38. - Exchange Office, 52, 45, 69. - Exile, 26. - Expulsion, 7, 13. - Ecstasy, 74, 47, 56. - - Falsehood, 8, 11, 29. - Farrier, 2. - Fashion, 72, 1, 23. - Fast Horse, 23, 40, 2. - Father-in-law, 55. - Fencing Master, 47. - Fencing School, 77, 38. - Fig Tree, 36. - File, 5, 56. - Finding anything, 10, 32, 60. - Firebrand, 57, 1. - Fire Buckets, 39, 26. - Fire Engine, 20, 3. - Firepan, 6, 47, 52. - Fireplace, 12. - Fire-tongs, 28, 13. - Firework, 16, 32. - Fish-bone, 29, 37, 21. - Fisherman, 16. - Fish-hook, 63, 9. - Fish-market, 53, 3, 67. - Fish-net, 47. - Fish-pond, 18. - Flame, 38. - Flannel, 25, 64. - Flattery, 46, 5, 13. - Flax, 66. - Flax-dresser, 17, 46. - Flax-spinning, 9, 27, 69. - Foal, 4, 12. - Foreigner, 73. - Foreman, 8. - Foot, 29, 42, 3. - Fort, 11. - Founder, 47, 58, 7. - Fox, 22. - Friend, 21. - Fruit-seller, 70, 15. - Fruit Trees, 29, 57. - Furnace, 13, 39, 6. - Furniture, 45. - - Gallery, 56, 61, 7. - Gardener, 16, 47. - Garland, 62, 4. - Garment, 39, 47, 8. - Garret, 4, 10, 74. - Garrison, 1, 42, 59. - Genealogical Tree, 27. - Gilder, 23, 15, 63. - Gilliflower, 53, 6, 9. - Gingerbread, 44. - Girl, 12, 19, 27. - Glass-house, 67, 73. - Glazier, 10. - Gnat, 25, 64. - Goldbeater, 37, 52. - Gold-leaves, 19. - Gooseberries, 54. - Grandfather, 77, 53, 39. - Grandmother, 68. - Gratitude, 44, 26, 21. - Greek, 5. - Grocery, 39, 27, 6. - Guardian, 21. - Guests, 13, 55. - Gymnast, 61, 28. - - Hair brush, 7. - Handkerchief, 30, 65, 10. - Harness, 15. - Hatmaker, 59, 77. - Hayloft, 43, 25, 6. - Hay-wagon, 16. - Hazelnut, 2. - Head, 47, 69, 9. - Headache, 29. - Hedgehog, 15. - Helping anyone, 6, 73. - Hemp, 19. - Hempseed, 64, 39. - Henroost, 23, 77, 9. - Herbs, 27. - Herdsman, 44, 29. - Hermit, 4, 9, 16. - Herring, 1, 27. - High School, 15. - High Tide, 68. - Hill, 45, 22. - Hip, 73, 5. - History, 49, 58. - Holyday, 22, 39. - Home, 10. - Homicide, 4, 37, 69. - Hoof, 56, 18, 22. - Horseshoe, 6. - Horse-cart, 59. - Hotel-keeper, 17, 34. - Housekeeper, 49. - Humpback, 77, 9. - Hunter, 69. - Husband, 31. - Hyacinth, 36, 7, 19. - Hypocrite, 55, 66. - - Imitation, 42. - Impatience, 29, 31. - Inauguration, 17, 3. - Indian Corn, 10. - Ingratitude, 33, 29. - Inheritance, 9, 15. - Inkstand, 75, 69. - Inquisition, 57, 29. - Inscription, 6, 39, 73. - Interpreter, 46, 22. - Intestines, 49, 52. - Introduction, 22. - Invalid, 9, 4. - Invitation, 30, 77, 5. - Ironing, 29, 42. - - Jailer, 18. - Jasmine, 2, 38. - Jeweller, 69. - Jewess, 17, 23. - Jewsharp, 70. - Journeyman, 21, 68, 6. - Judge, 9. - Juniper, 44. - Justice, 39, 47. - - Kettle, 28, 51. - Kitchen, 69, 7, 74. - Kitchen-ware, 27, 39, 1. - Knifegrinder, 6, 47. - Knitting, 18, 33. - - Lace String, 2. - Ladies’ Maid, 35, 20. - Lame Person, 15. - Lance, 13, 19. - Lap, 26, 29. - Lapidary, 77. - Leak, 22, 49. - Leather, 15, 52. - Legislature, 42. - Lemonade, 6, 10. - Loadstone, 55. - Locks, 73, 4. - Locksmith, 2. - Locusts, 19, 61. - Lodging, 29, 21, 9. - Lodging-house, 41, 7, 56. - Lottery Ticket, 2, 12. - - Maccaroni, 26. - Machine, 1, 9. - Magazine, 16, 18. - Magistrate, 49. - Mahogany, 29, 26. - Major, 5, 9. - Major General, 14, 45. - Mariner, 3. - Mark, 16. - Mason, 9, 19, 45. - Mast, 6, 39. - Master, 24, 64. - Matting, 10. - Mattress, 3, 7, 26. - Mattress-maker, 29. - Meal, 11, 19. - Measure, 52, 63. - Melancholy, 19. - Memorial, 6, 14. - Merchants, 73. - Mermaid, 41, 65. - Messenger, 13. - Miller, 25, 47. - Mine, 56. - Minerals, 39, 1. - Mineral Water, 67, 9, 77. - Mixture, 71, 6. - Model, 10. - Mole, 26, 39. - Morning, 6. - Morocco, 30, 71. - Mortar, 45. - Moss, 19, 49. - Mother-in-law, 45. - Mouse-trap, 4, 16, 64. - Murder, 53, 32, 29. - Murderer, 17. - Musician, 44, 56. - Musk, 21. - Musket, 5, 45. - Muskrat, 59. - Myrrh, 73, 9. - - Necromancer, 14. - Neighbor, 78. - Nest, 29, 45. - New Moon, 38. - New Year, 18, 46. - Noon, 56, 8. - Notary, 49. - Nutmeg, 29. - - Oil Can, 46. - Oil Dealer, 19, 43. - Olives, 33. - One-eyed, 7. - Orator, 29, 44. - Organist, 37, 6, 3. - Ornament, 52. - Ostrich, 44, 11. - Overcoat, 15. - - Package, 13, 29. - Pail, 22. - Pain, 7. - Painter, 21, 49. - Paper Mill, 41. - Parchment, 19, 28, 14. - Pardon, 6. - Parents, 29, 49. - Parson, 67. - Partridge, 46, 77. - Passion, 26. - Pastry, 4, 9. - Pasteboard, 18. - Patient, 49, 1. - Patriot, 5, 76. - Patrol, 26, 13, 44. - Pawn Ticket, 2, 9. - Pencil, 3. - Pen-holder, 71, 19. - Persecution, 56. - Perspiration, 78. - Pestle, 48, 6. - Petticoat, 22, 47, 1. - Pheasant, 1. - Philosopher, 34, 71. - Physician, 19, 33, 2. - Piazza, 6, 73. - Pickpockets, 66. - Pillory, 10, 55. - Pine Tree, 17. - Pine Wood, 29, 59. - Plane, 18. - Planet, 39, 4, 70. - Planting, 27, 74. - Plate, 9. - Pleasure, 25, 57. - Pocket, 20, 41. - Pocket Knife, 6. - Pomatum, 19. - Pool, 27, 56. - Poorhouse, 39. - Poor People, 57, 78. - Poplar Tree, 5. - Porcelain, 27, 34. - Porcupine, 49. - Postage, 5, 28. - Pot, 16, 63. - Potatoes, 72, 10, 1. - Potter, 57. - Poultry, 52. - Poultry-seller, 49, 32. - Powder, 29. - Preacher, 19, 41. - Prelate, 28, 59, 3. - Presumption, 71, 4. - Prince, 69. - Princess, 19, 44. - Print, 13. - Printer, 29, 50. - Printing Office, 69. - Printing Press, 47, 7. - Printseller, 21. - Privacy, 52, 77. - Prize-fighter, 9, 17, 49. - Professor, 15. - Prophet, 3, 38. - Prudence, 10. - Purchaser, 49, 75, 6. - - Quack Doctor, 44, 2. - Quack Medicine, 19, 38. - Quadrupeds, 27. - - Raisins, 21, 45. - Rake, 39. - Raw Meat, 46, 77. - Receipts, 44. - Reconciliation, 7. - Reed, 29, 64, 2. - Register, 37, 19. - Republic, 59, 1. - Resurrection, 4. - Review, 37, 57. - Riding School, 10, 44. - Rifle, 21. - Ringing Bells, 59. - Riot, 30. - Rogue, 29, 48. - Romance, 51, 13, 8. - Rope, 19, 62. - Rope-maker, 73. - Rose-bud, 1. - Rose Bush, 43, 47. - Rosin, 9. - Rupture, 20. - - Saddle, 2, 7. - Saddler, 37. - Sailmaker, 71, 3, 20. - Salt, 68. - Saltpetre, 15, 61. - Salve, 7. - Sampler, 13, 46. - Sawdust, 66. - Saw, 1, 63, 9. - Sawyer, 30. - Scabbard, 32, 49. - Scandal, 57. - School Teacher, 10, 78. - Scorpion, 29. - Scoundrel, 40, 42. - Scrap Book, 39, 44. - Scratch the head, 55, 73, 22. - Scull, 29. - Sculptor, 3, 39. - Scum, 17. - Seal, 24. - Seaman, 42, 55, 31. - Seamstress, 49, 60. - Seashore, 30, 67. - Secretary, 52, 17. - Security, 12, 38. - Seed, 47. - Seed-seller, 66. - Seat, 6, 33. - Sentinel, 29, 64. - Separation, 32. - Sew, 43, 56. - Shame, 38, 19. - Shears, 59. - Sheep’s-wool, 1, 29, 4[TN: missing digit]. - Sheet Iron, 15. - Shell-fish, 20, 45. - Shoemaker, 64, 9. - Shot-gun, 12. - Shovel, 19, 28. - Siege, 36, 48, 30. - Sieve, 77, 6. - Sign, 13. - Silk Merchant, 49. - Silk Stockings, 26, 41. - Silkworm, 67. - Silversmith, 13, 28. - Skates, 20. - Slander, 55, 6. - Sleigh, 40, 29. - Smith, 37. - Smoking, 10. - Snail, 27, 9, 47. - Snipe, 36, 46. - Snuff-box, 30, 49. - Soapboiler, 26. - Sole-leather, 64, 10. - Son, 19, 73. - Song, 40. - Soot, 74, 7. - Sorcerer, 56, 62. - Soup, 39, 41, 44. - Sparrow, 8. - Spectacles, 24, 13. - Spice, 6, 67. - Spider’s-web, 39. - Spinach, 56, 49. - Spindle, 43, 10. - Spinning, 20, 69. - Spinster, 63. - Spirit, 17, 29. - Spitting, 44, 14. - Splendor, 37, 19. - Spoon, 59, 17. - Spot, 30, 47. - Sprinkling, 66. - Squandering, 78, 2. - Staff, 29, 41, 22. - Stage-driver, 11. - Stairs, 19, 39. - Stall, 42. - Stallion, 7. - Stamping, 25, 1. - Steps, 49, 16. - Step-sister, 52. - Steward, 33, 11. - Stomach, 9. - Stone, 18. - Stones, precious, 77, 2. - Street, 14, 22, 63. - Strings, 57. - Storekeeper, 10, 64. - Swelling, 42, 16. - Sweet Oil, 27. - Sweet Taste, 62, 19, 6[TN: missing digit]. - Swindler, 49, 28. - Swindling, 8. - Switch, 25, 42. - Synagogue, 38, 60. - - Table, 11. - Tailoress, 9. - Tanner, 47, 14. - Tape, 33, 68, 20. - Tapestry, 58. - Tart, 73, 10. - Tassels, 5, 29. - Teacher, 16. - Temptation, 44. - Tenant, 78, 66. - Titles, 29, 49. - Timepiece, 25, 62. - Timber, 56. - Tongs, 30. - Tooth-pick, 3, 17, 33. - Torture, 41. - Tow, 10, 58. - Traitor, 66. - Traveller, 1, 52. - Treasure, 7. - Trembling, 41, 58, 17. - Trial, 28, 42. - Triumph, 69, 3. - Trophy, 38, 17. - Tumbler, 50, 68, 44. - Turner, 59. - Turpentine, 19. - Type, 49, 69. - - Under-clothes, 26. - Union, 10, 35. - Uproar, 4, 11. - - Vengeance, 38. - Vermacilla, 46. - Vexation, 55, 2, 13. - Vice, 70, 19. - Victory, 68. - Village, 25, 38. - Viper, 40. - - Wages, 7, 78. - Wagon, 67. - Waiter, 32. - Walls, 56, 48, 3. - Wanderer, 9, 36. - Want, 18. - Wash-house, 1. - Wash-kettle, 75, 7. - Washer-woman, 44. - Washing-tub, 30, 54. - Watchmaker, 6, 46. - Water-bucket, 29, 33, 22. - Weasel, 57. - Weaver, 10, 76. - Weaving, 66, 11. - Wedding-clothes, 23. - Wedding-cake, 3, 68. - Wedding-ring, 19. - Wheel, 47, 24. - Wheelwright, 20, 11. - Whisper, 59, 76, 4. - White, 39, 8. - White Lead, 56. - Whitewasher, 67. - Widower, 6, 45. - Wife, 70, 29. - Wig-maker, 4, 77. - Wild Animals, 25, 13. - Wild Geese, 49. - Wind, 56, 20, 2. - Windmill, 33, 10. - Wine-cellar, 18, 67. - Wine-glass, 7. - Winter, 39, 70. - Witness, 29. - Woman, 50. - Woodcock, 6. - Woodcutter, 28, 49. - Wooden Spoon, 71, 5, 6. - Woodpile, 33. - Wool, 44, 62. - Worship, 18, 44. - Wound, 3. - Wreath, 68. - Wrestling, 2. - - - NUMBERS FOR DREAMS OF NAMES. - - Aaron, 41. - Abel, 8. - Abraham, 4. - Adam, 3. - Adolphus, 2. - Albert, 55, 8. - Alexander, 70. - Alfred, 41, 74. - Ambrose, 30, 8, 21. - Amos, 14. - Andrew, 6, 49. - Anthony, 54. - Archibald, 61. - Arnold, 9. - Arthur, 34, 19. - Augustin, 10, 75. - Augustus, 27. - - Bartholomew, 9. - Benjamin, 18. - Bernard, 20. - Bertram, 49. - Boniface, 65. - - Cæsar, 70. - Caleb, 29. - Cecil, 3. - Charles, 1, 10. - Christopher, 35. - Clement, 49, 7. - Conrad, 30. - Constantine, 75. - Cuthbert, 19, 47. - - Daniel, 63. - David, 78. - Denis, 21, 6. - - Edgar, 2, 60, 5. - Edmund, 74, 4. - Edward, 21, 8. - Edwin, 4. - Egbert, 28. - Elijah, 16. - Elisha, 14. - Ephraim, 25, 2. - Erasmus, 44. - Ernest, 72. - Eugene, 4, 13. - Eustace, 19. - Everard, 47, 3. - Ezekiel, 32, 60. - - Felix, 54. - Ferdinand, 69. - Francis, 20. - Frederic, 15. - - Gabriel, 17. - Geoffrey, 33. - George, 27, 13, 1. - Gideon, 75, 2. - Gilbert, 16, 30. - Giles, 27. - Godfrey, 55. - Guy, 59, 5. - - Hannibal, 72. - Harold, 4, 11. - Hector, 13, 2. - Henry, 18. - Herbert, 20, 1. - Hezekiah, 17. - Horatio, 6. - Hubert, 79. - Hugh, 14. - Humphrey, 37, 6. - - Jacob, 78. - James, 44, 6. - Job, 4, 10. - Joel, 30. - John, 4. - Jonah, 7. - Jonathan, 1. - Joseph, 41. - Joshua, 2. - Josias, 16. - - Isaac, 58. - - Laurence, 5. - Lazarus, 28. - Leonard, 4. - Leopold, 5. - Lewis, 25. - Lionel, 13. - Lucius, 77, 4. - Luke, 28. - - Mark, 47, 3. - Martin, 34. - Matthew, 65. - Maurice, 3. - Michael, 7. - Moses, 34, 8. - - Nathaniel, 75. - Nicolas, 6. - Norman, 10. - - Obadiah, 40. - Oliver, 2, 18. - Orlando, 7. - Owen, 53. - - Patrick, 5. - Paul, 14. - Percival, 11. - Peregrine, 15, 60. - Peter, 42. - Philip, 19. - Phineas, 28. - - Ralph, 24, 6. - Reuben, 2, 11. - Richard, 35. - Robert, 60. - Roger, 3, 78. - Rowland, 75. - Rufus, 29. - - Samson, 49. - Samuel, 76, 4, 13. - Saul, 5. - Sebastian, 34. - Simeon, 18. - Simon, 75. - Solomon, 12, 17. - Stephen, 64. - - Theodore, 19. - Theophilus, 34, 5. - Thomas, 11. - Timothy, 29. - Toby or Tobias, 44. - - Valentine, 50, 1, 6. - Vincent, 31. - Vivian, 5. - - Walter, 11, 6. - William, 22. - - Zaccheus, 1. - Zachary, 10. - Zebedee, 16. - Zedekiah, 30. - - * * * * * - - Adeline, 7, 17, 70. - Agatha, 9. - Agnes, 41, 2. - Alethea, 12. - Alice, 42. - Althea, 1, 70. - Amy, Amelia, 51. - Anna, Anne, or Hannah, 62. - Arabella, 78. - Aureola, 41, 6. - - Barbara, 21. - Beatrice, 18. - Benedicta, 6. - Bernice, 54. - Bertha, 3. - Blanche, 1. - Bridget, 61. - - Caroline, 40. - Cassandra, 5. - Catharine, 58. - Cecilia, 18, 1. - Charity, 70. - Charlotte, 8. - Chloe, 20, 4. - Christiana, 10. - Cicely, 15. - Clara, 70. - Constance, 68. - - Deborah, 34. - Diana, 65. - Dorcas, 2, 18. - Dorothy, 2, 74. - - Edith, 29. - Eleanor, 50. - Eliza, Elizabeth, 2. - Emily, 28. - Emma, 66, 4, 8. - Esther, 2, 17. - Eunice, 16, 52. - Eve, 41. - - Frances, 17, 20, 1. - - Gertrude, 75. - Grace, 69. - - Hagar, 44. - Helena, 51, 6. - - Isabella, 20, 71. - - Jane, 22. - Janet, 2. - Joan, 4. - Joyce, 36. - Judith, 30. - Julia, Juliana, 47. - - Letitia, 38, 5. - Lucretia, 7. - Lucy, 62. - Lydia, 41. - - Mabel, 17, 1. - Magdalene, 4. - Margaret, 3, 41. - Martha, 20. - Mary, 3, 11, 33. - Maud, Matilda, 1, 18. - Mercy, 53, 9. - Mildred, 24. - Miriam, 3. - - Nicola, 42. - - Olympia, 2, 78. - - Patience, 5, 2. - Paulina, 21. - Penelope, 45. - Philippa, 3. - Phœbe, 19. - Phyllis, 65. - Priscilla, 10, 11. - Prudence, 17. - - Rachel, 6. - Rebecca, 45. - Rhode, 49. - Rosa, 19. - Rosabella, 11. - Rosamund, 2. - Rosecleer, 5, 14. - Ruth, 76. - - - Sapphira, 7, 19. - Sarah, 10. - Sophia, 73. - Susan, Susanna, 21. - - Tabitha, 4. - Temperance, 16. - Theodosia, 76. - Theresa, 14. - - Ursula, 1. - - - NUMBERS FOR DREAMS OF CARDS. - - SPADES. - - King, 65. - Queen, 77, 8. - Knave, 4, 17. - Ten, 3, - Nine, 19, 62. - Eight, 41, 6, 30. - Seven, 24. - Six, 2. - Five, 78, 12. - Four, 55. - Trey, 30. - Deuce, 27. - Ace, 77, 52. - - CLUBS. - - King, 11. - Queen, 22, 5. - Knave, 8, 4. - Ten, 30, 1. - Nine, 18. - Eight, 77. - Seven, 6, 70. - Six, 20. - Five, 74, 12. - Four, 58. - Trey, 33. - Deuce, 24. - Ace, 51, 7. - - HEARTS. - - King, 54, 7. - Queen, 65. - Knave, 24. - Ten, 40, 11. - Nine, 3, 48. - Eight, 70, 2. - Seven, 8, 60, 3. - Six, 27. - Five, 2. - Four, 6, 21. - Trey, 45. - Deuce, 34, 18, 4. - Ace, 29. - - DIAMONDS. - - King, 65. - Queen, 30, 9. - Knave, 47. - Ten, 3, 11. - Nine, 64, 30, 4. - Eight, 58. - Seven, 55, 5, 1. - Six, 47, 2. - Five, 51, 78. - Four, 16. - Trey, 49. - Deuce, 7, 12. - Ace, 6. - - - NUMBERS FOR THE DREAMS OF DOMINOES. - - Double-Six, 48. - Six-Five, 71, 6. - Six-Four, 30. - Six-Three, 5. - Six-Two, 8. - Six-One, 54, 2. - Six-Blank, 35. - - Double-Five, 33, 8. - Five-Four, 16. - Five-Three, 41, 5, 7. - Five-Two, 30. - Five-One, 21. - Five-Blank, 2. - - Double-Four, 78. - Four-Three, 4. - Four-Two, 21, 2. - Four-One, 50. - Four-Blank, 48. - - Double-Three, 65. - Three-Two, 24. - Three-One, 16. - Three-Blank, 30, 16, 4. - - Double-Two, 41, 3. - Two-One, 5, 17. - Two-Blank, 2. - - Double-One, 21. - One-Blank, 10. - Double Blank, (Don’t play.) - - - NUMBERS FOR DREAMS OF THE MONTHS. - - January, 26. - February, 18. - March, 44. - April, 17. - May, 3. - June, 75. - July, 22. - August, 37. - September, 18. - October, 3. - November, 2. - December, 55. - - - FOR THE DAYS OF THE WEEK. - - Monday, 45. - Tuesday, 18. - Wednesday, 2. - Thursday, 16. - Friday, 2. - Saturday, 7. - Sunday, 1. - - - - -HOW TO FIND LUCKY NUMBERS WITH DICE. - - -This plan of ascertaining lucky numbers has always been exceedingly -popular with those persons who try their fortune at the lottery. The -manner of calculating a lucky number is as follows: Take two dice, -and after shaking them well in a box, throw them out, being careful -to note the whole number of spots on the uppermost sides of the dice, -then repeat this operation and again mark down the number of spots -as before. Having done this, you then consult the annexed table and -find the number of your first throw, then follow the line down until -you arrive at the number corresponding with your second throw on the -opposite side of the table. For example, we will suppose you throw the -first time, and the number of spots is equal to 4. You must then look -at the top of the line and find the Roman numeral IV. You throw the -second time and get 7 spots; this you will find on the outside column, -at the left hand, marked VII. Then all you have to do is to place your -finger on the IV. at the top of the table and follow the line down -until you arrive at VII. on the opposite side of the table, thus you -will find the number 43, which is the lucky number. Should you come to -a cypher (0) you must throw again. By following these simple directions -you can get as many good numbers as you wish to play. - - TABLE TO FIND LUCKY NUMBERS. - - - I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII - ───────────────────────────────────────────────────── - II 75 0 18 0 16 0 78 0 44 0 39 - ───────────────────────────────────────────────────── - III 64 28 0 2 0 55 0 21 0 51 0 - ───────────────────────────────────────────────────── - IV 1 0 70 0 32 0 29 48 35 0 12 - ───────────────────────────────────────────────────── - V 53 69 0 5 40 61 0 9 42 73 0 - ───────────────────────────────────────────────────── - VI 46 54 7 76 38 49 11 33 27 0 66 - ───────────────────────────────────────────────────── - VII 0 58 43 8 77 0 25 67 19 3 0 - ───────────────────────────────────────────────────── - VIII 50 0 22 0 65 0 72 0 36 0 47 - ───────────────────────────────────────────────────── - IX 0 13 0 31 10 0 60 15 0 4 0 - ───────────────────────────────────────────────────── - X 23 0 59 0 71 0 6 68 34 0 20 - ───────────────────────────────────────────────────── - XI 0 74 14 52 62 24 0 30 0 17 0 - ───────────────────────────────────────────────────── - XII 57 0 41 26 0 37 63 0 45 0 56 - - - - - THE SHIFT CHARM. - - -On going to bed, take off your under garment and turn it wrong side -outwards; hang it on the back of a chair, having first placed the chair -facing and in front of the bed. While doing this, repeat the following -lines: - - Husband approach! and without fear - Sit on this chair, and thus be near - The girl your heart doth hold most dear - And if thy love is all sincere, - To her, this night appear! appear! - -You must then get into bed backwards, and sleep in your night-gown -without any shift. You will probably dream of seeing an agreeable young -man, in which case your marriage within that year is certain. If you do -not dream of a man, you will never marry. You should be alone in trying -this charm, for if you speak to any one, or any one in the room speaks, -it breaks it at once. - - - - - FORTUNE-TELLING WITH A PACK OF EUCHRE CARDS. - - -Take a pack of thirty two cards, such as is used for the game of -Euchre. Each one of these cards has its own _particular_ signification. -But when taken in connection with other cards its signification is -termed _conditional_. - - - PARTICULAR SIGNIFICATION OF THE CARDS. - - ♠ (SPADES.) - -ACE: Disagreeable tidings—perhaps news of a death. - -SEVEN: Dangerous illness, or something very unpleasant. - -EIGHT: Sorrow, vexation. - -NINE: Quarrels, law-suits, high words, blows. - -TEN: Non-fulfilment of a wish—disappointment of a cherished hope, -unforeseen accidents. - - ♣ (CLUBS.) - -ACE: A present, a testimonial of honor and distinction. - -SEVEN: An inheritance, gain, profit. - -EIGHT: Prosperity, wealth, success in business. - -NINE: Proposals of marriage. - -TEN: Good fortune in games of chance, in lottery speculations, finding -a treasure. - - ♦ (DIAMONDS.) - -ACE: A letter, news—whether good or bad is determined by the nearest -cards. - -SEVEN: Travels, a campaign. - -EIGHT: A ball, company. - -NINE: Illness—if a knave lies on the right side, you will soon stand -godfather. - -TEN: A joyful meeting—a long lost friend returned. Of the picture cards -we will speak hereafter. - - ♥ (HEARTS.) - -ACE: Quiet domestic life—tranquillity. - -SEVEN: Falling in Love—Love. - -EIGHT: A Surprise. - -NINE: Betrothal. - -TEN: A Wedding. - -In explaining the cards, my dear readers, to any one, shuffle the pack -three times, and let the person who wishes to know his fortune cut it -three times in succession. Then take up the cards, and let the person -in question draw one. This drawn card you place first upon the table. -Then spread out the pack in four rows, each containing eight cards. -(_See Engraving._) - -The first card is of the highest significance. In the first place it -indicates the character of the person inquiring, and according to the -following rule: - - ♠ Choleric, passionate, violent. - - ♣ Sanguine, cheerful, mirthful, witty. - - ♦ Phlegmatic, practical, unexcitable. - - ♥ Melancholic, sentimental, poetical, talented. - -As, however, the human character is never without more than one of -the above named characteristics, the first card signifies the most -prominent one, and the cards which lie on the right side and below it -are reckoned with it, by which the meaning of the first card is either -modified or corroborated. - -If the person in question is a lady, and she has, for example, drawn -a club, the queen of clubs is herself, the knave of clubs is her -intended, the king her father, or uncle, as the case may be. The -picture cards of the other black suit are her friends and relations. -It is the same if she has drawn hearts or diamonds, only that in this -case the picture cards of the other red suit signify her friends and -relations. If the person inquiring is a gentleman, it is the same, -except that he is the knave of the suit which he has drawn, and his -intended the queen. - -From this first card, also, you form a judgment of one’s whole future -course in life. If its signification is joyful, the person’s life will -be a happy one. If, for example, it is the ace of hearts, it indicates -that the person will never be without a home, a dear and pleasant home -to him; if it is the ace of clubs, he will pass through life enjoying -honor and fame; if it is the ten of hearts with a female figure on -either side, it signifies two wives; if with a male figure on either -side, and the person inquiring is a female, two husbands. - -[Illustration: EXAMPLE OF FORTUNE-TELLING WITH AN EUCHRE PACK OF CARDS.] - -Thus much as to general rules. We will now instruct the reader how to -explain the cards in detail. We will suppose that it is a lady who -inquires of the cards, and endeavor, by means of an example, to give an -accurate explanation of the method to be pursued. Spread out the cards -before you, and observe carefully the different cards while you read -the fortune I shall predict from them. (_See Engraving, page 96._) - -ACE OF HEARTS.