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 SECRETS OF ASTROLOGY REVEALED. 
 
 HOW TO FORETELL FUTURE EVENTS 
 
 Complete Instructions In The Science Of Astrology. 
 
 The Good And Evil Influence Of The Planets. 
 
 Signification Of Dreams, Moles, Signs And Omens. 
 
 Mental, Physical And Business Qualifications. 
 
 Sexual And Conjugal Adaptations 
 
 From Date Of Birth 
 
 FULLY IT-iLXJSTrt^THIID. 
 
 It Also Contains 
 
 Fortunate And Unfortunate Days. 
 
 How To Avoid Sickness, Accidents And Poverty. 
 
 And Many Charts, Maps And Calendars. 
 
 By Prof. J. MAC DONALD, 
 Scientific Astrologer And Vocapher. 
 
 BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK. 
 
 Copyrighted 1898 by J. MacDonald. 
 
PREFACE. 
 
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 Knowledge is Power, and enables men to be masters. Ignorance com- 
 pels men to be slaves. 
 
 This book is intended for intelligent, thinking people, to give them new 
 ideas on the problems of life and the occult forces of nature. As a man 
 thinks so he becomes. 
 
 The following pages do not contain all the information and knowledge 
 of the world, but are intended to incite the aspirations and indicate the way 
 in which the mental activity of the reader can find Harmony. Health, Happi- 
 ness and Prosperity. 
 
 Success is the great desideratum in life. There is no such thing as luck. 
 Why is it then that one person succeeds and another fails ? It is the differ- 
 ent use they make of their opportunities. Life is a continuous opportunity. 
 Each day brings something, on the choice of which depends whether they 
 realize success or failure, happiness or misery. 
 
 A horoscope of a person's life shows them how to recognize their oppor- 
 tunities. It gives them self-knowledge and the ability to know and make use 
 of what will benefit them. 
 
 Read this book and make it the turning point in your life. If you are 
 unhappy, dissatisfied and unsuccessful in life, make a turning point now. 
 You may be right in the midst of the most important period of your life, on 
 which your whole future may depend. Do not let this opportunity pass. 
 ''Know your work, then do it." 
 
 The abstruse and occult sciences of nature are now being investigated 
 more than for three centuries past, during which time they have been almost 
 totally neglected. The great planet Jupiter is nearing the Earth again, and 
 as people are becoming more enlightened they begin to consider the extraor- 
 dinary effects that were wrought by the ancient philosophers in ages that 
 were called dark, but which were a great deal more enlightened in many 
 ways than the present. There is no doubt that, with the many improvements 
 of modern times, we will in the next one hundred years surpass the ancients 
 in occult knowledge. 
 
 Planetary influence opens up a field of research which, through observa- 
 tion and experiment, will in time come to be recognized and appreciated as 
 being as valuable as chemistry or astronomy. 
 
 We cannot see electricity, yet we know of its existence through its mani- 
 festations, and have found means to utilize it, not only for the transmission 
 of intelligence and chemical purposes, but for the production of heat, light 
 and power. We cannot see the solar fluid, but those who have investigated 
 the matter know that it exists, and can tell to a certainty things that will 
 take place in a person's life when born in the different signs of the Zodiac 
 or when different planets were in mid-heaven. Astrology demonstrates that 
 there is solar influence, by analyzing the various effects of the Planets and 
 Signs. 
 
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 Astrolosry of the Old Testament. Very Ancient. 
 
 Lilly's Guide to Astrology and Grammar of Astrology. 
 
 Influence of the Zodiac on Human Life. A valuable new book. 
 
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 Dr. Simmonite's Daily Guide of Transits and Aspects. 
 
 Cultivator's Hand Book, or Planetary Law in Agriculture. 
 
 Guide to Astrology. Being the 144 Considerations of Guido Bonatus. 
 
 Influence of the Stars. Being Astrological Significations. 
 
 The Key to Astrology, or How to Read and Write Horoscopes 
 
 Language of the Stars. A Primary Course of Lessons in Astrology. 
 
 Celestial Dynamics. Part 2 of Language of the Stars. 
 
 Light of Egypt. Science of the Stars and Esoteric Masonry 
 
 Solar Biology, A Scientific Method of Delineating Character. 
 
 The Primer of Astrology and American L'rbania. 
 
 Dictionary of Astrology. All Technical Terms Explained 
 
 Science of the Stars. Horary and Mundane Astrology. 
 
 Arcana of Astrology.- Dr. Simmonite's Great English Work. 
 
 Heliocentric Astrology. Gives Positions of the Planets. 
 
 The Science of Natal Astrology. A Complete Hand Book and Guide. 
 
 Zodiacal Physiognomy. Explaining The Signs and Their Influences. 
 
 Horary Astrology. Scientific Prediction. London Edition. 
 
 Spherical Astrology. This book gives Tables of Houses, Lat. 22 to 56. 
 
 Life of Paracelsus, Bombast of Hoenheim. Astrologer and Alchemist. 
 
 Isis Unveiled. The Master Key to the Mysteries of Ancient Magic. 
 
 Kabballa Denudata. The Concealed Mysteries. From the booksor Zohar. 
 
 Key to Theosophy. A clear and concise exposition of this religion. 
 
 Occult Sciences, Magical and Secret Practices. 
 
 Mystery of the Ages. The Secret Doctrine of Ancient Science. 
 Character Indicated by Handwriting. The best book on the subject. 
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 Nature's Marvels. The Doctrine of Hermes. Very ancient. 
 
 The Euvptian Book of the Dead. Very rare. " 
 
 What All The World's A Seeking. 
 
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 Demology. A wonderfully clever book on Stirpiculture. 
 
 Human "Nature Exposed. he evils of life revealed. 
 
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 The Voice of Silence and Book of Golden Precepts. 
 
 Barret's Magnus. A rare and Ancient Book of Mysteries. 
 
 Hypnotism. How it is done. A complete work on the subject. 
 
 The Occult World. 1.25 Esoteric Buddhism. 
 
 Chiro's Language of the Hand. Complete, Practical and Scientific. 
 
 The Night Side of Nature. Or Ghosts and Ghost Seers 
 
 The Koran of Mohammed. From the original Arabic. 
 
 Sexual Physiology and Origin of Life. An excellent book. 
 
 Clothed With The Sun. A book of Mystery and Wonder. 
 
 Geomancy. The easiest method of divination. 
 
 Philosophy of Existence. A history of Deities and Demons. 
 
 New Illustrated Hand Book on Phrenology, Physiology & Physiognomy. 
 
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 Occult Science in India. Giving Initiatory Rites, Ceremonies, Etc. 
 
 Ptolemy's Quadripartite. A very ancient work on Astrology. (Translation 
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 Rules for Planting and Harvesting According to the Moon. 
 
 Fortunate and Unfortunate Days of the Year. 
 
 U. S. Weather Signals and Observations. 
 
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There are constantly being discovered things of mysterious meanings. 
 In no sphere can we find as many revelations as can be revealed in the 
 heavens. All the knowledge man has of the heavenly wonders is but as a 
 drop in a bucket compared to what exists. 
 
 The importance of Astrology can scarcely be appreciated without careful 
 study and investigation. It is of far greater value than any system of 
 science the world now possesses, for, after thousands of years of experi- 
 ment, its laws have been found to be accurate and unfailing. 
 
 Heretofore it has been necessary for the student in occultism to lay out 
 a great deal of time and money in collecting the various information 
 required, and even then not obtaining as much valuable and interesting 
 information as contained in this book, which presents it in a condensed and 
 concise form. 
 
 Astrology, the science so much talked of and so little understood in this 
 age, was practiced by the magicians and seers of Egypt thousands of years 
 ago. 
 
 In the compilation of this book the author has spent much time search- 
 ing scientific, historical and occult libraries and records. The entire ground- 
 work and cream of all those stupendous folios and quartos which were pro- 
 duced for the mystification of the work will be found herein, and the results 
 thus obtained are given in such a form as to be easily understood and within 
 the reach of everyone. Even to the speculative metaphysician it will furnish 
 food for reflection. 
 
 In this age of progress in human thought and activity, he who would 
 keep up with the times must be awake and ready to grasp his opportunities. 
 
 Originality is not claimed for all the ideas herein contained, as many of 
 them have been known for a thousand generations, by the thinkers and rea- 
 soners of all ages, from Hermes Trismegistus to the present day. 
 
 J. MacDonald. 
 
 NOTICE. 
 
 The influences and other information given in this book are of a general 
 nature, and liable to some exceptions, for planetary and other conditions, 
 such as premature birth, will sometimes alter the career of persons. A true 
 and correct horoscope, or delineation of a person's life, character and dis- 
 
 :ion can only be determined from the exact day of birth, and must be 
 written out in full for each person. 
 
 No matter how evil a person's polarity may be, they have the natural 
 forces to overcome it (unless they are idiots). Remember this, that by vir- 
 tue of inserting the right kind of a graft into an unprofitable tree, we pro- 
 duce the most superior fruit. So it is with mankind: if we know our defects 
 we can remedy them, and by knowing our talents we can take advantage of 
 them. 
 
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Yours Truly, 
 
ARIES— THE RAM. 
 
 (March 21st to April 19th ) 
 
 Aries is a Masculine, Movable, hot, dry, and Fiery Sign. Being the 
 first Sign of the new solar year, it rules the head, face and brain of the microcosm 
 or Man. It also rules friends and relatives. 
 
 All persons born in this Sign use the head more than any other part of the 
 body, and are natural-born reasoners and thinkers. Their brain is always busy. 
 They are independent, have their own ideas of right and wrong, and are lovers 
 of all educational pursuits. They are of a stubborn and violent disposition if 
 driven to anything, but kind and sympathetic when left to themselves. They 
 love all that is beautiful and harmonious. They love plenty of light, air, 
 music, dancing, etc. They have the fire of nature in them, which makes them 
 active and fall of life. They are liable to all trouble and disease of the head, 
 face and brain. They need but little medicine ; quiet, rest and sleep are all 
 :hey require when sick or exhausted. These people are born in the head of the 
 Intellectual Signs ; they are executive, and it is very difficult for them to serve 
 in subordinate positions. This being a Masculine, Movable, Equinoctial Sign, 
 the nature is hot, dry, luxurious, temperate and somewhat violent and quick 
 to anger. Persons born at this time, have dry lean bodies of medium stature, 
 wiry hair, swarthy complexion, strong limbs, large bones and a sharp sight. 
 They are liable to headaches, neuralgia, toothache, small-pox, paralysis, apoplexy, 
 pimples, gumboils and affections of the eyes and stomach. Tnese persons 
 naturally dominate those about them, yet they are noble, generous and pro- 
 gressive. They are never at a loss to provide entertainment for their friends 
 They also make excellent mind-readers, as they quickly understand without 
 words any trouble that may be on the minds of their friends. It is impossible 
 to hide anything from an Aries person who has recognized his power of mind- 
 reading or intuition. Aries people are so kind aad sympathetic in their 
 natures that they often become blind to the faults of their friends, and are 
 imposed upon. The chief faults of Aries persons are anger, jealousy, im- 
 petuosity and quick temper, through which they lose many opportunities. 
 Those born in Aries will harmonize best with those born in Libra or either 
 of the other Air Signs. They should never marry those born in either of the 
 Water Signs. 
 
 The Sun is the governing planet, and the favorite gems are the opal and 
 diamond. 
 
 The following well-known persons were born in this Sign: George Francis 
 Train, John Tyler, Schuyler Oolfax, Thomas Jefferson, Washington Irving, 
 Henry Clay, Robert Bruce, Rosa Bonheur, Mahomet, Francis Hayden, Prince 
 Bismarck, George Canning, Baroness Burdett-Coutts, Jean Baptiste Rousseau, 
 Thomas Hobbs. 
 
TAURUS— THE BULL. 
 
 (April 20th to May 20th.) 
 
 Taurus is a Fixed Intellectual, Feminine cold, dry, melancholy, Earthy 
 Sign. It rules the neck and throat of mankind, and also the fluids of life or 
 the lymphatic system. Also rules travel. 
 
 Persons born in this Sign are determined, unyielding, and natural con- 
 querors, bound to have their own way at all hazards. When sick, their re- 
 covery is slow, but sure. They are generally more fortunate in money than 
 in love affairs ; yet they are persevering and the latter part of their lives are 
 generally more fortunate than the early part. They have many acquaintances, 
 but few real friends, and are often annoyed by sorrow. Taurus persons har- 
 monize best with those born in Scorpio, Pisces, or Cancer. These people should 
 never speculate nor risk money in games of chance. A city life is generally 
 most suitable to Taurus persons, especially cities on or near large bodies of 
 water. In business they are natural traders. They are easily excited, slow to 
 anger and have a terrible temper when enraged. Liable to all throat and heart 
 troubles, tumors, apoplexy, and dropsy and brain disorders. Taurus people 
 are kind-hearted, free to a fault, and easily led through their sympathies, 
 passions and feelings. They are always at home in any society or place, and 
 are born leaders. They are victims of theft, and seldom recover lost or stolen 
 property. They have great ability to commit to memory from books, and 
 have great mental and physical endurance. They are excellent friends as long 
 as they can rule and have their own way. Taurus persons are fearless, bold 
 and usually of short, stout build, with broad full face, thick lips, and broad 
 nose, shiny skin, large melting eyes, and very hairy bodies. 
 
 Taurus is governed by Mercury, and the favorite gems are the emerald and 
 moss-agate. 
 
 The following well-known persons were born in Taurus : William, 
 Shakespeare, Oliver Cromwell, Ulysses S. Grant, S. B. Morse, James Monroe, 
 William H. Seward, The Czar of Russia, Nicholas II., Samuel Wesley, 
 William Cowper, David Hume, Edward Gibbon, King Edward II., King 
 Edward TV., Queen Mary II., Duke of Wellington, Duke of Connaught, Rev. 
 Robert Hall, Empress Eugenie, Empress Maria Theresa, Dr. Edward Jenner. 
 
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GEMINI— THE TWINS. 
 
 (May 21st to June 21st.) 
 
 Gemini is a Variable, hot, moist, Mascnline, Intellectual, Airy, sanguine 
 and Barren Sign. It rules the hands, arms and shoulders. Also rules friends 
 and enemies. 
 
 Persons born in this Sign are destined to a variable life. They should not 
 depend on friends nor fear their enemies. They are generally fortunate, even 
 in their misfortunes, and usually obtain all they wish for. Gemini people are 
 not born for hard or dirty work, and should also take life easy, and not worry 
 over but be very careful in all money matters. They are liable to all throat, 
 lung and nervous diseases, accidents to the hands and arms, and stomach 
 disorders. Gemini people harmonize best with those born in the Fire Signs, 
 Sagittarius, Aries and Leo. They are easily suited, can more readily adapt 
 themselves to different conditions and circumstances in life, than those born 
 in any other sign. Gemini persons are easy to become acquainted with, and 
 are both good talkers and listeners, therefore well adapted to any public busi- 
 ness. They love to be admired and advised, but they should always follow 
 their own judgments, right or wrong. They are thinkers, and are not quick 
 to believe all they hear, usually agnostics. Gemini people are destined to 
 many changes in life, and being an Air Sign, their most fortunate places are 
 on high ground. They lose many things by theft, which can be easily re- 
 covered by inquiry. Being an Intellectual Sign, Gemini people do best in any 
 business requiring headwork, such as the management of large enterprises, 
 writing, building and in real estate. They love all scientific studies, are 
 restless, and want to be busy at something continually. They are very 
 generous, and commonly give away or spend as fast as they make, yet are 
 never discouraged by disappointments. Gemini people are generally of good 
 height, upright, straight, with long arms, dark hair, bright complexion, a 
 quick, sharp, piercing, hazel eye, a most powerful imagination, excellent 
 judgment and understanding, and keen perceptions. Affectionate, but not 
 passionate, and great lovers of the beautiful, both in nature and art. The 
 great fault of Gemini people is their lack of continuity, and fickleness ; they 
 are always anxious to do, or to go, and are very combative and suspicious of 
 all external appearances ; to convince them requires undoubted proof They 
 are inconstant and liable to go to extremes, yet they have great self control. 
 
 The governing planet of Gemini is Yenus. The favorite gems are the 
 amethyst and all high-colored stones. 
 
 The following well known persons were born in the Sign of Gemini : Plato, 
 Dante, Richard Wagner, Queen Victoria, Ralph W. Emerson, Walt Whitman, 
 Brigham Young, Jeff. Davis, Alex. Pope, Catherine, Empress of Russia, King 
 George I., William Pitt, Thomas Moore, King Charles II. , Patrick Henry, Peter 
 the Great of Russia, Richard Cobden, King George III. , Socrates, Cagliostro, 
 George Stephenson, King Edward I. , The Duchess of Orleans, John Wesley, 
 King James IV. , Charles H. Spurgeon. 
 
CANCER- THE CRAB. 
 
 (June 22d to July 22d.) 
 
 Cancer is a Watery, cold, moist, phlegmatic, Feminine, Movable, Fruitful 
 Maternal Sign. It rules the chest and breast. Also rules health and life. 
 
 Persons born under this Sign are always most fortunate near the sea, or 
 any large body of waters, such as rivers and lakes, and by moving about ; they 
 should never stay too long in one place, or at any one business or occupation. 
 Cancer people have many acquaintances, but few real trusted friends. They 
 have many adventures in their love affairs, they are very changeable, and 
 should not marry early in life. Cancer people harmonize best with those born 
 in Capricorn, Taurus and Virgo, and should never marry, deal with, or 
 associate with those born in a Fire Sign. Cancer people are liable to trouble 
 with their breast, chest and stomach, headaches, etc. They have a proud and 
 very jealous disposition, very determined in all they undertake, but easily 
 discouraged if left alone. They are generous, kind-hearted and sympathetic, 
 fond of traveling, but not always successful. Cancer people have superior in- 
 telligence, and are always quick to perceive and to learn new things. They 
 take great pride in all household matters, but must be at the head. They have 
 good memory and never forget or truly forgive an injury. They often take 
 great dislikes to some persons at first sight, without any apparent cause. Cancer 
 persons are always afraid of burglars, thieves and poverty. They are very 
 conscientious, have many strange adventures in life, and worry a great deal at 
 night. Being a Maternal Sign, signifies that they are natural manufacturers, 
 or makers of anything. Cancer people are generally short and stout, the 
 upper part of the body being larger than the lower. A round pale face, small 
 light eyes and delicate complexion. If a woman, destined to many children. 
 Generally speaking, Cancer people are very timid and difficult to please. They 
 are invincible to argument unless their feelings are hurt, when they lose 
 courage. They are industrious, independent, ambitious and progressive. Whan 
 properly educated and harmoniously married, there are no more brilliant or 
 useful people than those born in this Sign of the Zodiac. 
 
 The Moon is the governing planet of Cancer, and the favorite gems are 
 the onyx and emerald, which indicates success in love. 
 
 The following persons were born in Cancer : Henry Ward Beecher, 
 Nathaniel Hawthorne, Gambetta. P. T. Barnum, Empress Josephine, Admiral 
 Ross, King Henry VII., St. Paul, Admiral Duncan, John Calvin, Julius 
 Caesar, Isaac Watts. 
 
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LEO— THE WON. 
 
 July 23d to August 22d. 
 
 Leo is a Fiery, Fixed, Masculine, Barren and Maternal Sign. It rules 
 the heart, blood and nerves. Also rules prosperity and losses. 
 
