Part 21

12. Will she have a son or daughter?

13. Will the patient recover?

14. Will the prisoner be released?

15. Shall I be lucky or unlucky?

16. What does my dream signify?

HOW TO WORK THE ORACULUM.

Make marks in four lines, one under another, in the following manner, making more or less in each line, according to your fancy:

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Then reckon the number of marks in each line, and, if it be odd, mark down one dot; if even, two dots. If there be more than nine marks, reckon the surplus ones over that number only, viz.:

The number of marks in the first line of the foregoing are odd; therefore make one mark, thus *

In the second, even, so make two, thus * *

In the third, odd again, make one mark only *

In the fourth, even again, two marks * *

TO OBTAIN THE ANSWER.

You must refer to THE ORACULUM, at the top of which you will find a row of dots similar to those you have produced, and a column of figures corresponding with those prefixed to the questions; guide your eye down the column at the top of which you find the dots resembling your own, till you come to the letter on a line with the number of the question you are trying, then refer to the page having that letter at the top, and, on a line with the dots which are similar to your own, you will find your answer.

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The following are unlucky days, on which none of the questions should be worked, or any enterprise undertaken: Jan. 1, 2, 4, 6, 10, 20, 22; Feb. 6, 17, 28; March 24, 26; April 10, 27, 28; May 7, 8; June 27; July 17, 21; Aug. 20, 22; Sept. 5, 30; Oct 6; Nov. 3, 29; Dec. 6, 10, 15.

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⁂ It is not right to try a question twice in one day.

ORACULUM.

=================================================================== * ** * ** ** ** ** * * ** * ** ** * Numb. QUESTIONS. * ** * * ** * * * * * ** * ** * ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Shall I obtain my wish? A B C D E F G 2 Shall I have success in my undertakings? B C D E F G H 3 Shall I gain or lose in my cause? C D E F G H I 4 Shall I have to live in foreign parts? D E F G H I K 5 Will the stranger return from abroad? E F G H I K L 6 Shall I recover my property stolen? F G H I K L M 7 Will my friend be true in his dealings? G H I K L M N 8 Shall I have to travel? H I K L M N O 9 Does the person love and regard me? I K L M N O P 10 Will the marriage be prosperous? K L M N O P Q 11 What sort of wife or husb. shall I have? L M N O P Q A 12 Will she have a son or a daughter? M N O P Q A B 13 Will the patient recover from his illness? N O P Q A B C 14 Will the prisoner be released? O P Q A B C D 15 Shall I be lucky or unlucky this day? P Q A B C D E 16 What does my dream signify? Q A B C D E F ------------------------------------------------------------------- ================================= ** * * ** * * * * ** Numb. ** * * * ** ** * ** ** * ** * ** ** ** ** * ** * ** ** ** ** * * ** ** --------------------------------- H I K L M N O P Q 1 I K L M N O P Q A 2 K L M N O P Q A B 3 L M N O P Q A B C 4 M N O P Q A B C D 5 N O P Q A B C D E 6 O P Q A B C D E F 7 P Q A B C D E F G 8 Q A B C D E F G H 9 A B C D E F G H I 10 B C D E F G H I K 11 C D E F G H I K L 12 D E F G H I K L M 13 E F G H I K L M N 14 F G H I K L M N O 15 G H I K L M N O P 16 ---------------------------------

=================================================================== A ------------------------------------------------------------------- * What you wish for, you will shortly OBTAIN. * * * ------------------------------------------------------------------- ** Signifies trouble and sorrow. * ** * ------------------------------------------------------------------- * Be very cautious what you do THIS day, lest trouble ** befall you. * * ------------------------------------------------------------------- ** The prisoner DIES, and is regretted by his friends. * * ** ------------------------------------------------------------------- ** Life will be spared THIS time, to prepare for death. ** ** * ------------------------------------------------------------------- ** A very handsome daughter, but a PAINFUL one. ** * ** ------------------------------------------------------------------- ** You will have a virtuous woman or man, for your wife or husband. * * * ------------------------------------------------------------------- ** If you marry this person, you will have enemies where you little ** expect. * * ------------------------------------------------------------------- * You had better decline THIS love, for it is neither * constant nor true. ** ** ------------------------------------------------------------------- * DECLINE your travels, for they will not be to your * advantage. * ** ------------------------------------------------------------------- ** There is a true and sincere friendship between you BOTH. * ** ** ------------------------------------------------------------------- * You will NOT recover the stolen property. ** ** ** ------------------------------------------------------------------- * The stranger WILL, with joy, soon return. ** ** * ------------------------------------------------------------------- * You will NOT remove from where you are at present. * ** * ------------------------------------------------------------------- * Providence WILL support you in a good cause. ** * ** ------------------------------------------------------------------- ** You are NOT lucky. ** ** ** ===================================================================

