Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-14
THE MYSTERY OF TEA AND COZ
 FEE GROUNDS.

Dear Sisters of the Social Corner; It will not be long before the evenings will be long and the .center table will be the point of assembly for work and for frolic When regular employments become monotonous, irregular exploit ing meets long felt want. Telling fortunes affords considerable amuse- ment for the family or for party.
 The tea and coffee cup fortunes are better than the card work, and the reading of the dregs. in the bottom re- quires a little art. Begin by pouring all the grounds of the tea or coffee into 0 white cup; shake about thor oughly so that the particles cling to the sides and bottom of the cup; then turn the cup upside down into saucer to drain off all the extra moisture and leave the grounds as dry as possible. In few seconds this will be effected. The desired figures will now be form ed by the grounds in the bottom of the cup.
 The person who undertakes to read | the fortune must reverse the cup and carefully inspect it's interior. While doing so there must be absolute still ness in the room. No word must be spoken. He must concentrate his att tention on the grounds and on the per- son whose fortune is being read. Noth- | ing else must be allowed to enter the mind. Keep the mind open and blanS ready to receive inspirations and inn pressions.g It must not be imagined that as soon as the cup is reversed fig ures will be seen immediately, for they must be discerned with skill and pa l tience. The signs in the cup are what others cannot see.
 When the grounds are inspected in this manner you will begin to per-
 ceive outlines of figures and symbolic formations, which must be interpreted l as best you can, into the past, present or future life of the sitter This is
 where the skill and experience chiefly Lcome into play.
 For example: If you see two diver
 gent lines or, separations in the
 grounds, this is held to indicate two
 roads which separate and are symbolic of two possible future courses of life;
 two careers which are opening up
 before the subject If one of these Is
 clear and straight, it denotes success
 on that road if one Is winding and partly obstructed with grounds, thia
 means that grave difficulties are to be
 experienced in that direction. If bot,
 are cellar, both courses look favorable
 if both are muddy, the reverse is indi-
 cated.
 If small circle is formed in the
 grounds, this is taken to signify a ring l-usually a wedding. If a letter is
 found in the grounds near the ring
 this is the initial of the person whom
 the sitter is to marry. If the ring is
 clear and well defined, a happy mar
 ried life Is looked for: If clouded. the
 reverse. If 1t occurs in the very cen.
 ter of the bottom of the cup, a separa- ton later on in life is indicated. If the grounds take the form of {
 four leaved clover, this Is favorable . sign. If it is clouded over, however
 the prosperity Is marred by some ac. ctdent or interference from without A serpent in the grounds is a sign O
 impending calamity-a sign of a secre | enemy. A coffin denotes 8 death; bu l if very clear long and happy life a dog Is perceived. fidelity is indicated
 but if much clouded there is env. ? about you. The outline of a lily de l notes happy marriage: but if cloud t ed, many troubles and difficulties. l cross denotes sorrow, but if clea | these will soon be removed. Clouds, i
 clear, are good fortune; if dark. the a denote trouble. The sun denotes luc {. and happiness The moon indicate e honors but, if clouded, accompanie e by sadness. A star happiness and
 long life Mountains indicate friends ' but. If very black, enemies. One ire k denotes good health; a forest, broke -~ health and Illness. 4 rrcale of