HOW TO TELL FORTUNES
CONTAINING
Napoleon’s Oraculum, and the Key to Work It
ALSO
Tells Fortunes by Cards,
LUCKY AND UNLUCKY DAYS,
SIGNS AND OMENS.
Copyright, 1902, by
FRANK TOUSEY, Publisher
168 West 23d St., New York City
HOW TO TELL FORTUNES
BY CARDS.
In telling Fortunes by Cards—as in all games in which theyare employed—the Ace ranks highest in value. Then comesthe King, followed by the Queen, Knave, Ten, Nine, Eight, andSeven; these being generally the only cards used.
The order, and comparative value of the different suits, is asfollows:—First on the list stand “Clubs,” as they mostly portendhappiness; and—no matter how numerous, or how accompanied—arerarely or never of bad augury. Next come“Hearts,” which usually signify joy, liberality, or good temper;“Diamonds,” on the contrary, denote delay, quarrels, and annoyance;and “Spades”—the worst suit of all—grief, sickness,and loss of money.
We are of course speaking generally, as, in many cases, theposition of cards entirely changes their signification; their individualand relative meaning being often widely different.Thus, for example, the King of Hearts, the Nine of Hearts, andthe Nine of Clubs, respectively signify, a liberal man, joy, andsuccess in love, but change their position, by placing the Kingbetween the two nines, and you would read that a man, thenrich and happy, would be ere long consigned to a prison!
SIGNIFICATION OF THE CARDS.
The individual meaning attached to the thirty-two cards employedis as follows:—
THE EIGHT CLUBS.
Ace of Clubs.—Signifies joy, money, or good news; if reversed,the joy will be of brief duration.
King of Clubs.—A frank, liberal man, fond of serving his friends;if reversed, he will