The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-05-10
Fraudulent Foreign Astrologers Get Am
erican Money by Reading Horoscopes
Tell of Health, Wealth and Happiness

Ioseis, are Iounu IN the most miracul.
Ious manner. And, of course. the ad.
dressee is led to believe that he will
come into possession of a magic safe.
guard. Here is one of the stories
which tells how an astrologer first
found the charms: "A friend of yours
so the letter ran, asked me to send
iyou complete and fuller horoscope
lin which by the CONFORMATION of the
planets you will see that some great
force has begun to influence youl
destiny, | have selected you as one
TO receive free one of my magic
charms against misfortune. It should
be wonderful piece of good news to
| you.
! "A friend of mine, an officer serving
| with the Indian troops of the British
army, was able to perform great
service for a native sergeant. or sub
nader as the Hindoo language calls
him, and thereby Won eternal graft
tude for the act. To show his appre-
Hindoo bagi, arranged for my friend
to secure a few of the original lucky
charms, which were hitherto unob-
tainable only through a select few of
the magi.
Il have made arrangements with
he English officer, who is client of
lilne and who is in turn deeply CRATE
tul to me for the astrological delinea-
lions which | have given him. to sup
ply me with his marvellous charms"
Another line of graft INDUCED in
by the foreign operators is course of
instruction in the cultivation of 1.-The
inner powers BE a witch, fas-
cinator, secure a brilliant future
they say. Travel through space,
read lives at a distance, exercise in
finite power Secure my great book
of instruction on the wonders and
mystical lore of all ages, the writings
of ancient seers and magicians; learn
how to change lead into quicksilver
and quicksilver and silver into gold
Those who are acquainted with you
will wonder how you do the marvel
Gus things made possible through my
system; they will flock around you
in amazement at the apparently mag
ical influence you exert over them;
they will feel that contact with you
shows that you possess a mighty, in
tangible power over the lives and des-
TIMES of your fellowmen, and they
will marvel at your success"
Here is a financial inducement: Il
feel kindly disposed to show my APP
probation of hearing from a person
in my own country'-bear in mind
that these letters come from abroad
and naturally enough | feel drawn to
you by ties of kinship which even the
distance which separates us can not
destroy. / have. therefore, decided to
send you my entire system for only
IS, although the usual charge is $50
for the six courses Under no circum-
stances make known the fact that you
have secured my extensive system for
such a low price. The $25 which is
deducted from your enrolment will
in time be made up by others in your
who will observe your re-
markable power, for you will not be
able to hide the success which will
mark your every effort through my
system"
For those who are .lovelorn, these
doctors of astrology' provide many
cures, but the queerest of all is the
"love sachet," which guarantees to
make untrue lovers true, false sweet
hearts paragons Of constancy and I'M
happy wives or husbands veritable
of joy. 1t might be
thought that the days of love powders
are over, but evidently some people in
the world retain medieval credulity
for the purveyors of this powder have
only lately been cut off from thHf
incomes.
Masked Schemes.
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