=================================================================== B ------------------------------------------------------------------- * The luck that is ordained for you will be coveted by others. * * * ------------------------------------------------------------------- ** Whatever your desires are, for the present decline them. * ** * ------------------------------------------------------------------- * Signifies a favor or kindness from some person. ** * * ------------------------------------------------------------------- ** There ARE enemies who would defraud and render you unhappy. * * ** ------------------------------------------------------------------- ** With great difficulty he will obtain pardon or release again. ** ** * ------------------------------------------------------------------- ** The patient should be prepared to LEAVE this world. ** * ** ------------------------------------------------------------------- ** She will have a SON, who will be learned and wise. * * * ------------------------------------------------------------------- ** A RICH partner is ordained for you. ** * * ------------------------------------------------------------------- * By THIS marriage you will have great luck and prosperity. * ** ** ------------------------------------------------------------------- * THIS love comes from an upright and sincere heart. * * ** ------------------------------------------------------------------- ** A higher Power WILL surely travel with you, and bless you. * ** ** ------------------------------------------------------------------- * Beware of friends who are false and deceitful. ** ** ** ------------------------------------------------------------------- * You WILL recover your property--unexpectedly. ** ** * ------------------------------------------------------------------- * Love prevents his return home at present. * ** * ------------------------------------------------------------------- * Your stay is NOT here; be therefore prepared for a change. ** * ** ------------------------------------------------------------------- ** You will have NO GAIN; therefore be wise and careful. ** ** ** ===================================================================

=================================================================== C ------------------------------------------------------------------- * With the blessing of God, you WILL have great gain. * * * ------------------------------------------------------------------- ** Very unlucky indeed--pray for assistance. * ** * ------------------------------------------------------------------- * If your desires are NOT extravagant, they will be granted. ** * * ------------------------------------------------------------------- ** Signifies peace and plenty between friends. * * ** ------------------------------------------------------------------- ** Be well prepared THIS day, or you may meet with trouble. ** ** * ------------------------------------------------------------------- ** The prisoner WILL find it difficult to obtain his pardon ** or release. * ** ------------------------------------------------------------------- ** The patient WILL YET enjoy health and prosperity. * * * ------------------------------------------------------------------- ** She WILL have a daughter, and will require attention. ** * * ------------------------------------------------------------------- * The person has NOT a great fortune, but is in middling * circumstances. ** ** ------------------------------------------------------------------- * Decline THIS marriage, or else you may be sorry. * * ** ------------------------------------------------------------------- ** Decline a courtship which MAY be your destruction. * ** ** ------------------------------------------------------------------- * Your travels are IN VAIN; you had better stay at home. ** ** ** ------------------------------------------------------------------- * You MAY depend on a true and sincere friendship. ** ** * ------------------------------------------------------------------- * You must NOT expect to regain that which you have lost. * ** * ------------------------------------------------------------------- * SICKNESS prevents the traveler from seeing you. ** * ** ------------------------------------------------------------------- ** It WILL be your fate to stay where you now are. ** ** ** ===================================================================

=================================================================== D ------------------------------------------------------------------- * You WILL obtain a great fortune in another country. * * * ------------------------------------------------------------------- ** By venturing freely, you WILL certainly gain doubly. * ** * ------------------------------------------------------------------- * A higher Power WILL change your misfortune into success ** and happiness. * * ------------------------------------------------------------------- ** Alter your intentions, or else you MAY meet poverty and * distress. * ** ------------------------------------------------------------------- ** Signifies you have many impediments in accomplishing your ** pursuits. ** * ------------------------------------------------------------------- ** Whatever may possess your inclinations this day, abandon them. ** * ** ------------------------------------------------------------------- ** The prisoner WILL get free again this time. * * * ------------------------------------------------------------------- ** The patient’s illness WILL be lingering and doubtful. ** * * ------------------------------------------------------------------- * She will have a dutiful and handsome son. * ** ** ------------------------------------------------------------------- * The person will be LOW in circumstances, but honest-hearted. * * ** ------------------------------------------------------------------- ** A marriage which WILL ADD to your welfare and prosperity. * ** ** ------------------------------------------------------------------- * You love a person who does not speak well of you. ** ** ** ------------------------------------------------------------------- * Your travels WILL be prosperous, if guided by prudence. ** ** * ------------------------------------------------------------------- * He means NOT what he says, for his heart is false. * ** * ------------------------------------------------------------------- * With some trouble and expense, you may regain your property. ** * ** ------------------------------------------------------------------- ** You must NOT expect to see the stranger again. ** ** ** ===================================================================