 Persons born in this Sign are fond of wandering in woods and forests, 
 in inaccessible places, and love to be near a good warm fire in Winter. They 
 are of good build, with broad shoulders, laige head and fine hair, prominent eyes, 
 ruddy complexion, courteous, dignified and courageous, active and ambitious. 
 They are liable to all fevers, pains in the back, heart and kidney troubles, 
 and pluerisy. They have excellent judgment, but many enemies. Leo people 
 are most successful dealing in products of the Earth, either mineral or 
 vegetable, but are not very fortunate early in life. Argument avails nothing 
 with them, and they positively will not acknowledge or admit anything con- 
 nected with their love or money affairs. They are kind-hearted and even- 
 tempered, but very passionate when angry. They harmonize best with those 
 born in Air Signs, and seldom agree with those born in Water Signs. Leo 
 persons are nearly always happy and in good humor, and seldom worry. 
 They can readily adapt themselves to different conditions in life, and are often 
 subject to extremes. They are independent thinkers and easily led in their 
 love affairs, their strong love nature being their weakness. They are industrious 
 and economical, but seldom make high attainments, except in, business or 
 intellectual pursuits, as they would rather plan than work. In the struggle 
 for life, Leo persons always look out for themselves and their own. 
 
 The Earth is the governing planet. The favorite gems are the ruby and 
 diamond. Favorite colors are red and green. 
 
 The following well-known persons were born in this Sign : Mary Anderson, 
 John Ericsson, Lord Tennyson, Charles A. Dana, Robert G. Ingersoll, Rev. 
 John Newton, King Henry VIII. , P. B. Shelley, Isaac Walton, John Dryden, 
 King George IV. , Robert Southey, Napoleon Bonaparte, Sir Walter Scott, King 
 William IV. , John B. Gough, Sir Astley Cooper, Letiti a Bonaparte (mother 
 of Napoleon). 
 
VIRGO— THE VIRGIN. 
 
 (August 23d to September 23d.) 
 
 Virgo is an Earthy, Variable, Feminine, Maternal, Barren Sign. Cold 
 and melancholy. It rules the bowels. Also love, courtship and marriage. 
 
 Virgo people are rather tall, shapely and well formed, clear complexion, 
 dark hair, soft voice, industrious, studious and inclined to rule, sharp in 
 business, but very changeable in opinions. They are liable to all bowel troubles 
 and diseases of the stomach, nervousness, etc. Virgo persons are most fortunate 
 in middle life. They are destined to travel, and are always more fortunate by 
 moving about. They have a strong love nature ; with them to love is to 
 worship. They have many decided likes and dislikes, and are inclined to be 
 bashful or inconstant. Being an Earthy Sign, they harmonize best with 
 those born in Water Signs, and should marry their direct opposites in nature. 
 Virgo people succeed in all literary and professional pursuits, in teaching or 
 any large business. They have great respect for wealth. They too often 
 criticise the faults of others, thereby making enemies. They look for the best 
 things in life, but too often get discouraged. Thej- have great endurance and 
 make rapid headway, when once they comprehend anything. Virgo people 
 grow old very slowly, and when properly married and in congenial business, 
 they enjoy many of the pleasures of life, as they have little to worry about. 
 They are very discriminating and choice in their eating. They are great 
 lovers of music and harmony ; disorder always destroys their appetites, they 
 require everything nice and tasty. Virgo people are the result of satisfied con- 
 ditions on the part of their parents. 
 
 The governing planet is Vulcan. The favorite gems are the onyx and 
 cornelian, which insures conjugal happiness. 
 
 The following well-known persons were born in the Sign of Virgo : 
 Oliver W. Holmes, General Lafayette, Louis Kossuth, Count Tolstoi, M. 
 Farraday, St. Augustine, John Locke, James Watts, Dr. John Dalton, Queen 
 Elizabeth, Alexander Baron Von Humboldt, Lord Cavendish, James Fenimore 
 Cooper, Alexander the Great. 
 
LIBRA— THE BALANCE. 
 
 (September 24th to October 23d.) 
 
 Libra is an Air Sign. It is Movable, Masculine, Reproductive, equinoctial, 
 cardinal, humane and sanguine. It rules the loins, back and kidneys. Also 
 rules wealth and fortune. 
 
 Libra people are well formed, of medium build, straight and fine grained. 
 They have a round, full face, rather pale ; smooth, long, light, glossy hair, light 
 eyes, and a gentle temper. They have good principles, are ambitious and 
 inclined to fine arts, and nice clean vocations. Libra people are natural-born 
 speculators ; they often borrow without any idea how they will repay, and are 
 continually "building castles in the air. " Those born in this Sign are liable to 
 diseases of the back, loins and kidneys, all female complaints, stomach and 
 blood disorders. Libra people are most successful dealing in books, art and 
 musical instruments, and positions under the government. There are many 
 opportunities in middle life, both for pleasure and profit. They have many 
 enemies and lose many things. Libra persons generally marry more than once, 
 and when young, they often give their friends and relatives much anxiety. 
 As this is an Air Sign, Libra people agree best with those born in the Fire 
 Signs — Aries, Leo and Sagittarius. They lose by trusting too much to others, 
 and by depending on friends, who too often cause them to change their minds. 
 They should live on high ground, and avoid all large bodies of water. They 
 are kind-hearted and will give away all they possess to help a friend without 
 expecting any return. They can easily tell right from wrong, good from evil, 
 and do not like to see any cruelty or bloodshed. Libra people are never in 
 love with hard or dirty work. They are quick in dealing, impatient, want 
 to be doing something all the time, and have great spiritual or foresight, and 
 are positive and decisive in all they say or do. They are very susceptible to 
 psychological control, and should never allow themselves to come under the 
 will of another. They love excitement of all kinds, and are frequently found 
 as lecturers, travelers, actresses and actors, being more imitative than in- 
 ventive. They are affectionate and demonstrative in love affairs, and in danger 
 of over-doing all they undertake, and exhaust their vital powers. The ruling 
 planet is Uranus, The favorite gems are golden -tinted ones. Favorite colors, 
 crimson and blue. 
 
 The following well-known persons were born in this Sign of Libra : 
 George Bancroft, Miss Frances E. Willard, R. B. Hayes, C. A. Arthur, 
 Madame Modjeska, Noah Webster, Thomas B. Reed, Admiral Nelson, Lord 
 Raglan, King Richard III., Jenny Lind, King Edward VI., King James II., 
 William Penn, John Adams, Samuel T. Coleridge, George Combe. 
 
SCORPIO— THE SCORPION. 
 
 (October 24th to November 22d.) 
 
 Scorpio is a Water Sign. It is Feminine, Fruitful, Fixed and KepfO' 
 ductive. It rules the privates and generative organs. Also rules male* and 
 marriage. 
 
 Scorpio persons are well formed, corpulent, strong aud able-bodied, have 
 a somewhat broad, square face, dull complexion, dark hair (generally curly 
 or crisp), short, thick neck, and coarse hairy legs. These people are always 
 dignified and reserved, yet active and combative. Liable to all diseases of the 
 generative organs, gravel, liver complaints, rupture, etc. They are destined 
 to misfortunes, and will meet with many accidents through life. Scorpio 
 persons are very jealous, but of a loving disposition, and their jealousy 
 often causes them much worry, disappointment and anxiety. Scorpio persons 
 are also very susceptible to poisons and death by drowning. Being a Watery 
 Sign, these people will harmonize best in marriage, business or friendship 
 with those born in the opposite time of the year from themselves, or with 
 those born in either of the Earth Signs — Taurus, Virgo, or Capricorn. The 
 most fortunate localities are in low places, near large bodies of water. Scorpio 
 persons are kind-hearted in their way, but their dignified and determined 
 nature often causes them to appear hard-hearted and unfeeling. They are 
 thoughtful, and can be very deceptive if required to accomplish their ends. 
 They are always respected, fond of luxury, and the good things of life. They 
 have strong appetites, passions and emotions, and are generally good friends 
 as long as it pays, or they can have their way. Being silent, dignified, 
 persistent and determined, well adapts them to government positions under a 
 head to look to for orders. 
 
 The ruling planet is Neptune. The favorite gems are opals and white 
 stones generally. 
 
 The following well-known persons were born in Scorpio : Belva Ann 
 Lockwood, Anna Dickinson, William O. Bryant, Benjamin F. Butler, The 
 Prince of Wales (1841), Martin Luther, Elizabeth C. Stanton, Edwin Booth, 
 Allen G. Thurman, Robert Louis Stevenson, James A. Garfield, Ferdinand 
 de Lesseps, Oapt. James Cook, Marshal Grouchy, Marie Antoinette, King 
 William III., King Edward III., Sir William Herschel, King Charles L, 
 Admiral Lord Lyons. 
 
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SAGITTARIUS— THE ARCHER. 
 
 (November 23d to December 21st.) 
 
 Sagittarius is a Fiery, Masculine, Variable, Reproductive, bicorporal Sign. 
 
 It rules the hips and thighs. It also rules success in new enterprises. 
 Sagittarius people are of good countenance, face somewhat long, ruddy com- 
 plexion, light chestnut hair, a little above middle stature, strong bodied, and 
 fond of all out -door games and sports. These people are liable to fevers, 
 stomach and bowel complaints, falls, cuts and accidents in hunting, and falls 
 from horses, or hurt from four-footed animals, or from intemperateness in 
 sports ; also blood disorders, liver complaints and tumors. 
 
 Sagittarius persons have many enemies among their opposite sex, yet they 
 receive many presents through life. They love money, and generally die quite 
 wealthy, yet they are not adapted to do business for themselves. They are 
 well meaning, generally true to those they truly love, but they are often in- 
 different, and appear cold-hearted. They are seldom without money, and 
 indeed, money is always their best friend. These people are always most 
 successful on high ground. They will agree best with those born in the Air 
 Signs — Gemini, Libra and Aquarius. Sagittarius people are very truthful, 
 and often say things they ought not to, thereby, making an enemy un- 
 thinkingly ; they mean well, but are misunderstood. They are kind-hearted, 
 and their generosity is often repaid with ingratitude. They are quick and 
 decisive, often too quick to act and speak. They generally form their own 
 conclusions as to right and wrong, and hate anything secret. When zealous, 
 They often go to extremes. When they are devoted and loving in domestic 
 life, they expect similar expressions from their mates, or they lose all in- 
 terest. 
 
 The ruling planet is Hershel (Uranus). The favorite gems are the topaz 
 and similar colors, denoting fidelity and truth. 
 
 The following well-known persons were born in the Sign of Sagittarius : 
 Franklin Pierce, Cyrus W. Field, Samuel W. Clemens (Mark Twain), Lillian 
 Russell, Martin Van Buren, John G. Whittier, Lord Beaconsfield (Disraeli), 
 Charles Kemble, Sir Philip Sidney, Samuel Crompton, Thomas Carlyle, 
 Mary, Queen of Scots, John Milton, Charles Wesley, Dr. William Cullen, 
 Admiral Hood, Erasmus Darwin, William Drummond, Michael Nostradamus, 
 Jane Austin, Ludwig Beethoven, Sir Humphrey Davy, Capt. Parry, John 
 Kepler. 
 
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CAPRICORN— THE GOAT. 
 
 (December 22d to January 20th.) 
 
 Capricorn is an Earthy, Movable, Serving, Feminine, Tropical, cold, dry 
 and melancholy Sign. It rules the knees. It also rules all public affairs. 
 
 All persons born in this Sign have dry, lean bodies, of medium stature, 
 thin hair, rather dark or sandy ; long, lean face, narrow chin, small neck, and 
 narrow chest. They have weak knees, and are very undecided and mysterious 
 persons. They are liable to many falls, cuts and accidents to their knees, 
 stomach and bowel troubles, and diseases from worry or overwork Capricorn 
 people are always more or less uneasy and unsettled in life. They never 
 succeed in business alone, but as they are very executive and great workers, 
 they make excellent partners for the Maternal or Intellectual people. They 
 are great workers, always trying to do several things at once. Very careful in 
 all money matters, and have excellent memory. Capricorn people are not de- 
 monstrative in their love affairs, although they are very conscientious aud 
 well meaning. They agree best with those born in Cancer, Pisces or Scorpio. 
 They have a cunning, foxy nature and are often quite witty. They set great 
 value on what the world will say and are proud, eccentric and independent 
 slow to anger, but very passionate when aroused. They resent all interference 
 with their affairs by others. Capricorn people are thinkers, reasoners and 
 philosophers, and are the natural heads of all large corporations. Capricorn 
 people love to and often do good beyond what is expected of them, often sur- 
 passing their own comprehensions. They contribute freely to all educational 
 interests, and often make able speakers, very pleasing to the public. They are 
 natural organizers and need good education, and practical experience in self 
 maintenance, and are most fortunate on high ground. 
 
 The ruling planet is Saturn. The favorite gems are the bluish -green ones 
 which signify quiet and serenity. 
 
 The following well-known persons were born in this Sign : Andrew- 
 Johnson, William E. Gladstone, Isaac Pitman, Benjamin Franklin, Daniel 
 Webster, Robert E. Lee, Edgar A. Poe, Thomas Paine, Sir Isaac Newton, 
 Lord Cornwallis, General Wolfe, Douglas Jerrold, Joan D'Arc (Maid of 
 Orleans), King George IV. , Richard Savage, Lord Lyttleton, Mozart, John 
 Watt. 
 
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AQUARIUS— THE WATER-BEARER 
 
 (January 21st to February 19th.) 
 
 Aquarius is an Air Sign, Fixed, Masculine, Serving, hot, sanguine and 
 humane. It rules the legs and ankles. It also rules happiness and pleasure 
 Persons born in this Sign are usually short and thick, strong, plump and 
 well-composed ; clear, sanguine complexion, dark hair, prominent teeth, and 
 hazel eyes. These people are quick in perception, intelligent and fond of all 
 amusements. They are liable to all manner of accidents and infirmities to the 
 legs and ankles, cramps, rheumatism, nervous troubles, and blood disorders. 
 Aquarius people should always live on high ground, away from large bodies 
 of water. They are destined to some great change in life before they are 
 successful, in fact they never succeed in the place they are born. Aquarius 
 people are well adapted to any of the professions, or to deal in any small 
 articles of commerce. They should never deal with poor persons, or they will 
 meet with losses and disappointments. They should never hurry if they would 
 succeed. Aquarius persons are generally highly esteemed and trusted through 
 life. They harmonize best with and should marry one born in the Fire 
 Signs — Leo, Sagittarius or Aries. Aquarius people lack continuity, but can 
 succeed in anything they undertake if they will stick to it. They often make 
 excellent nurses of insane persons, as they have a strong magnetic eye, a mild 
 temper, and are easy to form acquaintances. They love to brag about their 
 friends, are true and loyal to those they love, are easily coaxed, but can never 
 be forced to do anything. 
 
 The ruling planet is Jupiter. The favorite gem is the carbuncle, which 
 .signifies true friendship, a sweet temper and great calmness under provocation. 
 
 The following well-known persons were born in the Sign of Aquarius : 
 The German Emperor, William II., Emanuel Swedenborg, James G. Blaine, 
 Horace Greeley, Dwight L. Moody, William M. Evarts, Millard Fillmore, 
 Charles Dickens, William H. Harrison, Samuel J. Tilden, Thomas A. Edison, 
 Susan B. Anthony, George Peabody, Adelina Patti, Lord Bacon, Lord Byron, 
 Frederick the Great, Robert Burns, Lord Salisbury, Sir Robert Peel, Cotton 
 Mather, Galileo, Voltaire. 
 
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PISCES— THE FISHES. 
 
 (February 20th to March 20th.) 
 
 Pisces is a Variable, Feminine, Fruitful, Serving, Watery Sign. It rules 
 the feet of mankind. Also rules females in marriage. 
 
 Pisces people are generally of short, chunky stature, often stooping, with 
 a long, pale face, pale complexion, round shoulders, short arms and legs, 
 prominent eyes, disposition kind, loving and easy going, easy to forgive. 
 Thoy often say and do very foolish things, unthinkingly. Pisces people are 
 liable to all diseases, and trouble with their feet and stomach, cramps, 
 rheumatism, blotches, impure blood and frequent headaches, caused by wet 
 feet. They worry and fret, and often look for trouble that never comes. They 
 are very confiding and often lose through bribery, deceit, and the dishonesty 
 of false friends. These people, being born in a Watery Sign, are most suc- 
 cessful near the sea or large bodies of water. They are very faithful and 
 conscientious in all positions of trust, but seldom succeed in business for 
 themselves. Pisces people are usually long lived, and after struggling along 
 through life, die much wealthier than they expected to. They have a deep, 
 hidden love nature, which makes married life necessary to their happiness. 
 They are naturally timid, modest and easily disgusted with anything common 
 or vulgar. Pisces people will defend their friends, right or wrong, and can 
 generally be depended upon to do all they agree. They have strong religious 
 feelings, and never depart from their early teachings. They are always 
 anxious about the future, and fear lest they will come to want. They love 
 scientific studies and research in every direction. However well qualified, 
 they lack confidence and shrink from coming before the public, being afraid 
 they will fall short in what is expected of them. 
 
 The ruling planet is Mars. The favorite gem is the amethyst, the symbol' 
 of temperance and chastity. 
 
 The following well-known persons were born in the Sign of Pisces : 
 Joseph Jefferson, George Washington, Henry W. Longfellow, Pope Leo XIII. , 
 General Samuel Houston, General P. H. Sheridan, Edwin Forrest, James 
 Madison, Grover Cleveland, Frederick Handel (musician), Victor Hugo, 
 Michael Angelo, De Joseph Franz Gall (phrenologist), Andrew Jackson. 
 
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ABOUT THE ZODIAC. 
 
 The Zodiac, or the Ecliptic, is the imaginary path of the Earth around 
 the Sun. It is divided into twelve parts of thirty degrees each, which are 
 called Signs. 
 
 The twelve Signs of the Zodiac are named Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Can- 
 cer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittaurus, Capricorn, Aquarius and 
 Pisces. 
 
 These Signs are divided into: Northern Signs, which are Taurus, Gem, 
 ini, Cancer, Leo and Virgo. Southern Signs— Scorpio, Sagittaurus, Capri- 
 corn, Aquarius and Pisces. Equinoctial Signs — Aries and Libra. Tropical 
 Signs — Cancer and Capricorn. Movable Signs — Aries, Cancer, Libra and 
 Capricorn. Variable Signs — Gemini, Virgo, Sagittaurus and Pisces. Fixed 
 Signs — Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarious. Barren Signs— Gemini, Leo 
 and Virgo. Fruitful Signs— Cancer, Pisces and Scorpio. Masculine Signs — 
 Aries, Gemini, Leo, Libra, Sagittaurus and Aquarius. Feminine Ligns — 
 Taurus, Cancer, Virgo, Scorpio, Capricorn and Pisces. Fire Signs — Aries, 
 Leo and Sagittaurus. Water Signs— Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces. Earth 
 Signs — Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn. Air Signs — Gemini, Libra and 
 Aquarius. 
 
 If the reader will make himself familiar with the above particulars, he 
 will readily come to understand the figure of the heavens and the situations 
 of the Signs. 
 
 By referring to Map No. 3, the reader will perceive that when the Sun 
 enters Aries in the Eastern horizon, on the 21st of March, he proceeds 
 Northward until he reaches the tropic of Cancer, 21st of June; he then begins 
 to return to the South until he reaches the Equatorial Sign Libra, 23d of 
 September; he then continues to decline until he reaches the Tropical Sign 
 of Capricorn, 21st of December, and then returns to the Equator, which he 
 reaches March 20th. 
 
 The twelve Signs of the Zodiac are again divided into twelve parts of 
 sixty hours and forty-eight minutes each. As each of the twelve Signs rep- 
 resent twelve particular parts of man's body, so also do the twelve different 
 parts of the Signs represent his actions, quality of life and living. To each 
 particular part is allotted a signification as follows: 
 
 The first part signifies Life and Health. It designates the size, form, 
 complexion and stature of the native. It also signifies a strong or weak 
 constitution and short or long life. 
 
