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The following five questions are answered, respecting the character and future fortunes of an individual.

1. What is my character?

2. What is, or will be, the state or quality of my love?

3. What is, or will be, my worldly fortune?

4. What is the scene in which most of my life will be spent?

5. What is the character of my future companion?

The person consulting our little Fortune-Teller, must select a bouquet of five different colored flowers, of whatever kind he chooses. The White shall describe to him his character; the Blue, the state or quality of his love; the Purple, his worldly fortune; the Yellow, the scene in which his life shall be chiefly passed; and the Red, the character of his future wife.

For example; if a gentleman bring a white Lily, a blue Violet, a Foxglove, a Marigold and a red Rose, he will first turn to the catalogue of White flowers, where, under the head of Lily, he will find this description of his character: