, 1866-01-21
FORTUNE TELLING.
A Tour Among the Prophets---The Art
and lis Professors In Chlcago..-
Dt1ersc Results from the same
Proccss---yariations on
One String--CArds and
Clairvoyance.


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more fortunes were made monthly thsn could be
o*d On the dDEera. We have settled down = 1tttle
:tnee then, md the article IL not gained quite 20
or rapidly. bui 1t is now made up on Tho
ellinR. Al 4 branch OF the dne Arts-we might
perhaps more properly SAY .'the fnesse arts"-it
nas come 10 be quite m Institution 10 our nid>t,
md Ch'e1go uov bids fir to rival New York In this
particular, as she has long been in The hsbit Of doing
pperailca1ly and commercially,
Ibis city than gambling houtos. pIenteous though
they BE-. The less depecly eettled portions boast
here md there some little fhaniy IN which sits
enthnned IN mimic Erandea1, with tal,ow dip and
sepses .naent r teiios 70 1e 1e,eo aea
dam selk ther fu,ure tate and inspiring conhdeace
II tbe recital oy that precise tn1ozmat,on touching
which 20 mnny changes haye been rung-" You
hive eetn better daya.'' or Your life has been q
troubled one" Here for trenty five cents, at Tho
lifted boldly, and the beati6cd visitor L enabled to
peer forward into the void and view the specuinm
Of which Rnphael sung:
"He1rin the aspects OF the heavens lessp.
And Of the times the m5ktic signs discern"
But besides these there Is another class the float
Ing cats-the floating t7be, who, BY virtue Of that
euT'ac sR7ct most OF the public attention. These
locate for time In the more central portions Of the
city. and BY the means Of posters and advertise
metcoric csre qulekiy dies ous, a. Ihe time sp-
prosches d which teif predictions should Be ve1l
lied: hey then 60 70 another city. i II worthy Of
u1ns, and tel! the CFeates1 number OF falsehoods.
TIE poor woman who u tied 70 her ptaee of resi- |
deucc seldom gets far from the beaten track Of am
ssea sse; VI coda = 1s n sa
II! We list 10 speak,, from The faet that she dsrs
Gs ss rua & As I'd "a Snenss e ss 2ssPhssz z,ss 5ss
abont he1 ears. Bu. lie peSspatsycs arc abae 10
assume greater degree oi boldness. much more
tunes. and ~ successful business naneaclous, ard
lb1ge dowcss IN marriage, and long trayels, know-
iuE that they viii be far away whcnthe time comes
for hs soo nsne ds hey a. Mh
each Of whom xots away wen sautaed With h1s Or
.re m ehiey from the Glars caIlcd spirjuadsts one of
whoee hobbies seems 10 be the supporting of elsir
voyznts and other fortune teller. Other people
inahss @ It Is aiMayss - GO III the Sinvessste ana p no
ready to bry lin Or Der seu N asain II the moss
auction
InH TALE zHkr Is TOLD.
One OF our reporters hAs recently made tour
among the fortunct ellinE aene Of our city, some
few months nco Uy lie 1s1nes reporter aronnd tho
region. Of kigubbiu. BE has had bis fortune told
| about dozen times within the psst two weeks,
sess = .inalsr 10 neary eres csse bns 1he rssuns, %
In dc conlrc of one shon week he has becn !
seaau. Ell ga .asr ~ ,csih,. ~ ssttfnn ~ rhsss" uaA
bcen cnred Of innumerable diseases, promised mil.
az 9ni.c r1snd. fecn nsrn.d scsin.t Snns hnTdssas
fsiftatit To lie sIae 81 men IND Wa1erfss e1ore5
IN By women, and has had a1moat every Imaginable
~ hs Iss I
elements n.Te ben Ssonsht ont IN ia,l felief by
"as to i*e n sef noney If & soy ID
Generally however. our reporter was Ike those Of
eae is..e @ e. as .af es % vie
prizes IL re letter.. unIsd stsies ssnatgs:hip.
tinct, and equally impossible Of sstatumcns
un peHtp4per man) were promised
With most ,t ss,on2dtns " IN pessisteRs one q T. 1wo @
works. tn the promise that II Il did not come 1rne
the uaoney should be returned. Who cosld dshe
hs,e.ed ,hcn 4. nd III henrcf1h r sees1,, ths
eensiesess.sen q issss .aaseea eut for s!4 naes @
ans.n a,!tce.r+ Sor;cr. .na ..hn.. nhii14r. a ass
tach c1,e mtxtnr them into ono ctsud An,ass.
now remaining Ia to know when 10 expect the g7iu
! monaiez. uhoee arrival has been fixed ereEywher,
between three Yeas hence and sorty--but whc1
nov fpa7rxEs ARE rom.
!. .Ia nq .aonr ~ ~
rnr m H9ftR nveSrNfiDv n chill
s,nIis ~ tRa tra1 - nhlrh 1frneGt nran'e M,
tss' ~ s.n,e rI,,t md vet Isnd at vrTy ye-t
destin.toa,. Ii % Isese are. 6oaeses. few 1artstia1
shnf,,nr ,nI r'sir.nrnnee ssftch srs un-,n men
finninrt> Ore .ah,e nhiIo.nnhrr hss : snmethint
esrr .rd anen 9i,es tsta eai In o3 xen nn3a ~
sh1cb su.ptaded by he ta,i hetxSrn III thnmb ant
i @aa@Es5s. r. ;5 ta5Ps . IS Is asst f: ~ sood :!
,hs ,tocF q s,sde ~ sa''h ssst
G,,n ~ r,ir ti.I - u. .1s5nHe h4 ,s,de
hair' in the middle If ensll dEinE{as glass, ths
Our nj sepsateT heard q Monan Mho posse.sed
spirit aphabet but could not Ind hes, md ii, fhere
extra dollar TO one IEofcssoF or csirsoynns di
rection 70 her addre.t. 1be only Other sal1auol
stumbled on ~ nim : ~ thai prseiscd BY ! newl
,Lcaent h!s.snsr; who feads ~, - book one 6
,TGIe 5ns ,t,s nerSaons, 1, ans%es lS tes ...-h I
snssa Ssn 20 ansa. aepe@o' vas '0'0 ''' MOI
The min reliance .; 1ap' 'hs ..a,,ona, md mo,
ssnss lem sd IL sleS ea.s - .sio shsee po,non
II dinetent oh;ectf. Our rrpsreE did not succeed
10 unanimously ohesrd 10 teach hin, for fay dolls
s, how to sesd every card IN the deck: Bus hs sa,
.n, sai s9s acc ct heas
4 nonot ring. the teu Of dtauonos money. md Il
e 1eu Of clubs Or bes.e bu>iness. The kings reps
pt ktn men. TIE queens women. end the is p
II N oHnnhat epsaes hcatis Or ci9st ~ hs Of y
&c may be light o. d1tk completion lhe Great beaD
Of lhe card practice IL that 5out fortune do<s ps
at snit Soa. Son esn y S1a ses ~ a,tr
as new deal ol ioFtnne 1ssofE; ahe ~ I'll.
Sa!n l. ,301Tt hsYt 1s Is iin wi,h rxrT1 Ttth ~
70 akS m tae asumesI wnie1 the on ialme5 csn1s