 The second part signifies Fortune, Wealth and Property, money or pov- 
 erty, according as the good or evil Planets are high or low in the heavens. 
 
 The third part signifies Brotherhood and Short Journeys, ruling over 
 kindred, removing from one place to another, letters, etc. 
 
 The fourth part signifies Parents in general, ruling over inheritance and 
 hidden treasure. 
 
 The fifth part signifies Children, the state of mothers in sickness or 
 health. 
 
 The sixth part signifies Sickness, and rules over all kind of disease in 
 the family and among cattle or servants. 
 
 The seventh part signifies Love, ruling over marriage or divorce ( separ- 
 ation), and all love questions or quarrels of wives, husbands and lovers. 
 
 The eighth part signifies Death, its quality and nature, ruling wills, leg- 
 acies, dowy, etc. 
 
 The ninth part signifies Religion and Superstition r ruling over all relig- 
 ious matters and clergymen of every denomination, visions, fears and sec- 
 tarianism. 
 
 The tenth part signifies Long Journeys and Scientific Pursuits, ruling 
 dignity, honor, aversion to trades and love of change. 
 
 The eleventh part signifies Friends, ruling over trust and confidence, 
 hope and fidelity in friends, counsellors and servants or associates. 
 
 The twelfth part signifies Enemies, public or private, ruling over sorrow 
 and tribulation, affliction and malicious persecution. 
 
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THE PLANETS. 
 
 There are nine heavenly bodies which throw their light directly on the 
 Earth. Eight have no light of their own, but reflect that of the Sun, and 
 therefore become visible to our organs of sight. These are called Planets, 
 as they are observed to wander. They differ from stars in that they can be 
 brought nearer our sight by the aid of a telescope, while the stars, even with 
 the aid of the most powerful telescopes do not appear any larger or nearer 
 the Earth than they do to the naked eye. They simply appear as points of 
 light, and are supposed to be Suns and centers of other worlds. 
 
 The Sun, being the center of our known universe, has nine Planets re- 
 volving around him. These are known as Vulcan (? ), Mercury, Mars, 
 Earth, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. 
 
 In astrology the Moon, although being a satellite of the Earth, is called 
 a Planet. There are twenty-one satellites or secondary planets, of which 
 the Earth has one, Mars two, Jupiter five, Saturn eight, Uranus four and 
 Neptune one. Also four minor planets or Asteroids, between Mars and 
 Jupiter — Ceres, Pallas, Juno and Vesta. 
 
 All these Planets, with the exception of Uranus and Neptune, were 
 known in times of the remotest antiquity. 
 
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INFLUENCE OF THE PLANETS. 
 
 The influence cast by each Planet, whether good or evil, depends upon 
 its height in the heavens at time of birth. If well centered in the Sign, or 
 in mid-heaven, it will give full effect, and if just rising or setting the effect 
 will be slight. 
 
 VULCAN. 
 
 Of the first of the Planets, Vulcan, we know but little. He is rarely 
 seen, except during an eclipse of the Sun. 
 
 MERCURY. 
 
 Mercury can only be seen with the naked eye on rare occasions, and 
 then only for a few minutes, close to the horizon immediately after sunset or 
 before sunrise. Although his existence and influence was known in very 
 ancient times, he was seldom seen before the invention of the telescope. 
 
 Our Solar System consists of a central Sun, around which all the other 
 members revolve. Mercury, being the nearest the Sun ( distant 36 million 
 miles ), has a diameter of three thousand miles. It revolves on its axis in 
 twenty-four hours, and around the Sun in eighty-eight days, traveling at the 
 rate of 110.000 miles per hour. While, however, the climate of Mercury is 
 not any colder in Winter than that of the Earth, yet the Summers are six 
 times as hot and the Sun six times as bright. 
 
 The influence of Mercury governs the perceptions, memory, and gene- 
 rative principles, but his influence will follow either a good or evil Planet. 
 His natural influence is to cause melancholy, trickery, perjury, etc. He 
 affects the intellect, causing the native to be a searcher after all kinds of 
 mysteries; to be sharp and witty, ambitious, fond of travel, unweary in 
 fancy and curious. If he is with evil Planets, at time of birth, the opposite 
 of the above will occur, causing the native to become a great liar, boastful, 
 wicked, false, idiotic, of no opinion or judgment or learning, and against 
 everything good and true. 
 
 Those born under Mercury are tall, straight, thin, with a high forehead, 
 long, narrow nose and face, little hair on the chin, but much on the head; 
 long fingers. As to business or vocation, Mercury well aspected produces 
 or signifies literary persons, philosophers, mathematicians, astronomers or 
 astrologers, writers or secretaries, sculptors, orators and lawyers, bankers 
 or money handlers, accountants, agents, clergymen. Also thieves and rob- 
 bers, if ill aspected. Mercury also causes all short journeys and removals, 
 success in business and lawsuits. 
 
 Mercury produces vertigo, imperfections of speech, defects of memory, 
 cold in the head or throat, epilepsy, madness and. insanity. Mercury also 
 causes death bv violence and accidents in sports, or death by robbers. 
 
 VENUS. 
 
 The next Planet from the Sun is Venus. This Planet approaches nearer 
 the Earth than any other except the Moon. In size and shape it is similar 
 to the Earth, and can be seen with the naked eye very plainly. 
 
 Venus is 7,700 miles in diameter, 67,000,000 of miles from the Sun, and 
 only 25.000,000 of miles from the Earth. It revolves around the Sun in 224 
 days, traveling at the rate of 83,000 miles per hour, and on its axis in about 
 24 hours. 
 
 Venus governs the love nature and digestive organs, and rules over love 
 and long journeys. It signifies pure and ennobling instincts and qualities. 
 Venus is very faithful to the Sign in which it may be in. To be born in 
 Venus is a choice gift of Nature, but like many other blessings of life much 
 depends on the use made of it. 
 
 Venus causes marriage through natural attraction, and those born with 
 Venus in their Sign seldom make mistakes in marriage, or fail to enjoy all 
 pleasure and amusement. 
 
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Venus, well aspected, signifies all quiet persons, loving mirth, pleasant, 
 clean and neat in apparel and manners: musical, cheerful, and sometimes 
 jealous. 
 
 When evil aspected, she causes the native to be riotous, prodigal, given 
 to dissipation, lazy, caring nothing for reputation or honor. 
 
 Venus represents persons of fair stature, light complexion, watery, 
 melting or loving eyes, a round face and an abundance of fine, smooth hair, 
 and in fact a delightfully lovely and well shaped form. Nearly always with 
 a dimple in cheek or chin, and full of amorous enticements. 
 
 Those born under Venus produce musicians, painters, actors, jewelers, 
 singers, engravers and poets. 
 
 Venus accelerates all diseases of the generative organs, kidney, back 
 and stomach troubles, and causes death by cancer, dysentery, diabetes and 
 Bright's disease, also by poison. 
 
 MARS. 
 
 Mars somewhat resembles the Earth, but is only about one-half the size, 
 being 4,230 miles in diameter. Mars is 141,000,000 of miles from the Sun and 
 49,000,000 of miles from the Earth. The time of revolution around the Sun is 
 686 days, with a speed of 54,000 miles per hour. He revolves on his axis in 
 about 24 hours. 
 
 Mars represents parental love; selfish, combative and tyrannical, often 
 destroying others to protect its own. Those born with Mars in their Sign, 
 while they are loving and careful to protect their own, often manifest great 
 hatred and antagonism toward any one who threatens to disturb them. 
 Mars governs the mother nature, the love of family, and patriotism or love 
 of country. 
 
 Mars is called the lesser misfortune ( Saturn being the greater ), and is 
 the author of all strifes and quarrels. Persons born with Mars in their 
 Sign are lovers of war and everything pertaining thereto, being bold and 
 courageous. 
 
 When in evil aspect Mars causes the natives to be wavering, traitors, 
 thieves, murderers, obscene, rash, inhuman, oppressive, violent, unthankful 
 and treacherous. 
 
 Persons born under Mars are of middle stature, strong, with large bones, 
 brown or reddish complexion, stiff, coarse or curly, yellow or red hair, 
 sharp, piercing eyes, bold, active and fearless. 
 
 Mars produces soldiers, physicians or surgeons, butchers, public offi- 
 cers, workers in metal, thieves, burglars, etc. 
 
 Those born under Mars are especially liable to fevers, sores, falls, cuts, 
 wounds and scars, blisters, distempers, smallpox, accidents from fire, burns, 
 blows, accidents from fire arms or metalic instruments, and sometimes from 
 suicide. 
 
 JUPITER. 
 
 The next Planet nearest the Sun is Jupiter; distance, 483,000,000 of 
 miles. This is the largest Planet in our system, over 300 times larger than 
 our Earth. It takes 12 years to pass around the Sun, traveling 30,000 miles 
 per hour. It has five Satellites or Moons. Jupiter turns once upon its 
 axis in 10 hours, and as its circumference is about 250,000 miles, it revolves 
 very rapidly, 25,000 miles per hour, or 24 times faster than the Earth. 
 
 Jupiter is a temperate Planet, and causes those born under him to be 
 temperate, modest and honorable. He causes, when well aspected, the native 
 to have great good fortune, full of charity, faithful, liberal, just, wise, pru- 
 dent, grateful, virtuous, prosperous and a lover of all fair dealings. 
 
 When ill dignified or with the evil planets, he causes the native to be 
 unfortunate, a hypocrite, obstinate or ignorant, careless, caring nought for 
 the opinions of others, doing things of a low nature even where there is no 
 necessity for it. 
 
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Jupiter governs art, the love of the beautiful, grand and sublime. In 
 corporature Jupiter signifies an upright, tall stature, tine ruddy complexion, 
 oval face, high forehead, large stomach, thick, full head of hair or beard, 
 broad lips. In speech sober and grave, but very sanguine. Jupiter causes 
 his natives to become judges, lawyers, statesmen, clergymen, priests and 
 bishops, and officials in all high and honorable positions. 
 
 Jupiter causes 'ihose born under him to have apoplexy, liver and lung 
 complaints, heart troubles, cramps, pains in the back, blood disorders and 
 fevers, also sentences from judges. 
 
 SATURN. 
 
 Saturn, the cause of all great troubles and mighty evils, is 886,000,000 
 of miles from the Sun. In size being second largest. 71.000 miles in diam- 
 eter. It revolves around the Sun in about 29 of our years, traveling 22,000 
 miles per hour. Saturn revolves on its axis in 10 hours 30 minutes, or at 
 the rate of about 28,000 miles an hour. 
 
 It will thus be seen from comparison that the nearer the Planets are to 
 the Sun the faster they revolve around that body, but slower on their axis; 
 and the farther from the Sun the faster they involve on their axis, but slower 
 in their orbit. 
 
 Saturn has eight Satellites or Moons and a large Ring, which is 10.000 
 miles from the surface of the Planet, and ic composed of innumerable small 
 bodies or Satellites revolving around the Planet in three separate thick- 
 nesses or layers. 
 
 Saturn is the author of all malignant evil: he causes those born under 
 him to be melancholy, malevolent, cold-hearted, envious, covetous, jealous, 
 mistrustful, cowardly, stubborn and never contented. These people have 
 powerful imaginations, are reserved, severe in manner and speech, but 
 very solicitous and patient in obtaining this world's goods. 
 
 Saturn governs thought and influences the religious and scientific prin- 
 ciples. Saturnine persons always have a cold, dry body, middle stature, 
 pale complexion, small black or grey eyes, never looking up: large ears, 
 thick lips and little hair on head, face or body. Shoulders broad and large 
 and stooping : crooked teeth, stomach spare, and thighs or hips very nar- 
 row, with a shuffling walk. If born when both Saturn and Jupiter are in the 
 Sign, the native will take somewhat after Jupiter, and will be better com- 
 posed, with more hair and flesh. 
 
 Saturn natives are long lived, and unless they have prepared for a 
 rainy day will become beggars, hermits or monks. 
 
 Saturn people will be found mostly among clowns, laborers, secretaries, 
 miners, plumbers, sextons, undertakers, assistants, stock raisers, gardeners 
 and all workers in the ground. They delight to inhabit deserts, woods, 
 caves, old rums, mines, or in all dilapidated and obscure places near 
 graveyards. 
 
 Saturn causes all diseases brought on by colds and melancholy, such as 
 distempers, consumption, palsies, tremblings or nervousness, dropsy, hem- 
 orrhages, ruptures, leprosy, etc. 
 
 URANUS. 
 
 Uranus has a similar influence to the Sun in many ways. It has a diam- 
 eter of 32.000 miles, is 1,781.000,000 of miles from the Sun, and takes nearly 
 84 ytars to revolve around that body, traveling at the rate of 15,000 miles 
 per hour: revolving on its axis in about three and one-half hours, traveling 
 32,000 miles per hour. 
 
 Uranus governs the occult or spiritual forces of life, and causes those 
 born under him to be eccentric, abrupt or violent if disturbed, subject to 
 sudden or unexpected gifts or benefits, to be partial to antiquity and all 
 uncommon studies and unsettled in married life. 
 
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Uranus gives a somewhat hairy body, small eyes, dark complexion^ 
 lean, great eating- capacity, generally bow-legged ( or the opposite ), broad 
 shoulders, full of revenge and malice, but not nearly as marked as those 
 born in Saturn. Otherwise it has similar influences as" the Sun, although its 
 real nature has not yet been fully determined. 
 
 Uranus is known to produce strange effects on the body and mind . As 
 far as known it affects those born in Libra and Scorpio most. 
 
 NEPTUNE. 
 
 Neptune— Diameter 35,000 miles. Distance from the Sun 2,791,000,000 of 
 miles. Time of revolution, 166 years, traveling at the rate of 12,000 miles 
 per hour; revolving on axis in about three hours, traveling 35,000 miles per 
 hour. 
 
 So far as known Neptune has very little influence on Human life, but 
 from what can be noticed its influence is somewhat similar to Jupiter and 
 Venus. 
 
 THE MOON. 
 
 Important Knowledge Regarding the Earth's Satellite. 
 
 The Moon has more influence on human life than any Planet except the 
 Sun. 
 
 The Moon is 2,180 miles in diameter and travels around the Earth at the 
 rate of 2,280 miles per hour, and passes through the Zodiac in 27 days, 7 
 hours, 43 minutes, 5 seconds. 
 
 The Moon is a Feminine Planet, producing cold, moist and phlegmatic 
 persons. When high in the heavens or well dignified in the Sign at a per- 
 son's, birth, she signifies those with composed manners, a searcher after 
 scientific knowledge, a tender, charitable nature, and a lover of everything 
 honest and ingenious ; easily frightened, loving peace and to live free from 
 care, responsibility and worry. Naturally inclined to move from place to 
 place. 
 
 When ill aspected, she causes those born under her to become idle, care- 
 less, given to drink, and delighting to live a beggarly and discontented life. 
 
 Those born under the influence of the Moon are of fair stature, pale 
 complexion, round face, grey eyes, one eye always a little larger than the 
 other, or a little higher; short, stubby hands, and a generally fleshy form, 
 with much hair on all parts of the body. 
 
 To be born under the Moon signifies high positions for ladies, as they 
 are always well thought of by those in high positions. Girls born of poor 
 parents will rise to great distinction. • 
 
 The Moon, by reason of her swift movements, varies those born under 
 her in many ways, causing them to be constantly changing in their disposi- 
 tions; for this reason travelers and pilgrims, letter carriers, etc., are born 
 under her; also fishermen, hotel keepers, hunters, messengers, brewers, 
 nurses, midwives, dealers in liquids and store keepers generally. 
 
 The Moon causes apoplexies, colic, stomach troubles, pleurisy, kidney 
 and bladder diseases, dropsy, and female disorders generally. 
 
 The transit of the Moon through any sign of the Zodiac will accelerate 
 any disease which may afflict the part of the body in which the Moon is in 
 at the time. Accidents are more liable to happen to the part of the body in 
 which the Moon is in at the time. Be very careful of that part of the body 
 in which the Moon governs. If physicians and surgeons would familiarize 
 themselves with this subject they would save many lives and much needless 
 suffering. 
 
 The Moon was called by the ancients Lucina, Cynthia, Diana, Phoebe, 
 Latona, Noctituca, Luna and Prosperpina. 
 
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All plants, trees and vegetables planted at the new of the Moon will grou 
 vigorously. All crops that produce their yield above the ground should be 
 planted in the new of the Moon. Those that produce their yield in the 
 ground should be planted in the old of the Moon. Trees should, be pruned 
 or grafted in the new of the Moon. Grain intended for future use or seed 
 should be harvested at the new of the Moon. Cattle, sheep or hogs should 
 be butchered just before the full of the Moon, as the meat will not only taste 
 sweeter, but it will swell in cooking. Meat killed during the wane of the 
 Moon will shrivel up in cooking. Timber cut in the old of the Moon will 
 not become worm-eaten, nor snap in burning. Weeds, bushes and noxious 
 plants should be cut in the dark of the Moon in Leo. 
 
 To travel by land choose the new of the Moon, and the decrease of the 
 Moon for a journey by water. Letters containing requests or asking favors 
 are nearly always answered in the affirmative if written at the full of the 
 Moon. 
 
 The Moon has a most powerful influence over human life at time of birth, 
 as follows : 
 
 Persons born on the first day of the new Moon are very fortunate. It is 
 also a sign of long life. Persons born on the second day of the new Moon 
 have luck finding lost or hidden treasure. It also causes great love of the 
 opposite sex. It is a good day for surgical operations. Persons born on 
 the third day of the Moon's age will be very fortunate through life, although 
 the life will be short. Persons taken sick on this day seldom recover. Per- 
 sons born on the fourth day of the Moon's age are destined to have good 
 reputation and to prosper in money matters. It is an excellent time to begin 
 all new operations or enterprises. Persons born on the fifth day of the 
 Moon's age die young. It is always an unfortunate day for those ruled by 
 the Moon. 
 
 Persons born on the sixth day of the Moon's age are great hunters and 
 a.ways fortunate. They are long lived, but sickly when young. Persons 
 born on the seventh day of the Moon's age are also long lived, but in sick- 
 ness are slow in recovering. It is a very fortunate day to buy goods to selL 
 again. Persons born on the eighth day of the Moon's age are fortunate in 
 all things, but it is a very unfortunate day for any surgical operation. Per- 
 sons born on the ninth day of the Moon's age are very fortunate in their 
 love and money affairs, but are liable to accidents. 
 
 Persons born on the tenth day of the Moon's age are always great trav- 
 elers and live to very old age. It is an unfortunate day for business or in 
 sickness. Persons born on the eleventh day of the Moon's age are always 
 devoted to education and all religious or scientific studies. It is an excel- 
 lent day to journey or to push love affairs. Persons born on the twelfth 
 day of the Moon's age are unfortunate in all things and destined to many 
 afflictions . 
 
 Persons born on the thirteenth day of the Moon's age are short lived 
 and always dissatisfied and disagreeable. It is a good day for a woman to 
 marry, as her husband will be very obedient and serving. It is also a for- 
 tunate day for all business. Persons born on the fourteenth day of the 
 Moon's age are traitors and informers, and will always be held in contempt 
 by their fellow beings. It is also an unfortunate day for all business. Per- 
 sons born on the fifteenth day of the Moon's age are nearly always sickly 
 and in danger of accidents. It is an unfortunate day for beginning any new 
 business. 
 