—The young lady’s character, it seems, is sentimental, -melancholic, poetical, which three qualities are found more or -less together. If the next card were a heart, it would indicate a -temperament inclined to love. As, however, the adjacent cards are clubs -and spades, of which two indeed are clubs, we conclude that the lady -often displays a cheerful, sanguine disposition, yet can, at times, be -very passionate. The main feature of her character, however, is the -melancholic. - -We will now look around for the lady herself—she is found to be the -seventh card on the last row. Her lover, on the other hand, is the -eighth card in the second row. As he precedes her, this signifies -that she is already acquainted with him, and they seem already to -love one another, as a love card lies at his side, and also one at -hers; no card, however, lies between them to connect them, except the -queen of diamonds. This, however, is not altogether favorable, for a -queen between a loving pair signifies a rival (for a gentleman, the -knave signifies the same), and can as well indicate a separation as a -union, notwithstanding its similarity of color. The general rule is -as follows:—If the card which connects the queen and knave is of the -same color with them, it indicates a future union between the persons. -(Hearts and diamonds form one color, as do clubs and spades.) - -One thing more: from the cards which lie next to the knave, we are -enabled to judge of the character and occupation of the lady’s -intended. In the present case, the cards next to the knave of hearts -are two spades, two diamonds, and one heart; his character, therefore, -according to the rules already given, is choleric, yet at times -melancholic and sentimental. In his daily conduct he is practical and -considerate. - -As to his occupation, the different colors have the following -signification: - - ♠ A student, probably a clergyman. - - ♣ A lawyer—jurist. - - ♦ A mechanic, merchant, or a person who has chosen for -himself some practical career. - - ♥ A capitalist, a genius who devotes himself to some -favorite pursuit, also a military man. - -The card at the right hand is commonly the decisive one, but as, in the -present case, there is no right hand card, the one at the left takes -its place; according to this, the lady’s intended is a capitalist, a -genius, or a military man. - -We now proceed to tell the lady’s fortune in its particulars. - -We commence from the ace of hearts, thus: a considerable windfall will -happen in your family, young lady. Either you or your parents will draw -a prize in the lottery, or heaven will drop some other nice morsel into -your mouth (ten of clubs). - -This will give occasion to a journey, which you will take with an -acquaintance (king of spades and seven of diamonds). This journey will -be very agreeable to you, and especially will you enjoy yourself at -a ball, to which you will be invited by a friend of your travelling -companion (knave of clubs and eight of diamonds). You will then dance -a cotillion with a relative of your intended, perhaps with your own -brother-in-law that is to be (knave of diamonds). - -When you return home, you will find a letter, at the sight of which you -will be disturbed, the hand-writing being that of a person unfriendly -to you (queen of spades, ace of spades). You open it, and behold it -is a proposal of marriage (nine of clubs), and from a relative of the -gentleman who invited you to the ball (king of clubs), which touches -the (nine of clubs). - -As, however, you promise yourself nothing but vexation (eight of -spades) from this marriage, you refuse him (ten of spades), and it will -soon appear that a better fortune lies before you (eight of clubs). -Soon after, a wedding takes place (ten of hearts), namely, that of -your sister or friend (queen of diamonds), who, therefore, does not -stand between you and your intended to separate you, but to unite you. -The bridegroom is the gentleman who was your partner in the cotillion -at that ball (knave of diamonds). At this wedding you will among -others see your intended (knave of hearts), with whom you are already -acquainted. You will also meet there a gentleman, who, when you last -saw him, was dangerously ill (seven of spades, knave of spades, and ten -of diamonds). Your intended seizes the opportunity to offer himself to -you, and you become betrothed to him (nine of hearts). You will receive -a present from a relative or friend, perhaps from your brother (ace of -clubs, and king of diamonds). - -Something now occurs to separate you from your betrothed (nine of -spades). It almost seems as if you were jealous of a lady whom he -formerly loved (queen of clubs, seven of hearts). A very tender letter -which he writes to you, from a bed of sickness upon which his grief has -prostrated him (ace of diamonds, nine of diamonds), soon reconciles -you again, and as not long after something occurs which places him -in a position to support a wife in comfort (seven of clubs), the -happy marriage is celebrated. Dear relatives (king of hearts, king of -diamonds, and queen of diamonds) prepare for you joyful surprises, -which combine to render this day an infinitely happy one. - -One thing more: if the ten of hearts is the last card in the last row, -the person in question will never marry; otherwise, each row counts a -year. You first count the rows until you come to the nine of hearts -(the betrothal), you then begin again and count to the ten of hearts -(the wedding), that is, in case the nine comes after the ten. If the -nine comes before the ten, you continue to count without recommencing. - -The young lady in question will therefore be betrothed in from two to -three years, and will be married in about two years after, for the nine -of hearts lies in the third row, and the ten in the second row. She has -then almost five years to enjoy her single life before she becomes a -wife. - - - TO FIND OUT WHOM ONE IS TO HAVE FOR A HUSBAND. - -You select the four kings from a pack, and lay them side by side in a -row upon the table. - -The lady who wishes to know her fortune gives to each of these cards -the name of some gentleman of her acquaintance who might be likely to -woo her in marriage. It is usual to pronounce these names aloud before -the company. The name given to the king of hearts is, however, an -exception. This secret the lady keeps to herself. To these four kings, -you can also add a queen, which then denotes the old maid. - -Now, take the rest of the pack, shuffle it thoroughly, let the person -in question cut three times and commence. Under each of the above -named picture cards you lay a card in turn, and as often as a spade is -placed under a spade, a heart under a heart, &c., that is, as often as -a card of the same suit is placed under one of these picture cards, the -picture card is turned from its position. - -The first time it takes a direction from left to right, the second time -it lies upside down, the third time it is raised again to a position -from right to left, and the fourth and last time it regains its former -upright position. - -That one of the four kings, who, after these different changes, first -resumes his upright position, is to be the happy husband. If it should -happen to be the old maid, you can imagine what is in store for you. - -After having learned from the cards who is to be the husband, the -questions next asked are, usually: How much will he love his wife, -why he marries her, and what is his profession. These questions are -answered in the following manner: - -Gather up the cards, shuffle them thoroughly, and let the person cut -them three times. Then tell off the cards upon the table, as you recite -the following sentence: - - Heartily, painfully, - Beyond all measure, - By fits and starts, - Not a bit in the world. - -You repeat this sentence until the king of hearts makes his appearance. -If it happens that, as you lay this upon the table, you pronounce the -word “heartily,” he will love his future wife heartily, and so on. - -Now, as to why he marries her. Count off the cards upon the table, -while you repeat the following sentence: - - For love, for her beauty, - For his parents’ command, - For her bright, golden dollars, - For counsel of friends. - -The sentence by which you discover what is his profession is the -following: - - Gentleman, alderman, clergyman, doctor, - Merchant, broker, professor, major, - Mechanic, lawyer, shipmaster, tailor. - -This method of telling fortunes is very entertaining in society, when -you have not the book to find more particular answers. - - - A METHOD BY WHICH TO DISCOVER IF YOUR WISH WILL BE FULFILLED. - -Take a pack of cards, shuffle it, and let the person inquiring cut -three times; then place singly five cards upon the table, and upon each -of these cards another, taken from the top, and so on, until the pack -is exhausted, and the cards are divided into five nearly equal heaps. - -The person in question now selects a suit, spades or clubs, &c.—or a -card may previously be drawn to determine the suit. - -Suppose diamonds is the chosen suit: you take up the first heap, and -throw away all the cards until you come to a matadore of diamonds. -(The matadores are the ace, king, queen, knave and ten.) You do the -same with the other heaps. If any one of the heaps does not contain a -matadore, you cast it entirely aside. - -The heaps which are left you now place one upon another in order, -beginning at the left hand, and, without shuffling them, you lay them -in five heaps, and proceed as before. This time there are, of course, -fewer cards, beside matadores, than before. After having cast aside the -cards which you meet with before finding a matadore, you take up the -heaps, and, without shuffling them, lay them in five heaps, for the -third time. This third and last time, you must, if your wish is to be -fulfilled, be able to discard all the cards except the matadores. If -any other cards are left in the heaps, your wish will not be granted. - - - - - TELLING FORTUNES BY DOMINOES AND DICE. - - -The telling of fortunes by the spots on Dominoes and Dice is a very -ancient custom, and has always been practised by the most celebrated -astrologers and fortune-tellers. The calculations have all to be made -by drawing a horoscope from each domino and the spots on each side of a -die; therefore the process is exceedingly tedious. We have given in the -following pages the results of three years’ experimental labor on this -subject; not constant labor, for there are but a few hours in each -year when the stars are in the right position to draw the horoscope of -any particular domino. A good many of the signs predicted here have -been proved to be correct within the personal knowledge of the writer, -and he doubts not they will all be found to be accurate. - - - METHOD OF TELLING FORTUNES WITH DOMINOES. - -[Illustration: Dominoes placed in a circle] - -Shuffle the dominoes well on a smooth table, with their faces downward, -then draw one and see what it signifies according to the description -given below. - -It is useless for any person to draw more than three dominoes at one -time of trial, or in one and the same month, as they will only deceive -themselves. Shuffle the dominoes each time of choosing; to draw the -same domino twice makes the answer stronger. - -Be very particular and do not attempt to tell your fortune by dominoes -on _Friday_ or _Monday_. - - - SIGNIFICATION OF THE DOMINOES. - -DOUBLE-SIX. Denotes much riches by speculation, and a happy and -prolific marriage. It is not good to farmers as far as relates to crops -and success in their calling, but it foretells that their lands will -rise in value, and that they can make money by selling out. If a girl -turns this domino to learn her fate in matrimonial matters, it is a -sign she will marry rich, and have a large family of children. - -SIX-FIVE. If you are in search of employment, this domino shows -that you will succeed by proper perseverance. If in love, do not be -discouraged by any rebuffs, for success awaits you. If you have planted -a crop, or about to plant one, it will yield nobly. In money matters -exclusively, you may not be fortunate, as the domino is not lucky for -money. If your wife is about to give birth to a child, and you try your -fortune with special reference to such birth, this domino foretells its -early death. If you are about to buy real estate, you will be lucky in -the purchase—if to buy silverware, jewelry, or a watch, you will get -cheated. If you expect a legacy, you will probably be lucky and get it. - -SIX-FOUR. This domino denotes early marriage and much happiness; the -sexes of the children will be about equally divided, and they will -live, but will leave home early—the girls to marry, and the boys to do -for themselves. It denotes neither poverty nor riches. - -SIX-THREE. This domino denotes constancy and affection. It is an -excellent domino for lovers, who will marry early, and enjoy much -happiness. It is also a sign of riches and honors; and no troubles of -any account will mar your fortune. There is some danger, however, that -you will die at middle age, but if you survive that period you will -live to a good old age. - -SIX-TWO. Is an excellent domino for lovers, as it foretells a happy -marriage. A gentleman turning this domino, will get an orderly and -economical wife, and a lady will have equal good fortune in a thrifty -and industrious husband. Those who turn this domino for luck in -business matters, will realize all and more than they expect. To -dishonest and selfish people, however, the domino is fatal. If it is -turned to determine the result of any scheme that is not fair and -above-board, it foretells ill-success and exposure. To a married -lady who expects to present her husband with an heir, it presents a -beautiful and healthy child, and one who will excel as a mathematician, -and (if a boy) will probably become distinguished. - -SIX-ONE. This domino foretells to young people that they will marry -twice, and the second marriage will be the happiest of the two. To -married people it is a sign they will be better off in middle age than -when young, and that one child will be faithful and remain with them, -while the others will seek their fortunes away from home. - -SIX-BLANK. If you turn this domino you will hear of the death of an -esteemed friend, or an acquaintance—will experience the loss of a -relative or member of your family—or some one will die in whom you are -interested. To a farmer, or the owner of horses or other animals, it -may denote the loss of some of the animals rather than human beings; -but it foretells death in some shape, and may even mean to warn you of -your own decease. - -DOUBLE-FIVE. Is a decidedly lucky domino in everything you undertake. -It foretells success in all enterprises, but does not assure you that -you will become rich. - -FIVE-FOUR. This domino shows to a lady that she will probably marry a -poor man, have a large family of children, and then become a widow. He -may be pretty well off, to appearance, when she marries him, but if it -be so, she will find that he has debts and expensive habits that will -bring him to poverty and the grave. It is not a good domino for money -matters, for if you have lost money, or if people owe you, the turning -of this domino shows that you will not be apt to get the cash. To a -farmer it is a sign of good crops; but it is also a sign that something -unfortunate will occur in connection with the farm—such as cattle lost -or injured, or property of some kind destroyed. - -FIVE-THREE. Denotes ample means, without any other peculiarity of -fortune. If you turn this domino you may calculate you will never be -poor, and may become quite wealthy. But to one already wealthy, it -shows that though he may not become poor, he will never be any better -off than he then is, and perhaps not so well off. To young people -the domino denotes comfortable circumstances after marriage, but not -over-zealous love. It shows no positive bad luck in love matters, at -the same time that it does not assure you of devoted attachment of your -proposed partner for life, of either sex. On the whole, it is a pretty -fair domino for any one to turn. - -FIVE-TWO. If you are in love, you will probably be unfortunate; for -though you may get the person you want, and an apparently happy -marriage may follow, it will prove an unhappy one in the end. -Nevertheless, your happiness may continue for some time after marriage. -To a gentleman this domino foretells a thrifty and industrious wife, -though one with an unhappy temper or disposition. To a single lady it -denotes thrift and independence as long as she remains single. If a man -is engaged in a speculation, or is about starting any new enterprise, -he will not be likely to succeed. If you are a candidate for office, -you will be defeated. On the whole, this is not a lucky domino for -gentlemen, though for ladies it is a pretty fair one. - -FIVE-ONE. Is a jolly domino for persons fond of excitement. It predicts -that you will receive an invitation to a dinner, or social gathering, -or to some place where you will enjoy yourself. If a married lady turns -this domino it is a sign she will present her husband with a triple -addition to his family—all boys. To a young lady it predicts a beau, -who will not be rich or refined, but rather a rough customer, and she -will discard him and marry another. If you expect to earn or to receive -money, this domino is one of disappointment. - -FIVE-BLANK. If a man turns it, he will be either a gambler or a rich -rogue, if he has brains enough, and if his intellect is not sufficient, -he will probably be a small swindler, or the favored lover of a lewd -woman, or both. Although these will be his characteristics, yet -circumstances may place him in a different position; but he will always -be mercenary, selfish, impudent, and without pride of character. To a -girl this domino foretells an unhappy marriage, and misfortune by that -means; but if she remains single, and keeps clear of lovers, she will -avoid the ill omen. - -DOUBLE-FOUR. Is a good and smooth domino for lovers, for farmers, and -for laboring people of all kinds. On the contrary, lawyers, doctors, -or professional men who turn it, will probably have a spell of hard -times to encounter. To little girls and boys it predicts that they -will soon be invited to a party, and have much pleasure. If any one is -about to give a party, and turns this domino, he or she may count on a -first-rate time, for everything will go on well, and the party will be -a decided success. It likewise predicts that a wedding will come off -very soon. - -FOUR-THREE. Those who turn this domino will marry young, live happily, -and will not probably have more than one child that will live. It -denotes neither poverty nor riches. To a couple who are childless, it -is a sign of a second marriage. If a married person who has children -turns this domino, it is a sign that the family will be reduced by -death or long absence. - -FOUR-TWO. Foretells a change in your circumstances, condition, family, -relations, or your ideas. It is not known what the change will be, -but that there will really be a change, fate has ordained. It may be -nothing at all serious, or it may be something that will affect your -whole life. For instance, a young person who turns this domino may get -married—that will be an important change, but whether the marriage will -be a happy one, is not known. A married person may lose their partner—a -man may fail in business, or may become pious and join the church—a -family may break up housekeeping and take board, or may lose a favorite -child. Indeed, a thousand little incidents may occur in life which will -cause a change in your usual routine. To farmers and persons who work -hard for a living, the change will probably be a favorable or happy -one. To rich and lazy people it will be an unfortunate one. To any -other than these two classes it is uncertain what the nature of it will -be. If you have offended your lover, or any particular friend, this -domino shows that you will soon make up and become stronger friends -than ever. It is a lucky domino for farmers in business matters, -although it does not point out any particular good fortune that awaits -them. - -FOUR-ONE. Those who turn this domino will marry happily, and no -uncommon event will mar their nuptials: the omen connected with it -usually points to childless couples who are well off; and I find -that where children are born, the parties will lose their wealth and -position in proportion to the number of their offspring, which will -never exceed four. In most cases there will be no children, but ample -means. - -FOUR-BLANK. Is an unfortunate domino for lovers, as it foretells -quarrels and separations, old maids and old bachelors. A girl who has -a lover, and turns this domino to find out his peculiarities, had -better look somewhere else at once, for she will certainly either lose -or discard him. It is the same with a gentleman—he will never marry -the girl he then expects to, and may be jilted. To married people the -domino gives a prolific promise. A married lady who turns it will -probably have twins or triplets at her next maternity. If you think -to entrust a secret to a friend, this domino denotes that it will not -be kept. It also foretells that your future husband or wife will be a -very credulous person—perhaps a believer in Spiritualism or some other -absurd doctrine. - -DOUBLE-THREE. Denotes immense riches, but has no allusion to matrimony. -It is an excellent domino for any one to turn, as it points to money -in abundance, and does not intimate any unhappiness: therefore, the -person who turns it will get plenty of cash, and be happy or not, as -fate may ordain. - -THREE-TWO. Is a fortunate domino in the following cases: marriage, -love-making, recovering stolen property, going on a journey, entering -into a speculation, planting a crop, collecting a debt, or making a -purchase. This domino shows also that you may be lucky in collecting -some old claim or debt that you had given up as lost. It is bad for -gamblers, for a woman about to give birth to a child, and for peddlers. - -THREE-ONE. A young girl who turns this domino will be in danger of -losing her chastity; therefore let her be careful. A married woman -turning it will have an outside admirer who will flatter her with a -view to an improper intimacy. To a man it foretells the loss of money -through his illicit intercourse with the opposite sex. It is not a -favorable domino to any one. - -THREE-BLANK. This domino denotes that your sweetheart is artful and -deceitful. If you get married, your wife will be either shrewish, or -vain and unprincipled, and perhaps run away and disgrace you. To a girl -it foretells a putty-head of a husband—one who is easily influenced, -and whom she can wind round her finger. If you turn this domino, it -is a sign you will soon be invited to a party and there make a new -acquaintance, with whom you will afterwards have a quarrel. If a -married man or woman turns it, it predicts a family quarrel. - -DOUBLE-TWO. The turning of this domino denotes success in love matters -and much happiness in the married state, together with good children -who will live and be prosperous. It also denotes success in any -undertaking, and thrift, though not great riches. - -TWO-ONE. The turning of this domino denotes to a lady that she will -marry young, and that her husband will die, leaving her a large -property, and childless. For a long time she will be a gay, rich widow, -but will be caught at last, and marry happily. To a young man it -denotes a life of luxury; he will never marry, but will be a favorite -of the ladies, and have several mistresses. It is not a good domino for -business men, as it foretells losses by failures. - -TWO-BLANK. The turning of this domino denotes poverty and bad luck. To -a marriageable young woman it predicts a poor, dissipated and dishonest -husband. On the birth of a child—if a boy, it is a sign that he will be -poor and shiftless, and perhaps dishonest—if a girl, that she will not -marry well. It is not a bad domino for a girl who lives unmarried, for -she may do very well alone. It is a domino of good luck to thieves and -bad people. If they turn it, it is a sign of success in any dishonest -undertaking. Should you turn this domino in reference to a journey, it -shows that you will go in safety. It predicts an easy deliverance in -case you are attacked and should be obliged to defend yourself. - -DOUBLE-ACE. Denotes affectionate constancy and happiness in the -marriage state. It is an excellent domino to turn, both for lovers and -married people, as besides the above it indicates a competency of this -world’s goods. - -DOUBLE-BLANK. To turn this domino is the worst sign in the whole set, -and is only favorable to misers, usurers, gamblers, and unprincipled -cheats and seducers. To any heartless, selfish person, the turning of -this domino foretells good luck—to all others disappointment. We hope -that no young girl turning a domino to ascertain her fortune as to -marriage will turn this one, for it surely foretells disappointment and -sorrow. If she has a lover, and should he marry her, he will desert -her afterwards. In business matters, too, it is decidedly unfavorable, -and is a sign that your business will decrease. If you are wanting a -situation, you will not be likely to get it, and if anything is lost -or stolen, it will not probably be recovered again. It is generally -a pretty bad domino for decent people—but a good one for all the -dishonest ones, who, if they have got anything by trickery and fraud, -will be apt to enjoy it. - - - METHOD OF TELLING FORTUNES WITH DICE. - -Take three dice, shake them well in the box with your left hand, and -then cast them out on a board or table, on which you have previously -drawn a circle with chalk; count the number of spots on the uppermost -sides of the dice, and look at the signification of the numbers, as -given below. Be careful and do not attempt to tell your fortune on -Mondays or Wednesdays, as they are unlucky days for dice. To throw the -same number twice at one trial, shows news from abroad, be the numbers -what they may. If the dice roll over the circle, the number thrown goes -for nothing, but the occurrence shows sharp words, and if they fall to -the floor, it is blows; in throwing out the dice, if one remains on top -of the other, it is a present of which I leave the ladies to take care. - - - SIGNIFICATION OF THE SPOTS ON DICE. - -THREE. If a young girl throws this number, (three aces,) it foretells -that she will have numerous lovers, and if she marries will have a good -crop of children, and then become a widow. To a young man it denotes -that he will never marry, but will be a great favorite of the ladies, -and probably a gay seducer. If a married person throws it, he or she -will become a widower or widow, as the case may be. - -FOUR. To throw this number denotes frivolity in love matters. Unmarried -persons who throw it will have many lovers or sweethearts, and will not -be fully satisfied with either. It foretells to a married woman that -her husband admires the sex generally quite as much as he does her; but -it also denotes that she will have many children, and that both herself -and husband will live to raise them. - -FIVE. To throw this number of spots of the dice, foretells good luck -in a land speculation to any one who is about buying lands. It is a -very good number for farmers, prognosticating a fortunate season to -come. To lovers it shows that some obstacle will present itself to -their marriage, or else that they will quarrel. In a family it is a -sign that some person will soon visit there that is not welcome. If you -are about to go a journey, and throw this number, you will meet some -one who will bother you, or that you dislike, or else some disagreeable -accident will happen; but the accident will not be serious. - -SIX. If a girl throws this number, (three deuces,) it denotes that she -will be of gay disposition and have many lovers, but will never marry; -if she escapes illicit connections, she will be fortunate, and probably -get some money by will. To a young man it denotes that he will marry -a gay wife, who will be of loose principles; and also that he himself -will keep a mistress, and perhaps become a gambler. He will not be poor -as long as he is young and attractive, but he will either die young or -become poor in middle age. To gamblers, the throwing of this number is -a sign of success in winning money. - -SEVEN. If a man throws this number it foretells that he will never -marry, but will be lucky in business speculations. A young lady who -throws it will be apt to marry a wealthy husband, though he may not -be an agreeable companion. To farmers and mechanics it is not a -particularly bad number, though it does not promise them much success, -and it foretells that they will have pretty hard work to keep even with -the world. - -EIGHT. This is the miser’s throw; those who throw it will probably -be well off, though not rich. It foretells a miserly or stingy -disposition, and a character too close in money matters to be very -prosperous. If a girl throw this to test the character of her lover, -she may be assured that he will not be poor, though it is possible he -may lead her an unhappy life from his selfish and penurious habits. - -NINE. If you throw this number with the dice with reference to your -future husband or wife, be assured that you will be lucky in your -choice. It foretells an orderly, energetic and industrious person. I -should not want a better wife than this number predicts. To a young -girl it does not promise riches with a husband, but it foretells thrift -and plenty, and that she may be rich, too. It is a fair business throw -also—foretelling pretty good luck in everything except games of chance, -and predicting bad luck in such games. - -TEN. If a young girl throws this number, she will not marry very soon, -and perhaps not at all; but she will have good luck in other matters, -and rise above her present position in society. If a man throws it, he -will get a rich wife. It is a favorable number to the male sex in love -matters. A married woman who throws it will rise in the world, or have -a legacy left to her. - -ELEVEN. This throw foretells extravagance and fondness of show and -display. Those who throw it, or for whose fortune it may be thrown, -will probably have the command of means, but all will be spent in -gimcracks, parties of pleasure, and in adorning the person; and though -they may not come to poverty, they will leave nothing but debt to -their heirs. To laboring people it denotes that they will be always in -debt, and live above their means. - -TWELVE. Shows that an event of some kind is soon to occur in your -affairs, either for good or evil. To a farmer or a laboring man it -will probably be fortunate, but it may be otherwise. To a banker, a -money-dealer, or a jeweler, it is generally a bad omen—to other trades, -uncertain. It has no special reference to love matters. - -THIRTEEN. I hope no virtuous young girl will ever be so unfortunate as -to throw this number, unless she be possessed of a resolution as firm -as a rock, for it foretells that she will be sorely tempted to become -profligate. It is emphatically the throw of an unchaste female. If a -man throws this number, it is a sign that he will never marry, but will -associate with harlots, or live with a woman who is not his wife; if he -throws it with a view to discover the character of his lady-love, he -may guess the result. - -FOURTEEN. This is the gambler’s throw, and denotes dishonesty and an -unprincipled disposition in men, and misfortune in women. If a man -throws it, he will be either a gambler or a rich rogue, if he has -brains enough, and if his intellect is not sufficient, he will probably -be a small swindler, or the favored lover of a lewd woman, or both. -Although these will be his characteristics, yet circumstances may place -him in a different position, but he will always be mercenary, selfish, -impudent, and without pride of character. To a girl this number -foretells an unhappy marriage, and misfortune by that means; but if she -remains single, and keeps clear of lovers, she will avoid the ill omen. - -FIFTEEN. If you are a speculating character—a buyer of lottery tickets -or lottery policies, or are engaged in any games of chance, such as -gambling, horse-racing, shooting at a mark, betting, or in fact any -scheme that you expect to win money by, this number foretells bad luck -and discomfiture. If you try to test your luck in any such matters, and -this number turns up, you may be sure you will lose, and had better -give up at once. If you want to buy land, you will be apt to get a good -bargain and be fortunate. This number foretells good luck to a farmer -putting in his crops, and the same to a girl choosing a husband; for -though she may not get a rich man, yet he will be industrious, thrifty, -comfortable, and good-hearted. To consumptive people this throw is not -a favorable one, as in many cases it predicts a short life to them. - -SIXTEEN. This is an unlucky number to a merchant, a banker, or a -mechanic. It foretells bad luck of some kind, though it is generally -a forerunner of a brisk and profitable business. An excellent run of -business may come first, and the bad luck afterwards, or _vice versa_, -but the misfortune is sure to come in somewhere. To a farmer this throw -foretells abundant crops, and to a gold-digger good luck and plenty -of the precious metal. A young girl who throws it will get a thrifty -husband, and have a numerous family. - -SEVENTEEN. If you are a girl, and think of getting married, you will -be apt to lose your lover unless he is a farmer, a gardener, a -well-digger, a gold-miner, a brewer, a coal-heaver, a grave-digger, -or some occupation that makes him use a shovel a good deal. If you -think of marrying any such man, this throw is a good one. For a man -of any other occupation, it foretells disappointment. To a young man, -this number shows that by perseverance and industry he will do well in -the world—that his luck will be good if he only tries his best to get -along. If you have had anything stolen from you, or have lost valuable -property while walking or riding, this throw is unfavorable; you will -probably never recover what you have lost. - -EIGHTEEN. People who throw this number may congratulate themselves, -as it foretells riches, honors, and a happy and contented life. It -predicts unexceptionable prosperity in all kinds of business, good luck -in love matters, and advancement to those who are honorably ambitious. -To rogues and dishonest people it is an omen of discomfiture, detection -and punishment. - - - - - PALMISTRY, - - OR TELLING FORTUNES BY THE LINES OF THE HAND. - - -Many people think the predictions from lines in the hand are all -guess-work, but it is a mistake, for they are determined by simple -rules and long observation. Let us explain the matter: - -In the first place each finger has its name. - - (1) Forefinger: Jupiter ♃ - (2) Middle finger: Saturn ♄ - (3) Ring finger: The Sun ⨀ - (4) Little finger: Mercury ☿ - (5) Thumb: Venus ♀ - -Each hand has five main lines. - - (1) The Life line: L. Vitalis. - (2) The Natural line: L. Naturalis. - (3) The Table line: L. Mensalis. - (4) The Liver line: L. Hepatica. - (5) The Wrist line: L. Rascetta. - -(_See Engraving._) - - - 1. LINEA VITALIS. - -If this line is wanting or nearly so, it is by no means a good sign. It -signifies a feeble understanding, a faint heart, and a short, sickly -life. This, however, is not the signification in every case; it often -indicates, especially with the ladies, changeableness of feeling, a -disposition easily influenced by others, and a proneness to enthusiasm. - -[Illustration: Palm of hand showing the principle lines viz. - _mensalis_ _naturalis_ _hepatica_ _vitalis_ _rascetta_] - -The length of life is in proportion to the length of the line of Life. -It begins between ♃ and ♀ and it is here that you commence with the -prophecy. - -Each knot in this line denotes an obstacle, or, at least, something -momentous in life. Each crossing by smaller lines, some unpleasant -occurrence. The larger the cross, the greater the misfortune. - -In most cases one or more lines run from the Natural line to the line -of Life. This indicates the partner of one’s life. The point where the -junction takes place denotes the point of time of the marriage. If this -occurs near the commencement of the line, of course the marriage will -take place early in life. If two lines unite with the line of Life it -indicates two husbands (or wives). If no line joins it, the person will -remain unmarried. - -The clearer and more distinct the line of Life, the happier the -person’s life. When it is fine, deep and sharply defined, it denotes an -energetic, and at the same time a noble character. - - - 2. LINEA NATURALIS. - -A regular length and good appearance of this line denotes excellent -digestive organs. Large crosses occurring in its course signify -imprudence, precipitation. - - - 3. LINEA MENSALIS. - -If it is well defined it indicates an amorous temperament; if -accompanied by a side line, it signifies good fortune in love and -wedlock. If it is very broad, happiness in domestic life. If it is -interrupted it denotes that sad calamity, infidelity. - - - 4. LINEA HEPATICA. - -If it is complete and tolerably long, it promises robust health, a -clear understanding, and good humor. If it throws out branches near its -commencement it signifies wit, acuteness, presence of mind, a spirit of -mischief, perhaps falsehood. - - - 5. LINEA RASCETTA. - -When it is complete and unbroken, it denotes good fortune in all -matters of importance. - -From the ring finger (Solis ⨀) there commonly runs one or more lines -into the Linea Mensalis. These denote the various inclinations of -the heart. If but a single line is actually visible, and if this is -deep and long, the person loves or will love faithfully and warmly. -If a number of smaller lines are found in its place, the person is -inconstancy itself, a butterfly roving from flower to flower. Add up -all these little lines, and the sum will give you the number of times -the person will fall in love. - - - - - PHRENOLOGY AND PHYSIOGNOMY. - - -The science of Phrenology teaches how to discover from the formation -of the skull the qualities of the soul, and to draw conclusions as to -the character of an individual. The whole head, accordingly, is divided -into organs. The following are the principal ones, and are all that are -necessary for the reader’s instruction. To enter more deeply into the -subject would exceed our limits. - - 1. Memory. - 2. Causality. - 3. Benevolence. - 4. Approbativeness. - 5. Painting. - 6. Energy. - 7. Imagination. - 8. Inclination to Melancholy. - 9. Mischievousness. - -(_See Engraving._) - -[Illustration: Head showing location of the above organs.] - -According as these organs are more or less elevated and well formed -that peculiarity of character which they indicate is more or less -present. - -PHYSIOGNOMY, OR THE FEATURES OF THE HEAD AND FACE, teaches us to judge -of the character of a person and of events connected with his destiny -from the shape, color and expression of his features. If my fair -readers would like to know how many husbands they are to have, they -have only to knit their eyebrows closely together, and count the folds -of the skin formed by this movement. - -If they wish to see how many years they have to live, let them elevate -their brows as much as possible, and then count the cross folds in the -forehead. Subtract the number found from one hundred, and the remainder -is the number of the years which it is allotted you to pass upon this -earth. - -OF THE NOSE. A bold, projecting nose, usually called a Roman nose, -denotes an enterprising temper. In general a large nose is a good sign. -A long nose is a sign of good sense, a stumpy one generally indicates -the contrary. A perfectly straight nose denotes a high and noble -spirit, unless the expression of the eyes contradicts this judgment, -and then it denotes great stupidity. A turned up nose signifies a -spirit of mischief, wit, forwardness, that is, if it is not too -stumpy. A very small nose indicates good nature, yet at the same time -a complete want of energy. A red nose denotes a cheerful temper, or an -inclination to drink, as all the world knows. - -OF THE LIPS. Very