Part 10

Though moles are, in their substance, nothing else than excrescences, or ebullitions which proceed from the state of the blood whilst the fœtus is confined in the womb, yet they are not given in vain, as they are generally characteristic of the disposition and temper of those that bear them; and it is also proved by daily experience that from the shape, situation and other circumstances, they bear a strong analogy to the events which are to happen to a person in future life. Herein are given the common prognostications by moles found in all the various parts of the body, according to the doctrine of the ancients. The larger the mole, the greater the prosperity or adversity of the person; the smaller the mole, the less will be his good or evil fate. If the mole is round, it indicates good; if angular, it gives a mixture of good and evil; if oblong, a moderate share of fortunate events; the deeper the color, the more favor or disgrace; the lighter, the less of either. If it is very hairy, much misfortune may be expected; but if few long hairs grow upon it, it denotes that your undertakings will be prosperous.

A mole that stands on the right side of the forehead, or right temple, signifies that the person will arrive at sudden wealth and honor, according to their birth and situation in life; which must always be attended to with due consideration.

A mole on the right eyebrow announces speedy marriage; and that the person to whom you will be married will possess many amiable qualities and a good fortune.

A mole on the left of either of these three places announces unexpected disappointment in your most sanguine wishes.

A mole on the outside corner of either eye denotes the person to be of a sober, steady and sedate disposition; but will be liable to a violent death.

A mole on either cheek signifies that the person shall never rise above mediocrity in point of fortune; though at the same time he will never fall into real poverty.

A mole on the nose shows that the person will have good success in most of his or her undertakings.

A mole on the lip, either upper or lower, proves the person to be fond of delicate things and much given to the pleasures of love, in which he or she will most commonly be successful.

A mole on the chin foreshows the person will be attended with prosperity and be highly esteemed.

A mole on the side of the neck shows that the person will narrowly escape suffocation; but will afterward rise to great consideration by an unexpected legacy or inheritance.

A mole on the throat denotes that the person shall become rich by marriage.

A mole on the right breast declares the person to be exposed to a sudden reverse from comfort to distress, by unavoidable accidents. Most of his children will be girls.

A mole on the left breast signifies success in undertakings and an amorous disposition.

A mole on the bosom portends mediocrity of health and fortune.

A mole under the left breast, over the heart, foreshadows that the man will be of a warm disposition, unsettled in mind, fond of rambling and light in his conduct. In a lady, it shows sincerity in love, quick conception and easy travail in childbirth.

A mole on the right side, over any part of the ribs, denotes the person to be pusillanimous, and slow in understanding anything that may be attended with difficulty.

A mole on the belly, denotes the person to be addicted to sloth and gluttony, selfish in almost all articles and seldom inclined to be nice or careful in point of dress.

A mole on either hip shows that the person will have many children and such of them as survive will be healthful, lusty and patient in all hardships.

A mole on the right thigh shows that the person will become rich and also fortunate in marriage.

A mole on the left thigh denotes that the person suffers much by poverty and want of friends, as also by the enmity and injustice of others.

A mole on the right knee signifies that the person will be fortunate in the choice of a partner for life and meet with few disappointments in the world.

A mole on the left knee portends that the person will be rash, inconsiderate and hasty, but modest when in cold blood, honest and inclined to good behavior.

A mole on either leg shows that the person is indolent, thoughtless and indifferent as to whatever may happen.

A mole on either ankle denotes a man to be inclined to effeminacy and elegance of dress--a lady, to be courageous, active and industrious, with some spice of the termagant.

A mole on either foot forebodes sudden illness or unexpected misfortune.

A mole on the right shoulder signifies prudence, discretion, secrecy and wisdom.

A mole on the left shoulder declares a testy, contentious and ungovernable spirit.

A mole on the right arm denotes vigor and undaunted courage. On the left arm, resolution and victory in battle.

A mole near either elbow declares restlessness, a roving and unsteady temper, also a discontentedness with those whom they are obliged constantly to live with.

A mole between the elbow and the wrist promises the person prosperity, but not until he has undergone and suffered many hardships.