 Persons orn on the sixteenth day of the Moon's age are very unfortu- 
 nate, but long lived. It is a good day for all business matters, but very bad 
 for sickness. If a person is taken sick on this day they should remove at 
 once, as they are liable to die in their present locality. Persons born on the 
 seventeenth day of the Moon's age are nearly always idiots or become fool- 
 ish. It is an unfortunate day for business. Persons born on the eighteenth 
 day of the Moon's age are always fortunate, but great spendthrifts. It is 
 an excellent dav for business. 
 
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Persons born on the nineteenth day of the Moon's age are ugly, mali- 
 cious and very disagreeable persons; they are always in poor health. 
 Persons born on the twentieth day of the Moon's age are stubborn and 
 greatly given to cheating, quarreling and fighting, yet they always become 
 wealthy in old age. It is a good day to begin new operations. Persons 
 born on the twenty-first day of the Moon's age are always unlucky in games 
 of chance or in speculations. If they are natural born speculators they then 
 become dishonest, deceitful and end in ruin. This is an evil day for new 
 business. 
 
 Persons born on the twenty-second day of the Moon's age are fortunate, 
 cheerful and greatly beloved by those about them. This is not a good day 
 for women in business. Persons born on the twenty-third day of the Moon's 
 age are fortunate, but they have ungovernable tempers and are always un- 
 happy in married life. It is a fortunate day for all business of a public 
 nature. Persons born on the twenty-fourth day of the Moon's age are highly 
 esteemed and greatly trusted through life, often honored by high positions. 
 This is an excellent day to start on a journey. 
 
 Persons born on the twenty-fifth day of the Moon's age meet with much 
 sickness and many disappointments through life; they become cruel and 
 wicked and are liable to go to prison for long terms. It is an unfortunate 
 day for all business. Persons born on the twenty-sixth day of the Moon's 
 age are beautiful and become quite wealthy in old age, although their youth 
 is very uncertain. This is an unfortunate day to travel. 
 
 Persons born on the twenty-seventh day of the Moon's age are unfor- 
 tunate in the way of sickness and accidents. They have a very mild temper, 
 and are very patient and agreeable in their disposition and make many 
 friends. Persons born on the twenty-eighth day of the Moon's age are sub- 
 ject to much sickness and trouble in love affairs, but are quite fortunate in 
 money matters. This is an excellent day for fishing and hunting, and all 
 business connected with real estate. 
 
 THE SUN 
 
 The human mind will strive in vain to comprehend this immense bulk of 
 fire which gives us light and heat. The size of the Sun is probably 500,000 
 times larger than the Earth and all the Planets combined. Its diameter is 
 supposed to be 1,000.000 miles. It is just as difficult to understand how the 
 Sun keeps all the Planets in perpetual motion around him as it is to under- 
 stand Planetary influence. 
 
 The specific influence of the Sun in a Sign is success. If he be in con- 
 junction with a Planet he destroys that influence to a certain extent, be it 
 good or evil, and assures his influence instead. To insure success in life, 
 the Sun should be free from all malefic aspects. In fact, it is better that he 
 have no aspect whatever. 
 
 The Sun acts in a medium manner between the nature of Jupiter and 
 Mars. 
 
 It would require 800,000 full Moons to produce a day as brilliant as one 
 of cloudless sunshine. The heat the Earth receives annually is sufficient to 
 melt a layer of ice 100 feet in thickness, extending over the whole Earth, 
 and yet the heat and light of the Sun stream off into space in every 
 direction. 
 
 The attraction of the Sun is such that a man weighing 150 pounds on 
 the Earth would weigh 5,000 pounds on the Sun, an attraction that would 
 instantly crush him. 
 
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VOCATIONS 
 
 Best Adapted to Any Person's Nature According to Astrology. 
 THE INTELLECTUAL SIGNS— Aries, Taurus and Gemini, 
 
 These Signs produce agents, authors, ministers, druggists, chemists, 
 managers, matrons, elocutionists, journalists, lecturers, orators, nurses, 
 editors, politicians, publishers, reporters, scientists, statesmen, teachers, 
 engineers, librarians, governesses, auctioneers, stock dealers, postmasters, 
 conductors, real estate brokers, corporation presidents, physicians, archi- 
 tects, professors of scientific studies, bankers, merchants and commercial 
 travelers. 
 
 THE MATERNAL SIGNS— Cancer, Leo and Virgo, 
 
 These Signs produce contractors, blacksmiths, dentists, shoemakers, 
 carpenters, dressmakers, tailors, millers, milliners, jewelers, machinists, 
 masons, painters, plumbers, manufacturers of wood and metal, typewriters, 
 stenographers, cashiers, bookkeepers, barbers, compositors, pressmen, engi- 
 neers, firemen, assayers, midwives, janitors, soldiers, sailors, bleachers and 
 dyers, brewers, brick and broom makers, glassblowers, cabinetmakers, 
 wheelrights, millrights, photographers, physicians, nurses, chemists, gun 
 and locksmiths, leather workers, engravers, distillers, factory hands and 
 laborers, cigarmakers, confectioners, stone workers, writers and builders. 
 
 THE REPRODUCING SIGNS— Libra, Scorpio and Sagittaurus, 
 
 These Signs produce actors, actresses, architects, artists, butchers, sol- 
 diers, bankers, executioners, inventors, jailors, undertakers, lawyers, sur- 
 geons, musicians, poets, printers, singers, bookbinders, geologists, astron- 
 omers, surveyors, judges, art critics, authors, clergymen, agnostics, civil, 
 mining and electrical engineers, journalists government officials, theatrical 
 managers and showmen. 
 
 THE SERVING SIGNS— Capricorn, , .quarious and Pisces, 
 
 These Signs produce farmers, gardeners, miners, florists, clerks, cash- 
 iers, bookkeepers, planters, stock raisers, merchants, hotel keepers, bankers, 
 storekeepers, sailors, fishermen, lumbermen, detectives, policemen, watch- 
 men, quarrymen, foremen, preachers, superintendents, hackmen, teamsters, 
 peddlers, commercial travelers, porters, laborers in the earth, salesmen, 
 saleswomen, typewriters, stenographers, telegraph operators, secretaries, 
 machinists and chemists. 
 
 One of the most important factors in judging of a person's business or 
 professional abilities is a knowledge of his social and educational qualifi- 
 cations. A common laborer, uneducated, may have finer mental abilities 
 than a physician or a statesman, but the difference in the educational and 
 social surroundings of the latter enables them to exercise their abilities with 
 a different degree of success. The natural influence of the planets under 
 which a person was born also acts as a guide to the disposition of the per- 
 son to the vocation indicated. 
 
 The Sun and Uranus gives the person ability in occult and mystical em- 
 ployment, something of an uncommon nature where the mind can expand; to 
 official positions and a political life, holding high offices either under the 
 government or large corporations. 
 
 The Moon gives inclination to a common, every day business. Saturn 
 to some quiet work or an uncongenial trade. Jupiter to the higher sciences, 
 law, medicine, theology and commerce. 
 
 Mars to the army, navy and all mechanical pursuits where iron or other 
 metal tools are used. Such persons may become either surgeons, soldiers, 
 engineers, blacksmiths, contractors or miners. 
 
 Mercury tends to literature and all work requiring mental effort. 
 
 Venus inclines the person to art, music, the drama and singing, also to 
 all light employments and dealing in small articles. 
 
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SIGNS AND OMENS. 
 
 An Interesting Article on Mysterious Phenomena Which Certainly 
 Exists in Every Day Life. 
 
 All persons are more or less skeptical about signs, omens and forewarn- 
 ings. But everyone will admit of instances where admonitions and fore- 
 warnings have been followed by events of a pleasant or a painful nature to 
 those who have received them. The belief in signs and auguries has been 
 cherished by mankind ever since the creation. 
 
 The following are a few of the signs which forewarn mankind at various 
 times : 
 
 When bread, cake or pie will burn in spite of you, your husband or 
 lover is angry. To forget to put coffee or tea in the pot is a sure sign of 
 company. If you sing while making bread you will cry before it is eaten. 
 If your apron becomes untied it is an indication that somebody is speaking 
 of you. If you go to bed without cleaning off the table, the youngest in the 
 family wtll get no sleep. 
 
 A young couple on going to housekeeping must have an old chair to 
 bring good luck. If, when making a bed, you chance to forget one of the 
 sheets, you will soon hear of a wedding. Do not twirl a chair on one leg. 
 You are turning friends from you. For a chair to break down upon which 
 you are sitting denotes coming bad news. If furniture falls off a load while 
 you are moving, expect sickness or losses. 
 
 A ringing or buzzing of your right ear signifies that } t ou will hear some 
 pleasant news. A ringing of your left ear signifies some unpleasant news or 
 intelligence. A violent itching of the nose foretells trouble or sorrow. To 
 sneeze in the morning means misfortune is near you: in the afternoon, good 
 fortune is near you. An itching of the lips signifies that some one is slan- 
 dering you. An itching of the back of the neck signifies that you or some 
 one related to you will soon suffer a violent death. An itching of the right 
 hand signifies that you will receive some money. An itching of the left hand 
 signifies that you will pay out some money. An itching of your right shoul- 
 der signifies that you will have money bequeathed to you. An itching of the 
 left shoulder signifies that you are about to bear a burden of some kind. 
 Should your right elbow itch you will hear some pleasant news. Should 
 your left elbow itch you will meet with a disappointment. If your stomach 
 itches you will be invited to a feast. 
 
 If your back, thighs or knees itch it signifies that you are about to un- 
 dergo some great change in life, the nearer the feet the itching is, the more 
 beneficial the change will be. If your ankles itch you will meet with increased 
 domestic pleasures. If your right foot itches you will take a journey, with 
 success. If your left foot itches you will take an unpleasant journey. If the 
 first thing you see in the morning on awakening ( a bird, animal, man, etc., ) 
 pass to your right, it signifies a fortunate day; if they pass to your left, an 
 unfortunate day. It is most fortunate to wake up on your right side and get 
 out on the right side of the bed, likewise it is best to sleep with your head to 
 the North. If you put on your right shoe first you will be fortunate all day. 
 If you put on your left shoe first you will find everything go contrary through 
 the day. May is an unlucky month in which to marry. It is considered 
 very unlucky to pass under a ladder or upon a grating in the sidewalk. ^ If 
 in stirring your tea the leaves or stalks keep in the middle of the cup, it is a, 
 token that you will soon be married or talk to a stranger or absent friend. 
 If a dog becomes restless or howls at night, it is a sure token that sickness 
 or death will soon visit the neighborhood. It is unlucky to sneeze before 
 noon, but lucky to sneeze after noon. The horseshoe has, from time imme- 
 morial, been considered a protection from ill-luck. The caul is also consid- 
 ered an infalible protection from drowning. To awake in the morning on 
 the right side is lucky. Nose bleeding is an omen of ill-luck. 
 
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Washing in the same basin of water with another will invariably pro" 
 duce a quarrel. If you drop a letter after writing and sealing- it, any request 
 it contained will be refused. To have a picture fall out of its frame or a 
 stone out of a ring, or the watch out of the pocket is an extremely bad omen. 
 The removal of a long worn ring from the finger is also very unlucky. A 
 dark person coming into the house on the beginning of the new year ( solar 
 year, March 21st, ) is a sign of ill-luck; a light person presages good luck. 
 Sudden or shooting pains in the body are omens of some bad news. It is 
 very unlucky to destroy spiders. It is very unlucky to hear an owl screech 
 at night, it is the omen of some terrible calamity. It is unfortunate to be 
 called back. In such cases always sit down or take your feet off the floor 
 to break the spell. It is lucky to step out of doors in the morning with the 
 right foot, unlucky to do so with the left. It is a sign of a disappointment 
 to brush or comb Ihe hair after dark. To whistle or sing before breakfast 
 signifies the person will cry before supper. To drop a dish cloth signifies 
 the arrival of company. If a spider comes down before your face it signi- 
 fies that you will receive money from some unexpected source. 
 
 If you speak a rhyme involuntarily, and before speaking again make a 
 wish, it will be fulfilled. Dreams which occur in a strange bed, if told before 
 breakfast, will come true. To remove a cat when changing residence brings 
 bad luck : if the cat follows of her own will, it signifies good luck. If a 
 vacant chair is turned or rocked violently, the next person to sit in it will be 
 dangerously sick within the year. It is very bad luck to kill a cricket. To 
 have a cricket on the hearth is the luckiest thing in the world. A person 
 will never get rich that tries to see to work between daylight and dark. A 
 husband and wife will never become rich until their wedding clothes are 
 worn out. It is a bad omen to postpone a marriage. It is bad luck to pass 
 any sharp instrument to another. To sing during eating is a bad sign, and 
 signifies disappointments. It is a very bad sign to cross a funeral proces- 
 sion; it foretells the death of a near friend or relative. To break a looking 
 glass also foretells death in the family. If thirteen persons sit down to a 
 table to eat or drink, one will surely die within a year. To become fright- 
 ened at a snake foretells sickness. If a dog howls under a sleeper's window 
 it foretells sickness or death to the sleeper. 
 
 The howling of dogs always portends trouble of some kind. If you 
 break your shoestring, or if it becomes untied, beware of your wife, husband 
 or lover, they will play you false. There is luck in all odd numbers except 
 13. Medicine is always directed to be taken three, seven or nine times, or in 
 odd hours. Salutes of cannon are always odd numbers. Seven is always a 
 lucky number. There is always a change in a person's fortune every seven 
 years. No one will have more than seven years of bad luck. To find a 
 knife or any sharp instrument is a sign of disappointment. It is always un- 
 lucky to lay knives or forks crossways. To see the new Moon over the right 
 shoulder or to have money in your pocket at that time is quite fortunate. If 
 a bee or bird flies into a room it is the sign of news coming from a distance. 
 It is unlucky to stumble going up stairs. To stumble at any time signifies 
 disappointment. To whistle on the water will increase the wind. It is for- 
 tunate to see a star shoot. It is fortunate to have a spider's web stick to 
 you. The spilling of salt foretells strife and quarreling. To rub the hump 
 of a broken back is considered very fortunate in money matters. It is con- 
 sidered very unfortunate for a bettor to speak or be spoken to during a 
 horse or other race. 
 
 It is good luck for an orphan child to come in the house. Always wrap 
 a new baby in old or borrowed clothes, if you wish it to be fortunate. It is 
 unlucky to show a child's clothes to friends before it is born. A new born 
 child should b3 left in bed with its mother 24 hours, or it will die young. 
 Children weaned while trees are in blossom will have gray hair very early 
 in life. It is unlucky for a child to see itself in a mirror before it is a year 
 old. A child born with thick, heavy hair will die rich. To feed a child with 
 a silver or gold spoon will make it wealthy. Rain drops on a young baby 
 will give it freckles. 
 
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White spots on the nails indicate good fortune; black spots ill-iuck. and 
 yellow spots death. To enter a house by one door and leave it by another 
 is unlucky. It is unlucky to have your clothes mended while on you. It is 
 unlucky to see the new Moon through glass. For a woman to receive a pair 
 of garters from a man, or for a man to receive a pair of cuffs from a woman 
 is a very good sign. In sneezing — Once, a wish; twice, a ki.vs; three times, 
 a disappointment. To get up and turn your hat or chair around will change 
 your luck at dice, cards or any game of chance. It is unlucky to meet a 
 widow on starting a journey, but very lucky to meet one at the end of a 
 journey. 
 
 On Cutting the Nails — Cut them on Monday, cut them for health; cut 
 them on Tuesday, cut them for wealth; cut them on Wednesday, cut them for 
 news ; cut them on Thursday, cut them for new shoes ; cut them on Friday, 
 cut them for sorrow: cut them on Saturday, see your lover to-morrow. 
 The man or woman is sure to fail 
 Who on Sunday cuts his nail. 
 
 It is very unlucky to be called back on starting a journey. To meet a 
 priest in the morning used to be considered very unlucky. When a vessel is 
 becalmed, wind can be produced by throwing a cat overboard, but the one 
 who does it will never reach shore alive. In visiting, if you hear a clock 
 and a bell strike at the wrong time, be sure you end your visit, or you will 
 be disappointed. Snow in Summer or thunder in Winter denotes war or 
 other calamities. To put your clothes on wrong side out, or to take them 
 off immediately, has always been considered a sign of disappointments. It 
 is unlucky to be married at night. If a pillow fall off the wedding bed, the 
 one who laid on it will die first. 
 
 Persons born in the same Signs of the Zodiac will never be happy in 
 marriage. If a newly married couple take their wedding trip on water, they 
 should never go down the stream. It is unlucky to refuse any request of a 
 widow. Save some of your wedding cake or bread and you will never want 
 it. It is unlucky or a sign of disappointment for a widow to look in a tea 
 or coffee pot. If a widow will look in the full Moon on her birthday she 
 will see her next husband. It is a sign of disappointment for an unmarried 
 person to sit between a man and his wife at a table. It is a sure sign of a 
 marriage for a widow to eat at the house of a parson. A man who mends 
 his own shoes, or a woman who makes her own clothes will never be rich. 
 
 If you are deeply depressed in spirits, it is a sign that you will hear 
 good news. If the crown of your head itch, you will soon be advanced to 
 some more honorable position. It is not lucky for a maiden to marry in 
 colors, or a widow in white. It is unlucky to pick up an odd glove, or a 
 piece of money, but pass the first and spend the latter as soon as possible. 
 Never tell a dream until you have broken your fast. If your hair falls out 
 more than usual, you will have some sickness or affliction. Should your 
 right eye itch, you will look upon some pleasant sight, or a long absent 
 friend. Should your left eye itch, you will soon look upon some unpleasant 
 sight. 
 
 If a slat falls out of a bed, it is a sign of coming riches. It is a sign of 
 disappointment for a window curtain to roll up askew. When a mirror is 
 broken, if in large pieces, you will have a big trouble; if in small pieces, 
 lots of small troubles. 
 
 Sleep with a pair of scissors under your pillow; it will keep away bad 
 dreams. To clean house on Sunday means hard work and poor pay all the 
 rest of the week. If you drop food at the table it is a sign somebody is 
 begrudging it to you. If a person, in rising from the table, upsets a chair, 
 it is said to indicate that he has been telling lies. If the tea leaves gather 
 about a spoon held in the middle of the cup, it is a sign you will very soon 
 see your lover. The persistent going out of matches is said to be a sign of 
 disappointment. Always hold a lighted lamp in your right hand, or you 
 will be unlucky. If you are homesick or worried over anything, you will 
 be relieved by putting a handful of salt in the fire. 
 
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A child with dirty hands will be very wealthy. The new and full Moon 
 are the best times to marry or transact important events. To change the 
 date of a wedding- is unlucky. To wear a bride's garters is a sure sign of 
 marriage. The first Wednesday in either June or October are the luckiest 
 clays in the year to marry. It is a sign of disappointment for two persons 
 to pass on a stairs or a ladder. If a corpse does not get rigid for some time 
 after death, it is a sure sign that another of the same family will die within 
 the year. It is unlucky to raise an umbrella in the house. 
 
 It is always unlucky to sweep out the house you are leaving. It is very 
 unlucky to sweep dirt out of your front door. Always take a new broom 
 into your new house first. To spit on the hands or on the first money you 
 receive on a Monday morning is very lucky. It is very lucky to rub the 
 hump of a broken backed person. It is unlucky to destroy spiders' webs or 
 birds' nests. A person sprinkle! with pigeons' blood will die with their 
 boots on. Any uncommon circumstance denotes trouble or ill-luck. If rats 
 or mice gnaw one's clothes it signifies bad luck and loss of money. 
 