thick lips indicate either great stupidity or very -great genius. Very fine thin lips denote falsehood, especially if -they are usually compressed. Swelling lips, if generally compressed, -denote great decision of character, a philosophical turn of mind, and -oftentimes somewhat of obstinacy. A mouth always open says as plain as -words can speak, “I am a calf.” - -OF DIMPLES. Dimples in the cheeks signify roguery. But the dimple in -the chin the God of Love has himself imprinted with his own divine -finger. - -OF THE EYE. The soul, however, dwells particularly in the eyes, and the -faculty is inborn with every man to understand their language without -ever having studied it. At least it should be so; the eyes should be -like an open book, which all may read and understand. But as all eyes -are not to be trusted, and will sometimes lead you astray, I will give -you, my dear readers, a few rules to guide you in your path through -life. - -A clear eye, with the pupil in continual, slightly tremulous movement, -denotes a good memory, yet something of selfishness with slowness of -comprehension. - -An eye which, while the person speaks, roves hither and thither, -denotes a deceiver. Very quiet eyes which have an imposing effect -upon you, and embarrass you by their great repose, signify great -self-command, yet, at the same time, great self-complacency. - -Eyes which ordinarily appear impressive, yet often suddenly flash forth -a clear pleasant light, denote true-heartedness and honesty, coupled -with a sound understanding. - -Eyes which have always an inquisitive expression in them, and then -suddenly, when they turn to address a person, have an exceedingly kind -expression, are not to be trusted. This indicates a suspicious temper, -and he who does not trust his fellow-man, can seldom himself be trusted. - -An eye in which the white has a yellowish tinge, and is streaked with -reddish veins, denotes vehement passions. - -Very blue eyes, betray a temper inclined to coquetry. - -Gray eyes, intelligence. - -Greenish, falsehood, and a disposition to tittle-tattle. - -Yellowish, great phlegm. - -Black, a passionate lively temperament. - -Brown, a kind, good, happy disposition. - -A pair of eyes which looks every one cheerfully and frankly in the -face, with an air of simple joy and unaffected innocence, yet, when -surprised, droops to the ground, with a certain sly bashfulness, or, -when offended by another’s glance, turns aside blushing and confused, -such a pair of eyes, indicates an amiable character, a faithful heart, -a sound understanding, and a pure soul. - -A being with such a pair of eyes we cannot help loving, let the eyes be -black, brown, blue, gray, green, or yellow, let the nose be stumpy, and -the features ill-shaped, no one can help regarding their possessor with -a feeling of hearty kindness and good will, if not with actual love. - -OF THE EYE-BROWS. Upright eyebrows are amiable; the eyebrows hanging -over, indicate an effeminate person; the brows very hairy, denote an -industrious, affectionate man; the brows extending to the temples, -usually signify a slovenly man. - -OF THE EARS. Open ears usually indicate but little reason; great ears -not too much wisdom; very small ears foolishness; square ears of medium -size, prudence. - -OF THE NOSTRILS. The nostrils thick and strong, betoken strength; if -round, fair, and drawn in length, they are a sign that the person is -merry and courageous; if narrow and round, they are mostly indicative -of an envious and foolish person. - -OF THE MOUTH. A very large mouth, with the upper lip hanging over, -usually signifies a foolish, unsteady person, a rash man and a babbler. -A mouth not too large, indicates a bold and courageous man; and a small -mouth, a clever man. - -OF THE FACE. A lean face is an indication of a wise man; the face plain -and fat, denotes a person addicted to strife. The face without any -rising and swelling, indicates a penurious person; a sad face sometimes -denotes foolishness, and at other times wisdom; a fat face indicates a -man to be inclined to untruth; a round face signifies folly; a great -face denotes a man slow about business; a well-proportioned face -indicates a person to have virtuous qualities. - -OF THE NAILS ON THE FINGERS. Broad nails show the person to be bashful, -fearful, but of gentle nature. When there is a certain white mark at -the extremity of them, it shows that the person has more honesty than -subtlety. White long nails denote much sickness, but are sometimes -indicative of strength and deceit. If upon the white anything appears -at the extremity that is pale, it denotes short life; but if the white -is clear and smooth, it signifies long life. - -OF THE HEAD. A large head shows a person stupid, and dull of -apprehension; also a very small head signifies the same; but the head -of a man being neither great nor small, is the prognostic of a wise -man; for all extremes are irregular and a deviation from nature, and -experience has made it manifest, that a great head and small members do -always produce great indiscretion and folly in either man or woman; but -we must also consider the several parts of the head: and first, - -OF THE FOREHEAD. A large forehead shows a liberal man; but the -forehead narrow, denotes a foolish person; a long forehead shows one -apt to learn; a high forehead, swelling and round, is a sign of a -crafty man, and a coward; a forehead full of wrinkles, shows a man to -be envious and crafty. - -But in forming your opinions of men from these or other indications, -you should always bear in mind that there is no rule without an -exception. - - - - - FORTUNE-TELLING BY MOLES. - - -These little marks on the skin, although they appear to be the effect -of chance, or accident, and might easily pass with the unthinking -for things of no moment, are nevertheless of the utmost consequence, -since from their color, situation, size, and figure, may be accurately -gathered the temper of, and the events that will happen to the person -bearing them; though moles are, in their substances, nothing else -than excrescences, or ebullitions which proceed from the state of -the blood whilst the fœtus is confined in the womb, yet they are not -given in vain, as they are generally characteristic of the disposition -and temper of those that bear them; and it is also proved by daily -experience, that from the shape, situation, and other circumstances, -they bear a strong analogy to the events which are to happen to a -person in future life. But before I presume to give any directions -to those who are to form the prognostic, who are desirous to be duly -enabled to pronounce an infallible judgment, I shall, in the first -place, teach you herein the common prognostications by moles found -in the various parts of the body, according to the doctrine of the -ancients. And, first, it is essentially necessary to know the size -of the mole, its color, whether it be perfectly round, oblong, or -angular; because each of these will add to or diminish the force of the -indication. The larger the mole, the greater will be the prosperity or -adversity of the person; the smaller the mole, the less will be his -good or evil fate. If the mole is round, it indicates good; if oblong, -a moderate share of fortunate events; if angular, it gives a mixture -of good and evil; the deeper the color, the more it announces favor or -disgrace; the lighter, the less of either. If it is very hairy, much -misfortune may be expected; if but few long hairs grow upon it, it -denotes that your undertakings will be prosperous. - -We shall further remark only, that moles of a middling size and color -are those which we are now going to speak of. The rest may be gathered -from what we have just above mentioned, but as it may frequently happen -that modesty will sometimes hinder persons from showing their moles, -you must depend upon their own representation of them for your opinion. - - - SIGNIFICATION OF MOLES. - -ARM. (_Right or Left._) Show a courteous disposition, great fortitude, -resolution, industry, and conjugal fidelity; it foretells that the -person will fight many battles, and be successful in all; that you will -be prosperous in your undertakings, obtain a decent competency, and -live very happy—it denotes that a man will be a widower at forty, but -in a woman it shows that she will be survived by her husband. - -ANKLE. Shows an effeminate disposition, given to foppery in dress, -and cowardice in a man; but in a woman it denotes courage, wit, and -activity—they foretell success in life with an agreeable partner, -accumulation of honors and riches, and much pleasure in the affairs of -love. - -ANUS. Around outside this place, a mole predicts that you will be -indolent, shiftless and poor, though of good capacity. - -ARM-PITS. You will be very good looking, will become rich, and be -benevolent. - -BACK. If just below either of the shoulder blades, it signifies -that you will have misfortune and defeat in the enterprises you may -undertake. - -BELLY. Shows an indolent, slothful disposition, given to gluttony, very -selfish, addicted to the pleasures of love and drink, negligent of -dress, and cowardly; it denotes small success in life, many crosses, -some imprisonment, and travelling, with losses by sea; but it foretells -that you will marry an agreeable partner of a sweet temper, have -children, who will be industrious and become very respectable in life. - -BOSOM. Shows a quarrelsome and unhappy temper, given to low debauchery, -and exceedingly amorous, indolent and unsteady; it denotes a life -neither very prosperous nor very miserable, but passed without many -friends or much esteem. - -BREAST. A mole on the right breast shows an intemperate and indolent -disposition, rather given to drink, strongly attached to the joys of -love; it denotes much misfortune in life, with a sudden reverse from -riches to poverty—many unpleasant and disagreeable accidents, with a -sober and industrious partner—many children, mostly girls, who will all -marry well, and be a great comfort to your old age; it warns you to -beware of pretended friends, who will harm you much. A mole on the left -breast shows an industrious and sober disposition, amorous, and much -given to walking; it denotes great success in life and in love, that -you will accumulate riches, and have many children, mostly boys, who -will make their fortunes by sea. - -A mole under the left breast under the heart, shows a rambling, -unsettled disposition, given to drinking and little careful of your -actions; very amorous, and much given to indulge indiscriminately in -the pleasures of love, in a man. In a woman it indicates sincerity in -love, industry, and a strict regard for character; in life it denotes a -varied mixture of good and bad fortune, the former rather prevailing; -it denotes imprisonment for debt, but not of long duration. To a woman -it denotes easy labors, and children who will become rich, live happy -and respected, and marry well. - -BUTTOCKS. Signifies shiftlessness and poverty, though a good capacity; -it is a sign that you will be too lazy to do anything for yourself. - -CHEEK. A mole on either cheek, shows an industrious, benevolent and -sober disposition, given to be grave and solemn, little inclined to -amorous sports, but of a steady courage and unshaken fortitude; it -denotes a moderate success in life, neither becoming rich nor falling -into poverty—it also foretells an agreeable and industrious partner, -with two children, who will do better than the parents. - -CHIN. A mole on the chin shows an amiable and tranquil disposition, -industrious and much inclined to travelling, and the joys of Venus; it -denotes that the person will be highly successful in life, accumulating -a large and splendid fortune, with many respectable and worthy friends, -an agreeable conjugal partner, and fine children, but also indicates -losses by sea and in foreign countries. - -EAR. On either ear it denotes riches in man or woman. If on the lower -tip of the ear, keep off the water, or you will be drowned. - -ELBOW. A mole on either elbow shows a restless and unsteady -disposition, with a great desire for travelling—much discontented -in the married state and of an idle turn; it indicates no very -great prosperity, rather a sinking than rising condition, with many -unpleasant adventures, much to your discredit—marriage to a person who -will make you unhappy, and children who will be disobedient, and cause -you much trouble. - -EYE. A mole on the outside corner of either eye shows a sober, honest, -and steady disposition, much inclined to the pleasures of love; -it foretells a violent death, after a life considerably varied by -pleasures and misfortunes; in general it foreshadows that poverty will -keep at a distance. - -EYEBROW. A mole on the right eyebrow signifies a sprightly, active -disposition, a great turn for gallantry, much courage, and great -perseverance; it denotes wealth and success in love, war and business; -that you will marry an agreeable mate, live happy, have children, -and die in an advanced old age, at a distance from home. On the -left eyebrow, temple, or side of the forehead, shows an indolent -peevish temper, a turn for debauchery and liquor, little inclined to -amorous sports and very cowardly; foretells poverty, imprisonment and -disappointments in all your undertakings, with undutiful children, and -a bad-tempered partner. - -FINGER. On either finger of either hand, it shows that you will be a -thief, or a dishonest person in some way, and never wealthy. - -FOOT. A mole on either foot shows a melancholy and inactive -disposition, little inclined to the pleasures of love, given to -reading and a sedentary life; they foretell sickness and unexpected -misfortunes, with many sorrows and much trouble, an unhappy choice of a -partner for life, with disobedient and unfortunate children. - -FOREHEAD. If the mole is in the centre of the forehead it predicts an -active, industrious disposition, success in business, riches, honors, a -happy marriage, and a son who will be distinguished. But if the mole -is on the side of the forehead, the signification is not so favorable, -particularly if on the left side. (_See Eyebrow._) On the right side -of the forehead, or right temple, shows an active and industrious -disposition, much given to the sports of love; it denotes that she will -be very successful in life, marry an agreeable partner, and arrive at -unexpected riches and honors, and have a son, who will become a great -man. - -GROIN. On the right groin denotes riches and honors, but to be -accompanied with disease. On the left groin, you will have the sickness -without the wealth. - -GULLET. On that part of the throat called the gullet, it predicts that -you will be distinguished in some way and become rich. - -HAND. Moles on either hand, if not on the fingers, denote wealth, -industry and energy in either sex. You will also be fortunate and happy -in your children. - -HEART. Over the heart, denotes wickedness, poverty and a hasty, -headstrong disposition. (_See Breast._) - -HEEL. Shows a spiteful and malevolent disposition, but a person of much -energy, who may be successful in what he undertakes; that he will be -greatly talked about behind his back. - -HIP. A mole on either hip shows a contented disposition, given to -industry, amorous and faithful in engagements, of an abstemious turn; -it foretells moderate success in life, with many children, who will -undergo many hardships with great fortitude, and arrive at ease and -affluence, by dint of their industry and ingenuity. - -KNEE. A mole on the left knee shows a hasty and passionate disposition, -extravagant and inconsiderate turn, with no great inclination -to industry and honesty, much given to the pleasures of Venus, -but possessed of much benevolence; it indicates good success in -undertakings, particularly in contracts, a rich marriage, and an only -child. On the right knee, shows an amiable temper, honest disposition -and a turn for amorous pleasures and industry; it foretells great -success in love, and the choice of a conjugal partner, with few -sorrows, many friends, and dutiful children. - -LEG. Moles on either leg show a person of a thoughtless, indolent -disposition, of an amorous turn, much given to extravagance and -dissipation; it denotes many difficulties through life, but that you -will surmount them all; it shows that imprisonment will happen to you -at an early age, but that in general you will be more fortunate than -otherwise; you will marry an agreeable person, who will survive you, by -whom you will have four children, two of which will die young. - -LIPS. A mole on either lip shows a delicate appetite, a sober -disposition, and much given to the pleasures of love, of an industrious -and benevolent turn; it denotes that the person will be successful in -undertakings, particularly in love affairs—that you will rise above -your present condition, and be greatly respected and esteemed—that you -will endeavor to obtain some situation, in which you will at first -prove unsuccessful, but afterward prevail. - -MONS. If a woman have a mole here, she will become the mother of a -great genius, or else the wife of a distinguished personage. It is also -a sign of riches. - -MOUTH. (_See Lips._) - -NAVEL. On a woman it denotes many children, a good husband, and an -abundance of this world’s goods. On a man it is a sign he will be lucky -in all he undertakes, become very rich, and that he will have a son who -will be distinguished. - -NECK. In front of the neck is a good sign; you will rise to unexpected -honors and dignities, or become rich. On the back of the neck it -denotes misfortune. On either side of the neck it foretells that you -will become wicked or quarrelsome; and if on the right side, behind the -ear, it is a sign that you will be hung. - -NIPPLE. In woman it is a sign that she will have a child that will -become famous and distinguished in the world. In man it denotes that -he will be fond of women, and spend much of his life in amours, to the -neglect of his proper business. - -NOSE. Moles on any part of the nose, show a hasty and passionate -disposition, much given to amorous pleasures, faithful to engagements, -candid, open, and sincere in friendship, courageous and honest, but -very petulant, and rather given to drink; it denotes great success -through life and in love affairs—that you will become rich, marry -well, have fine children and be much esteemed by your neighbors and -acquaintance—that you will travel much, particularly by water. - -NOSTRIL. Inside the nostril shows that you will be energetic and -persevering, and well off in the world; that you will get a good wife -or husband when you marry. - -PRIVATE MEMBERS. Moles on these parts show a generous, open and -honest disposition, extremely disposed to gallantry, and the joys of -Venus, given to sobriety, and of undaunted courage; it denotes great -success in the latter part of life, but many and severe misfortunes in -the former, which will be borne with fortitude; it also foretells a -happy marriage and fine children, who will be happy, thrive well, and -grow rich and respectable: in man it shows that he will have natural -children, who will cut a great figure in life, but he will experience -much plague and vexation from their mother. - -SHIN. (_See Leg._) - -SHOULDER. On the left shoulder shows a person of a quarrelsome, unruly -disposition, always inclined to dispute for trifles, rather indolent, -but much inclined to the pleasures of love, and faithful to the -conjugal vows. It denotes a life not much varied either with pleasures -or misfortunes; they indicate many children, and moderate success in -business, but dangers by sea. On the right shoulder shows a person of -a prudent and discreet temper, one possessed of much wisdom, given to -great secrecy, very industrious, but not very amorous, yet faithful to -conjugal ties; it indicates great prosperity and advancement in life, a -good partner, and many friends, with great profit from a journey to a -distant country, about the age of thirty-five. - -SIDE. On either side, near any part of the ribs, shows an indolent, -cowardly disposition, given to excessive drinking, of an inferior -capacity, and little inclined to the pleasures of love; it denotes an -easy life, rather of poverty than riches, little respected, a partner -of an uneven and disagreeable temper, with undutiful children, who will -fall into many difficulties. - -STOMACH. If in the pit of the stomach, it shows a person of foppish -disposition, with little common sense, though much industry; it also -denotes riches. If lower down on the stomach, it is a sign that you -will promise more than you will perform, but will nevertheless be -highly esteemed. - -THIGH. On