... seem as wise and enlightened ns possible, gave descant the folly such superstitious practices. called divination cards, and palmistry, a remnant of the barbarism of the middle ages, and altogether unworthy the illumination of modern days. The schoolmaster ...

... of thi* description Every person pretending or pro. fessing to tell fortunes, or using any subtle craft, means, device, palmistry or otherwise, to deceive and impose upon any of her Majesty subjects, ftc. He (Mr. Williams) would suggest that one of the ...

... may have enjoyed very fair opportunities of acquiring tolerably solid stock of information respecting the ajiecies of * palmistry’ in question; and if the last of our hypotheses hit his Lordship’s meaning, it is sorely .a pity that he should not have ...

... she missed curious bracelet which she always wore, and leain«-d at how dear a price she had putcliased the gypsy’s skill palmistry. Terrified lest her muster should ungry at her carelessness, in allowing one of the proscribed race to approach the Lady ...

... exemplary public devotions. But she was widely known, nevertheless, as an enchant ress, a magician, prophetess; and her palmistry, her magic, her symbols, signs, and talismans, were all held in great repute the superstitious and the youthful of the ocean ...

... whole. Nor should the wanderers of this and other countries passed unnoticed, the dark-haired, black-eyed gipsy, deep in palmistry, crossing the hand with silver, and telling tales of hope and love; the coarse, overgrown Dutch women and g'ris, with their ...

... the date whereof immaterial, that Editha Elmore, the only daughter of the rich squire of Woodingdeau. while intent on the palmistry of Mug—whose hand she had crossed with broad silver pieceby chance cast her eyes upon the form of dark young man of goodly ...

... etening, the jury lading against the defendant, who w«* one Of tn* stewards-damage*, *J*> and *d coete. Oim B*ui»T.— * «km palmistry* .stroll Without Touching for the of tS’definition m.y «y that hund of tb«. •• ore tended fortune teller. h« encamped The ...

... —Au old iromjn. named Marshall, was last week chared at Henley Police Court with using subtle craft, means, or devices, palmistry or otherwise, to deceive or impose upon her Majesty's subjects.” The day before girl called at the Henley Police-Office and ...

... iieerees of fortunes, earning a few paltry coins by her tambourine and the lignid tones of her own voice, or by her skill In palmistry, that Keith Cameron knew her; and although bewitched by her surpassing heanty and grace, and struck by the extraordinary ...

... Blade with his own t, write the words on t' slate, and if be did so, 'be thereby, under enenstaseas, use - I —aft, means, • palmistry or oC wive I beater and Dr. re ever if going IJ WI in surroueding eireamstancee of his We the subject, his that they were ...

... or device, by palmistry or otherwise, to deceive or impose on any of her Majesty's subjects. I think that, in order to constitute this offence, two things are necessary—namely, using some subtle craft, mans, or dories, like palmistry, and an attempt ...