CHAPTER VIII.

NECROMANCY AND FORTUNE TELLING.

Moll Pitcher, the queen of the race.--Her place of abode.--Company that visited her.--Member of a church sent to consult her.--Casting out evil spirits in Syria.--Account of Lady Hester Stanhope.--The astrologer of Hopkinton, Massachusetts.--Chief characteristic of fortune seekers.--Effects produced upon them. 58