the right thigh, it shows the person to be of an agreeable -temper, inclined to be amorous, and very courageous: it also denotes -success in life, accumulation of riches by marriage, and many fine -children, chiefly girls. On the left thigh, shows a good and benevolent -disposition, a great turn for industry, and little inclined to the -pleasures of love: it likewise indicates many sorrows in life, great -poverty, unfaithful friends, and imprisonment by the false swearing of -some one. - -THROAT. It predicts a fortunate and wealthy marriage to either sex. -(_See Neck._) - -TONGUE. If a man shall have a mole on his tongue, it foretells that -he shall marry with a rich and beautiful woman of great celebrity. -On a woman’s tongue it denotes reserve of manner and wisdom; also a -fortunate marriage. - -WRIST. Moles on the wrist, or between that and the finger ends, show -the person to be of an ingenious and industrious turn, faithful in -his engagements, amorous and constant in his affections, rather of a -saving disposition, with a great degree of sobriety and regularity -in his dealings. It foreshows a comfortable acquisition of fortune, -with a good partner, and beautiful children, but some disagreeable -circumstances will happen about the age of thirty, which continue four -or five years. In a man, it denotes being twice married—in a woman only -once, but that she will survive her husband. - - - TO CHOOSE A HUSBAND BY THE HAIR. - -BLACK. Generally healthy, but apt to be cross; fond where he fixes his -attachment, and likely to make a good husband, and be careful of his -family: but if short and curly, is usually of an unsettled temper, apt -to show a want of prudence and carefulness in early life. - -WHITE OR FAIR HAIR. Usually of a weak and sickly constitution, fond of -music, and will cut no great figure in the world. - -YELLOW. Fond, but inclinable to jealousy; and not always industrious. - -LIGHT BROWN. Sensible and good-humored, careful and attentive, and, if -saving of his income, generally makes a good husband; but is apt to be -otherwise. - -DARK BROWN. Neither very good nor very bad, middling in all respects, -but may be regarded as a pretty good character. - -VERY DARK BROWN. Of a robust constitution, and of a grave disposition, -but sometimes not very good-tempered and sensible, and kind to a good -wife. - -RED. Will be cunning, artful, and fond of female companions; and be -generally of a lively temper, and sometimes careless of money. - - - SIGNIFICATION OF THE NAILS. - -BROAD NAILS. The person that hath the nails thus, is of gentle nature, -good, and pusillanimous, and a great fear to speak before great -persons, or those by whom they are in subjection; as also being guilty -of extreme bashfulness. - -If about these nails there happens to be an excoriation of the flesh, -which is commonly called points—in these large nails it signifies the -party given to luxury, yet fearful, but usually given to excess. - -When there is at the extremity a white mark, it signifies ruin through -negligence. The party has more honesty than subtlety. - -WHITE NAILS. He that hath the nails white and long, is sickly, and -subject to much infirmity by fevers; he is neat but not very strong, -because of his indispositions, much addicted to the company of women by -whom he will be greatly deceived. - -NARROW NAILS. The person with such nails, is desirous of attaining -knowledge in the sciences; but is never long at peace with his -neighbors. But if to narrowness they add some degree of length, the -person will be led away by ambitious propensities, always aiming at -things which he will be unable to obtain. - -ROUND NAILS. These declare a hasty person, yet good-natured and very -forgiving; a lover of knowledge, liberal sentiment, doing no one any -harm, and acting by his own principles, but too proud of his own -abilities. - -LONG NAILS. When the nails are long, the person is of a good-natured -turn, but placing confidence in no man, being from his youth familiar -with duplicity, but not practising it, from his strict adherence to -virtue. - -FLESHY NAILS. This description of nail indicates an idler, loving to -sleep, eat, and drink; not delighting in bustle and busy life; one who -prefers a narrow income without industry, to one of opulence to be -acquired by activity and diligence. - -LITTLE NAILS. Little round nails discover a person to be obstinately -angry, seldom pleased, inclining to hate every one, as conceiving -himself superior to others, though without any reason. - -PALE OR LEAD-COLORED NAILS. A melancholy person, one who through choice -leads a sedentary life, and would willingly give up all things for the -sake of study, and to improve in the learned and metaphysical branches -of philosophy. - -RED AND SPOTTED NAILS. Choleric and martial, delighting in cruelty -and war; his chief pleasure being in plundering towns, where every -ferocious particle in human nature is glutted to satiety. - -When you find any black spots upon the nails, they always signify evil, -as white ones are a token of good. - - - - - FORTUNE-TELLING BY TEA OR COFFEE GROUNDS. - - -TO POUR OUT THE GROUNDS OF A TEA OR COFFEE CUP.—Pour the grounds of -coffee or tea into a white cup, shake them well about in it, so that -their particles may cover the surface of the whole cup; then reverse it -into the saucer, that all the superfluous parts may be drained, and the -figures required for fortune-telling be formed. - -The person who acts as the fortune-teller, must always bend his or her -thoughts upon him or her who is to have their fortune told, and on -their rank in life, and profession, in order to give plausibility to -the predictions. It is not to be expected that upon taking up the cup, -the figures will be accurately represented as they are in reality, but -it will be quite sufficient if they bear some resemblance to any of the -emblems; and the more fertile the fancy is of the person that inspects -the cup, the more he or she will discover in it. - -In other respects, every one who takes a pleasure in this amusement, -must be a judge under what circumstances he or she is to make changes -in point of time—speaking, just as it suits, in the present, the past, -or the future; in the same manner, their ingenuity ought to direct them -when to speak more or less pointedly with regard to sex. - -THE ROADS, or separate lines, indicate ways; if they are covered with -clouds, and, consequently, in the thick, they are said to be infallible -marks, either of many great or future reverses. But if they appear in -the clear and serene, are the surest token of some fortunate change -near at hand; encompassed with many points or dots, they signify either -a gain of money, or long life. - -THE RING signifies marriage; if a letter is near it, it denotes to the -person that has their fortune told, the initial of the name of the -party to be married. If the ring is in the clear, it portends happy and -lucrative friendship; if surrounded with clouds, the contrary. But if -the ring appear at the bottom of the cup, it forebodes the probability -of a separation. - -THE LEAF OF CLOVER is, as well here as in common life, a lucky sign. -Its different position in the cup alone makes the difference; because, -if it be on the top, it shows that the good fortune is not far distant; -but it is subject to delay, if it be in the middle or at the bottom. -Should clouds surround it, it shows that many disagreeables will -attend the good fortune; in the clear, it prognosticates serene and -undisturbed happiness. - -THE ANCHOR. The emblem of hope and commerce, implies successful -business carried on by water and by land, if on the bottom of the cup; -at the top and in the clear part, it shows constant love and fidelity; -but in thick and cloudy parts, it denotes inconstancy. - -THE SERPENT, always the emblem of falsehood and enmity, is likewise -here a general sign of an enemy. On the top or in the middle of the -cup, it promises to the consulting party that by his always acting -properly, his enemies will not be able to triumph over him; if in -the thick or cloudy part, he must watch his temper and actions very -carefully, to prevent great troubles. - -THE COFFIN. The emblem of death, prognosticates the same thing here, or -at least a long and tedious illness, if it be in the thick or turbid. -In the clear, it denotes long life; if in the thick, at the top of the -cup, it signifies a considerable estate likely to be made by cautious -industry. - -THE DOG, being at all times the emblem of fidelity or envy, has also a -two-fold meaning here. At the top, in the clear, it signifies true and -faithful friends: if the image be surrounded with clouds and dashes, it -shows that some whom you take for your friends are not to be depended -on; but if the dog be at the bottom of the cup, take much care not to -excite any person to envy or jealousy, or you will have to dread the -effects of both. - -THE LILY. If this emblem be at the top, or in the middle of the cup, -it signifies that the consulting party either has, or will have, a -good spouse; if it be at the bottom, it denotes anger. In the clear, -the lily further betokens a long and happy life; if clouded, or in the -thick, it portends trouble and vexations. - -THE CROSS, in general, predicts adversities; if it be at the top, and -in the clear, it indicates that the misfortunes of the party will soon -be at an end, or that he will, by careful conduct, easily get over -them; but if it appear in the middle, or at the bottom of the thick, -the party must expect many severe trials; if it appear with dots, -either in clear or thick, it promises recompense for sorrow. - -THE CLOUDS. If they be more bright than dark, you may expect a good -result from your hopes; but if they are black, you may give it up. -Surrounded with dots, they imply success in trade, if you are saving, -and not too venturesome; the brighter they are, the greater will be -your happiness. - -THE SUN, is an emblem of the greatest luck and happiness, if in the -clear; but in the thick, it denotes a great deal of illness; surrounded -by dots or dashes, it foretells that, without much circumspection, an -alteration will soon take place. - -THE MOON. If it appear in the clear, it denotes high honors; in the -dark or thick parts, it implies disappointment and sadness, which will, -however, pass without great prejudice. But if it be at the bottom of -the cup, the consulting party may expect, by industry and prudent -conduct, to be very fortunate. - -THE STAR denotes happiness, if in the clear, and at the top of the cup; -if clouded, or in the thick, it signifies long life, though exposed -to various troubles. If dots are about it, it foretells fortune and -respectability. Several dots denote good children; surrounded by dots, -it predicts that, without good bringing up, they may cause you grief -and vexation. - -MOUNTAINS. If it present only one mountain, it indicates the favor -of people of rank; but several of them, especially in the thick, are -signs of powerful enemies; in the clear, they signify the contrary, or -friends in high life. - -THE LETTER. Signifies both pleasant and unpleasant news. If this emblem -is in the clear part, it denotes the speedy arrival of welcome news; -surrounded with dots, it announces the arrival of a remittance of -money; but hemmed in by clouds, it forebodes some melancholy or bad -tidings, a loss, or some other accident; if it be in the clear, and -accompanied by a heart, lovers may expect a favorable letter; but in -the thick it denotes the contrary. - -THE TREE. One tree only is indicative of good health; a group of trees -in the clear part, betokens misfortunes, but which may be avoided by -carefulness and industrious habits; several trees, wide apart, promise -that your wishes will be accomplished; if they be encompassed by -dashes, it is a token that your fortune is in its blossom, and requires -only your own care and prudence to bring it to maturity; if the trees -be accompanied by dots, it is a sign of riches. - -THE CHILD. In the clear part it bespeaks innocent intercourse between -the consulter and another person; in the thick part it signifies -crosses in love matters, and requires your utmost care to prevent great -expenses; and a family without means of support. - -THE WOMAN. Signifies much joy in general. If in the clear, this emblem -shows very great happiness; but in the thick part it cautions against -jealousy. If dots surround the image, it shows children and wealth. - -THE PEDESTRIAN. Denotes in general a merchant, good business, pleasant -news, or the recovery of lost things. It denotes to the female a kind -and industrious husband; it also signifies some engagement, and a short -journey. - -THE RIDER OR HORSEMAN. Denotes a letter, good news from abroad, a good -situation, or the like; it also foretells that a fortune is to be -obtained by care and industry. - -THE MOUSE. As this animal lives by stealth, it also is an emblem of -theft or robbery; if it be in the clear, it shows that your loss will -be easily prevented; but if in the thick, you must use your utmost -watchfulness. - -THE ROSE, OR ANY OTHER FLOWER. Usually indicates success in science or -art by study; if married, good children may be expected, and all the -happy fruits, if they have but a good education and good examples. - -THE HEART. If it be in the clear, it signifies future pleasure. It -promises joy at receiving some money, if surrounded with dots. If a -ring or two hearts be together, it signifies that the party may expect -to be married; if a letter is perceptible near it, it shews the initial -of the person’s name. - -THE GARDEN, WOOD, OR BUSH. Signifies a large company. In the clear -and with leaves, it indicates good friends; in the thick, encompassed -with streaks, or if without leaves, it is a token of the caprices of -fortune, and warns the consulting party to be cautious whom they take -for their friends. - -THE ROD. Predicts differences with people about matters relating to -legacies; in the thick, it denotes some affliction, which will require -your utmost care to avert. - -THE BIRD IN GENERAL. In the clear, it signifies that the disagreeables -and troubles with which you will have to combat, will only be -surmounted by persevering in doing good; in the thick, it is a sign -of good living; also a speedy journey, or voyage, which, if there be -dashes, is likely to be to a distance. - -FISH IN GENERAL. Imply some lucky event by water, if in the clear, -which will either happen to the consulter, or be the means of improving -his affairs. If they are in the thick, the consulter may expect to fish -in troubled water. Surrounded with dots, his destiny warns him to use -diligence, temperance and frugality. - -THE LION, OR ANY FEROCIOUS BEAST. At the top, in the clear, it -signifies prosperity in your intercourse with people of quality. At the -bottom it warns the consulter to shun such intercourse and do nothing -to excite any person to envy his fortune. - -WORMS. At the top, or in the middle of the cup, they denote good luck -in trade and in matrimony; below they warn you against rivals in -courtship, and against enviers in your trade and profession. - -THE STYLE. If combined with an hour-glass and in the thick, it denotes -imminent dangers of all kinds; in love, disappointment; but in the -clear, it signifies that your sweetheart is faithful and affectionate -toward you, and that you are likely to live a long and happy life. - - - - - CHARMS AND MAGIC PROGNOSTICATIONS. - - -Herewith I give a few mysterious magic formulas and prognostications, -for the most part hitherto known only to wise old men and women, some -of which I have had confided to me by learned astrologers, and a few -were revealed to me by Madame Le Normand, a celebrated fortune-teller, -in whose predictions the Emperor Napoleon put great confidence. - - - TO PREPARE A LOVE POTION. - -The following substances must be gathered in silence when the full moon -is in the heavens: Three white rose leaves, three red rose leaves, -three forget-me-nots, and five blossoms of Veronica. - -All these things you must place in a vessel, then pour upon them five -hundred and ninety-five drops of clear Easter water, and place the -vessel over the fire, or what is better still, over a spirit-lamp. This -mixture must be allowed to boil for exactly the sixteenth part of an -hour. - -When it has boiled for the requisite length of time, remove it from the -fire, and pour it into a flask. Cork it tightly, and seal it, and it -will keep for years without losing its virtue. - -That this potion is certain in its effect I myself will guarantee, -for I have gained more than thirty hearts by its help. Three drops -swallowed by the person whose love you desire, will suffice. - - - ANOTHER MEANS TO COMPEL LOVE. - -Take a healthy, well-grown frog. Place it in a box which has been -pierced all over with holes with a stout darning needle or gimlet. Then -carry it in the evening twilight to a large ant-heap, place it in the -midst of the heap, taking care to observe perfect silence. - -After the lapse of a week, repair to the ant-heap, take out the box, -and open it, when in place of the frog you will find nothing but a -skeleton. Take this apart very carefully, and you will soon find among -the delicate bones a scale shaped like that of a fish and a hook. You -will need them both. The hook you must contrive to fasten in some way -or other into the clothes of the person whose affections you wish to -obtain, and if he or she has worn it, if it is only for a quarter of a -minute, he will be constrained to love you, and will continue to do so -until you give him or her a fillip with the scale. - -This method is over three thousand years old, and it has been practised -by thirty-thousand of our ancestors with the most complete success. - - - FOR A GIRL TO ASCERTAIN IF SHE WILL EVER MARRY. - -Borrow a wedding-ring from a young married woman—the more recently she -has been married the better—and do not tell her, or let her suspect -your purpose; wear this ring on the third finger of your left hand at -least three hours after sunset before you retire to rest. When you are -ready to go to bed, take half a sheet of pure white paper, with no rule -marks or anything upon it, lay down the ring on the paper, and mark -round it so as to make a circle exactly its size: you then write within -the circle, “With this ring I hope to wed:” write your name over the -top, and your age underneath; fold the paper with a three-cornered -love-letter fold, and put it under your pillow. Before getting into -bed, suspend the ring by a hair of your head over the pillow so that it -will hang about six inches above your face. You will then dream of your -future husband if you are ever to marry. If you dream of several men, -the one whose appearance pleases you best will be the man. If you dream -of women or girls exclusively, you will never marry. Sometimes it may -happen that your dream is confused, and you have no clear recollection -of it, or perhaps you may not dream at all, in which case you must -continue the charm, by keeping the paper under your pillow for three -nights; but the ring is not necessary after the first night. - - - THE STRAW SIGN. - -If you find a blade of straw lying in your chamber, you may expect -a visitor that same day. If there is one grain upon the straw, the -visitor will be a gentleman, if not, a lady. - - - THE SCISSOR OR KNIFE PROGNOSTIC. - -If a pair of scissors, a knife, or any other pointed instrument falls -accidentally from your hand, and sticks in the floor, so that it -remains upright, you may make every preparation for company, for be -assured they will not fail to come. - - - THE CAT PORTENT. - -When the cat licks and trims herself, it is a sign of visitors, but -this is probably known to most of my readers already. - - - SIGN OF VISITORS. - -Finally, a fourth sign of approaching visitors is the crying of the -magpie. Magpies, as is well known, are the most inquisitive creatures -upon the face of the earth. They fly from place to place, and listen -to everything. When they find out that any persons have concluded to -pay you a visit, they fly to you at full speed, and bring you the -news, for they are as chattering as they are inquisitive. They perch -themselves upon your house, or upon a tree which may stand near it, or -on the grass, and there sit and chatter until they think you must have -understood them. Therefore, always give heed to these wise birds, for -it is well to know when you are to expect visitors. - - - THE NEW MOON. - -On first seeing the new moon, if you happen to look at it over your -right shoulder, you may make a silent wish, and you will realize it. -If a girl thus observes the new moon, and desires to see her future -husband, she must repeat to herself (so as not to be heard by any one) -the following lines: - - New moon, new—pray let me see - Who my husband is to be: - The color of his hair, - The clothes he is to wear, - And the happy day that he’ll wed me! - -If she is to be married that year, she will positively see the man of -her choice before the wane of the full moon. - - - THE KEY AND BOOK CHARM. - -To find out the two first letters of a future wife’s or husband’s name, -take a small Bible and the key of your front street-door, and having -opened to Solomon’s Songs, chap. viii., ver. 6 and 7, place the wards -of the key on those two verses, and let the bow of the key be about -an inch out of the top of the Bible; then shut the book, and tie it -round with your garter, so as the key will not move, and the person -who wishes to know his or her future husband or wife’s signature, must -suspend the Bible, by putting the fore-finger of the right hand under -the bow of the key, and the other person in like manner on the other -side of the bow of the key, who must repeat the following verses, -after the other person’s saying the alphabet, one letter to each time -repeating them. - -[Illustration: the key and book charm.] - -It must be observed, that you mention to the person who repeats the -verses, before you begin, which you intend to try first, whether -surname or Christian name, and take care to hold the Bible steady; and -when you arrive at the appointed letter, the book will turn round under -your finger, and that you will find to be the first letter of your -intended’s name. - - Solomon’s Songs, chap. viii., ver. 6 and 7. - - "Set me a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm; for love is - strong as death, jealousy is cruel as the grave; the coals thereof are - coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame. - - “Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it; if - a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would be - utterly contemned.” - - - CARD CHARM. - -Draw all the face cards from the pack and put them into your stocking -on a Friday night, placing the stocking under your pillow. You must -find out by the Almanac the precise time the sun rises on Saturday -morning, and at that moment draw a card. A king denotes a speedy -marriage; a queen means delay or celibacy; a Jack is a gay seducer who -will give you trouble. Diamonds are riches, hearts true love, spades -thrift, and clubs poverty. - - - THE SPIDER OMEN. - -It is considered an ill omen when one sees a spider _in the morning_. -The earlier in the morning, and the larger the spider, the greater the -evil which threatens you. It is _within doors_, however, and chiefly -_in one’s own chamber_, that the spider has this signification—out of -doors they forebode no harm. The _wood spider_ especially, is not much -to be dreaded; what I have said above refers particularly to the _house -spider_. Never, on any account, kill a wood spider. By such an act you -would only draw upon yourself the hatred of the whole race of witches, -and sooner or later you would suffer from it. - -When found _in the evening_, a spider signifies good luck. The smaller -the spider, the greater the good fortune. I will here teach you the -following rhyme: - - “Matin, chagrin, - Soir, espoir.” - -Little spiders have much less evil in them than the others, and those -called daddy-long-legs are always messengers of good luck. - - - THE STRING TOKEN. - -If your shoe-tie or apron string breaks, your sweetheart is thinking of -you. - - - SIGN WHEN YOUR RIGHT EAR TINGLES. - -If your _right ear_ tingles, some one is speaking _well_ of you, if -the _left ear_ tingles, some one is speaking _ill_ of you. To find -out who this some one is, you must call out aloud the names of your -acquaintance, one after another. The name at which the tingling ceases -is the name of the person. - - - SIGN WHEN TOUR NOSE ITCHES. - -If your nose itches early in the morning, you will on that very day -hear a piece of news. - - - STRANGE BED. - -Lay under your pillow a prayer-book, opened at the matrimonial service, -bound round with the garters you wore that day, and a sprig of myrtle -on the page that says “_With this ring I thee wed_,” and your dream -will be ominous, and you will have your fortune as well told as if you -had paid a dollar to an astrologer. - - - THE SIGN OF A SNEEZE. - -If any one tells you anything, and you are shortly after obliged to -sneeze, you may be sure that what was told you is true. - - - THE DEATH-TICK. - -If you hear a wood-tick or death-watch ticking anywhere in the house, -you must try to get rid of it as soon as possible, or you will speedily -hear of a death which will greatly afflict you. - - - THE CRICKET. - -If there is a cricket in the house, be careful on no account to disturb -it. Think of Dickens’ _Cricket on the Hearth_. - - - AN OMEN OF RICHES. - -When an _ant-heap_ gathers in your house, it signifies _coming -wealth_—you may, however, destroy the nest. - - - THE FROG PROGNOSTIC. - -If the first _frog_ that you see in the spring of the year is sitting -upon _dry ground_, it signifies that, during the same year, you will -shed as many tears as the frog would require to swim away in. - - - THE CANDLE TOKEN. - -When a large red token forms in the flame of a candle-wick, it -signifies that the one who first sees it will soon receive a letter. - - - THE STAR AUGURY. - -When you are out of doors on a starlit evening, and shooting stars -appear, turn your face upward to the stars, and utter in a whisper the -wish nearest your heart. If a star shoots while you do this, you may be -sure that the wish will be fulfilled. - - - HOW TO BE SURE OF A PARTNER AT A DANCE. - -When you wish to be sure of many partners at a dance or ball, let -a little brother or sister, or any other person _hold a thumb for -you_—that is, keep her hand closed like a fist for a quarter of an -hour, holding her _thumb_ between the _fore_ and _middle finger_, while -she thinks of you, and wishes you good luck. This proceeding has a -wonderful effect. - - - THE BRIDE’S OMEN. - -If you would have fair weather on your wedding day, you must always -faithfully feed the cats. It is true it is a common error when persons -think that it forebodes evil when it rains upon the bride _in her -bridal dress_. This is no evil omen, but the contrary. But, above all -things, let her be careful not to allow her _shoes to get wet_. If my -young readers would take the trouble to read Frederika Bremer’s work -called “The House,” they would find in it a confirmation of this -warning. - - - TO KNOW IF A WOMAN WITH CHILD WILL HAVE A GIRL OR BOY. - -Write the proper names of the father and the mother, and of the month -she conceived with child, and likewise adding all the numbers of those -letters together, divide them by seven; and then, if the remainder be -even, it will be a girl, if uneven, it will be a boy. - - - THE CROW SIGN. - -If you wish to know how matters will go with you during the year, you -must take good heed of the first _crow_ that you see in the spring. If, -when you first see it, it is _flying_, it signifies that you will take -a journey that will be longer or shorter, according to the distance -which the bird flies before it alights. It may also signify a complete -_change of abode_, perhaps by a wedding. If you first see the bird -_sitting_, you will remain at home; if _cawing_, much that you do not -think of will happen to you; if upon _one leg_, fortune will not smile -upon you. - - - THE RABBIT AUGURY. - -If, when in the open field, or upon the highroad, a _rabbit runs across -your path_, it signifies that something _unpleasant_ will happen to you. - - - THE SHEEP AND SWINE TOKEN. - -If you are going to pay a visit, and you meet with _sheep_, you will be -very _welcome_; but if you meet with _swine_, you will be _unwelcome_. - - - A CHARM AGAINST NIGHTMARE. - -If you wish to be secure against the nightmare in your sleep, place -your shoes side by side upon the floor, at the foot of the bed, so -that the toes will point _not_ toward the bed, but in the contrary -direction, as if they were _going from it_. - - - WHAT A SPIDER WEB FORETELLS. - -If you are walking with a young man at a time when the so-called -gossamer, those snow-white spider’s threads, are floating about in the -air, and one of these delicate fibrous veils sweeps by, _and forms -a band between you and him_, it is a sign that feelings of a tender -nature will some day bind you to each other. - - - HOW TO GET A SWEETHEART. - -If a thick, long spider’s web hangs anywhere from the ceiling, you must -sweep it down as soon as possible, for it signifies a _suitor_, and the -one that gets the web will have him. - - - WHAT A PRICK IN THE FINGER SIGNIFIES. - -If you are sewing upon a new dress, apron, &c., &c., and you prick your -finger with the needle so as to bring blood, it is a sign that when you -first wear the garment you will receive many kisses. - - - EASTER WATER. - -In speaking of a love potion, I made mention of _Easter water_; many -of my readers have, I suppose, never heard of this singular kind of -water. I will explain it to you. It is water which is drawn from the -river upon Easter morning, before the sun has shone upon it. To obtain -it, therefore, you must rise on Easter morning while it is still -quite dark, take your way to the river in silence, fill your pitcher -in silence, and then make your way home in silence, without looking -behind you. You may then go to bed again and have your sleep out. This -Easter water has this peculiarity: _it will keep sweet throughout -the whole year_. You can, therefore, fill as many bottles with it as -you please, cork them tightly, and lay them away. Besides its use in -the above-named love potion, it is beneficial in various maladies, -especially in diseases of the eye, and, in addition to this, it is an -approved cosmetic. - - - THE RYE CHARM. - -If you would have bread and cake in plenty during the whole year, hang -a full sheaf of rye and a full sheaf of wheat upon a pole outside the -door, on Christmas morning, so that the birds may come and feed from it. - - - NUMEROUS METHODS OF TELLING FORTUNES ON NEW YEAR’S EYE. - -The evening which of all others is the most adapted for witchery, is -New Year’s eve. It is a very ill practice to spend this evening _at -a ball_, and it is an acknowledged fact that ill luck, more or less, -follows a person throughout the year, who has _danced the old year out -and the new year in_. - -You should spend New Year’s eve with a small circle of near and dear -friends, around a punch-bowl, while you seek to inquire what the future -has in store for you. In the first place this may be done with _melted -lead or wax_. Some of you, perhaps, are acquainted with this method of -inquiring of the future, yet there may be many among your number who -are still ignorant of it. Now, as it is of the highest interest in the -world that these should know the process, I will here give, for their -benefit, a short explanation of it, which the others may skip over. - - - THE LEAD AND WAX SPELL. - -Take a good-sized piece of lead or wax, (the former is better,) place -it in a melting-ladle, and dissolve it over the coals, or over a -spirit-lamp, into which you have poured a little alcohol. You must then -take a vessel full of water, (a bowl is best, that is not too deep nor -too shallow,) and pour into it the lead or wax, and from the various -figures which it forms in the water you endeavor to tell your fortune. - - - THE SAUCER CHARM. - -The following is another method: you take four saucers; in one you -put a _ring_, in another a _sprig of myrtle_, in the third a _piece -of money_, and in the fourth _nothing_. The individuals composing -the company must now walk around the table, blindfold, one after the -other, and choose one of the saucers, which, in the mean time, have -been changed as to place. Those among the company who choose the ring, -will be _betrothed_ in the course of the year; _myrtle_ signifies -wedlock, the _piece of money wealth_, the _empty saucer_ no change of -circumstances. - - - HOW TO TELL THE FIRST LETTER OF YOUR FUTURE WIFE OR HUSBAND’S NAME. - -If you wish to know the letter with which your future wife or husband’s -name commences, write all the letters of the alphabet, separately, upon -small pieces of paper, put these pieces in a box, and draw one out -blindfold. - -All this may be done before twelve o’clock. Exactly at the stroke of -midnight, however, you can summon up your future husband or wife, and -behold his or her image _up the chimney_. - - - THE CANDLE SPELL. - -The following is another method: Take _two candles_, go a little -before twelve o’clock into an adjoining chamber—no one on any account -must follow you—place yourself before the _mirror_, and exactly as it -strikes _twelve_, call out your own name in full, _three times_. When -the last sound has died away, you will see in the glass your future -husband looking over your shoulder. - -The company may not remain together after twelve o’clock. When the old -year is out and the new year in, you must embrace, and kiss each other, -and then go home. You must not yet go to bed, however, but must first -devote an hour to solitude, to reflect upon all which the past year has -brought with it, and to commit to writing the chief occurrences, as -well as the state of your minds. It would be well to keep a book for -this purpose, in which you should read and write only on a new-year’s -eve, and at other times keep carefully stored away. I have always done -this, and I can assure you, that it is with a feeling of sad, sweet -interest, that I now read, each new-year’s eve, of the eighty-nine -years of my life. - - - THE NUTSHELL WITCHERY. - -Among the witcheries which you may perform on a new-year’s eve, there -is one to which I have not alluded. Each person of the company, to wit, -takes a _nutshell_, and, after lighting a _wax taper_, places it in the -shell. A basin of water is then brought. You now place the nutshells, -with the burning tapers in them, in the basin. Some will incline toward -each other as they float along, others will repel each other, until, at -last, all are extinguished or sunk. What conclusions in reference to -the future, are to be drawn from the various movements of these tiny -magic skiffs, your own quick wits will tell you. - - - THE BRIDGE OMEN. - -After you have gone home, and have devoted an hour to the solitary task -which I counselled you (see CANDLE SPELL), take a _glass of water_, -cut a small _chip of wood_, and lay it crosswise upon the glass, so -that it stretches like a bridge, from one end to the opposite one. Then -place this glass under your bed. The consequence will be that you will -dream during the night that you are walking over a bridge, and that you -fall into the water. A gentleman, however, appears and rescues you. -This same gentleman, whom you will see very distinctly, be careful to -remember, for he is your future husband. A gentleman can make the same -experiment, and he will dream the same thing, with the difference only, -that it is a lady who rescues him, and she is to be his future wife. - - - THE HAIR SPELL. - -If you wish any person to think of you, pluck a hair from your head, -and blow it out into the air toward that quarter of the heavens in -which the person lives, while, at the same time, you call out the name -of this person _three times_, at the top of your voice. During this you -must be entirely alone, and must have thought intently upon the person -for, at least, a quarter of an hour beforehand. At the same instant he -will experience a strange unearthly shudder or thrill, and his thoughts -will turn irresistibly toward you. - - - SIGN WHEN YOU WET YOUR APRON. - -When you are washing, if you are apt _to wet your apron_ a great deal, -it is a sign that your future husband will be a tippler. Take good heed -therefore! - - - THE NAIL TOKEN. - -If a person has nails that are all bitten to pieces, and gnawed close -to the quick, it signifies an evil, malicious character, and you have -every reason in the world to be on your guard in your intercourse with -such a person. - - - - - HOW TO DETERMINE THE LUCKY AND THE UNLUCKY DAYS OF ANY MONTH IN THE - YEAR. - - -Ascertain from the Almanac the day on which a full moon occurs, and -count the number of days from that to the end of the month: you then -multiply the number of days in the month by the number ascertained as -above, and the total will give you the lucky days (subject to a further -test hereafter explained), which must be reckoned this wise: if the -total happens to be, say 516, the lucky days of that month would be -the 5th and 16th, and if it should be 561, the days are the same, for -you must always transpose the figures, when they will work together. -Suppose that instead of 516, the total should be 399; as neither of -these figures can be paired, the lucky days from that total are the -3d and 9th, and the 9th would be considered doubly lucky, if no tests -worked to the contrary. - -The unlucky days are determined in precisely the same manner, by -multiplying the number of days in the month by the number which had -passed previous to a full moon. - -After working out your list of lucky days, in the manner above -described, you must then test them, in order to be sure that there are -no opposing influences. You can do this by calculating the unlucky -days. Should you find that any day of the month which was designated as -lucky came also in the list of unlucky days, the latter preponderates, -and you must strike it from the lucky list. - -This plan of demonstrating lucky and unlucky days is very ancient, -and has been tested to such an extent that it is considered accurate -by most astrologers. In old times, before the mass of the people -understood much about figures, the professional fortune-tellers -demanded a large fee for casting the lucky days of any month, which -they accomplished in the manner above described. - -Lucky marriage days for girls were cast in the same manner, except -that the age of the girl was used as the multiplicator, or multiplier, -instead of the number of days in the month. The result was determined -similarly, and also by a test of the unlucky days. Thus, if a girl -is 18 years old, and thinks of marrying in October, she takes up an -Almanac and ascertains the day of the full moon in that month. It -occurs on the 24th, and there are 31 days in the month: this leaves 7 -for the multiplier. She multiplies this by her age, 18, and the result -is 106, which shows the lucky days in that month for her to marry are -the 10th and 6th, unless they are destroyed by the test, which is -determined as follows: There are 23 days before the 24th, and she must -multiply 23 by 18, which gives 414, and shows that the 4th and 14th are -the only unlucky days for her to marry; and as they do not conflict -with the lucky days, the 6th and 10th may be considered as genuine -lucky days for that month, reckoning the moon to have fulled on the -24th. In determining her age, she should reckon any period over half a -year a full year. - - - - - THE DIVINING ROD: - - OR, HOW TO TELL WHERE TO DIG FOR WATER AND ALL KINDS OF METALS. - - -So early as Agricola, a celebrated conjuror who lived in ancient times, -the divining rod was in much request, and has obtained great credit -for its discovering where to dig for metals and springs of water; for -some years past its reputation has been upon the decline, but lately it -has been revived, and with great success, as I have myself found from -numerous experiments that its effects are more than imagination, and -to enable others to do the like, I have laid down some short rules, as -follows: - -DIRECTIONS FOR CHOOSING RODS. The hazel and willow rods, I have by -experience found, will actually answer with all persons who are in a -good state of health, if they are used with moderation, and at some -distance of time, after meals, when the operator is in good spirits. -The hazel, willow, and elm are all attracted by springs of water. Some -persons have the virtue intermittently; the rod in their hands will -attract one half hour, and repel the next. The rod is attracted by -water, all metals, coals, amber, and lime-stone, but with different -degrees of strength. - -The best rods are those from the hazel, or nut-tree, as they are -pliant and rough, and are best cut in the winter months; a shoot that -terminates equally forked is to be preferred, (_See Fig. 1_,) about two -feet and a half long; but as such a fork is rarely to be met with, two -single ones of a length, and size may be tied together with thread, and -they will answer as well as the others. (_See Fig. 2._) - -[Illustration: Fig. 1. Fig. 2.] - -The most convenient and handy method