Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-13
TWO SHOPS PROSPEROUS.
Their Proprietors Tell Much But
h 1t Fails to Fit An interviewer
In Point OF Fact.
Credulous Are Not SO Numerous as
Formerly but n Few Still Take
Stock In the Occult.

inere Is no literature tnat goes
back of the date when maidens count
ed flower petals to see IL they were
loved. and no cruel loglcan has ever
been able to break up the sentiment
al hope of the girl who catches the
brides roses that she will be the next
TO wed.
But the card faklr, the palmist, the
phrenologiF,t. the second sight man
and the splrituallst have each In turn
been run TO n corner by the over in
duisitive, and their particular brand
OF graft exposed The trouble is they
stray too far from questions of wheth-
er 'he loves me or loves me not and
gives too many answers TO questions,
any one of which answers would fiji
any of the questions asked.
Then too the world grows less sen
tilnental as II grows more logical and
logic just now is In the ascendency
For that reason palm reading in Salt
Lake is not the profitable game it was
decade ago when swamp root" was
supposed to come from swamps, and
Or. Faken's Indian discovery was her
aIded as a natural wonder equal In
interest to the Mammoth Cave with
its blind fishes,
To see how extensive are the fort
uue telling shops in Salt Lake and
how they ply their trades. trip was
made TO each OF them for the News"
by a party this week For the pur-
pose of this paper they may take the
names of Mr.. and Mrs. Novice and
their friend. What each of them en-
countered Is an Interesting story, and
il is given below:
BY THE NOVICE.
III was the first time aud believe
me, the last. / expected incantations
waving of arms ana twistngs of the
body, This anticipation was strength
cned by the appearance of the ex-
terror of the house In itself it is an
upassuming little two story affair,
built years ago but the fence and
whole front of the structure was COW
cred with posters and signs. bearing
mystic symbols. signs and strange
figures. flaring sign above the
'front.' door announced that this two-
story structure was the Institute of
Eternal Youth" History tells us
Ponce de Leon tramped all over
Florida looking for just such place
as this. Wondering what would have
been Ponce de Leon's feelings had he
walked down the east side of Main
street TO the middle of the block be-
low Fourth South street where the
, Institute of Eternal Youth" is To-
Gated, raped at a door bearing a
sign. Come in
l went in and found myself CROP
ing my way down a narrow, dark
hall A door on the right bore an
other sign reading, Come in" This
time i Knocked. An ordinary face
surmounted by a head of ordinary
curly hair appeared in the crack made
by the door opening and very ordi-
nary voice repeated the words of the
IN,
/ stepped into large but ordinary
room. glance shattered my dreams
of big parlor. with oriental draperies
and rugs, The walls were covered
with pictures illustrating passages in
the Bible and the Good Book shared
space with number of scientific
works in the bay-window seat Charts
of the human hand. head and body,
all highly colored. were tackled In
conspicuous places.
Accepting The proffered chair,
announced the purpose OF my visit.
PALM READING.
Palm read? All yes! one dollar
Its warm, isn't IT? Both hands please
All, you have wonderful future'-and
the reading was on. There had been
disappointment in my first glance
around the room, there was another in
the commencement of 1.-The reading.
There was no going into frances, no
wayiffng of the arms. no incantations
no twisting of thebody-just the click of
my dollar as 1t joined an earlier caller
In The palmists pocket and the an
nouncement that | have a wonderful
future
Have explained that the palmist
was IA man? He was, and lust the
Kind OF an appearing man you find
cutting steaks or wrapping up sugar
behind store counter. He wore an
ordinary suit q thought ] would at
least draw a long haired man clad IN
rnhes)-a bath robe would have fur
hlshed an oriental tlngo to the pro-
ceedings. A week old collar--or maybe
Just three days old (Salt Lake is such
. dusty old town, You know, need
OF Darbers attention and soft fat hands
were the noticeable things about the
palmist. He didn't even have a mystic
charm or ring on him.
lie had pulled chair directly IN
front or mine and holding my hands
PAINS upwards started IN as II he had
20 inuch TO tell me he had to hurry TO
set hnlshed by supper-time. lie talked
III a low voice and very rapidly.
ne very first thing ] was told let
me know | was going to get a dollars
temperament refined and a studIous
worth Hou are of a highly nervous
disposition, he began. The DalmIst
mad done nobly so far My hands
IslnDled, giving my nervous tempera-
mont away; | had my nails manicured:
mat Nigh explain how he guessed al
my being refined | have wrinkles In
my forehead. that's the advertisement
Of my studious disposition.
he wigBlod my thumb and told me
am very considerable and thoughtful,
mat | often Interfere WITH my own
comfort TO make others comfortable.
q once traded I. lower berth for an
upper with fat man, but how did
Tho palmlst guess it?l. He told me l
am optimistic, especial In times of dis
tross, l must admit that's me-
Anything with mystery predomln-
allng Appeals 70 you aud YOU would
nave no trouble teaching for or
AGAINST these studies" he said. your
htlltude would be the result of your
Investigations aud you would be We'll
rlllpped 10 make your teachings plain
nhd acceptable" a tried 10 learn
nNpnotism once and after studying
,nIce years ] could not hypnotic any
better than ] could when ! thought
!nApnotlsm WAS n disease Of the hips).
You would make an excellent soclol-
oBlsl Or metaphyslclap." he contin-
Nea, THE brain and It's wonderful
WoIklhss are beyond you, their study
1nu your deductions would bring YOU
MYSTERIOUS INTEREST.
'rhe paimist was almost safe In
@ylnE | was Interested In the mys-