Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-20
BY THOMAS r. HENRY.

would you be surprised II I was to
inform you that the unexpected was
about to come into your life, that you
are on the verge of a critical crisis? /
have a reason for making these remarks
and 1t makes me very anxious as to
your future. I candidly tell you that
1t is most essential and necessary that
you be forewarned."
Many have received such alarming
letters. with impressive foreign stamps
and postmarks, and forwarded 81 to an
address in Amsterdam for information
as to the terrible fate that awaited
them. It was a clever trick to arouse
interest but 1t has been stopped by a
Post Office Department fraud order. 1t
was found that this simply was a
scheme to sell stock horoscopes pre-
pared in advance without any reference
to the individual.
If folks. want to spend money for
astrological predictions. it is no bust
ness Of the Post Office Department.
But it Is determined that II the mails
are used in occult practice the custom
ers shall get their moneys worth.
Advertising like the following doesn't
get by, once the inspectors have their
attention called to it:
Many ladies and gentlemen" wrote
this astrologer, have paid me 500 for
readings. My readings are acknowledged
to be streets above the ordinary adver-
| Using astrologer. In fact. one OF my
readings is worth more than any 10
other astrologers'. have had the honor
of reading the lives OF kings, queens,
princes and princesses. In fact, I am
the only astrologer who has ever handed
a life reading to a king or queen. l
hold testimonies from royalty and the
very highest OF. aristocrats. American
readings I cast very much better than
! for other countries"
Also Sold Lucky Stones.
Besides the horoscopes this person
had for sale 1.-The New Zealand green
stone. very great luck bringer; the
spirit planchette communication, crystal
gazing mirrors imported direct from
Hindoostan and your birthstone OF the
highest watermark" But the prize
article was the lucky horseshoe which
will answer all your questions while you
sit in comfort as easy as drinking cup
OF tea. Is your wife or husband true to
you? When will you meet your affinity?
Will your sweetheart be good looking?
How many children will you have?
Lonely man. will you marry? VIII your
partner be dark or fair?"
The mail-order frauds keep up to date,
as is witnessed by a fraud order re-
Gently issued against a vendor OF an I'M
derground antenna, who advertised:
radio waves at first were believed to
travel only through the air. Then 1t
was found they go through the earth
also, just as they penetrate buildings.
This fact has been known for years.
Yet all this time the set owners have
worried along with the utter inconven-
fence Of overhead antennae. They have
accepted the shriekS, howls and whistles
of overhead antennae. They have taken
the provoking interference Of other
aerials and power lines as an essential
part Of every program. :,
caps to good reception as necessary
evils. Now we offer you an antenna
which radio engineers have finally con-
structed. It is buried where 1t cannot
get out Of order. It cannot rust or cor
rode. It cannot collect SCOT or ice or
snow. The wind doesn't blow 1t down.
1t leaves your roof free from uns1ghtly
posts. It does not attract Lightning to
your home" This wonderful invention
was offered for $7.35.
The Bureau of Standards reported
that the underground antenna did ac-
tually work, but that reception with an
overhead antenna was better IN a ratio
of at least 100 to /. The c,st of the
apparatus was figured at $1.15.
Dead men are good customers: They
never kick about the quality Of goods
and they usually pay on the sp0t: rms
fact long has been recognized by the
operators Of fraudulent mail order de-
vices. A recent scheme nipped by q
fraud order was unusually clever.
This operator clipped death notices
from the newspapers and then sent q
cheap Bible addressed to the deceased
c. o. d. in response to an alleged
"order." Relatives ordinarily would &C
cept this order as bona fide. and pay:
The price of the book was far out OF
proportion to its value.
The theory on which this man worked
was that whereas survivors might re-
fuse to accept any ordinary merchan-
disc addressed to the departed relative,
it would look too cheap to send back
Bible. Also some superstitions or even
religious sentiments might enter INTO
the deal.
Then there was the Psychology
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