of holding the rod is with the -palms of the hands turned upward, and the two ends of the rod coming -outward; the palms should be held horizontally as nearly as possible; -the part of the rod in the hands ought to be straight, and not bent -either backward or forward; the upper part of the arm should be kept -pretty close to the sides, and the elbows resting on them, the lower -part of the arm making nearly a right angle with the upper, though -rather a little more acute; the rod ought to be so held that, in its -working, the sides may move clear of the little fingers. The position -of the rod, when properly held, is much like the following figure, -(_see Fig. 3_,) where the distance between the four downward lines is -the part supposed to be held in the hand. - -[Illustration: Fig. 3.] - -The best manner of carrying the rod is with the end prolaided in an -angle of about eighty degrees from the horizon, as by this method of -carrying, the repulsion is more plainly perceived than if it was held -perpendicularly. But after all the directions that can be given, the -adroit use of it can only be attained by practice. It is necessary that -the grasp should be steady, for if, when the rod is going, there should -be the least succession or counteraction in the hands, though ever -so small, it will greatly impair, and generally totally prevent its -activity, which is not to be done by the mere strength of the grasp, -for provided this be steady, no strength can stop it. - -As soon as the person’s foremost foot comes near the attracting body, -the end of the rod is repelled toward the face. (_See Fig. 4._) Then -open the hands a little, replace the rod, and approach nearer, and the -repulsion will be continued until the foot is on or over the attracting -body. When this is the case, the rod will first be repelled a little, -viz., two or three inches, and then be attracted toward it. - -[Illustration: Fig. 4.] - -When it hath been drawn down, it must not be thrown back without -opening the hands, a fresh grasp being necessary to every attraction, -but the least opening of the hand is sufficient. As long as the person -stands over the attracting body, the rod continues to be attracted, -but as soon as the fore foot is beyond it, then the rod is drawn down -backward to the face. Metals have different degrees of attraction: -gold is strongest, next copper, then iron, silver, tin, lead, bones, -coals, springs of water and lime-stone. To make common experiments, -set the foot on a piece or coin of any of these metals, having the rod -in your hands as before directed. In using the rod to discover springs -and metals, let the person hold the rod as already directed, and then -advancing north or south with a slow pace, just one foot before the -other, at first the rod may be repelled, but as the person advances -slowly, and comes over the spring, or vein of ore, the rod will be -strongly attracted. The divining rod is sometimes called _Divina -Virgula_, and sometimes _The Luck Rod_. - - - JUDGMENTS DRAWN FROM THE MOON’S AGE. - -1. A child born within twenty-one hours after the new moon will be -fortunate and live to a good old age; whatever is dreamt on this day -will be fortunate and pleasant to the dreamer; various undertakings -will succeed on this day. - -2. This is a very lucky day for discovering things lost or hidden; -the child born on this day will thrive, but the dreams are not to be -depended upon. - -3. A child born on this day will be fortunate through persons in power, -and all dreams will prove true. - -4. This day is bad; persons failing on this day rarely recover; the -dreams will have no effect. - -5. This day is favorable to begin a good work, and the dreams will -be tolerably successful; the child born on this day will be vain and -deceitful. - -6. The dreams of this day will not immediately come to pass; and the -child born will not live long. - -7. Do not tell your dreams on this day; if sickness befall you on this -day you will soon recover; the child born will live long, but have many -troubles. - -8. Dreams of this day will come to pass; business begun on this day -will prosper, and anything lost will be found. - -9. This day differs little from the former, the child born on this day -will acquire great riches and honor. - -10. This day is likely to be fatal; those who fall sick will rarely -recover; the child born on this day will be devoted to religion, and of -an engaging form and manner; if a female, she will possess an uncommon -share of wisdom and learning; this day is good to begin a journey, to -marry, or to engage in business. - -11. Dreams on this day are fortunate; and the child born will live -long, and be very sensible; but a person who falls sick on this day -rarely recovers. - -12. Dreams on this day will quickly prove true. - -13. If you ask a favor on this day, it will be granted. - -14. The sickness that befalls a person on this day is likely to prove -mortal; what was lost yesterday may be found to-day. - -15. The child born on this day will be of ill manners and unfortunate; -it is a good day for dealing in merchandise. - -16. The child born on this day will be foolish; it is an unlucky day to -marry, or to begin any kind of business on. - -17. The child born on this day will be very valiant, but will suffer -hardships; if a female, she will be chaste and industrious, and live -respected to a great age. - -18. This day is dangerous; the child born will be dishonest. - -19. Dreams on this day will be vain and untrue; the child born will -grow up healthy and strong, but be of a selfish and ungentle turn of -mind. - -20. The child born will be fortunate, and of a cheerful countenance, -religious, and much beloved; any kind of business begun, on this day -will be unfortunate. - -21. The child born on this day will be of an ungovernable temper, -forsake his friends, wander in a foreign land, and be unhappy through -life; it is a happy day to marry on; and all business begun on this day -will be successful. - -22. The child born on this day will be wicked, meet with many dangers, -and come to an untimely end; it is a very unfortunate day, and -threatens everything with disappointment and crosses: whoever falls -sick on this day seldom recovers. - -23. Dreams on this day are certain; and the child born or this day will -be rich and greatly esteemed. - -24. This day is favorable for dreams; and the child born will be of a -sweet and amiable disposition. - -25. This day is bad for dreams, and those who fall sick on it, are in -great danger; the child born on this day will be its parents’ delight, -but will not live to any great age. - -26. This day is good for dreams, but children born on it will -experience many hardships, though in the end, they may turn out happily. - -27. This is a very unfortunate day to look for anything that is lost, -but a child born on this day will make a great stir in the world, -either as a statesman, soldier, physician, or clergyman. - -28. A child born upon this day will live to be a rich and truly good -man if born before noon, but if born after that hour, it is to be -feared that he will be dissipated or worthless. - -29. Dreams on this day are not worth a moment’s attention, for rest -assured they will never be fulfilled. Never buy a lottery ticket on -this day. - - - - - TO KNOW THE TEMPER AND DISPOSITION OF EVERY ONE. - - - THE SIGNS OF A CHOLERIC DISPOSITION ARE, - -1. The habit of the body hot in touch, dry, lean, hard, and hairy. - -2. The color of the face, yellow. - -3. A natural dryness of the mouth and tongue. - -4. The thirst great, and frequent. - -5. Activity and inquietude of the body. - -6. The pulse hard, swift, and often beating. - -7. The spittle bitter. - -8. The dreams are most of yellow things, of brawls, of fights and -quarrels. - - - THE SIGNS OF A SANGUINE CONSTITUTION ARE, - -1. The habit of the body hot in touch, fleshy, soft and hairy. - -2. The color of the body fresh, sanguine and lively. - -3. A natural and constant blush in the face. - -4. The pulse soft, moist, and full. - -5. The spittle sweet. - -6. Dreams most commonly of red things, of beauty, feasting, dancing, -music, and all jovial and pleasing recreations. - -7. A continual habit of pleasantness and affability. - -8. Often affected with jests, mirth, and laughter. - - - THE SIGNS OF A PHLEGMATIC CONSTITUTION ARE, - -1. The habit of the body, cold and moist; in touch, soft, fat, gross, -and not hairy. - -2. A constant natural whiteness, or wanness in the face. - -3. The pulse soft, slow, and rare. - -4. The thirst little, and seldom desiring drink. - -5. The dreams usually are of white things, floods, inundations, and -accidents belonging to water. - -6. Sleep, much and frequent. - -7. Slowness and dulness of the body to exercise. - - - THE SIGNS OF A MELANCHOLY CONSTITUTION ARE, - -1. The body in touch, cold, dry, lean, and smooth. - -2. The body of a dark, dull, gloomy, leaden color. - -3. The spittle in small quantities, and sour. - -4. Pulse little, rare and hard. - -5. They dream of terrible things, as ghosts, wild beasts, etc. - -6. Greatly oppressed with fear. - -7. Constancy in the performance of the thing intended. - - - THE SIGNS OF A GENEROUS PERSON ARE, - -1. The forehead large, fleshy, plain and smooth. - -2. The eye moist and shining. - -3. The countenance expressing joy and content. - -4. The voice pleasant. - -5. The motion of the body, slow, etc. - - - THE SIGNS OF AN ILL-NATURED PERSON. - -1. The form of the body meagre and lean. - -2. The forehead cloudy, sullen and wrinkled. - -3. The eye cast down and malicious. - -4. A nimble tongue. - -5. Walking a short, quick, uneven pace. - -6. A secret murmuring to himself as he walks. - - - - - SIGNIFICATION OR LANGUAGE OF THE FLOWERS. - - -No Book on Fortune-telling and Dreams would be complete without the -signification of the flowers. If we dream of, or have those smiles of -nature given to us, we should at once consult the language of Flora and -ascertain what our dream or present signifies. - -It is no new thing to attach a sentiment or meaning to each flower. -In Eastern lands flowers have a language which all understand. It is -that “still small voice” which is powerful on account of its silence. -It is one of the chief amusements of the Greek girls to drop these -symbols of their esteem or scorn upon the various passengers who pass -their latticed windows, and the traveller can read upon Egyptian rocks -accounts of the conquests of that ancient people recorded by foreign -plants. Accompanying, we give a complete dictionary of the meaning of -the flowers. - -ACACIA BLOSSOM. Come to my heart! - -ACONITE—BLUE. Flatterer! are you to be trusted? - -ACONITE—YELLOW. Your caprice is unendurable. - -ALPINE ROSE. Love must venture; timidity can never win. - -AMARANTH. The earthly only can become the spoil of the grave; love is -immortal, and belongs to heaven. - -ANEMONE. My thought by day, and my dream by night. - -ANEMONE-WOOD. Your cruelty is destroying me. - -ANISE. You must mend your manners. - -APPLE BLOSSOM. Who plucks the blossoms, destroys his hopes of fruit. - -APRICOT BLOSSOM. Are you always so gay, so trifling? - -ASTER. Weep no longer—you will find him again above the stars. - -ASPEN-LEAF. Your heart beats for every one, therefore no heart beats -for you. - -AURICULA. Who would not love you? - -BALSAM. Splendor dazzles, grace alone enchains. - -BALSAM-ROSE. Let my image dwell always in your heart. - -BARLEY. Come again to-morrow. - -BEAN BLOSSOM. Forgive me, I misunderstood you. - -BIRCH BRANCH. How sweetly are sorrow’s tears dried up on the bosom of a -sympathizing friend. - -BLACKBERRY BRANCH. Contentment and love. - -BLUE-BOTTLE. Be simple and humble, and life will always appear to you -in heavenly colors. - -BOX-WOOD. I hope continually. - -BUCKWHEAT BLOSSOM. Not idle show, quiet domestic virtues alone ensure -lasting happiness. - -BURR. Like seeks like. - -BUTTER-CUP. Your presence is consoling to me. - -CABBAGE-LEAF. When you come again, come sober. - -CAMOMILE. Could you, then, love anybody beside yourself? - -CARNATION. How I burn! - -CENTAURY. You seek money only—I will not waste my love upon you. - -CHERRY BLOSSOM. When will love tinge your cheeks? - -CHESTNUT BLOSSOM. Always as to-day. - -CLOVER BLOSSOM. I will live for you. - -COLUMBINE. Your words sound well, but what says your heart? - -CROWN-IMPERIAL. Let me be your slave, and I am happy. - -CUCKOO-FLOWER. I like not long complainings. - -CURRANT-TWIG. Whoever loves me must share my sorrow, and respect my -grief. - -CYPRESS. When my heart is broken, and I lie in the cold grave give me -at least a tear. - -DAFFODIL. Let me not pine! - -DILL. Love strengthens—I will protect you. - -ELDER BLOSSOM. Your fidelity is destined to a sweet reward. - -FIG-LEAF. I am ashamed. - -FLAX. Do you love me for myself? - -FOX-GLOVE. None but a fool could be as forward as you. - -GILLIFLOWER. Where you are, it is always spring. - -GRAPE-VINE. Fear not! Love conquers! - -GRASS. Love for love, truth for truth. - -HAZEL-TWIG. Forgive me! - -HEART’S-EASE. Because I feel friendship for you, you imagine that I -love you—you are in error. - -HEATHER BLOSSOM. I ask only for your friendship. - -HELIOTROPE. Give me proofs of your love. - -HONEY-SUCKLE. Eternal fidelity! When shall we meet again? - -HYACINTH-SINGLE. When I am dead, you will regret your cruelty. - -HYACINTH-DOUBLE. Heaven shines in your eyes; the angels listen to your -words. - -HYDRANGEA. And you could so soon forget me! - -IMMORTELLE. True love is unchangeable. - -IRIS. Why have you disturbed the peace of my heart? - -IVY. I am ever true. - -JASMINE. Can calm, domestic happiness content you? - -LARK-SPUR. Your love is my aim. - -LAUREL. You have my heart. - -LEMON BLOSSOM. Give me hope! - -LILY-TIGER. My heart burns. - -LILY-WHITE. Angel, let me adore you. - -LINDEN BLOSSOM. I am favorably inclined to you. - -MAPLE-TWIG. What is more painful than to be misunderstood by one you -love? - -MARIGOLD. I like you not. - -MARSH-MALLOW. To fondle is not to love. - -MIGNONNETTE. Not beauty, but goodness of heart is my choice. - -MULLEN. If you love me, I envy not a king’s crown. - -MUSHROOM. Away! go home, and cry about it! - -MYRTLE BLOSSOM. Be constant; sweet is the reward of love. - -MYRTLE BRANCH. Will you be my wife (husband)? - -NETTLE. Beware! coquetry has its penalty. - -OAK-LEAF. My fidelity bids defiance to every storm. - -OATS. Return. - -OLEANDER. True until death. - -PARSLEY. You are in love with me. - -PEONY. You are too vain—and of what? - -PINE. In vain you strive to gain my confidence—stern fate has made me -rude and silent. - -PINK-CARTHUSIAN. Why so reserved? - -PINK-VARIEGATED. Friendship is all that I can feel for you. - -POMEGRANATE BLOSSOM. A kiss. - -POPPY. I cannot endure you—you are too stupid. - -POTATO BLOSSOM. Modest worth surpasses outward show. - -PRIMROSE. Give me your love—I will cherish it faithfully and in secret. - -RANUNCULUS. Where you are there is my home. - -RIBBON GRASS. Give me a kiss. - -ROCKET. Sleep visits not my eyelids; I wake and long for you. - -ROSE—MONTHLY. Every month you have a new love. - -ROSE—RED. You pass like a conqueror through the world. - -ROSE—WHITE. Beautiful are you in childlike innocence, more beautiful -will you be when warmed by the breath of love. - -ROSE-BUD. Your presence fills me with heavenly longing. - -ROSE-LEAF—RED. Yes! - -ROSE-LEAF—WHITE. No! - -ROSEMARY. You were absent—life departed; you returned—I live again. - -SNOW-DROP. You have kindled the first sparks of love in my bosom. - -STRAWBERRY. Not earthly rank gives happiness, but worth and amiability. - -SWEET-PEA. Your name is inconstancy. - -SWEET-WILLIAM. Light and hasty impressions are soon effaced. - -THISTLE. Your words offend me; you have deeply wounded me. - -THYME. I have not understood you. - -VERONICA. What would this world be without you? - -VIOLET. I love you for your gentle modesty. - -WINTERGREEN. Remain constant and true—then we will meet again. - -WOOD-SORREL. You brighten my existence as the stars brighten the night. - - - - - THIRTY PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNIFICATIONS. - - -STRENGTH OF BODY is known by a stiff hair, large bones, firm and robust -limbs, short muscular neck, firm and erect, the head and breast high, -the forehead short, hard, and peaked, with bristly hair, large feet, -rather thick than broad, a harsh unequal voice, and choleric complexion. - -WEAKNESS OF BODY is distinguished by a small ill-proportioned head, -narrow shoulders, soft skin, and melancholy complexion. - -THE SIGNS OF LONG LIFE are strong teeth, a sanguine temperament, middle -stature, large, deep, and ruddy lines in the hand, large muscles, -stooping shoulders, full chest, firm flesh, clear complexion, slow -growth, wide ears, and large eyelids. - -SHORT LIFE may be inferred from a thick tongue; the appearance of -grinders before the age of puberty, thin, straggling and uneven teeth, -confused lines in the hand, of a quick but small growth. - -A GOOD GENIUS may be expected from a thin skin, middle stature, blue -bright eyes, fair complexion, straight, pretty strong hair, an affable -aspect, the eyebrows joined, moderation in mirth, an open, cheerful -countenance, and the temples a little concave. - -A DUNCE may be known by a swollen neck, plump arms, sides, and loins, -a round head, concave behind, a large fleshy forehead, pale eyes, a -dull heavy look, small joints, snuffing nostrils, and a proneness to -laughter, little hands, an ill-proportioned head, either too big or too -little, blubber lips, short fingers, and thick legs. - -FORTITUDE is promised from a wide mouth, a sonorous voice, grave, -slow, and always equal, upright posture, large eyes, pretty open and -steadfast, the hair high above the forehead, the head much compressed -or flattened, the forehead square and high, the extremities large and -robust, the neck firm though not fleshy, a large corpulent chest, and -brown complexion. - -BOLDNESS is characterized by a prominent mouth, rugged appearance, -rough forehead, arched eyebrows, large nostrils and teeth, short neck, -great arms, ample chest, square shoulders and a forward countenance. - -PRUDENCE is generally distinguished by a head which is flat on the -sides, a broad square forehead, a little concave in the middle, a soft -voice, a large chest, a thin hair, light eyes, either blue, brown or -black, large eyes, and an aquiline nose. - -A GOOD MEMORY is commonly attached to those persons who are smaller, -yet better formed in the upper than the lower parts, not fat but -fleshy, of a fair, delicate skin, with the poll of the head uncovered, -crooked nose, teeth thick set, large ears with plenty of cartilage. - -A BAD MEMORY is observable in persons who are larger in their superior -than inferior parts, fleshy, though dry and bald.