Fig. 585. the same (Fig. 587). Let us go over the first two names that we may thoroughly understand how it is done. Take the first letter in the first name—K;
Fig. 586. Fig. 587. you will not find the same letter in either Mary or Hallon. Take the next letter—a; there it is in Mary and in Hallon. We will cross out all the a’s. There are no t’s in the lower name, so we go on to the next letter—h—which is an initial in Hallon and again occurs in Smith. Cancel them all. There are no e’s, but we find r and n in the other name. Mark them both. I is not repeated in the lower name, and in
Fig. 588. Smith we find only m (h being previously cancelled), which is the first letter in Mary. Cross them out, then repeat aloud these potent words:
“Friendship—Love—Indifference—Hate,”
giving each cancelled letter one word in the magic order (Fig. 588). In this way you find that the girls love each other. Try your name with a number of others. The results constantly vary. Couple two friends’ names together and put them to the test.
Home or Travel
Apple-seeds, too, will act as charms. Stick one on each eyelid and name one “Home” and the other “Travel.” If the seed named “Travel” stays on longer than the other, you will go on a journey before the year expires. If “Home” clings better, you will remain at home. Again, take all the apple-seeds, place them on the back of your outspread left hand and with your loosely clenched right hand strike the palm of the left. This will cause some, if not all, of the seeds to fall. Those left on your hand show the number of