 If you light a lamp and start to carry it somewhere, and it goes out, it 
 is a sign you will be disappointed. Many icicles hanging from your house 
 are a sign of wealth. A coal flying out of the fire predicts a sudden acqui- 
 sition of riches. If a glass falls in your presence and is not broken, great 
 success awaits you. If the door key persists in getting rusty, some friend 
 is laying up money for you. The falling of several tin pans at one time 
 indicates a wedding. It is unlucky to sit against the grain of the table at 
 cards. 
 
 It is a sign of disappointment to let a comb drop, but it can be counter- 
 acted by stepping on the comb before picking it up. To break the point off 
 a lead pencil when writing is a sign of bad news. When one breaks a pair 
 of shears or scissors, it is a sure sign of a divorce in the family. Should a 
 whisk broom fall from the hands of a negro while he is brushing your 
 clothes, it is a sure sign that you will have a fight on your hands if you go 
 out that evening. 
 
 You will surely quarrel with some one of your own family if you raise 
 an umbrella in the house. To spill pepper is a sign of a fight. It signifies 
 bad luck to hang a garment on the door-knob. If you lay an umbrella on 
 the bed it is a sign you will quarrel. If you throw water out of a window 
 you will have cause to weep. It will bring good luck to the new home if the 
 head of the family takes with him from the old home some slip or root of a 
 tree or vine. To accidentally place a tea-kettle on the stove with the spout 
 toward the back is a sign of company. 
 
 To drop the key out of the door is a sign of company. To let the iron- 
 ing board fall means a large company of visitors, possibly a surprise party. 
 To get a torn napkin at the table foretells a fortunate journey. It is unlucky 
 to lay plans during a meal; they will not succeed. For a person to rise 
 from the table to light a lamp or a candle in order to be able to finish a 
 meal is a bad omen. If you accidentally drop a knife or fork, or scissors, 
 or a pin or needle, and the dropped object sticks up straight in the floor, 
 make a good wish and it will surely come true. 
 
 When the lid of your stove falls on the floor you are going to receive 
 undeserved scandal. If, when taking pie out of the oven, it should fall on 
 the floor, upside down, it is a sign someone has died and left you a great 
 fortune. To make tea too strong is a sign you will make friends. If you 
 make it too weak, it signifies that you will lose friends. To split a clothes- 
 pin when hanging out clothes is a sign you will hear bad news. 
 
 It is unlucky to cut pie dough; it must be pinched off, or the maker will 
 always be poor. If you should lose your doorkey when away from home, it 
 is a sign you are wanted at home. A person that never shuts a door will 
 never own a house. If a door is pushed twice before it closes, another per- 
 son will soon come through the door. To forget to lock your door at night 
 is a sign that you will hear of a death that concerns you. When one drops 
 a glass on thefloor, and it does not break, it is a sign of good news. 
 
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WHAT DREAMS MAY COME. 
 
 An Interesting Chapter for the Children of Sleep. 
 
 There are four kinds of dreams. The first, between sleeping and waking, 
 or dreams proper; the second, those which one sees concerning another, or 
 a vision: the third, those whose interpretation is shown to the dreamer, or a 
 revelation: the fourth, those which are related to the dreamer in a nocturnal 
 vision. There is also a kind of combination of the above called apparition. 
 
 Those who would have true dreams must have an undisturbed mind, a 
 sound body and an intellect not made dull by late suppers or strong drink, 
 not sad by poverty, nor excited, angry or incited by vice. 
 
 Every dream has its signification, and dreams commonly go by contra- 
 ries. By dreams we are more or less informed of events which afterward 
 happen to us. When the body is asleep the soul is awake, and transports 
 itself everywhere, even where the body would be unable to go. 
 
 A dream is that which shows the truth hidden under certain things. A 
 vision is simply a thought, happening while the person is half asleep and 
 half awake. A revery occurs when the person has been thinking steadily on 
 a subject throughout the day and dreams of it at night. An apparition is 
 simply a vision that occurs to weak-minded persons. Dreams that occur 
 while the mind is tranquil and the stomach empty are always fulfilled. 
 
 To dream of roads indicates fortune; if clear and bright, good fortune; 
 if dark and gloomy, evil fortune and future reverses. Rings signify mar- 
 riage, money, friendship. The serpent is the emblem of falsehood and 
 enmity and denotes enemies. It should put a person on his guard, as it fore- 
 warns him of trouble, vexation and annoyance. The coffin, the emblem of 
 death, signifies long life and happiness; also an increase of property through 
 industry. It also portends news from friends at a distance. The dog, the 
 emblem of fidelity, denotes friends and jealousy. 
 
 To dream of squares indicates peace and prosperity; oblong figures, 
 domestic troubles. Straight lines indicate peace, journeys, and happiness 
 and long life. Wavy or crooked lines indicate vexations and annoyance ; 
 if crown or triangle, denotes unexpected fortune. To dream of a cross 
 means the death of a friend, and denotes adversities, trials and sorrows. 
 To dream of flowers is fortunate. It indicates joy happiness, speedy riches, 
 a prosperous marriage and a happy life. Letters signify news. If they are 
 clear and easily read they indicate welcome news, receipt of money. If dark 
 and thick they denote unpleasant news. To dream of trees indicates good 
 health and a fulfillment of a person's wishes. To dream of mountains signi- 
 fies friends and good fortune. Clouds signify success. The brighter they are 
 the greater a person's happiness. To dream of the sun, moon and stars 
 denotes happiness and great good fortune, high honors, changes in life, re- 
 spectability and industry, according to their brightness. 
 
 To dream of birds is fortunate. It signifies that the person will over- 
 come his difficulties by perseverence. To dream of animals in general ( ex- 
 cepting the dog) denotes misfortune, loss by theft, trouble and difficulties, 
 and that the person must use the utmost watchfulness to overcome these 
 things. To dream of children denotes trouble in a person's love affairs; 
 great expenses coming unexpectedly. To dream of women denotes happiness 
 and joy in general. To dream of men indicates visitors, presents, etc. To 
 dream of worms or creeping things, clocks, woods, or any disagreeable 
 thing, indicates rivals in love affairs and in business matters, hypocrisy, 
 deceit and false friends. To dream of fish signifies news from abroad, con- 
 fidence of friends, travel, some fortunate event or improvement in the per- 
 son's affairs. To dream of houses or large cities indicates a favorable 
 change in the person's fortune, and that they must be cautious and careful 
 in their dealings. To dream of traveling denotes embarrassment and delays. 
 
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WHAT MOLES INDICATE 
 
 Great Significance Attached to These Skin Blemishes. 
 
 Moles are nothing more nor less than excrescences which are caused by 
 the state of the blood before birth, vet they are, like many other things, 
 given for a purpose, as they show the characteristics and dispositions of 
 those that have them. The larger the mole the greater the prosperity or 
 adversity of the person. If the mole is round it indicates good, and if 
 oblong, evil fortune. The darker the color the more it announces disgrace; 
 the lighter, the better favor. If very hairy, it indicates misfortune. If but 
 few long hairs grow upon it, it denotes prosperity. 
 
 Moles correspond with the Signs of the Zodiac. Persons born in Aries, 
 the first month of the solar year, will have moles on the head or face, while 
 those born in Pisces, the last month of the solar year, will have them on the 
 feet. Always allow for the plane of birth. 
 
 A mole on the right side of the head signifies that the person will obtain 
 sudden wealth and honor. On the left side indicates unexpected disappoint- 
 ment. On the outside corner of either eye means a sudden or violent death. 
 On either cheek a rise in fortune. On the nose signifies success in business. 
 A mole on either lip shows the person to be fond of pleasure and successful 
 in their love affairs. A mole on the neck signifies unexpected success in 
 money matters by marriage or inheritance. It also signifies danger from 
 drowning or suffocation. A mole on the right breast indicates slow under- 
 standing and an amorous disposition, also success in all undertakings. One 
 on the left breast signifies sudden reverses in fortune and unavoidable acci- 
 dents. On the stomach denotes selfishness, carelessness and fondness for 
 eating. On the back it means pride, self-respect, generosity, quick under- 
 standing, love of travel, etc. 
 
 A mole on either hip indicates a large family, many children, fortune in 
 marriage. On the right thigh, hip or knee, adversity. On the right ankle 
 or foot shows a person of dominant disposition, fond of dress, active, cour- 
 ageous and industrious. On the left ankle or foot denotes a person of effem- 
 inite disposition, timid, lazy and careless. Moles on the ankle are signifi- 
 cant of honor, riches and success in love affairs. Moles on the arms indi- 
 cate resolution, conjugal fidelity, success in business, happiness and con- 
 tentment in life. A mole on either ear denotes riches. On either elbow 
 shows a restless, unsteady disposition, great desire for traveling, and un- 
 pleasant adventures in married life. A mole on the right eyebrow indicates 
 an active disposition. On the left eyebrow the opposite. A mole on the 
 hands shows a dishonest character in some way. 
 
 BANEFUL DAYS. 
 
 Days That Bring Good and Evil Fortune. 
 
 That there is a natural sympathy between the things of the Earth and the 
 different Planets seems very reasonable to those who have studied the sub- 
 ject of astrology. The various substances, mineral and vegetable, are all 
 governed by planetary influence. The results of many years' extensive 
 astrological research and practice have shown the writer conclusively that 
 the planets not only rule over men, but over all the various things of the 
 Earth. 
 
 Astrologers, philosophers and mathematicians have for hundreds of 
 years observed that certain days are more or less fortunate or unfortunate 
 for doing certain things. The ancient Egyptians claimed it was very unfor- 
 tunate or dangerous to begin any new operation or start on a journey on the 
 following days : 
 
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January 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 15, 17, 19; February 7, 10, 17, 27: March 15, 16, 
 28; April 7, 10, 16, 20, 21; May 7, 15, 20; June 4, 10, 22; July 12, 20; August 
 1, 10, 20, 29, 30; September 3, 4, 6, 21, 22; October 4, 16, 24; November 5, 6, 
 28, 29; December 6, 7, 9, 15, 17, 22. 
 
 The following- days are very unfavorable for all thing's : January 3rd, 
 April 30th, July 1st, August 4th, October 2nd, and December 31st. Persons 
 having surgical operations performed on or within seven days of above 
 dates seldom recover. 
 
 The most fortunate days of the year are: January 1st and 13th; Feb- 
 ruary 5th and 28th; March 3rd, 22nd and 30th; April 5th, 22nd and 29th; May 
 4th and 28th; June 3rd and 8th; July 12th, 15th and 18th; August 12th; Sep- 
 tember 1st, 7th, 24th and 28th ; October 6th and 15th ; November 13th and 
 19th; December 3rd and 26th. These days are not only fortunate for begin- 
 ning new things, such as starting a new business, beginning a journey, send- 
 ing children to school the first time, etc., but they are fortunate days to be 
 born on, as the natives invariably die wealthy. 
 
 All males born on the following dates will be unfortunate in all specu- 
 lation and will suffer from loss of property. They are nearly always dis- 
 satisfied, and should never marry as they will cause much unhappiness and 
 dissension. They should also beware of false friends and of all accidents : 
 
 January 3, 4; February 6, 7, 12, 13, 19, 20; March 5, 6, 10, 12, 13; May 
 12, 13, 20, 21, 26, 27; June 1, 2, 9, 10, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24; July 3, 4, 10, 11, 16, 
 
 17, 18; October 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 31; November 1, 3. 
 
 All females born on the following list of days are particularly unfortu- 
 nate. They should be very careful about placing their affections, as they 
 are susceptible to disappointments in married life that may result in divorce 
 or worse. These statements are given from a correct knowledge of astro- 
 logical calculations, showing when the stars shed an evil influence on all 
 female kind. Beware of elopements and clandestine marriages: 
 
 January 5, 6. 14, 20, 21: February 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 22, 23; March 1, 2, 
 8, 9, 16, 17, 28, 29; April 24, 25: May 1, 2, 9, 17, 22, 29, 30; June 5, 6, 12, 13, 
 
 18, 19; July 3. 4; September 9, 16; October 20, 27; November 9, 10, 21, 29, 
 30; December 6. 14, 21. 
 
 Females born on the following days are considered very fortunate, 
 especially in their love affairs, and are destined to more than the ordinary 
 chance or prospects of marriage : 
 
 January 1, 2, 15, 26, 27, 28; February 11, 21, 25, 26; March 10, 24; April 
 6, 15, 16, 20, 28; May 3, 13, 18, 31; JunelO, 11, 15, 22, 25; July 9, 14, 15, 28; 
 August 6, 7, 10. 11, 16, 20, 25: September 4, 8, 9, 17, 18, 23; October 3, 7, 16, 
 21, 22; November 5, 14, 20; December 14, 15, 19, 20, 22, 23, 25. 
 
 Females born on the above dates, even though born of poor parents, 
 possess some superior qualities and will be admired by their superiors, 
 thereby having chances to rise above the sphere of their birth. It has been 
 proven by experience and observation that every woman undergoes some 
 important event in her thirty-first year, and man in his forty-second year. 
 It may be good or it may be evil, therefore all should be cautious at this 
 time. 
 
 By caution, industry and perseverence and a strict regard for doing 
 that which is right, persons can overcome the evil influence of a Planet or 
 accelerate their goodness. 
 
 The writer having ascertained the hour of death in nearly four thousand 
 cases of all ages from hospital records, finds that the greatest number of 
 deaths occur from 5 to 6 o'clock in the morning. The next, during the hour 
 before midnight and the hour before noon. The least number of deaths 
 occur from 12 to 3 and 7 to 10 p. M. 
 
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EMBLEMATIC AND SYMBOLIC MEANINGS OF 
 THE PLANETS AND SIGNS. 
 
 THE SUN— The emblem of Wisdom. 
 
 THE MOON— The emblem of the Imagination. 
 
 MARS— The emblem of Strength. 
 
 MERCURY— The emblem of the Intellect. 
 
 JUPITER— The emblem of Power. 
 
 VENUS— The emblem of Love. 
 
 SATURN— The emblem of Substance. 
 
 URANUS— The emblem of Mystery. 
 
 ARIES— The symbol of Life and Force. 
 
 TAURUS— The symbol of Form and Power. 
 
 GEMINI— The symbol of Will and Imagination. 
 
 CANCER— The symbol of Creation. 
 
 LEO— The symbol of Sacrifice. 
 
 VIRGO — The symbol of Reflection and Intuition. 
 
 LIBRA — The symbol of Equilibrium. 
 
 SAGITTAURUS— The symbol of Skill and Humanity. 
 
 SCORPIO— The symbol of Generation. 
 
 CAPRICORN— The Symbol of Evolution. 
 
 AQUARIUS— The symbol of Thought. 
 
 PISCES— The symbol of Ideas. 
 
 Rotation of the Earth Around the Sun. 
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ASTRO-PHRENOLOGICAL COMPARISONS. 
 
 These Heads show how the Placets and Signs of the Zodiac compare 
 with the Phrenological Chart, proving- that Phrenology is an offspring of 
 
 the ancient science of Astrology. The Intellect- 
 ual Signs, Aries, Taurus, Gemini, corresponding 
 with C. D. 23 to 37. The Maternal Signs, Can- 
 cer, Leo, Virgo, with 8 to 14 to 19 to 34. The Re- 
 producing Signs, Libra, Scorpio. Sagittaurus, 
 with E. 6 to 13. The Serving Signs, Capricorn, 
 Aquarius, Pisces, with A. 1 to 5. 
 
 The Planet Mercury governs the Intellect. 
 
 Jupiter governs Manufacture. Saturn and the 
 
 Moon govern Reproduction and Imitation. Mars 
 
 and Venus govern Labor and Love. The Sun is 
 
 the Hvleg or giver of Life. 
 NO. l. 
 
 1.— JUPITER — Represents the Moral and Reasoning Faculties. 
 
 2.— SATURN— Represents the Selfish Faculties. 
 
 3.— THE MOON— Represents the Social Faculties 
 
 NO. 
 NO. 
 NO. 
 NO. 
 
 sents the Conjugal Fac- 
 sents the Manufacturing 
 resents the Sublime and 
 Represents the Percep- 
 
 nervous. mystical, im- 
 ren. Rules over Alu- 
 
 selfish, 
 
 4.— VENUS— Repre- 
 ulties. 
 NO . 5 . — MAR S — Repre- 
 
 Faculties. 
 NO. 6.— THE SUN— Rep- 
 Occult Faculties. 
 NO. 7. — MERCURY — 
 tive Faculties. 
 
 URANUS is erratic, 
 pulsive, occult and bar- 
 minum. 
 
 SATURN is cold, in- no. 2. ert, secretive, 
 
 timid, persistent, laborious and barren. Rules over Lead. 
 
 JUPITER is warm, temperate, vital, jovial, generous, honest, sanguine 
 and fruitful. Rules over Tin. 
 
 MARS is fiery, billious, active, combative, 
 inflammatory, cruel, destructive and barren. 
 Rules over Iron. 
 
 THE SUN is hot, electric, majestic and com- 
 manding. Rules over Gold. 
 
 THE MOON is cold, watery, changeable, 
 maternal and fruitful. Rules over Silver. 
 
 VENUS is warm, moist, sanguine, loving, 
 ambitious and fruitful. Rules over Copper. 
 
 MERCURY is changeable, swift, mercenary, 
 inconstant and indifferent. Rules over Quick- 
 silver. 
 
 N. B. — These prognostics are of a general NO - 3 - 
 
 nature, depending upon where the Planets are placed in their annual aspects. 
 
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DICTIONARY OF PHRENOLOGICAL TERMS 
 
 As Applied to Head No. 3. 
 
 1. AMATIVENESS— Love between the sexes. 
 
 2. PARENTAL LOVE— Love of children and pets. 
 
 3. FRIENDSHIP— Love of society. 
 
 4. INHABIT! VENESS— Love of home. 
 
 5. CONTINUITY— Constant, steady. 
 
 6. COMBATIVENESS— Courageous. 
 
 7. DESTRUCTI VENESS— Executiveness. 
 
 8. ALIMENTI VENES S— Love of eating. 
 
 9. ACQUISITIVENESS— Economy, love of acquiring. 
 
 10. SECRETI VENESS— Reserve discretion. 
 
 11. CAUTIOUSNESS-Prudence, watchfulness. 
 
 12. APPROBATIVENESS-Ambition, love of praise. 
 
 13. SELF-ESTEEM— Self-respect, dignity. 
 
 14. FIRMNESS— Decision, perseverence. 
 
 15. CONSCIENTIOUSNESS— [ntegrity, love of justice. 
 
 16. HOPE Expectation, anticipation. 
 
 17. SPIRITUALITY— Faith, intuition. 
 
 18. VENERATION— Respect, devotion. 
 
 19. BENEVOLENCE— Kindness, sympathy. 
 
 20. CONSTRUCTIVENESS— Ingenuity, 
 
 21. IDEALITY— Refinement, love of beauty and purity. 
 
 22. IMITATION— Mimicry, copying. 
 
 23. MIRTHFULNESS— Perception of wit. 
 
 24. INDIVIDUALITY— Observation, examination. 
 
 25. FORM — Recollection, faces and shapes. 
 
 26. SIZE — Measurement of magnitude. 
 
 27. WEIGHT— Perception of balancing. 
 
 28. COLOR — Judgment of variation. 
 
 29. ORDER— Love of system. 
 
 30. CALCULATION— Mental cognizance. 
 
 31. LOCALITY— Recollection of scenery. 
 
 32. EVENTUALITY— Recollection of circumstances. 
 
 33. TIME— Punctuality. 
 
 34. TUNE— Sense of harmony. 
 
 35. LANGUAGE— Expression of ideas. 
 
 36. CAUSALITY— Originality. 
 
 37. COMPARISON— Reasoning. 
 
 A. CONJUGALITY— Matrimony, love of one. 
 
 B. SUBLIMITY— Love of grandeur, infinity. 
 
 C. HUMAN NATURE— Perception of character. 
 
 D. AGREEABLENESS— Persuasiveness. 
 
 E. VITATIVENESS— Love of living. 
 
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PLANETARY CONJUNCTIONS. 
 