—N. B. This is -expressly contrary to the opinion of Aristotle, who says that the -superior parts being larger than the inferior signify a good memory, -and _vice versa_. - -A GOOD IMAGINATION AND THOUGHTFUL DISPOSITION is distinguished by a -large prominent forehead, a fixed and attentive look, slow respiration, -and an inclination of the head. - -A GOOD SIGHT is enjoyed by those persons who have generally black, -thick, straight eye-lashes, large bushy eyebrows, concave eyes, -contracted as it were inwards. - -SHORT-SIGHTED PEOPLE have a stern, earnest look, small, short eyebrows, -large pupils and prominent eyes. - -SENSE OF HEARING: those who possess the same in perfection, have ears -well furnished with gristle, well channelled and hairy. - -THE SENSE OF SMELLING is most perfect in those who have large noses, -descending very near the mouth, neither too moist nor too dry. - -A NICE FACULTY OF TASTING is peculiar to such as have a spongy, porous, -soft tongue, well moistened with saliva, yet not too moist. - -DELICACY IN THE TOUCH belongs to those who have a soft skin, sensible -nerves, and nervous sinews, moderately warm and dry. - -IRASCIBILITY is accompanied by an erect posture, a clear skin, a solemn -voice, open nostrils, moist temples, displaying superficial veins, -thick neck, equal use of both hands, quick pace, blood-shot eyes, -large, unequal, ill-ranged eyes, and choleric disposition. - -TIMOROUSNESS resides where we find a concave neck, pale color, -weak-winking eyes, soft hair, smooth plump breast, shrill tremulous -voice, small mouth, thin lips, broad thin hands, and small shambling -feet. - -MELANCHOLY is denoted by a wrinkled countenance, dejected eyes, meeting -eyebrows, slow pace, fixed look, and deliberate respiration. - -AN AMOROUS DISPOSITION may be known by a fair, slender face, a -redundancy of hair, rough temples, broad forehead, moist shining eyes, -wide nostrils, narrow shoulders, hairy hands and arms, well-shaped legs. - -GAYETY attends a serene open forehead, rosy agreeable countenance, a -sweet musical tone of voice, an agile body and soft flesh. - -ENVY appears with a wrinkled forehead, frowning, dejected, and -squinting look, a pale, melancholy countenance, and a dry, rough skin. - -INTREPIDITY often resides in a small body, with red curled hair, ruddy -countenance, frowning eyebrows, arched and meeting, eyes blue and -yellowish, large mouth, and red lines in the hand. - -GENTLENESS AND COMPLACENCY may be distinguished by a soft and moist -palm, frequency of shutting the eyes, soft movement, slow speech, soft, -straight and lightish-colored hair. - -BASHFULNESS may be discovered by moist eyes, never wide open, eyebrows -frequently lowered, blushing cheeks, moderate pace, slow and submissive -speech, bent body, and glowing ears of a purple hue. - -TEMPERANCE OR SOBRIETY is accompanied with an equal respiration, a -moderate-sized mouth, smooth temples, eyes of an ordinary size, either -fair or azure, and a short, flat body. - -STRENGTH OF MIND is signified by light, curled hair, a small body, -shining eyes, but a little depressed, a grave intense voice, bushy -beard, large broad back and shoulders. - -PRIDE stands confessed with arched eyebrows, a large prominent mouth, a -broad chest, slow pace, erected head, shrugging shoulders, and staring -eyes. - -LUXURY dwells with a ruddy or pale complexion, downy temples, bald -pate, little eyes, thick neck, corpulent body, large nose, thin -eyebrows, and hands covered with a kind of down. - -LOQUACITY may be expected from a bushy beard, broad fingers, pointed -tongue, eyes of a ruddy hue, a large prominent upper lip, and a sharp -pointed nose. - -PERVERSENESS may be dreaded, when we perceive a high forehead, firm, -short, thick, immovable neck, quick speech, immoderate laughter, fiery -eyes, and short fleshy hands and fingers. - - - - - DICK & FITZGERALD, - - PUBLISHERS, NEW YORK. - -⁂ The Publishers, upon receipt of the price, will send any of -the following books by mail, POSTAGE FREE, to any part of the United -States. 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It is full of sparkling -witticisms and it furnishes also a fund of entertaining matter for -perusal in leisure moments. - - 170 pages, paper cover 30 cts. - Bound in boards, cloth back 50 cts. - - - Beecher’s Recitations and Readings. Humorous, Serious, Dramatic. - Designed for Public and Private Exhibitions. Contents: - - Miss Maloney at the Dentist’s - Lost and Found - Mygel Snyder’s Barty - Magdalena - Jim Wolfe and the Cats - The Woolen Doll - The Charity Dinner - Go-Morrow; or, Lots Wife - The Wind and the Moon - Dyin’ Words of Isaac - Maude Muller in Dutch - Moses the Sassy - Yarn of the “Nancy Bell” - Paddy the Piper - Schneider sees “Leah” - Caldwell of Springfield - Artemus Ward’s Panorama - Tale of a Servant Girl - How a Frenchman Entertained John Bull - Tiamondts on der Prain - King Robert of Sicily - Gloverson the Mormon - De Pint wid Ole Pete - Pat and the Pig - The Widow Bedott’s Letter - The Cry of the Children - The Dutchman and the Small-pox - Sculpin - Rats [TN: possibly Bats]—Descriptive Recitation - A Reader Introduces Himself to an Audience - A Dutchman’s Dolly Varden - “Rock of Ages” - Feeding the Black Fillies - The Hornet - The Glove and the Lions - I Vant to Fly - That Dog of Jim Smiley’s - The Faithful Soul - “My New Pittayatees” - Mary Ann’s Wedding - An Inquiring Yankee - The Three Bells - Love in a Balloon - Mrs. Brown on the Streets - Shoo Flies - Discourse by the Rev. Mr. Bosan - Without the Children - Signor Billsmethi’s Dancing Academy - Der Goot Lookin Shnow - The Jumping Frog - The Lost Chord - The Tale of a Leg - That West-side Dog - How Dennis Took the Pledge - The Fisherman’s Summons - Badger’s Debut as Hamlet - Hezekiah Stole the Spoons - Paddy’s Dream - Victuals and Drink - How Jake Schneider Went Blind - Aurelia’s Young Man - Mrs. Brown on Modern Houses - Farm Yard Song - Murphy’s Pork Barrel - The Prayer Seeker - An Extraordinary Phenomenon - The Case of Young Bangs - A Mule Ride in Florida - Dhree Shkaders - - Paper covers. Price 30 cts. - Bound in boards, cloth back 50 cts. - - - Dick’s Ethiopian Scenes, Variety Sketches and Stump Speeches. - Containing the following Rich Collection of Negro Dialogues, Scenes, - Farces, End-men’s Jokes, Gags, Rollicking Stories, Excruciating - Conundrums, Questions and Answers for Bones, Tambo and Interlocutor, - etc. Contents: - - I’s Gwine to Jine de Masons - Jes’ Nail dat Mink to de Stable Do’—Oration - But the Villain still Pursued Her—A Thrilling Tale - Bones at a Free-and-Easy - Buncombe Speech - Shakespeare Improved - End Gag—Bones and Tambo - A Man of Nerve—Comic Sketch - End Gag—Bones and Tambo - Uncle Pete—Darkey Sketch - The Rival Darkeys - The Stage-Struck Darkey - Add Ryman’s Fourth of July Oration - Absent-Mindedness—Bones and Tambo - Don’t Call a Man a Liar - The Mysterious Larkey - Rev. Uncle Jim’s Sermon - The ’Possum-Run Debating Society - Tim Murphy’s Irish Stew - Brudder Bones in Love—Interlocutor and Bones - ’Lixey; or, The Old Gum Game—Negro Scene - Brudder Bones’ Duel - Brudder Bones’ Sweetheart - Brudder Bones in Hard Luck - Two Left-Bones and Tambo - Speech on Boils - How Bones Cured a Smoky Chimney - Sermon on Keards, Hosses, Fiddlers, etc. - Huggin’ Lamp-Posts - Not Opposed to Matrimony - How Pat Sold a Dutchman - The Coopers—one Act Farce - Questions Easily Answered—Bones and Tambo - Examination in Natural History—Minstrel Dialogue - O’Quirk’s Sinecure - The Widower’s Speech - Bones at a Raffle - Uncle Pete’s Sermon - Bones at a Soiree—Interlocutor and Bones - Speech on Woman’s Rights - Bones’ Discovery - Mark Twain Introduces Himself—Characteristic Speech - Speech on Happiness - Burnt Corkers—Minstrel Dialogue - The Nervous Woman - The Five Senses—Minstrel Dialogue - The Dutchman’s Experience - Essay on the Wheelbarrow - Bones at a Pic-Nic - The Virginia Mummy—Negro Farce - Brudder Bones in Clover - Artemus Ward’s Advice to Husbands - Where the Lion Roareth, and the Wang-Doodle Mourneth - Romeo and Juliet in 1880 - Artemus Ward’s Panorama - Brudder Bones as a Carpet-Bagger—Interlocutor and Bones - Major Jones’ Fourth of July Oration - Curiosities for a Museum—Minstrel Dialogue - Burlesque Oration on Matrimony - Brudder Bones on the Raging Canawl - The Snackin’-Turtle Man—Ethiopian Sketch - Bones’ Dream—Ethiopian Sketch - Come and Hug Me - Widow O’Brien’s Toast - Scenes at the Police Court—Musical Minstrel Dialogue - Brudder Bones as a Log-Roller - De Pint Wid Old Pete—Negro Dialect Recitation - A Touching Appeal—Dutch Dialect Recitation - Wounded in the Corners - Darkey Dialogue - End Gag—Interlocutor and Bones - - 178 pages, paper covers 30 cts. - Bound in board, cloth back 50 cts. - - - Tambo’s End-Men’s Minstrel Gags. Containing some of the best Jokes - and Repartees of the most celebrated “burnt cork” performers of our - day. Tambo and Bones in all sorts and manner of scrapes. This Book - is full of Burnt-Cork Drolleries, Funny Stories, Colored Conundrums, - Gags and Witty Repartee, all the newest side-splitting conversations - between Tambo, Bones, and the Interlocutor, and will be found useful - alike to the professional and amateur performer. Contents: - - A Bird that can’t be Plucked - Annihilating Time - At Last - Bashful - Bet, The - Big Fortune, A - Blackberrying - Black Swan, The - Bones and his little Game - Bones and the Monkey Tricks - Bones as a Fortune Teller - Bones as a Legitimate Actor - Bones as a Pilot - Bones as a Prize Fighter - Bones as a “Stugent” - Bones as a Traveler - Bones as a Victim to the Pen - Bones as a Walkist - Bones assists at the Performance of a New Piece - Bones attends a Seance - Bones finds Himself Famous - Bones gets Dunned - Bones gets Stuck - Bones has a Small Game with the Parson - Bones’ Horse Race - Bones in an Affair of Honor - Bones in Love - Bones keeps a Boarding House - Bones on the War Path - Bones on George Washington - Bones on the Light Fantastic - Bones Opens a Spout Shop - Bones Plays O’Fella - Bones sees a Ghost - Bones Slopes with Sukey Sly - Bones tells a “Fly” Story - Brother will come home tonight - Bones as a Carpet Bagger - Bones as an Inkslinger - Bones in a New Character - Bones in Clover - Bones’ Love Scrape - “Cullud” Ball, The - Conundrums - Curious Boy - Dancing Mad - Dat’s What I’d Like to Know - Definitions - De Mudder of Inwention - Difference, The - Don’t Kiss every Puppy - “Far Away in Alabam’” - First White Man, The - Fishy Argument - Four-Eleven-Forty-Four - Four Meetings, The - From the Poiks - Girl at the Sewing Machine - Hard Times - Hard to take a Hint - Heavy Spell, A - Highfalutin’ - Horrible! - How Bones became a Minstrel - How Tambo took his Bitters - How to do it - Impulsive Oration - Inquisitive - Jeallusest of her Sect - Legal Problem, A - Liberal Discount for Cash - Manager in a Fix, The - Mathematics - Merry Life, A - Momentous Question - Mosquitoes - Music - Notes - Ob Course - Our Shop Girls - Pomp and Ephy Green - Presidency on de Brain - Proposed Increase of Taxes - Railroad Catastrophe - Reality versus Romance - Rough on Tambo - Sassy Sam and Susie Long - School’s In - Shakespeare with a Vengeance - Simple Sum in Arithmetic - Sleighing in the Park - Sliding Down the Hill - Style - Sublime - Swearing by Proxy - Tambo’s Travelling Agent - That Dear Old Home - “The Pervisions, Josiar” - Thieves - Tonsorial - Toast, A - Uncle Eph’s Lament - Waiting to See Him Off - You Bet - And 40 popular songs and dances. - - Everything new and rich. Paper covers 30 cts. - Bound in boards, with cloth back 50 cts. - - - McBride’s Comic Speeches and Recitations. Designed for Schools, - Literary and Social Circles. By H. Elliott McBride, Author of - “McBride’s Humorous Dialogues,” etc., etc. This is one of the very - best series of original speeches, in Yankee, Darkey, Spread-Eagle and - village styles, with a number of diverting addresses and recitations, - and funny stories, forming an excellent volume of selections for - supplying the humorous element of an exhibition. Contents: - - A Burst of Indignation - Disco’se by a Colored Man - A Trumpet Sarmon - Sarmon on Skilletvillers - Nancy Matilda Jones - Hezekiah’s Proposal - About the Billikinses - Betsy and I are Out Once More - A Stump Speech - About Katharine - Deborah Doolittle’s Speech on Women’s Rights - A Salutatory - A Mournful Story - An Address to Schoolboys - Zachariah Popp’s Courtship and Marriage - A Sad Story - How to Make Hasty Pudding - My Matilda Jane - Courtship, Marriage, Separation and Reunion - Lecture by a Yankee - A Colored Man’s Disco’se on Different Subjects - A Girl’s Address to Boys - McSwinger’s Fate - Peter Peabody’s Stump Speech - Mr. Styx Rejoices on Account of a New Well Spring - Victuals and Drink - Speech by Billy Higgins on the Destruction of His Rambo Apple Tree - A Boy’s Address to Young Ladies - An Old Man’s Address to Young Wives - Salu-ta-tat-u-a-ry - Valedictory. - - Paper covers, illuminated 30 cts. - Board covers, illuminated 50 cts. - - - Burton’s Amateur Actor. A Complete Guide to Private Theatricals; - giving plain directions for arranging, decorating and lighting the - Stage and its appurtenances, with rules and suggestions for mounting, - rehearsing and performing all kinds of Plays, Parlor Pantomimes and - Shadow Pantomimes. Illustrated with numerous engravings, and including - a selection of original Plays, with Prologues, Epilogues, etc. By - C. E. Burton. - -CONTENTS. - - How to form an Amateur Company. - Duties of the Manager and Prompter. - Theatrical Music. - Rules for an Amateur Company. - How to Arrange a Stage. - How to Make a Curtain. - How to Light the Stage. - Colored and Calcium Light Effects. - How to Make and Paint the Scenes. - How to Imitate Moonlight, Sunrise, Thunder, Rain, Wind and various - other effects. - How to make all kinds of “Properties.” - How to make up Dresses, Wigs, Beards, etc. - How to “make up” the Face to imitate Old Men and other characters. - General Directions for Acting. - Stage Business, Entrances and Exits. - Four Appropriate Prologues; Three Epilogues. - On the Selection of Plays. - A Family Fix. Comedy for Three Males and three Females. - The Philopena. Comedy for two Males and one Female. - Directions for Performing Parlor Pantomimes. - Love’s Obstacles; or, Jack’s Triumph. An Original Parlor Pantomime. - Complete Directions for Performing Shadow Pantomimes. - Detailed Instructions for producing all Shadow Illusions. - The Feejee Islanders at Home. An Original and unequaled Shadow - Pantomime. - A list of Farces, Comedies, etc., specially adapted to Parlor - Performances, with the Characters of Each Enumerated and Described. - - 16mo, illuminated paper covers. Price 30 cts. - Bound in Boards 50 cts. - - - Howard’s Book of Drawing-Room Theatricals. A collection of short and - amusing plays in one act and one scene, especially adapted for private - performances; with practical directions for their preparation and - management. Some of the plays are adapted for performers of one sex - only. - - CONTENTS. - Males. Females. - Explanations of stage directions. | | | - Hints to Amateurs. | | | - The Student’s Frolic | 3 | 2 | - A Household Fairy | 1 | 1 | - A Kiss in the Dark | 2 | 3 | - Mrs. Willis’ Will | | 5 | - Jack of all Trades | 6 | | - His First Brief | 3 | 2 | - A Sudden Arrival | 5 | | - A Medical Man | 2 | 1 | - A Terrible Secret | 2 | 2 | - Poisoned | 4 | | - An Eligible Situation | 2 | 6 | - “Wanted a Young Lady” | 2 | 1 | - - Paper Covers. Price 30 cts. - Bound in boards, with cloth back 50 cts. - - - Tambo’s End-Men’s Minstrel Gags. Containing some of the best jokes - and repartees of the most celebrated “burnt cork” performers of - our day. Tambo and Bones in all sorts and manner of scrapes. Also - containing a rich collection of Ballads, humorous and pathetic. Darkey - Dialogues, Sketches, Plantation Scenes, Eccentric Doings, Humorous - Lectures, Laughable Interludes, Huge Africanisms, Burlesque Stump - Speeches. Mirth-provoking Witticisms, Conundrums, Yarns, Plantation - Songs and Dances, etc., etc. In short, a complete Hand-Book of Burnt - Cork Drollery, which will be found alike useful to the professional - and amateur. Everything new and rich. - - Paper covers. 30 cts. - Bound in boards, with cloth back 50 cts. - - - Tony Denier’s Parlor Tableaus, or Living Pictures. Containing - about eighty popular subjects, with plain and explicit directions - for arranging the stage, dressing-rooms, lights, full description of - costumes, duties of stage manager, properties and scenery required, - and all the necessary directions for getting them up. Among the - contents there are nine tableaux for _male_ and an equal number for - _female_ characters only. A great number of them introduce groups of - boys, and many more groups of girls only; others again introducing - both; and still more in which entire classes can take part. Everything - is stated in a plain, simple manner, so that it will be easily - understood; everything like style or unnecessary show has been - avoided. For public or private entertainment, there is nothing which - is so interesting as the tableau. - - Price 25 cts. - - - Tony Denier’s Secret of Performing Shadow Pantomimes. Showing how to - get them up and how to act in them; with full and concise instructions - and numerous illustrations. Also full and complete descriptions of - properties and costumes. - -CONTENTS. - -Introduction; Shadow Bluff, or, Who’s Who? Tooth Drawing Extraordinary; -Amputation like Winking; The Haunted House; We Won’t Go Home till -Morning; Jocko, or the Mischievous Monkey; The Madcap Barber; Cribbage, -or, The Devil among the Cards; The Lover’s Stratagem; The Game of Base -Ball; Regular Hash, or, The Boarding-House Conspiracy; The Mechanical -Statue; The African Serenaders; The Model Prize Fight; The Magic Cask, -or, The Industrious and Idle Apprentice; The Tragical Duel, or, The -Comical Rivals; Old Dame Trot and her Comical Cat. - - Price 25 cts. - - - Brudder Bones’ Book of Stump Speeches and Burlesque Orations. Also - containing Humorous Lectures, Dialogues, Plantation Scenes, Negro - Farces and Burlesques, Laughable Interludes and Comic Recitations, - interspersed with Dutch, Irish, French and Yankee Stories. Compiled - and edited by John F. Scott. - - This book contains some of the best hits of the leading negro - delineators of the present time, as well as mirth-provoking jokes and - repartees of the most celebrated End-Men of the day, and specially - designed for the introduction of fun in an evening’s entertainment. - - Price 30 cts. - Bound in boards 50 cts. - - - Burton’s Amateur Actor. A complete guide to Private Theatricals; - giving plain directions for arranging, decorating and lighting - the Stage; with rules and suggestions for mounting, rehearsing - and performing all kinds of Plays, Parlor Pantomimes and Shadow - Pantomimes. Illustrated with numerous engravings, and including a - selection of original Plays, with Prologues, Epilogues, etc. - - 16mo, illuminated paper cover 30 cts. - Bound in boards, with cloth back 50 cts. - - - READINGS AND RECITATIONS. - - Kavanaugh’s New Speeches and Dialogues for Young Children. This is - an entirely new series of Recitations and short Dialogues, by Mrs. - Russell Kavanaugh. Containing easy pieces in plain language, readily - understood by little children, and expressly adapted for School - Exhibitions and Christmas and other juvenile celebrations. - - Paper cover 30 cts. - Bound in boards, cloth back 50 cts. - - - Kavanaugh’s Exhibition Reciter, for Very Little Children. A - collection of entirely Original Recitations, Dialogues, Short Speeches - and Speaking Tableaux, adapted for very little boys and girls; - including also a variety of pieces, humorous, serious and dramatic, - suitable for children from Three to Ten Years Old. - - Paper covers 30 cts. - Bound in board covers 50 cts. - - - Kavanaugh’s Juvenile Speaker. For Very Little Boys and and Girls. - Containing short and easily-learned Speeches and Dialogues, expressly - adapted for School Celebrations, May-Day Festivals and other - Children’s Entertainments. Embracing one hundred and twenty-three - effective pieces. By Mrs. Russell Kavanaugh. - - Illuminated paper cover 30 cts. - Bound in boards, cloth back 50 cts. - - - Dick’s Series of Recitations and Readings, Nos. 1 to 15. Comprising - a carefully compiled selection of Humorous, Pathetic, Eloquent, - Patriotic and Sentimental Pieces in Poetry and Prose, exclusively - designed for Recitation or Reading. Edited by Wm. B. Dick. Each number - of the Series contains about 180 pages. - - Illuminated paper cover, each 30 cts. - Bound in full cloth 50 cts. - - - Beecher’s Recitations and Readings. Humorous, Serious, Dramatic, - including Prose and Poetical Selections in Dutch, Yankee, Irish, Negro - and other Dialects. - - 180 pages, paper covers 30 cts. - Bound in boards, cloth back 50 cts. - - - Howard’s Recitations. Comic, Serious and Pathetic. Being a - collection of fresh Recitations in Prose and Poetry, suitable for - Exhibitions and Evening Parties. - - 180 pages, paper covers 30 cts. - Bound in boards, cloth back 50 cts. - - - Spencer’s Book of Comic Speeches and Humorous Recitations. A - collection of Comic Speeches, Humorous Prose and Poetical Recitations, - Laughable Dramatic Scenes and Eccentric Dialect Stories. - - 192 pages, paper covers 30 cts. - Bound in boards, cloth back 50 cts. - - - Wilson’s Book of Recitations and Dialogues. Containing a choice - selection of Poetical and Prose Recitations. Designed as an Assistant - to Teachers and Students in preparing Exhibitions. - - 188 pages, paper covers 30 cts. - Bound in boards, with cloth back 50 cts. - - - Barton’s Comic Recitations and Humorous Dialogues. 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Containing Original - Verses. - - _For Autograph Albums_; - _To Accompany Bouquets_; - _For Birthday Anniversaries_; - _For Wooden, Tin, Crystal, Silver and Golden Weddings_; - _For Album Dedications_; - _To Accompany Philopena Forfeits_; - _For Congratulation_; - _For Valentines in General, and all Trades and Professions._ - - It contains also Two Hundred and Eighteen Original Acrostic Verses, - the initial letters of each verse forming a different Lady’s Christian - name, the meaning and derivation of the name being appended to each. - The primary object of this book is to furnish entirely fresh and - unhackneyed matter for all who may be called upon to fill and adorn - a page in a Lady’s Album; but it contains also new and appropriate - verses to suit Birthday, Wedding, and all other Anniversaries and - Occasions to which verses of Compliment or Congratulation are - applicable. - - Paper covers. 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