Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-11

to spiritualism that would disgrace say
ages. So says the advocate and defender of
the ghosts. 1t was great pleasure there
fore, for Miss Marryat to find that the
media" in this country could hang out
their shingles and advertise for locks of hair
and fortune telling without hindrance or
| restraint.
| 1t will be new to many to hear that telling
fortunes by cards is part of spiritualism.
But ito come true" we are informed by
| Miss Marryat, they must be handled and
shutt1ed, and laid out by those who have
mediumistic power. Only those who are
kept posted by the spirits can predict the
future. In this IS found the secret of the
old crones who tell the fortunes of servant
girls. In this rests the Gipsies' prophecies,
and the yarns of the madames who tell the
present, past and future of anybody for
dollar. This art is dignifed by the name of
inspirations"
PHILOSOPHY OF A DECK OF CARDS
Clubs portend happiness and they can't
be got into any position to mean anything
bad. Hearts signify joy, liberality and
goodtemper, and they cannot be shuffled into
meaning anything but good luck. Diamonds
foretell quarrels, cross-grained happenings,
and all sorts of annovances. Spades is the
worst suit in the deck. Anything awful
can come of spades. Battle and murder and
sudden death. The Ace of Spades is badnews.
The King of Spades is an enemy, dis
honest lawyer, or a. mean man generally.
The Queen of Spades is widow, and when
upside down is a dangerous and malicious
woman. The Knave of Spades is q dark
young man, plotting mischief The Ten Of
Spades means tears, prison and sundry
Affections. The Nine of Spades is death for
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a marriage broken off, or an offer refused,
and so on down the list. But only one gifted
as medium can get at the story told by the
cards, according to Miss Marryat. Her
divorce, second marriage, business troubles
were all foretold by the layout However
shufied the pack might be, the spades would
get in such position as to tell her future of
bad luck Cards, however, are sealed book
save to mediums
NEUTRALIZHSG DIRE PROPHECIES.
But the sorry creature to whom spades
come can make ga wish" that will get all
things even, if perchance the ace of hearts
or the nine of hearts turns up at the proper
place. But if the nine of spades shows up
the very Old Boy is to pay. Nothing but
can then be predicated. To
most people the easiest way to get rid of the
direful prognostications of the nine of
spades would be to leave it out of the deck,
but the spirit behind that pack of cards, the
inspiration of hat fate, so to speak, would
still be there and move mountains to bring
it to pass If the nine of spades were not
there to tell of defeat and disappointment,
they would get in somehow, as they do in
every human life. The ten of spades, which
means tears, q prison, or af1iction of some
sort, could be utilized instead.
The marvellous thing, in view Of the |
easiness with which the future can be fore
told, as Miss Marryat relates, is how little
the world avails itself of this source of
knowledge. With spirits on hand every
day in the week, or for that matter every
hour in the day, to tell of what is coming
next, it is certainly wonderful they are so
little regarded. If by way of cards the |
secrets Of futurity could be disclosed what
relief it would be to mankind Why should |
the world lack knowledge on any point
when dealing the cards by threes or sevens
to the left will open up the whole story of |
fortune and the future?
BESSIE BRAMBLA