 Saturn and Jupiter indicates losses; tardy financial success, or difficul- 
 ties in business: thwarts good Jupiter may promise; however, there will be 
 success in landed property, inheritances, etc. The native gains honors, but 
 at some cost to himself. Has honor conferred on him, or a responsible situ- 
 ation. Good fortune in the end, attended with local honors. 
 
 Saturn and Mars indicates thwarted ambitions; difficulties in undertak- 
 ings: enterprises fall through; dangers to the ruling Sign. Deferred hopes. 
 Loss of courage. Loss of relatives. 
 
 Saturn and Sun indicates loss of inheritance; dangers in the life; 
 troubles in the acquisition of wealth; increased mental powers; danger of 
 reversals. 
 
 Saturn and Venus indicates inconstancy; troubles in domestic affairs, 
 married life, etc.; danger of losing a child, especially if a daughter. Obsta- 
 cles in love affairs; delay in marriage. Some fatality in love affairs. 
 
 Saturn and Mercury indicates concentration of mental powers, gravity, 
 discretion. Tendency to scientific pursuits ; intelligence conducive to suc- 
 cess. Independent spirit; difficulties in monetary affairs. Undertaking 
 serious studies. 
 
 Saturn and Moon indicates mental disorders, and some affection of the 
 urinary ducts. Adversity. Danger of drowning. Troubles in domestic 
 life; may be loss of wife or mother prematurely. Danger during voyages. 
 The native becomes careful in money matters, and has need to be so. 
 Mechanical inventions will succeed. Dangerous illness. With females, bad 
 for child-birth. Inclines to suicidal thoughts. 
 
 Jupiter and Mars indicates military honors, or success in any martial 
 occupation, in government and public functions. Favors voyages and law 
 proceedings. Gives industry and speculations. 
 
 Jupiter and Sun indicates a rise in the position of the native ; gain ; 
 honors, according to the station in life. Celebrity or good reputation. In- 
 dustry and morality. 
 
 Jupiter and Venus indicates favor and support of high personages, 
 especially women; gain; inclination to love affairs or marriage. Happi- 
 ness, tranquility, and steady progress in the life. 
 
 Jupiter and Mercury indicates tendency to judicial or ecclesiastical work. 
 Clerical, literary, or professional honors; scholastic success. Prudence; 
 discretion; devotion to duties and to the means of advancement; gives the 
 love of children; gain by one s works, and the use of the faculties; am- 
 bition. 
 
 Jupiter and Moon indicates inclination to religion ; to success in public 
 life; gives happy voyages or beneficial changes; health; friends; gain in 
 whatever occupation is followed. Favors from ladies of rank or fortune. 
 
 Mars and Sun indicates difficulties in the career; afflictions; treacheries. 
 Danger of wounds by iron or fire; or of grave burnings. The mind is vacil- 
 lating and unstable, of no fixed resolutions, yet inclined to some bold enter- 
 prises. Danger to the sight, especially the right eye. Military success, if 
 the occupation be of that nature. 
 
 Mars and Venus indicates discords, embarrassment, and disputes occa- 
 sioned by females ; troubles in love affairs, in the married life or the home; 
 injuries and calumnies; contagious affections of the body. Passionate im- 
 pulses. If married, danger of separation, or grave dishonors. 
 
 Mars and Mercury indicates quickened intellect and increased efforts. 
 Success in active enterprises; but some danger of being cheated. 
 
 Mars and Moon indicates inclination to the practical arts ; engineering, 
 etc.; but without much profit. Many journeys, and perhaps a voyage. 
 Danger to the eyes, especially the left. " Danger of serious wounds. Violent 
 tendencies ; fevered mind and body. 
 
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 ( Planetary Conjunctions Concluded. ) 
 
 Sun and Venus indicates gain and reputation. Fortune favored by the 
 assistance of women of position or means; honors, and happiness. The 
 native inclines to marriage, and may do so to advantage. Friendship and 
 confidence are given to the native. Position will be influenced by women, 
 and greatly helped thereby. 
 
 Sun and Mercury indicates the use of the faculties conducive to fortune. 
 The native strikes out some useful plans, and may succeed in their develop- 
 ment. Inclination to literature; intellectual pursuits. Advancement in the 
 occupation. Gives new friendships. 
 
 Sun and Moon indicates obstacles in marital relations. Troubles in the 
 social and business position by means of females. Danger to the eyes. 
 Brain disorders; bad fevers. Illness. New relations and enterprises, 
 attended with success and honor. Promotion. Dangers in voyages and 
 journeys by drowning or accident of other kind. Inventive faculties 
 aroused. 
 
 Venus and Mercury indicates errors of judgment. Troubles by jealousy. 
 Passion. Pleasures of all kinds attract the native; and the more effeminate 
 qualities of the nature are stimulated. The native is disposed to the study 
 of light arts ; may incline to the drama. Gives a taste for dress and female 
 society. Some troubles through women. 
 
 Venus and Moon indicates troubles in the domestic life, in love, or mar- 
 riage. Danger of unfaithfulness. The native is light and fickle in his con- 
 duct. Removes his affection from one object to another. The wife or part- 
 ner causes trouble, and may be subject to dishonors. The native inclines 
 to pleasures more than usual. 
 
 Mercury and Moon indicates activity of mind ; scientific studies ; poetical 
 faculty or literary taste stimulated. Success in studies and profession. 
 Right use of the faculties conducive to reputation. Nautical tastes, love of 
 traveling by water. Good credit. 
 
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DICTIONARY OF TERMS USED IN ASTROLOGY. 
 
 ABSCISSION — To frustrate or prevent any influence. 
 
 AIR SIGNS — Gemini, Libra and Aquarius. 
 
 AFFLICTION— A Planet being in an evil aspect to another. 
 
 ANARETA— The Planet that destroys life. 
 
 ANGLES— The four houses where the Sun rises, sets, culminates and 
 arrives at midnight, viz: East, North, West and South. 
 
 APPLICATION— The approaching of one Planet toward another 
 
 ARC — The distance between any two points in the heavens. 
 
 ASCENDANT— The Eastern horizon. 
 
 ASPECT — Being placed at certain distances or degrees from a Planet. 
 
 AMBIENT — The Heavens when spoken of in a genera] way. 
 
 ASCENSION — The distance any body in the Heavens is from the begin- 
 ning of the Ecliptic, or first point of Aries. 
 
 BARREN SIGNS— Gemini, Leo and Virgo. 
 
 BENEFICS— The Good Planets. 
 
 BESIEGED — A Planet being enclosed between two others. 
 
 BI-CORPOREAL— Double bodied. 
 
 BI-QUINTITE— Being 144 degrees apart. 
 
 CADENT — When a Planet has passed any angle and remains within 
 one-third of its semi-arc of cusp of that angle. That is, when the Planet 
 occupies the 3rd, 6th, 9th and 12th houses in full. 
 
 CAZIMI — The Sun being within a strong position. 
 
 CONJUNCTION— Being in the same Sign. 
 
 COLLECTION OF LIGHT— When a Planet receives the aspects of any 
 two or more other Planets which are themselves not in aspect. 
 
 COMBUSTION— When the Sun takes the character of any Planet and 
 substitutes his own. 
 
 CO-SIGNIFICATOR— Significant of love and marriage. The Moon is 
 significator for man, the Sun for woman. 
 
 CONJUNCTIVIOUS— Two Planets being in the same line. 
 
 CULMINATE— To arrive in midheaven. 
 
 CUSP — The point of change between two Signs. 
 
 CIRCLES OF POSITION— A term used in calculating the polar eleva- 
 tion of any Planet. 
 
 CONVERSE MOTION— That motion which is caused by the rotation of 
 the Earth, and causes the Sun and Moon to appeal to rise and set. 
 
 DECLINATION— The distance of any Planet North or South of the 
 Equator. 
 
 DECENSION — The going down of any Planet from the meridian above 
 to that below the Earth. For instance, the Sun continues to descend even 
 after sunset until he reaches the meridian of midnight. 
 
 DECENDANT — That space from the Western horizon one-third the dis- 
 tance to the meridian above the Earth. 
 
 DIRECTION— The distance between any two Planets. 
 
 DIRECT MOTION— The opposite of Converse Motion. 
 
 DIURNAL ARC — The length of time — that part of the heavens in which 
 any Planet is at birth, above the Earth. 
 
 DECREASING LIGHT— When a Planet is past the conjunction it de- 
 creases in light. 
 
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DECANATE - One-third of a Sign. A Sign is divided into three parts 
 of ten degrees, each part being called a Decanate. 
 
 DEGREE— The 30th part of a Sign, or the 360th part of a circle. 
 
 DETRIMENT— The Sign opposite the house of any Planet. It shows 
 weakness. 
 
 DIGNITIES— When Planets are in their own houses. 
 DEBILITIES — When Planets are in other houses than their own. 
 DIRECT — When any Planet moves in regular order,' without skipping 
 or passing over a Sign. 
 
 DISPOSE — A Planet disposes any other when it takes its place in 
 influence. 
 
 DISPOSITOR— The Planet that takes the place of another. 
 
 DRAGONS HEAD— The North node of the Moon. A good Sign. 
 
 DRAGONS TAIL— The South node of the Moon. An evil Sign. 
 
 DAY HOUSES — Those Signs in which the Planets are stronger by day 
 than by night. 
 
 EARTHY SIGNS — Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn. 
 
 EPHEMERIS— A table of the positions of the Planets for each day. 
 
 EXALTATION — A dignity next in power to a house. 
 
 EQUINOCTIAL SIGNS— Aries and Libra, 
 
 EQUATION OP TIME— The difference between Sun time and mean time 
 as shown by the watch. 
 
 FRUITFUL SIGNS— Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces. 
 
 FIGURE OF THE HEAVENS— A map showing the positions of the 
 Planets and Signs at time of birth. 
 
 FORTUNES— Favorable Planets. 
 
 FIXED SIGNS— Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius. 
 
 FRUSTRATION — The preventing anything shown by one aspect by 
 means of another. 
 
 FEMININE SIGNS— All even numbered Signs, beginning with Taurus, 2. 
 
 FIERY SIGNS— Aries, Leo and Sagittaurus. 
 
 HORARY — From the Latin word "hora," meaning hour, being taken 
 originally from the Egyptian word "Horus," the Sun. 
 
 HORIZON — The line between Heaven and Earth. 
 
 HOROSCOPE— A map or sketch of a person's life as predicted by 
 Astrology. 
 
 GIVER OF LIFE— The Sun, or the Hyleg. 
 
 HOUSES— The twelve divisions into which the heavens are divided ; also 
 the parts of these divisions or Signs. 
 
 HUMANE SIGNS — Those which show the native to be of a humane or 
 kindly disposition. 
 
 HYLEG — The Sign or Planet which is the giver of life. 
 
 INGRESS — A transit over the place where the Sun or Moon has arrived 
 in the Zodiac. 
 
 IMPEDITED— Being afflicted by evil stars. 
 
 INCREASING IN LIGHT— When a Planet is leaving the Sun and has 
 not yet reached the opposition. 
 
 INFERIOR PLANETS— So named because their orbits are less than 
 that of the Earth ( Venus, Mercury and The Moon ). 
 
 INFORTUNES— When the Planets are badly afflicted. 
 
 INCREASING IN MOTION— When a Planet moves faster than it did 
 on a previous day, past a certain point. 
 
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INTERCEPTED— When a Sign is between the cusps, but not in either. 
 
 JOINED — Being- in an aspect. 
 
 LATITUDE— The distance any Planet is North or South of the Ecliptic. 
 Latitude on the Earth is the distance of any point North or South of the 
 Equator. 
 
 LONGITUDE — The distance any star or Planet is from the first point of 
 Aries, or the beginning of the Zodiac. Longitude on the Earth is the dis- 
 tance East or West from a given meridian. 
 
 LUNATION— The time from new Moon to new Moon. 
 
 LIGHT OF TIME— The time of the Sun by day and the Moon by night. 
 
 LORD — That Planet whose house is occupied by another is said to be 
 the Lord or ruler of the other. 
 
 MASCULINE SIGNS— All odd-numbered Signs, beginning with Aries, 1. 
 
 MEDIUM— Midheaven. 
 
 MERIDIAN — The place where the Sun is at noon. 
 
 MOVABLE SIGNS— Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn. 
 
 MERIDIAN DISTANCE— The distance any body is from the meridian. 
 
 MODERATOR— When the Sun, Moon or Earth acts alone or for itself. 
 
 MALE PICS— The evil Planets— Her schel, Saturn and Mars. 
 
 NOCTURNAL ARC— The length of time any point in the Heavens is 
 below the Earth, or from the setting until the rising of a Planet. 
 
 NODE — That part of the Ecliptic where a Planet passes either to the 
 North or South. 
 
 NIGHT HOUSES— Those Signs in which the Planets are stronger by 
 night than by day. 
 
 OPPOSITION— Being opposite, or 180 degrees apart. 
 
 ORIENTAL— When a Planet is East of the meridian, or mid-heaven. 
 
 OCCIDENTAL — When a Planet is West of the meridian, or mid-heaven. 
 
 PEREGRIN— Having no dignity. 
 
 PLATIC— Any aspect that is not exact. 
 
 PARALLELS — Equal distances from the equator or meridian. 
 
 POLAR ELEVATION— The latitude of a country. 
 
 PROMITTOR — Planets become Promittors because they promise an 
 event. 
 
 RADICAL — Refers to the root from which everything is judged. 
 
 RAPT PARALLEL S— Are where two bodies are carried away until they 
 come to equal distances from a meridian. 
 
 RECTIFICATION— Correcting the time of birth. 
 
 RETROGRADE — The backward motion which Planets appear to have 
 from the motion of the Earth. 
 
 REVOLUTION— The moving of the Earth around the Sun. 
 
 RECEPTION — When any Planet is received as a dignity by another. 
 
 REFRANATION — When two Planets are coming to an aspect and one 
 fails to reach the point in time. 
 
 SPECULUM — A table showing aspects, etc. 
 
 SEPARATION — When an aspect or influence is passed. 
 
 SIGNIFICATOR— The Planet which is lord of the house that rules the 
 matter inquired after. 
 
 SUPERIORS AND INFERIORS— Powerful and weak influences. 
 
 SIGN — A part of the Zodiac. The path of the Earth around the Sun 
 is divided into thirty degrees and called Signs. 
 
 SWIFT IN MOTION— When a Planet apparently moves faster than its 
 mean motion. 
 
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 Explanation — Loot in the four middle columns for the century, then to the right or left for the year, and in a 
 line with the year and under the century will be found the key letter of the year. In the lower table in a line with the 
 day of the month will be found the day of the week under the key letter. 
 
 Explanation of Leap-year — At the beginning of every century leap-year is omitted, except every 4th. century 
 the year 2000 being a leap-year. In this calendar, every year following an X being a leap-year, ( reading down.)- In 
 leap-years reckon one day slow from Jan. 1st. to Feb. 29th. For example, Jan. 1st. 1844, the calendar gives Tuesday 
 1844 being a leap-year you reckon one day slow during January and February the correct day being Monday. 
 
 After a little practice this calendar becomes as simple as a common almanac; and is good for 200 years to come as 
 well as for the 200 years past. 
 
 RULE by which the above calendar can be proved. To the given year, omitting the century, add its 4th. part; also 
 the day of the month and the ratio of the month, and divide by 7. The remainder will give the day of the. week as 
 follows, I denotes Sunday, 2 Monday, 3 Tuesday, 4 Wednesday, 5 Thursday, 6 Friday, o Saturday. 
 
 The Ratio for Jun. is o. Sep. and Dec. 1. Apr. and Jul. 2. Jan. and Oct. 3. May 4. Aug. 5. Feb., Mar. & Nov. 6 
 
 This Calendar Copyrighted 1896. 
 
 [Dictionary of Astrological Terms Concluded.) 
 
 SEMI-SEXTILE— Being 30 degrees apart. 
 SESQUI-QUADRATE— Being 135 degrees apart. 
 SQUARE — Being 90 degrees apart. 
 SEXTILE— Being 60 degrees apart. 
 SEMI- SQUARE— Being 45 degrees apart. 
 
 TABLE OP HOUSES— A list of calculations adapted for those who 
 desire to cast nativities. 
 
 TRANSITS — The passing over any place of the Planets. 
 TRINE — Being 120 degrees apart. 
 TERM— An essential dignity. 
 TESTIMONY— Having an aspect. 
 
 TRANSLATION OF LIGHT— Conveying the influence of one Planet to 
 another. 
 
 TRIPLICITIES— Essential dignities. The Zodiac being divided into 
 four Triplicities or sets of Signs, known as the Fiery, Earthy, Airy and 
 Watery. Agreeing with the four elements into which the ancients divided 
 the world. 
 
 VOID OF COURSE— Forming no aspect. 
 
 WATERY SIGNS— Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces. 
 
 ZENITH — The meridian or point exactly over head. 
 
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PLANETARY RULINGS 
 
 Each Sign of the Zodiac Divided into Decatiates of Ten Degrees Each, 
 Ruled by Certain Planets as Here Set Forth. 
 
 ARIES. 
 
 First Decanate. Ruled by Mars and Mercury. Indicates a warlike and 
 aggressive spirit, desire for political or public work. Favors injuries to the 
 head and face : also favors military service and renders the native change- 
 able and eccentric in many ways. 
 
 Second Decanate. Ruled by the Sun and Uranus. Indicates a proud and 
 positive nature, desiring to control and rule: ambitious, aspiring, generous, 
 extravagant, impulsive and despising all mean actions. Courteous, but 
 firm; well adapted for government positions. 
 
 Third Decanate. Ruled by Venus and Saturn. Indicates strong passions, 
 and love of pleasure, art and poetry. Kind, loving, generous, but unfor- 
 tunate. 
 
 TAURUS. 
 
 First Decanate. Ruled by Mercury and Mars. Indicates a political and 
 creative mind; good disposition, intuitive faculties, sensuous, desiring ease 
 and comfort. Well adapted for music, drama and fine arts. Men easily 
 secure the patronage of women. 
 
 Second Decanate. Ruled by the Moon and Neptune. Indicates a very 
 changeful and romantic disposition, with strong imaginations, love of pleas- 
 ures and the good things of life. This Decanate is good for women, but bad 
 for men. For women it indicates wealth and the acquisition of real estate. 
 
 Third Decanate. Ruled by Saturn and Mars. Indicates dependence and 
 servitude, poverty, or difficulty in attaining wealth. Native is very sensi- 
 tive, disposed to many disappointments through life in love affairs, destroy- 
 ing pleasures in married life. Also indicates many enemies and an unfor- 
 tunate life in general. The good is indicated by great fidelity in attach- 
 ments. 
 
 GEMINI. 
 
 First Decanate. Ruled by Jupiter and Venus. Indicates a humaae and 
 very generous nature, but unfortunate in placing affections. Gives too 
 much self-confidence and leads a man to be his own enemy in all love and 
 money affairs, but capable of many things by his own exertions. Shows 
 intellect to be strong, but judgment perverted. Misfortune is less to be 
 feared from enemies than through the wrong use of one's abilities. Indi- 
 cates literary and legal pursuits. 
 
 Second Decanate. Ruled by Mars and Mercury. Indicates success in 
 the study of literature or science. A violent and quarrelsome nature, dis- 
 posed to acts of ingratitude. The native will meet with accidents in travel- 
 ing, sickness and disease through indiscretion. 
 