A mole on the wrist, or between it and the ends of the fingers, denotes industry, parsimony, fidelity and conjugal affection.

A mole against the heart denotes wickedness. If a woman have a mole on her right knee, she will be honest and virtuous; if on the left, she will have many children.

If a woman have a mole on her lower jaw, it signifies she will pass her life in sorrow and pain of body.

A mole in the midst of the forehead, near the hair, denotes a discourteous, cruel mind and of unpleasant discourse; if it is of a honey color, the person will be beloved; if red, sullen and furious; if black, inexpert and wavering; if raised more like a wart, very fortunate. But if a woman, it shows her to be a slut; and if in her forehead black, treacherous, consents to evil and murder.

A mole on the left side of the forehead, near the hair, predicts misery and abundance of tribulations to a man, by means of his own misconduct; if honey-colored or red, his sorrows are lessened; but if black, unfortunate in every undertaking.

A mole on the left side of the forehead, about the midway, threatens a man with persecutions from his superiors; if of honey color, he prodigally wastes his estate; if red, he will become poor; if black, let him beware of the wrath or malice of great men; if a woman, it threatens sorrow by the perfidy of some men; if black, she will partake of the extremity of misery.

A mole on the left side of the forehead, a little above the temple, if it appear red, denotes a man has excellent wit and understanding; if black, he is in danger of being branded for his falsehoods; if he has a wart, his fate is mitigated. To a woman it signifies justification of innocence, though not deserved; if black, malignity, and it represents every evil.

A mole appearing on the right temple, above the eye, near the head, denotes a long life and good fortune; if pale, or red, he is studious; to a woman, it signifies good and happy fortune in marriage, as she will be of careful conduct.

A mole on the right temple, inclining towards the neck, promiseth ingenuity and riches, as also long life; if honey or red colored, good fortune; if black, trouble; but if as a wart, he shall obtain all good things.

A mole on the left side, towards the upper part of the eye, signifies sickness; if black, a short life; if as a wart, it denotes a good end. To a woman, moderate health, loss of favor of friends, perverse children and enemies; if black, many miseries.

A mole on the ear signifies riches and respect.

If either in a man or woman’s hand a mole appears, it denotes great prosperity and enjoyment of children.

A mole on the left side of the stomach shows a luxurious person.

A mole on the left side of the belly denotes afflictions.

A mole under the hollow of the right eye signifies the party to be furious.

CHARTOLOGY, OR DIVINATION BY CARDS.

Take a pack of cards, shuffle and cut them three different times, lay them on a table, nine in a row; if a man, he may choose one of the kings to represent himself; if a woman, she must select one of the queens; then the queen of the chosen king or the king of the chosen queen, will stand for a husband or wife, mistress or lover, of the party whose fortune is to be told; and the knave of the suit for the most intimate person of their family. Remember that everything is within your circle as far as you can count nine, any way from the card that represents the person, his wife, or her husband, and their intimate friend; also, that the ninth card, every way, is of the greatest consequence.

CLUBS.

_Ace of Clubs_ promises great wealth, much prosperity in life and tranquillity of mind.

_King of Clubs_ announces a man who is humane, upright, affectionate and faithful in all his undertakings; he will be happy himself and make his connections so if he can.

_Queen of Clubs_ shows a tender, mild and rather amorous disposition, one who will probably yield herself to a kind lover before the matrimonial knot is tied; but they will be happy, love each other and be married.

_Knave of Clubs_ shows an open, sincere friend, who will exert himself warmly in your interest and welfare.

_Ten of Clubs_ denotes that riches will come speedily from an unexpected quarter; it also threatens the loss of some dear friend.

_Nine of Clubs_ shows that you will displease some of your friends by a too steady adherence to your own opinion.

_Eight of Clubs_ shows the person to be covetous and extremely fond of money; that he will obtain it, but that it will rather prove a torment than a comfort to him, as he will not make a proper use of it.

_Seven of Clubs_ promises the most brilliant fortune and the most exquisite bliss that this world can afford; but beware of the opposite sex, as from these alone can you experience misfortune.

