The Young Ladys Oracle A Fireside Amusement

Excerpt from The Young Lady's Oracle: A Fireside Amusement The mode of consulting the Oracle is extremely simple. The Card, which will be found at the end of the volume, having been cut into separate pieces, each containing a single number (nos. 3 to the pieces are to be deposited in a reti cule or other convenient receptacle, so that the drawer may choose at random without being able to see the number chosen. The person who wishes to consult the Oracle having selected the question? (pp. Vii - xii) to which she wishes a reply, then withdraws one of the cards from the reticule, which gives the answer to her ques tion. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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