 Third Decanate. Ruled by the Sun and Uranus. Indicates a brilliant 
 intellect, fame, small fortune, but many journeys: helpful relations; an 
 anxious, restless life, but eventual success in literary or artistic pursuits. 
 
 CANCER. 
 
 First Decanate. Ruled by Venus and Saturn. Indicates many friends 
 among elderly persons. A generous, amiable nature: kind and attractive 
 toward the opposite sex: fondness for pleasure and personal decoration. 
 
 Second Decanate. Ruled by Mercury and Mars. Indicates strong im- 
 aginations, love of travel and learning: fortune will come through tongue 
 or pen, but many enemies will be made thereby. 
 
 Third Decanate. Ruled by Moon and Neptune. Indicates love of travel 
 and romance, adventure and occult and mysterious enterprises. Popularity, 
 the patronage of women and acquisition of property by honorable means. 
 
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LEO. 
 
 First Decanate. Ruled by Saturn and Mercury. Indicates a strong-, 
 forcible nature, difficult to control. Poverty and trouble in life through 
 domestic infelicity or hazardous speculations. Hard, positive, lacking" sym- 
 pathy. Deceptive, distrustful, lacking- self-confidence. Too independent 
 and inopportune. Wasteful of vital powers. Always laboring, but seldom 
 achieving success. 
 
 Second Decanate. Ruled by Jupiter and The Sun. Indicates a fortu- 
 nate and profitable nature, kind, humane and sympathetic. Fortunate in all 
 speculations; faithful in domestic life and dutiful to family. Will gain by 
 marriage or legacy. 
 
 Third Decanate. Ruled by Mars and Mercury. Indicates a strong, 
 forceful nature, capable of and desiring to command. Frank, generous, and 
 destined to many short journeys in which success is shown. Large inheri- 
 tance and acquisition of property at close <Df life. Always successful over 
 enemies. 
 
 VIRGO. 
 
 First Decanate. Ruled by the Sun and Uranus. Indicates a very 
 patient, non-combative nature ; rather suffer affliction, privation or restraint 
 than argue a point. Long life is indicated, but it will be a secretive and 
 retired one, with little intercourse with the world. 
 
 Second Decanate. Ruled by Venus and Neptune. Indicates an artistic 
 and literary person. Kind, genial and full of life. Very fortunate, great 
 traveler ; disputing in family or domestic life, and rather inconsistent. 
 
 Third Decanate. Ruled by Mercury and Mars. Indicates a quick, 
 sharp, alert and dextrous nature; apt in education; changeable, restless, 
 full of business ; high honor and merit gained by own abilities. Very par- 
 ticular in all matters of diet and clothing. 
 
 LIBRA. 
 
 First Decanate. Ruled by the Moon and Neptune. Indicates a kind, 
 sympathetic, but weak nature, easily influenced; disposed to be extravagant 
 and unsteady. Very clever in business pursuits, but very changeable and 
 restless. Best adapted to a public business, especially real estate specula- 
 tions. 
 
 Second Decanate. Ruled by Saturn and Mercury. Indicates much 
 trouble through elderly persons in early life, but successful at end. Many 
 rises and falls through own fault. This native is often poor and abused in 
 married life, yet they are steadfast in their affections. 
 
 Third Decanate. Ruled by Jupiter and Venus. Indicates a generous, 
 kind and amiable nature. Destined to a happy marriage, much wealth, 
 many journeys, faithful friends and generous enemies. A person much be- 
 loved for their justice and honesty. 
 
 SCORPIO. 
 
 First Decanate. Ruled by Mars and Mercury. Indicates a strong, en- 
 ergetic nature, capable of great attainments. Great power of endurance 
 and courage, scorning danger and defeat. Ambitious and impulsive in love 
 affairs. Liable to sickness or disease from indiscretion and excess. These 
 people are born to command, but are not successful in business of their 
 own. 
 
 Second Decanate. Ruled by the Sun and Uranus. Indicates honor and 
 dignity, with masterful and governing qualities. These natives are proud, 
 haughty and tyrannical, capable of great cruelty. Fame and reputation are 
 sure to reward those born in this Decanate. 
 
 Third Decanate. Ruled by Venus and The Moon. Indicates excesses 
 and folly in all love affairs. Strong passions and emotions. Many secret 
 enemies among the opposite sex. Disputes in married life always result in 
 disaster. 
 
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SAGITTAURUS. 
 
 First Decanate. Ruled by Mercury and Venus. Indicates much strife 
 in married life, but great ability for general work. Good judgment, quick 
 intellect, but disposed to neglect and disorder. Many enemies, but many 
 conquests. These natives can rise in life by the exercise of their intuitive 
 faculties and superior judgment 
 
 Second Decanate. Ruled by the Moon and Neptune. Indicates much 
 romance and imagination. Travel in foreign lands, love of reading his- 
 tory, hunting and sports. Liable to death away from home and family, 
 probably accidental, from own carelessness or foolishness. Fortune by leg- 
 acy. A very restless, active person. 
 
 Third Decanate. Ruled by Saturn and Mars. Indicates sober tempera- 
 ment, but strong passions and emotions, well under control. Fortune will 
 come slow, but sure, by great perseverence. Love of speculation. Friends 
 are few, but true and steadfast. 
 
 CAPRICORN. 
 
 First Decanate. Ruled by Jupiter and Venus. Indicates a masterful 
 ambition, but often beset by doubts and narrow sympathies. Strong in all 
 religious venerations and feelings; a fatalist or a believer in the occult, and 
 ever fearful of destiny. Also indicates self-confidence and high ambitions. 
 Some secret or family evil always holds these natives in check or threatens 
 their fair destinies 
 
 Second Decanate. Ruled by Mars and Mercury. Indicates intense am* 
 bition, great enthusiasm. These natives attain high achievements in mili- 
 tary affairs, but are in danger of overstepping the limits of prudence. Pow- 
 erful and numerous friends often prevent a downfall. Also indicates great 
 energy; cruel and despotic, with many rivals to contend with, but who are 
 always conquered. 
 
 Third Decanate. Ruled by the Sun and Saturn. Indicates a cold, 
 stern, proud disposition, lacking sympathy. The struggle for life for these 
 natives is hard and devoid of sympathy. 
 
 AQUARIUS. 
 
 First Decanate. Ruled by Venus and Jupiter. Indicates a bright, 
 cheerful, and humane disposition, with many friends. These natives excel in 
 the higher sciences, fine arts and industrial affairs ; holding high positions 
 in all social gatherings; devoid of unruly passion or excess, sober and 
 temperate. Also indicates success in foreign lands, gains of^ property and 
 success in new enterprises. 
 
 Second Decanate. Ruled by Mercury and Saturn. Indicates scientific 
 and philosophical pursuits, great depth of thought and patience; some 
 inventive faculty productive of success. Occult research; a penetrating, 
 independent mind with great power of assimilation. Love of solitude, a 
 fair name, good reputation, and slow but sure success. 
 
 Third Decanate. Ruled by the Moon and Neptune. Indicates a melan- 
 choly, changeful and lugubrious nature, full of strange fears, terrors and 
 weird experiences, visions and apparitions. Females cause much evil to all 
 who come in contact with them. 
 
 PISCES. 
 
 First Decanate. Ruled by Saturn and Mercury. Indicates loss of posi- 
 tion through false friends and secret enemies. Strong religious sentiments, 
 often inclining to fanaticism, troubles and annoyances in love affairs 
 through elderly persons; danger from drowning or being buried alive; early 
 death or affliction of parents. 
 
 Second Decanate. Ruled by Jupiter and Venus. Indicates high posi" 
 tion and success in money affairs; more than one marriage or inconstancy? 
 many eminent friends. A kind, warm disposition and genial nature, very 
 sympathetic, but lacking in fidelity. Plenty of wealth and success. 
 
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Third Decanate. Ruled by Mars and Uranus. Indicates loss by strife 
 with enemies through some secret or unknown means. Better success in 
 foreign lands, although constantly beset by danger and trouble. Many 
 annoyances from married partner, separation; easily influenced by opposite 
 sex. Often assisted by friends in high positions, but not always reliable or 
 dependent. Many opportunities lost through too much enthusiasm. A pas- 
 sionate nature, often disregarding consequences and leading to other disap- 
 pointments. 
 
 These Decanates are often very useful in determining the part of a Sign 
 a person was born in when exact date of birth is not known. 
 
 The characteristics pointed out in each Decanate are natural ones, capa- 
 ble of much modification through social and educational plane of life, which 
 softens, changes and specializes every nature. 
 
 T^E CENTTLOQUY OF PTOLEMY. 
 
 Being the Fruit of His Tetrafoifolos or Quadripartite ( Four Books ) of 
 The Influence of the Stars. 
 
 These One Hundred Aphorisms were written by Claudius Ptolemy, the 
 greatest Astrologer ( Astronomer ) and Geographer of his times, A. D. 
 75—167. 
 
 "I. Judgment must be regulated by. thyself, as well as by the science ; for 
 it is not possible that particular forms of events should be declared by any 
 person, however scientific ; since the understanding conceives only a certain 
 general idea of some sensible event, and not its particular form. It is, 
 therefore, necessary for him who practices herein to adopt inference. They 
 only who are inspired by the deity can predict particulars. 
 
 II. When an inquirer shall make mature search into an expected event, 
 there will be found no material difference between the event itself and his 
 idea of it. 
 
 III. Whosoever may be adapted to any particular event or pursuit, 
 will assuredly have the star indicative thereof very potent in his nativity. 
 
 IV. A mind apt in knowledge will discover truth more readily than one 
 practiced in the highest branches of science. 
 
 V. A skillful person, acquainted with the nature of the stars, is enabled 
 to avert many of their effects, and to prepare himself for those effects before 
 they arrive. 
 
 VI. It is advantageous to make choice of days and hours at a time 
 well constituted by the nativity. Should the time be adverse, the choice will 
 in no respect avail, however favorable an issue it may chance to promise. 
 
 VII. The mingled influences of the stars can be understood by no one 
 who has not previously acquired knowledge of the combinations and varie- 
 ties existing in nature. 
 
 VIII. A sagacious mind improves the operation of the heavens, as a 
 skillful farmer, by cultivation, improves nature. 
 
 IX. In their generation and corruption forms are influenced by the 
 celestial forms, of which the framers of talismans consequently avail them- 
 selves, by observing the ingresses of the stars thereupon. 
 
 X. In the election of days and hours, make use of the malefics, to the 
 same moderate extent as the skillful physician would use poisons in order 
 to perform cures. 
 
 XI. A day and hour are not to be elected until the quality of the object 
 proposed shall be known. 
 
 XII. Love and hatred prohibit the true accomplishment of judgments; 
 and, inasmuch as they lessen the most important, so likewise they magnify 
 the most trivial things. 
 
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XIII. In every indication made by the constitution of the heavens, 
 secondary stars, whether auxiliary or injurious thereto, are also to be used. 
 
 XIV. The astrologer will be entangled in a labyrinth of error, when 
 the seventh house and its lord shall be afflicted. 
 
 XV. Signs cadent from the ascendant of any kingdom are the ascend- 
 ants of that kingdom's enemies. But the angles and succedent houses are 
 the ascendants of its friends. It is the same in all doctrines and institu- 
 tions. 
 
 XVI. When the benefics may be controlled in the eighth house, they 
 bring mischief by means of good men; if, on the other hand, they be well 
 affected, they will prevent mischief. 
 
 XVII. Give no judgment as to the future life of an aged person, until 
 the number of years he may live shall have been reckoned. 
 
 XVIII. If, while a benefic may ascend, both the luminaries should be 
 in the same minute ~( of the same degree and sign), the native will be equally 
 and highly prosperous in all things which can befall him. So, likewise, if 
 the luminaries be mutually opposed by the east and west. But the contrary 
 effect will be produced, should a malefic be on the ascendant. 
 
 XIX. The efficacy of purgation is impeded by the Moon's conjunction 
 with Jupiter. 
 
 XX. Pierce not with iron that part of the body which may be governed 
 by the Sign actually occupied by the Moon. 
 
 XXI. When the Moon may be in Scorpio or Pisces, purgation may be 
 advantageously used, provided the lord of the ascendant be coupled with 
 some star posited below the earth. If he be coupled with a star placed 
 above the earth, the potion swallowed will be vomited up. 
 
 XXII. Neither put on nor lay aside any garment for the first time when 
 the Moon may be located in Leo. And it will be still worse to do so, should 
 she be badly affected. 
 
 XXIII. Aspects between the Moon- and stars give the native much 
 activity; and, if the stars be in power, they indicate an efficient, but if weak, 
 an inert, excitation to action. 
 
 XXIV. An eclipse of the luminaries, if in the angles of the nativity, or 
 of an annual revolution, is noxious ; and the effects take place according to 
 the space between the ascendant and the place of eclipse. And as, in a solar 
 eclipse, a year is reckoned for an hour, so likewise, in a lunar eclipse, a 
 month is reckoned for an hour. 
 
 XXV. The progression of a significator, posited in the mid-heaven, is 
 to be made by right ascension; of another posited in the ascendant, by the 
 oblique ascension of the particular latitude. 
 
 XXVI. There is obvious concealment in the case, if the star signifi- 
 cance of any particular affair be in conjunction with the Sun, either under 
 the earth or in a place foreign to its own nature. On the other hand, there 
 is manifestation, should the star be raised to elevation out of its depression, 
 and be located in its own place. 
 
 XXVII. Venus gives pleasure to the native in that part of the body 
 which may be ruled by the sign she occupies. It is the same with other 
 stars. 
 
 XXVIII. When the Moon may not hold a familiarity with two planets, 
 as is desirable, care should be taken to connect her, if possible, with some 
 fixed star combining their qualities. 
 
 XXIX. The fixed stars grant extremely good fortune, unconnected with 
 the understanding; but it is most commonly marked by calamities, unless 
 the planets also agree in the felicity. 
 
 XXX. Observe the creation of the first king of any dynasty ; for if the 
 ascendant at that creation should agree with the ascendant of the nativity of 
 the king's son, he will succeed his father. 
 
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XXXI. When the star ruling over any kingdom shall enter into a cli- 
 macterial place, either the king, or some one of the chief men of his king- 
 dom, will die. 
 
 XXXII. Concord between two persons is produced by an harmonious 
 figuration of the stars, indicative of the matter whereby good will is consti- 
 tuted, in the nativity of either person. 
 
 XXXIII. Love and hatred are discernible, as well from the concord 
 and discord of the luminaries, as from the ascendants of both nativities ; 
 but obeying signs increase good will. 
 
 XXXIV. If the lord of the place of the new Moon be in an angle, he is 
 indicative of the events liable to happen in that month. 
 
 XXXV. When the Sun arrives at the place of any star, he excites the 
 influence of that star in the atmosphere. 
 
 XXXVI. In the foundation of cities, consider the fixed stars which may 
 seem to contribute thereto : but in the erection of houses, observe the planets. 
 The kings of every city which has Mars in culmination will most commonly 
 perish by the sword. 
 
 XXXVII. If Virgo or Pisces be on the ascendant, the native will create 
 his own dignity; but if Aries or Libra be on the ascendant, he will cause 
 his own death. The other Signs are to be contemplated in the same way. 
 
 XXXVIII. Mercury, if established in either house of Saturn, and in 
 power, gives the native a speculative and inquisitive intellect; if in a house 
 of Mars, and especially if in Aries, he gives eloquence. 
 
 XXXIX. Affliction of the eleventh house, in the creation of a king, 
 indicates damage in his household and his treasury : affliction of the second 
 house denotes the detriment of his subject's wealth. 
 
 XL. When the ascendant is oppressed by the malefics, the native will 
 delight in sordid things, and approve ill-flavoured odors. 
 
 XLI. Beware the affliction of the eighth house and its lord, at a time of 
 departure; and that of the second house and its lord, at a time of return. 
 
 XLII. Should a disease begin when the Moon may be in a Sign occu- 
 pied at the birth by some malefic, or in quartile or opposition to any such 
 Sign, such disease will be most severe : and if the malefic also behold the 
 said Sign, it will be dangerous. On the other hand, there will be no danger 
 if the Moon be in a place held at the time of birth by some benefic. 
 
 XLIII. The malefic figures of a nation are strengthened by adverse 
 figurations of existing times. 
 
 XLIV. It is an evil case if the ascendant of a sick person resist the 
 figuration of his own nativity ; and if the time should not bring up any 
 benefic. 
 
 XLV. If the ascendant, or principal significators, be not in human 
 signs, the native himself will be also estranged from human nature. 
 
 XL VI. In nativities much happiness is conferred by the fixed stars : 
 and also by the angles of the new Moon, and by the places of a kingdom's 
 Part of Fortune, should the ascendant be found in any of them. ' 
 
 XLVIL If a malefic in one nativity fall on the place of a benefic in 
 another nativity, he who has the benefic will suffer damage from him who 
 has the malefic. 
 
 XL VIII. If the mid-heaven of a prince be the ascendant of his subject, 
 or if their respective significators be configurated in a benevolent form, they 
 will continue long inseparable. It will be the same, also, should the sixth 
 house of a subject or servant be the ascendant of his prince or master. 
 
 XLIX. If the ascendant of a servant be the mid-heaven in his master's 
 nativity, the master will place so much confidence in that servant as to be 
 ruled by him. 
 
 L. Overlook none of the hundred and nineteen conjunctions; for on 
 them depends the knowledge of worldly operations, whether of generation or 
 of corruption. 
 
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LI. Make the Sign occupied by the Moon at the time of birth the Sign 
 ascending at the conception ; and consider that in which she may be posited 
 at the conception, or the opposite one, as the Sign ascending at Ihe birth. 
 
 LII. Men of tall stature have their lords of nativity in elevation, and 
 their ascendants in the beginnings of Signs ; but the lords of men of short 
 stature will be found in declination. It must also be seen whether the Signs 
 be right or oblique. 
 
 LIII. The lords of nativity of slight or thin men have no latitude, but 
 those of stout or fat men have ; and, if the latitude be south, the native will 
 be active; if north, inactive. 
 
 LIV. In the construction of a building, the principal rulers, if coupled 
 with a star below the earth, will impede the erection. 
 
 LV. Mars' evil influence over ships is diminished if he be neither in 
 the mid-heaven nor in the eleventh house; but if in either of those places, he 
 renders the ship liable to be captured by pirates. And if the ascendant be 
 afflicted by any fixed star of the nature of Mars, the ship will be burned. 
 
 LVI. While the Moon is in her first quarter, withdrawing from her con- 
 junction with the Sun, the bodily humors expand until her second quarter; 
 in her other quarters they decrease. 
 
 LVII. If, during a sickness, the seventh house and its lord be afflicted, 
 change the physician. 
 
 LVIII. Observe the place of an aspect, and its distance from the 
 ascendant of the year: for the event will happen when the profection may 
 arrive thither. 
 
 LIX. Before pronouncing that an absent person shall die, observe 
 whether he may not become intoxicated ; before declaring that he shall re- 
 ceive a wound, see whether he may not be let blood; and before saying that 
 he shall find treasure, examine whether he may not receive his own deposit; 
 for the figures of all these things may be similar. 
 
 LX. In cases of sickness, observe the critical days, and the Moon's 
 progress in the angles of a figure of sixteen sides. If those angles be well 
 affected, it is favorable for the invalid; if they be afflicted, unfavorable. 
 
 LXI. The Moon is significative of bodily matters, which, in respect of 
 motion, resemble her. 
 
 LXII. By marking exactly the beginning of a conjunction (of the Sun 
 and Moon), judgment may be made of the variation of the weather in the 
 ensuing month. It will depend upon the lord of the angle of every figure, 
 for he controls the nature of the atmosphere ; assuming also at these times 
 the quality of the existing weather. 
 