_Six of Clubs_ shows you will enter into a very lucrative partnership and that your children will behave well.

_Five of Clubs_ declares that you will be shortly married to a person who will improve your circumstances.

_Four of Clubs_ shows inconstancy for the sake of money and change of object.

_Trey of Clubs_ shows that you will be three times married and each time to a wealthy person.

_Deuce of Clubs_ shows that there will be some unfortunate opposition to your favorite inclination which will disturb you.

DIAMONDS.

_Ace of Diamonds_ signifies a letter.

_King of Diamonds_ shows a man of fiery temper, continued anger, seeking revenge and obstinate in his resolutions.

_Queen of Diamonds_ signifies that the woman will be fond of company, be a coquette and not over virtuous.

_Knave of Diamonds_, however nearly related, will look more after his own interest than yours; he will be tenacious of his own opinion and will fly off if contradicted.

_Ten of Diamonds_ promises a country husband or wife, with great wealth and many children; the card next to it tells the number of children; it also signifies a purse of gold.

_Nine of Diamonds_ declares that the person will be of a roving disposition, never contented with his lot, and forever meeting with vexations and disappointments.

_Eight of Diamonds_ shows that the person, in youth, will be an enemy to marriage and thus run the risk of dying unmarried; but that if he does marry, it will be late in life and then it will be with a person whose disposition is so ill assorted to his own that it will be the cause of misfortune.

_Seven of Diamonds_ shows you will be tormented by the infidelity of your conjugal partner and waste of goods.

_Six of Diamonds_ shows an early marriage and premature widowhood, but a second marriage will probably be worse.

_Five of Diamonds_ shows that you will have good children, who will keep you from grief.

_Four of Diamonds_ shows the incontinence of the person you will be married to, and great vexation to yourself through the whole course of your life.

_Trey of Diamonds_ shows that you will be engaged in quarrels, lawsuits and domestic disagreements; your partner for life will be a vixen and of abusive temper, fail in the performance of the nuptial duties and make you unhappy.

_Deuce of Diamonds_ shows that your heart will be engaged in love at an early period; that your parents will not approve of your choice, and that if you marry without their consent they will hardly forgive you.

HEARTS.

_Ace of Hearts_ signifies feasting and pleasure; if the ace is attended by spades it foretells quarrelling; if by hearts, it shows affection and friendship; if by diamonds, you will hear of some absent friend; if by clubs, merry-making.

_King of Hearts_ shows a man of good natured dissipation, but hot and hasty, rash in his undertakings, and very amorous.

_Queen of Hearts_ denotes a woman of fair complexion, faithful and affectionate.

_Knave of Hearts_ is a person of no particular sex, but always the dearest friend or nearest relation of the consulting party. You must pay great attention to the cards that stand next to the knave, as from them alone you can judge whether the person it represents will favor your inclinations or not.

_Ten of Hearts_ shows good nature and many children; it is a corrective of bad tidings of the cards that stand next to it; its neighboring cards are of good report and it ascertains and confirms their value.

_Nine of Hearts_ promises wealth, grandeur and high esteem; if cards that are unfavorable stand near it, you must look for disappointments, and a reverse if favorable cards follow; these last at a small distance, except to retrieve your losses whether of peace or of goods.

_Eight of Hearts_ is a sign of drinking and feasting.

_Seven of Hearts_ shows the person to be fickle and of an unfaithful disposition; addicted to vice, incontinent, and subject to the mean art of recrimination to excuse themselves although without foundation.

_Six of Hearts_ shows a generous, open and credulous disposition; easily imposed upon, ever the dupe of flatterers, but the good natured friend of the distressed. If this card comes before your king or queen, you will be the dupe; if after, you will have the better.

_Five of Hearts_ shows a wavering and unsteady disposition, never true to one object, but free from every violent attachment.

_Four of Hearts_ shows the person will not be married until very late in life, which will proceed from too great a delicacy in making a choice.

_Trey of Hearts_ shows that your own imprudence will greatly contribute to your experiencing much ill-will from others.

