The herald., 1898-03-20
RAPIiAEL'S PROPHECIES
PROPHET WHO YEARLY TELLS
YoUoF FAMILY CONCERNS
Some Startling Predictions Of a Per.
sonal Character Made by This
Englishman

Raphael is an English prophet Every
year he gets out "Prophetic Messenger
and Weather Guide" which occupies the
same place in England as our popular al
manacS DO here.
But, in addition to weather prophecies
and advice to farmers to kill pigs during
the first quarter and full of the moon,
Raphael gives startling predictions Of a
personal character. lie tells you just
what to do and what not to do every day
in the year, and he also prophesies the
fate of any child born on any day.
The morning of January l appears to be
an extremely lucky period Of the year, for
you are told to court, marry, ask favors,
and push thy business before noon."
Whether the young lady would say no If
you popped in the afternoon does not APP
pear. But that deduction may be made
from the premises.
1t seems that womens society will be
dangerous on Sunday, February q, for you
are told to be very careful on that day and
to "avoid female company" Sunday
March 27, is what may be called mixed
day. ",The a. m. is favorable, the p. m.
and evening very obnoxious says Ra-
phael
But the most startling information is
that which relates to the fate of any child
born during the year. Though we are
warned that the information must not be
taken as correct in every case, as the hour
Of birth will sometimes make a great diff
ference either for better or worse, and in
accordance with the nature of the hour,
whether it be a fortunate on unfortunate
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Information given is such as will occur in
about nine cases out of ten, but he cheer
fully adds that he cannot tell whether a
child will live or die, as that depends en-
tirely upon the hour of its birth.
The best hour, in a general way, for a
child to be born is said to be from II a. m
until noon, 'for at that time the sun,
Mercury and Venus must be well elevated
or near the meridian" Children born in
the morning are generally more fortunate
than those born in the evening. Sunrise is
also a favorable hour for male children to
be born The worst time is from sunset
to midnight.
The prophet however, hedges on these
general prognostications and states that
they are liable to exceptions, as the
"planetary conditions are sometimes such
that an afternoon or evening child will
have a much better career than q morning
child''
A girl born on February 27 will get "a
very bad and cruel husband" and, in fact,
any child born on that day will have a
every unfortunate career, and generally
be in tears and trouble"
If a child born on March be a female,
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more than once" Whether or not the sue
cessive husbands will all be bad, deponent
sayeth not.
Our temperance friends would probably
object to the prophecy solemnly promul-
gated under date of March %: "a child
born on this day should avoid water"
girl baby born on March 81 will marry
an elderly man and be unhappy with him."
A girl born on May 21 appears to be cut
out for a heroine in melodrama, for Ra-
phael says she will be 'in danger of dis
grace, vet marry well and happily"
A child born on the Fourth of July will
be "active, but very untruthful and not
very fortunate in it's undertakings" Nor
is Thanksgiving a good day for girls to be
born on, for, according to Raphael. they
will Experience a great deal of trouble in
love and wedlock.'' Even Christmas is
not lucky day. for a child born on this
day will be 'lazy, indolent, fond of travel
and company, and generally poor
The stars portend that in May Queen
Victoria's health will not be good. and
that Spain, Paris, London and the United
States will be very unfortunate In July
the close opposition of Mars and Uranus
denotes many terrible accidents and great
loss of life. and, among other countries,
the United States will be troubled with a
host of untoward occurrences.
Sad to relate the transit of Mars
through Cancer" will produce many fires
and accidents in New York and Holland,
and our police had better peel their optics.
as "crirne will much increase and murder
and robbery will be sadly frequent"-New
York Herald.
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