 LXIII. In the conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter, pronounce according 
 to the nature of that one which may be higher in elevation. Follow the same 
 rule with other stars. 
 
 LXIV. After ascertaining the lord of the enquiry, see what power he 
 may have in the annual revolution, or in the ascendant of the new Moon; 
 and pronounce accordingly. 
 
 LXV. In the least conjunction, the difference of the mean conjunction, 
 and in the mean conjunction, the difference of the greatest conjunction. 
 
 LXVI. Consider no profection by itself alone, but make reference also 
 to the qualifications and impediments of the stars. 
 
 LXVII. Years are diminished by the imbecility of the receiver. 
 
 LXVIII. A malefic, when matutine, signifies an accident; when vesper- 
 tine, a disease. 
 
 LXIX. The native's sight will be impaired if the Moon be opposed to 
 the Sun, and joined with nebulous stars; and if the Moon be in the western 
 angle, and both the malefic stars in the eastern angle, the Sun being in an 
 angle also, the native will become blind. 
 
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LXX. Insanity is produced if the Moon have no connection with Mer- 
 cury : — and, if neither of them be connected with the ascendant, Saturn being 
 in occupation of that angle by night, but Mars by day, especially if in Can- 
 cer, Virgo, or Pisces, a daemoniac affection will be produced. 
 
 LXXI. If both luminaries may be in masculine Signs, in the nativities 
 of males, their actions will be consonant with nature; but if so placed in the 
 nativities of females, they increase their action. And Mars and Venus, if 
 matutine, incline to the masculine gender; if vespertine, to the feminine. 
 
 LXXII. Matters of education are to be considered by the ascending 
 lords of triplicity ; matters of life, by the lords of the conditionally lumin- 
 ary's triplicity. 
 
 LXXIII. If the Sun be found with the Gorgon's head ( Caput Medusae), 
 and not aspected by any benefic star, and if there be no benefic present in 
 the eighth house, and the' lord of the conditionary luminary be opposed to 
 Mars, or in quartile to him, the native will be beheaded. If the luminary 
 culminate, his body will be maimed or mangled ; and if the aspect in quartile 
 be from Gemini or Pisces, his hands and feet will be amputated. 
 
 LXXIV. Mars, if ascending, uniformly gives a scar in the face. 
 
 LXXV. If the Sun be in conjunction with the lord of the ascendant, in 
 Leo, and Mars have no prorogative in the ascendant, and if there be no 
 benefic in the eighth house, the native will be burned. 
 
 LXXVI. If Saturn hold the mid-heaven, and the conditionary luminary 
 be opposed to him, the native will perish in the ruins of buildings, provided 
 the Sign on the lower heaven be an earthly Sign ; if it be a watery Sign, he 
 will be drowned or suffocated by water; if a human Sign, he will be stran- 
 gled by men, or will perish by the halter or the scourge. Should there, how- 
 ever, be a benefic in the eighth house, he will not suffer death, although be 
 will be brought near it. 
 
 LXXVII. Profection of the ascendant is to be made for matters affect" 
 ing the body; of the Part of Fortune, for extrinsic circumstances; of the 
 Moon, for the connection between the body and the spirit ; and of the mid- 
 heaven, for the employment or profession. 
 
 LXXVIII. A star often dispenses influence in a place in which it has 
 no prerogative, thus bringing unexpected advantage to the native. 
 
 LXXIX. Whoever has Mars in the eleventh house, does not govern his 
 master. 
 
 LXXX. If Venus be in conjunction with Saturn, and have any lord o 
 house in the seventh house, the native will be of spurious origin. 
 
 LXXXI. Times are reckoned in seven ways, viz: by the space between 
 two significators; by the space between their mutual aspects; by the approach 
 of one to the other ; by the space between either of them and the place appro- 
 priated to the proposed event; by the descension of a star, with its addition 
 or diminution; by the changing of a significator; and by the approach of a 
 planet to its place. 
 
 LXXXII. When a figure may be equipoised, observe the horoscope ( or 
 figure ) at the new or full moon, and, if that also be equipoised, be not hasty 
 in giving judgment. 
 
 LXXXIII. The time of obtaining a grant indicates the affection between 
 the applicant and his prince; but the seat ( or part of heaven indicating the 
 grant ) shows the nature of the office. 
 
 LXXXIV. And if Mars be lord of the ascendant at the time of entering 
 on possession, and posited in the second house, or coupled with the lord of 
 the second, he brings much mischief. 
 
 LXXXV. Should the lord of the ascendant be configurated with the 
 lord of the second house, the prince will spontaneously create many charges. 
 
 LXXXVI. The Sun is the source of the vital power; the Moon, of the 
 natural power. 
 
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LXXXVII. Monthly revolutions are made in twenty-eight days, two 
 hours and about eighteen minutes. Judgment is also made by some persons 
 by means of the Sun's progress; that is to say, by his partile equations to 
 that degree and minute which he might hold at the beginning. 
 
 LXXXVIII. In making protection of the Part of Fortune for a whole 
 annual revolution, a space equal to that between the Sun and Moon is to be 
 reckoned from the ascendant. 
 
 LXXXIX. Consider the grandfather's affairs from the seventh house, 
 and the uncle's from the sixth. 
 
 XC. Should the significator be in aspect to the ascendant, the hidden 
 event or object will correspond in its nature with the ascendant ; but if the 
 ascendant be not so aspected, the nature of the event will accord with that 
 of the place in which the significator is posited. The lord of the hour shows 
 its color; the place of the Moon its time; and, if above the earth, it will be 
 a novel thing: if below, old. The Part of Fortune indicates its quantity, 
 whether long or short. The lords of the terms, and of the lower heaven and 
 mid-heaven, and of the Moon, show its substance or value. 
 
 XCT. Should the ruler of a sick person be combust, it is an evil por- 
 tent; and especially if the Part of Fortune be afflicted. 
 
 XCTL Saturn, if oriental, is not so highly noxious to a sick person; 
 nor Mars, if occidental. 
 
 XCIII. Judgment is not to be drawn from any figure until the Dext con- 
 junction shall have been considered ; for principles are varied by every con- 
 junction; and therefore, ta avoid error, both the last and the next should be 
 combined. 
 
 XCTV. The place of the more potent significator indicates the thoughts 
 of the inquirer. 
 
 XCV. The stars rising with the tenth house prove how far the native 
 may be fitted to the occupation which he follows. 
 
 XCVI. In an eclipse, such significations as are made nearest the angles 
 show the events decreed. The nature of the stars in accordance with the 
 eclipse, planets as fixed stars, and also the appearances co-ascending, are 
 likewise to be considered, and judgment is to be given accordingly. 
 
 XCVII. The event inquired about will be speedily accomplished, should 
 the lord of the new or full Moon be in an angle. 
 
 XCVIII. Shooting stars and meteors, like flowing hair, bear a second- 
 ary part in judgments. 
 
 XCIX. Shooting stars denote the dryness of the air; and, if they are 
 projected to one part only, they indicate wind therefrom: if to various parts, 
 they indicate diminution of waters, a turbulent atmosphere, and incursions 
 of armies. 
 
 C. If comets, whose distance is eleven Signs behind the Sun, appear in 
 angles, the king of some kingdom, or one of the princes or chief men of a 
 kingdom, will die. If in a succedent house, the affairs of the kingdom's 
 treasury will prosper, but the governor or ruler will be changed. If in a 
 cadent house, there will be diseases and sudden deaths. And' if comets be 
 in motion from the west towards the east, a foreign foe will invade the coun- 
 try ; if not in motion, the foe will be provincial, or domestic. 
 
 THE END. 
 
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REASONS FOR OBTAINING A HOROSCOPE. 
 
 Astrology must not be confounded with fortune telling, magic or mys- 
 tery of any kind. It does not teach a fixed destiny, but points out what will 
 occur if a person drift blindly through life. One may be born with some 
 very evil tendency and may be doing constantly everything that will accele- 
 rate it, but if they know where their weakness lies they can eradicate or 
 avoid it. 
 
 Reasons why everyone should obtain a horoscope of their lives and 
 become better acquainted with the great science of astrology : 
 
 It makes a man or woman acquainted with themselves. It shows them 
 what profession', occupation or vocation in life they are best adapted to, and in 
 which they will succeed. It will point out very correctly the times of pros- 
 perity and adversity, thus showing when to push ahead or speculate and 
 when to keep quiet. 
 
 It will describe the person you should choose for a wife, husband, friend, 
 or partner in your business. It also points out the class of people you 
 should avoid, who would prove your enemies. 
 
 It will show the diseases a person is naturally subject to. It will show 
 persons whether they are liable to accidents or not, and if so, when they are 
 most in danger of those accidents. It will show in what part of the country 
 or the Earth a person will be most prosperous. It will point out the most 
 propitious time to commence any new enterprise or important undertaking, 
 *and when best to travel or change, or remain at home. 
 
 It will show whether a person is destined to die rich or poor. It will 
 show whether a person has more friends than enemies, and vice versa. It 
 will show whether a person will recover lost or stolen articles, or obtain 
 their wishes. 
 
 It will show whether a person is destined to marry or have children, and 
 whether those children will be fortunate or unfortunate. It will show whether 
 a person should deal in real estate or personal property, or risk money in 
 speculation. 
 
 It will show whether a person will win or lose lawsuits. It will point 
 out a person's principal faults and greatest talents. It will show how r the 
 married may avoid domestic infelicity and enjoy the pleasures of life. 
 
 It investigates and teaches the Great Universal Laws of Nature, and has 
 been accepted and practiced by some of the greatest and most intelligent 
 men and women that ever lived. 
 
 A horoscope will show the positions of the Planets and of the Earth in 
 the Zodiac at any given date, past or future. 
 
 Astrology makes no claim to any supernatural power, magic or mys- 
 tery of any kind. It is simply a description of the person's life as influenced 
 by the Planets and Signs as reckoned from the date of birth. 
 
 Persons desiring a full, written, personal horoscope, can have the same 
 by giving their date of birth as near as possible, height, weight and com- 
 plexion; also state whether married or single, widow or widower, male or 
 female. Do not forget to also enclose a one-dollar bill. Register your let- 
 ter, or place your name and address on the envelope, so that in case I should 
 not receive it, it will be returned to vou. 
 
 YOUR LUCKY DAYS. 
 
 Days on which it is best to do, or not to do, certain things, such as buy- 
 ing and selling, beginning new enterprises, signing papers or writings, spec- 
 ulating, pushing love affairs or transacting business with the opposite sex, 
 can be accurately determined from Planetary influence. 
 
 MY TERMS ARE AS FOLLOWS: 
 
 Fortunate days for current year, $1.00 I Predictions each day, one year, $6.00 
 
 Predictions each day, one month, 1.00 | Questions answered, 25c. : six for 1 00 
 
 Address plainly to Prof. J. MacDonald, Box 848, Binghamton, N. Y. 
 
PLANETARY ASPECTS. 
 
 The planetary conditions that prevailed at certain times and produced certain 
 phenomena, will produce a similar phenomena when conditions prevail again, 
 
 Mercury produces wind, Venus rain, Jupiter tine weather, Neptune and Uran- 
 us cloudy and dull weather. Mars thunder, Saturn cold and rain. 
 
 Sun and Neptune produces fair and warmer weather; Sun and Uranus, sud- 
 den changes ; Sun and Saturn, cold rain or snow ; Sun and Jupiter, warmer, fair 
 weather ; Sun and Mars, wind and thunder ; Sun and Venus, showery ; Sun and 
 Mercury, wind and rain; Sun and Moon, fine, pleasant weather. 
 
 Moon and Neptune produce mild weather ; Moon and Uranus, cloudy and 
 squally ; Moon and Saturn, cold, cloudy, rain ; Moon and Jupiter, fair, banked 
 clouds ; Moon and Mars, very changeable : Moon and Venus, windy and stormy ; 
 Moon and Mercury, colder, cloudy, windy. 
 
 Neptune and Uranus, dull, cloudy, rainy ; Neptune and Saturn, cold, cloudy 
 and rainy : Neptune and Jupiter, warmer and mild ; Neptune and Mars, windy 
 and fair ; Neptune and Venus, showery, cloudy ; Neptune and Mercury, wind or 
 showery 
 
 Uranus and Saturn, cold and rainy ; Uranus and Jupiter, dull and warmer; 
 Uranus and Mars, rainy, cloudy ; Uranus and Venus, rain, cloudy; Uranus and 
 Mercury, windy, stormy. 
 
 Saturn and Jupiter, wind, rain and thunder ; Saturn and Mars, rain and thun- 
 der ; Saturn and Venus, hard rain ; Saturn and Mercury, cloudy, wind and rain. 
 
 Jupiter and Mars, fair, warmer, thunder; Jupiter and Venus, fine and mild; 
 Jupiter and Mercury, very windy, fair, 
 
 Mars and Venus, heavy rain ; Mars and Mercury, wind, rain. hail. 
 
 Venus and Mercury, windy, showery, cloudy. 
 
 Neptune stationary, dull and cloudy ; Uranus stationary, cloudy and windy, 
 Saturn stationary, cold rain ; Jupiter stationary, very fine and windy ; Mars sta- 
 tionary, windj 7 , stormy ; Venus stationary, wet and rainy ; Mercury stationary ; 
 dull and disagreeable 
 
 How to Head the Clouds.— Soft-looking or delicate, rosy clouds at sunset, 
 foretell fine weather. Dark, heavy, hard-edged clouds, mean wind, A dark, 
 gloomy, blue sky, is also windy. A light, bright blue sky, indicates fair weather. 
 Soft, sickly clouds, contain more rain than wind A bright yellow sky at sunset 
 means wind. A pale yellow, rain. A greenish yellow, means wind and rain. A 
 bright greenish sunset, means much colder weather. A bright red sunset, means 
 fair weather A red sky in the morning, means bad weather. A "mackerel" sky 
 means rain Cumulus or heavy banks of clouds, presage fair weather Cirrus or 
 flaky clouds, mean a change of weather. Stratus, or clouds in layers, indicate 
 rain. Nimbus, or low. heavy clouds and scuds, mean heavy rain. 
 
 Beginning of Eras, Periods, 
 
 Etc 
 
 
 NAME. 
 
 BEGAN. 
 
 NAME. 
 
 
 BEGAN. 
 
 Byzantine Era 
 
 7404 B. C. 
 
 Metonic Cycle 
 
 
 July 1 5, 432 B. C. 
 
 Jewish Era 
 
 Sept. 7, 5657 " 
 
 Macedonian Era 
 
 
 Sept. 1, 312 " 
 
 Grecian Mundane 
 
 Sept. 1, 559S " 
 
 Tynan Era 
 
 
 Oct. 19, 125 " 
 
 Constantinople Era 
 
 Sept 1, 5508 " 
 
 Sidonian Era 
 
 
 Oct. 1, no " 
 
 Alexandrian Era 
 
 Aug. 29, 5502 " 
 
 Caesarian Era 
 
 
 Sept. 1, 48 " 
 
 Era of Antioch 
 
 Sept. 1, 5492 " 
 
 Julian Yeai 
 
 
 Jan. 1, 45 " 
 
 Julian Period 
 
 Jan. 1, 4713 " 
 
 Spanish Era 
 
 
 Jan. 1, 38 " 
 
 Mundane Era 
 
 Oct. 1, 4008 " 
 
 Augustin Era 
 
 
 Feb. 14, 27 " 
 
 Jewish Mundane 
 
 Oct. 1, 3761 " 
 
 Christian Era 
 
 
 Jan. 1, 1 A. D.. 
 
 Foundation of Rome 
 
 2672 " 
 
 Destruction of Jerusalem 
 
 Sep. 1, 69 " 
 
 Era of Abraham 
 
 Oct. 1, 2015 " 
 
 Era Maccabees 
 
 
 Nov. 24, 166 " 
 
 Japaneese Era 
 
 Oct. 1, 1313 " 
 
 Era of the Armenians 
 
 July 7, 552 " 
 
 Era of Olympiads 
 
 July 1, 776 " 
 
 Mohammedian Era 
 
 
 July 16, 622 " 
 
 Roman Era 
 
 Apr. 24, 753 " 
 
 Persian Era 
 
 
 June 16, 632 " 
 
A TABLE 
 
 Showing What Parts of Man's Body Every Planet Signifies in the 
 
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 Head 
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 P^ 
 
 Heart 
 Breast 
 Bowels 
 
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 Arms 
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 Head 
 
 Thighs 
 Feet 
 
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 Legs 
 
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 Heart 
 
 Bowels 
 
 Breast 
 
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 Breast 
 
 Arms 
 
 Secrets 
 
 Legs 
 
 Ankles 
 
 Throat 
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 Head 
 Knees 
 
 Shoulders 
 Arms 
 Thighs 
 Feet 
 
 
 Bowels 
 
 Reins 
 
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 Heart 
 
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 Feet 
 
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 Eyes 
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 Head 
 
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 Shoulders 
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 Arms 
 
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 Bowels 
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 Neck 
 
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 Heart 
 
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 Head 
 
 Breast 
 
 Heart 
 
 Arms 
 
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 Head 
 Eyes 
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 Legs 
 Feet 
 
 Head 
 
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 Heart 
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 Back 
 
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 Head 
 Feet 
 
 Eyes 
 Neck 
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 Neck 
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 MEDICINE. 
 
 The practice of medicine is the art of restoring the sick to health. 
 Modern medicine is, to a great extent, looked upon and employed as if it 
 were a system by which man, by his cunning and cleverness, may act against 
 the laws of Nature with impunity, and cheat her out of her dues ; while, to 
 many persons calling themselves physicians, it is merely a method of mak- 
 ing money or gratifying their vanity. Man's body is produced by Nature, 
 and when disordered, Nature alone can cure; medicines only assist. 
 
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 
 
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 THE MICROCOSM or Grand Man of the Universe. 
 
 ARIES. 
 Rules the Head. 
 
 GEMINI. 
 
 Rules the Arms, 
 
 LEO. 
 Rules the Heart. 
 
 LIBRA. 
 Rules the Loins. 
 
 SAGITTAURUS. 
 Rules the Thighs. 
 
 AQUARJOUS. 
 
 Rules the Lesrs. 
 
 TAURUS, 
 Rules the Neck. 
 
 CANCER. 
 Rules the Breast. 
 
 VIRGO, 
 
 Rules the Bowels. 
 
 SCORPIO. 
 Rules the Privates. 
 
 CAPRICORN 
 Rules the Knees. 
 
 PISCES. 
 Rules the Feet. 
 The Anatomy of Man's Body is ruled as follows: In the table of Moon's Place 
 find the position of the Moon for the day, then rind the Sign here and it will show 
 the part of the body governed by the Moon at the time. 
 
 Explanation of the Signs and Symbols. 
 
 T Aries the Ram. v Taurus the Bull. n Gemini the Twins. 
 S Cancer the Crab, si Leo the Lion, V\\i Virgo the Virgin. =^= Libra 
 the Balance, ill Scorpio the Scorpion. J Sagittaurus the Archer. 
 V3 Capricorn the Goat, sx Aquarious the Waterman. }i Pisces the Fishes. 
 
 Sun. Moon. * Mars. £ Mercury. 2f. Jupiter. ? Venus. 
 "0 Saturn, f Neptune. W Uranus. © Earth. j Conjunction or 
 near together. (Evil.) £ Opposition or 180° (degrees) apart. (Evil.) 
 
 □ Square or 90° apart. (Evil.) <a Trine or 120° apart. (Good.) * Sextile 
 or 60° apart. (Good.) P. Parallel or equal distance apart. (Good. J 
 
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 Classification of the Signs of the Zodiac, 
 
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 Earth Signs 8 nn_ V3 
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