_Deuce of Hearts_ shows that extraordinary success and good fortune will attend the person; though, if unfavorable cards attend, this will be a long time delayed.

SPADES.

_Ace of Spades_ totally relates to affairs of love, without specifying whether lawful or unlawful; it also denotes death when the card is upside down.

_King of Spades_ shows a man ambitious and successful at court, or with some great man, who will have it in his power to advance him; but let him beware of a reverse.

_Queen of Spades_ shows that a person will be corrupted by the rich of both sexes; and, if she is handsome, great attempts will be made on her virtue.

_Knave of Spades_ shows a person who, although they have your welfare at heart, will be too indolent to pursue it with zeal, unless you frequently raise their attention.

_Ten of Spades_ is a card of bad import; it will in a great measure counteract the good effects of the cards near you.

_Nine of Spades_ is the worst card in the pack; it portends dangerous sickness, a total loss of fortune, cruel calamities and endless dissension in your family.

_Eight of Spades_ shows you will experience strong opposition from your friends, or those you imagine to be such. If this card comes close to you, leave your plan and adopt another.

_Seven of Spades_ shows the loss of a most valuable friend, whose death will plunge you in very great distress.

_Six of Spades_ announces a mediocrity of fortune, and very great uncertainty in your undertakings.

_Five of Spades_ will give very little interpretation of your success; it promises good luck in the choice of your companion for life, that you will meet with one fond of you, and immoderately attached to the joys of Hymen; it shows your temper rather sullen.

_Four of Spades_ shows much sickness, and that your friends will injure your fortune.

_Trey of Spades_ shows that you will be fortunate in marriage, but that your partner will be inconstant, and that you will be made very unhappy thereby.

_Deuce of Spades_ always signifies a coffin, but who it is for must depend entirely on the other cards near it.

PROGNOSTICATIONS BY DICE.

This is a certain and innocent way of finding out common occurrences about to take place. Take three dice, shake them well in the box with your left hand, and then cast them out on a board or table, on which you have previously drawn a circle with chalk.

_Three._--A pleasing surprise.

_Four._--A disagreeable one.

_Five._--A stranger who will prove a friend.

_Six._--Loss of property.

_Seven._--Undeserved scandal.

_Eight._--Merited reproach.

_Nine._--A wedding.

_Ten._--A christening.

_Eleven._--A death that concerns you.

_Twelve._--A letter speedily.

_Thirteen._--Tears and sighs.

_Fourteen._--Beware that you are not drawn into some trouble or plot by a secret enemy.

_Fifteen._--Immediate prosperity and happiness.

_Sixteen._--A pleasant journey.

_Seventeen._--You will either be on the water or have dealings with those belonging to it, to your advantage.

_Eighteen._--A great profit, rise in life, or some most desirable good will happen almost immediately; for the answers to the dice are always fulfilled within nine days. To show the same number twice at one trial, portends news from abroad, be the number what it may. If the dice roll over the circle, the number thrown goes for nothing, but the occurrence shows sharp words; and if they fall to the floor, it is blows. In throwing out the dice, if one remains on top of the other, it is a present of which I would have them take care.

AUGURIES BY DOMINOES.

Lay them with their faces on the table and shuffle them; then draw one, and see the number.

_Double-six._--Receiving a handsome sum of money.

_Six-five._--Going to a public amusement.

_Six-four._--Lawsuits.

_Six-three._--Ride in a coach.

_Six-two._--Present of clothing.

_Six-one._--You will perform a friendly action.

_Six-blank._--Guard against scandal, or you will suffer by your inattention.

_Double-five._--A new abode to your advantage.

_Five-four._--A fortunate speculation.

_Five-three._--A visit from a superior.

_Five-two._--A water party.

_Five-one._--A love intrigue.

_Five-blank._--A funeral, but not of a relation.

_Double-four._--Drinking liquor at a distance.

_Four-three._--A false alarm at your house.

_Four-two._--Beware of thieves or swindlers. Ladies take note, this means more than it says.

_Four-one._--Trouble from creditors.

