SIXTEEN. This is an unlucky number to a merchant, a banker, or a mechanic. It foretells bad luck of some kind, though it is generally a forerunner of a brisk and profitable business. An excellent run of business may come first, and the bad luck afterwards, or _vice versa_, but the misfortune is sure to come in somewhere. To a farmer this throw foretells abundant crops, and to a gold-digger good luck and plenty of the precious metal. A young girl who throws it will get a thrifty husband, and have a numerous family. SEVENTEEN. If you are a girl, and think of getting married, you will be apt to lose your lover unless he is a farmer, a gardener, a well-digger, a gold-miner, a brewer, a coal-heaver, a grave-digger, or some occupation that makes him use a shovel a good deal. If you think of marrying any such man, this throw is a good one. For a man of any other occupation, it foretells disappointment. To a young man, this number shows that by perseverance and industry he will do well in the world—that his luck will be good if he only tries his best to get along. If you have had anything stolen from you, or have lost valuable property while walking or riding, this throw is unfavorable; you will probably never recover what you have lost. EIGHTEEN. People who throw this number may congratulate themselves, as it foretells riches, honors, and a happy and contented life. It predicts unexceptionable prosperity in all kinds of business, good luck in love matters, and advancement to those who are honorably ambitious. To rogues and dishonest people it is an omen of discomfiture, detection and punishment. PALMISTRY, OR TELLING FORTUNES BY THE LINES OF THE HAND. Many people think the predictions from lines in the hand are all guess-work, but it is a mistake, for they are determined by simple rules and long observation. Let us explain the matter: In the first place each finger has its name. (1) Forefinger: Jupiter ♃ (2) Middle finger: Saturn ♄ (3) Ring finger: The Sun ⨀ (4) Little finger: Mercury ☿ (5) Thumb: Venus ♀ Each hand has five main lines. (1) The Life line: L. Vitalis. (2) The Natural line: L. Naturalis. (3) The Table line: L. Mensalis. (4) The Liver line: L. Hepatica. (5) The Wrist line: L. Rascetta. (_See Engraving._) 1. LINEA VITALIS. If this line is wanting or nearly so, it is by no means a good sign. It signifies a feeble understanding, a faint heart, and a short, sickly life. This, however, is not the signification in every case; it often indicates, especially with the ladies, changeableness of feeling, a disposition easily influenced by others, and a proneness to enthusiasm. [Illustration: Palm of hand showing the principle lines viz. _mensalis_ _naturalis_ _hepatica_ _vitalis_ _rascetta_]