The Lamar register., 1893-11-11
SUPERSTITION AT rne Aug.
AstroloGsrs Bsing Consulted By All sSrts
OF People, Incln.in< Doctors.

AstroloEsrs BsinE corsusted By All Sorts
OF People, Incln,!,n< Doctors.
Astrology is the latest Boston fad.
So far it is adopted mostly in a sub
rosa fashion. Thousands Of peopls
60 on the sly to their favorite as-
trologer and direct all their xffairs
according 10 the light OF the sun and
the stars, as shown on their horo-
scope; but SO far nobody owns up to
she fact that ne or she is paving 50 q
month for list of fortunate and un-
fortunate daye. If asked whether
they believed in assrology, nine-
senths OF Its modern followers will
laugh scofiingly and .guess there
isn't much liz it," or at most will
whisper that they do believe in it to
= certain extent. always using their
own judgment as gram of salt with
. heathenish dish. But nobody owns
mp to having paid s15 for chart by
which to guide the bark OF their
human happiness through the stormy
voyage Of life. And yet, according
to the New York Advertiser, thew
all do it.
One OF the best known brokers ON
State street employs an astroloeer
to lay out the lucky and unlucky
days Of every week for him, seeks
his advice before every imporsant IN
vestment, and in fact. guides his
business exactly by the modern wi
Yards say-so He used to fail every
few years and got to the financial
wall completely. When he was first
introduced by friends to the astrolo-
ger he refused to be guided by his
instructions cautioning against cer-
tain investments which seemed to
him sure to win He invested and
lost all Then he went to the astrol-
oyer again and said: thereafter I
will be guided by you. Draw up my
horoscope and make me out chart"
He has been as good as his word. He
speculates only on his lucky days
and buys and sells according to the
stellar influences He mas amassed
. fortune bey ond his most ardent ex-
pectstions and feels that if he sticks
to his astrologer fortune will stick
to him. One Of the most prominent
merchants of Boston has had nearly
the same experience and has stcered
his bark for years past entirely by
the light Of astrology. He began
life poor; now the Back Bay isn't
good enough for him.
A physician. whose name is we'll
known far beyond the limits of New
England. was told OF the prophetic
powers Of certain star gazer some
years ago In fact the latter's prog
nostications had penetrated certain
sick rooms, which he considered his
exclusive prerogatives; and the as
trologer's advice had proved correct
over his own against certain phases.
Then the physician said: Bring on
your astrologer or mouutebank. or
whatever he is Let us see how long
he can stand In the face of science"
And SO the seer was brought into the
presence OF his enemy. In fact, he
was taken before an assembled half
dozen of doctors and put to the test
Without knowing the names even Of
patients. he not only diagnozed their
cases correctly but predicted with GER
tainty as to their recovery or the
date OF decease. In some cases he
agreed with the doctors and in others
he did not, but events proved him
right In all That celebrated physi-
clan now consults the astrologer on
every important or perplexing case
| that comes under his care.