_Four-blank._--Letter from an angry friend.

_Double-three._--Sudden wedding, at which you will be vexed, and by which you will lose a friend.

_Three-two._--Buy no lottery tickets, nor enter into any game of chance, or you will lose.

_Three-one._--A great discovery at hand.

_Three-blank._--An illegitimate child.

_Double-two._--Vexations from a jealous partner.

_Two-one._--You will mortgage or pledge some property soon.

_Double-one._--You will find something to your advantage.

_Double-blank._--The worst presage in all the set; you will meet trouble from a quarter for which you are quite unprepared.

TALISMEN, CHARMS, SPELLS AND INCANTATIONS.

TALISMAN FOR WAR AND BATTLE.

This Talisman, which is to be made of highly tempered steel, bears on it the powerful words, and also the awful sign, which were conveyed to the Emperor Constantine from heaven, in daylight, and in the presence of his whole army, and whereby he was victorious in battle. It is to be tied around the sword arm.

An ancient manuscript says of it, “He that beareth this sign about him, shall be helpen in every need and necessity.”

A TALISMAN FOR DESTROYING INSECTS AND REPTILES.

This Talisman is to be made of iron, when the sun and moon enter the sign Scorpio. It has been proved to be powerful in effect; so much so, that no kind of venomous reptile or troublesome insect can come within some yards of the house or place in which it is. The manuscript from which the account of this talisman is taken cost a very large sum, and a medical gentleman, to whom it belonged, affirms that he has himself proved its efficacy; for being at one time much annoyed by beetles, he made a talisman, according to instructions here given, and screwed it to the floor, when these troublesome insects immediately disappeared; but afterwards, when the servant removed it, through ignorance, they returned in great numbers; when he again nailed it to the floor, and they again disappeared.

TALISMAN FOR LOVE.

This Talisman is said to be wonderfully efficacious in procuring success in amours and love adventures. It must be made when Venus, the planet of love, is the evening star. It should be made of pure silver and worn directly over the heart, on the left breast.

TALISMAN AGAINST ENEMIES.

This Talisman is to be cast of the purest grain tin, and during the increase of the moon. The characters are to be engraved on it also during the increase of the moon. It may be suspended about the neck, or worn on any part of the body, so that it be kept from the sight of all but the wearer. Its effects are to give victory over enemies, protection against their machinations, and to inspire the wearers thereof with most remarkable confidence.

TALISMAN FOR HEALING DISEASE.

A B R A C A D A B R A A B R A C A D A B R A B R A C A D A B A B R A C A D A A B R A C A D A B R A C A A B R A C A B R A A B R A B A

The letters which compose this charm must be inscribed in a pyramidical form, as above, on the purest white beeswax, of the ordinary thickness, and of a size sufficiently large to admit of the letters being distinctly written by the individual who is sick; or, if he is too sick, by his dearest friend next at hand. Use for writing them a pen made of the quill of a raven, and ink compounded of the smoke of a concentrated taper and rain water. Let the party who is afflicted with the disease wear the charm hung around his neck, enclosed in a bag of virgin parchment, during the time that the moon performs one circuit through the twelve signs of the zodiac, and let it be commenced on the day of the full moon. The wearer must have full faith in Divine Omnipotence, and repeat the letters of the talisman in some one of the different directions in which they may be read, daily.

If it be required to perform a cure upon one at a distance, or without the afflicted party’s knowledge thereof, write the talisman as above and then you may perform the cure by scraping out one line of the talisman every day with a new knife kept for the express purpose. At the scraping out of each line, say, “So as I destroy the letters of this talisman, _Abracadabra_, so, by virtue of this sacred name, may all grief and dolor depart from [here mention the name of the sick person]. So I destroy this disease. Amen.”

Many have healed divers diseases in this way; the disease wearing, little by little, away.

_Charms to be used on particular Eves of Feasts and Festivals, to procure Dreams, Tokens, and other Insights into Futurity._

FEAST OF ST. ANNE’S.

This is a hard trial, but what is not possible to any young lady who wishes to know her lot in marriage?--that most important change in human life.