St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-06

IL is marked throughout the whole hand
from the wrist to the base of second
hnger 1t shows that ones fortune is
5000 and deserves to be so. II the line
Stops at the line of the head it shows
mat the judgment has been at fault.
twisted it denotes i'll luck Forked at
! the base the life is a conflict between
ambition and love. An island in the
line OF fortune indicates domestic mis-
fortunes his
Many hands are lacking in the line
| OF success or brilliancy, which is in
tended to run parallel (though shorter)
with the fortune line from the basa ~
the third finger in nearly a Straight line
toward the wrist. Whenever 1t is pres
eilt we md success in business, art or
atory or any other department of en-
ueaVor suited to the shape and lines Of
the hand The health line crosses the
hand from the end of life line at the
| wrist to the end of heart line al the
cage OF the outer palm. When clearly
traced it is sign of good health eaI.
ETY. and success. Twisted, criss-crossed
OF broken 1t shows uneven health.
On the wrist are found rascettes ~,
ne bracelets. There are usually three
OF them, i e., if one is to live to a gooG
GU age. Clearly traced they denote
So health. A star in the center of
the fascettes indicates unexpected oood
life. ' oeiio'e d laoorlous
another method of fortune telling
popular with our grandmothers hit
ialien into disuse for many years is hv
fairgrounds 40 Ny
"A gentleman in whose family for
! lula e. Tor this way Of peeping into the
dueure mas been handed down for gen.
Dri E.is' sives the following directions
DIlhk your tea, all but a few drons-
JUS! Just enough for carrying the
grounds" Then pause a moment and
| WISH W1Sh'-something that NAV
happen within few DAYS. if vo1,
Please Please, say the wish over to yourself
tnree times, then whirl your teacun
around vigorously, also three times. to
~ =" tiie grounds as much as pos
sloie INTO the upper part Of the cun
After this turn the cup over into the
saucer, and turn it again three times
around to settle the affairs of the f11t-
ure: Pass the cup thus placed. to the
fortune teller, who picks it up and be-
gins reading at the point where one
naturally drinks from the cup.
Ihere are two ways of reading: to
begln at the bottom Of the cup (the
pasD and read to the right around and
around, spiral fashion, until the ton
Qhe present or near future) is reached !:
or there may be three cups turned. the
! first for the past, the second the pres
ent, the third the future.
There Is no complete formula for
reading, but few combinations of
grounds" I will give you and you can
read your own cups. Let us begin at
the bottom Of the cup.
Figures Of men or women are desig-
| mated thus: A long leaf, hard leaf. Oft
en- more clearly defined by the shape of
a hat, cane and boots, indicates a man.
| Women appear in the light-colored
| leaf which spreads to indicate gown,
bonnet, muff, shoes. If these people
are surrounded bym many fine grounds
they are enemies. If the cup is clear
around them they are friends.
A large group Of dots with one figure
standing in 1t alone may be interpreted
| as a lover or sweetheart: with two
side by side esl engagement, and three
as q prospective marriage. A figure