in business, but success in love; to a woman it
denotes she will be beloved by a stranger; and to a
man it denotes that he is beloved by a woman whom
he does not at present think of.

FINGERS.—If you dream you have cut your
fingers, if they bleed is a good omen; you will be
successful in love and get money when you least
expect it; if you dream they do not bleed, then it
denotes damage by a variety of accidents, and that
lawsuits will attend you.

ORGAN.—Betokens prosperity; to play, an
unsettled life; to hear it play many tunes, that you
will be happy; discordant, misfortunes.

RIDING.—To dream you ride with a company of
men is very lucky and profitable, but with women it
signifies misfortune and deceit.

SHAVING.—To dream you are shaved denotes
disappointment and crosses.

TEETH.—To dream your teeth fall out is good; to
put them in unlucky; to break them, vexation;
decayed or hollow are good friends; good teeth,
troubles and sorrow; short teeth, prosperity.

AUNT.—To dream of this relation is a happy
omen, provided she is not angry with you; but if
she frowns on you, you must expect to meet with
some misfortune.

UNCLE.—To dream you see your uncle, depends
in a great measure upon the temper you see him in;
if looking favourable upon you it is a good dream; if
on the contrary, you will have many trials to overcome.

We will now leave this portion of the interesting
volume we have been considering, with
one word of expostulation.  Under the word
"beheading," we find that "to dream you see
any one beheaded" denotes, among other things,
"that if you are in prison you will speedily
gain your liberty." The insertion of this clause
seems to have been an ill-considered proceeding,
calculated to shake the reader's confidence. For,
a work of reference intended to meet the exigencies
of "ladies" who are committed for fourteen
days to the House of Correction is scarcely
calculated to find favour with the general public.

The concluding portion of the Ladies' Own
Dream-book is devoted to matters of even
greater importance than those we have been
already engaged with. Arrived at his last page,
the author, from having been simply an interpreter
of dreams, launches forth into a wider
and deeper field, and displaying before his
disciples the black mirror of Destiny, bids them
take courage and behold. The Book of Fate
is printed on a single page, and shall be given
entire, for the benefit of those who are not
afraid of a few home-truths.

Reader!  On what day wert thou born?
Peruse this page and tremble.

Concerning children born on any day of the week.

SUNDAY.—The child born on a Sunday will
obtain great riches, and be long-lived and happy.

MONDAY.—Not very successful, irresolute,
subject to be imposed on, good natured, and willing
to do everything in his power (nice fellow).

TUESDAY.—The person born will be subject to
violent starts of passion and not easily reconciled;
and he will be in danger of dying by violence if he
does not put a constraint upon his inclinations.

WEDNESDAY.—He will be given to study, and
excel in literature.  (Evidently the natal day of the
author of the Book of Fate.)

THURSDAY.—The child born will attain great
riches and honour.

FRIDAY.—The child will be of a strong constitution
and amorous.

SATURDAY.—Is an unlucky day, but the child
may come to good, though they are in general of an
evil disposition.

Signs of a Generous, Civil, and Courteous Person.

1. The forehead large, fleshy, plain, and smooth.
2. The eyes moist and shining.
3. The countenance expressive of joy and content.
4. The voice pleasant.
5. The motion of the body slow, &c.

Signs of a Churlish, Rough-hewn, and Ill-natured
Person.

1. The form of the body both meagre and lean.
2. The forehead cloudy, sullen, and wrinkled.
3. The eyes cast down and malicious.
4. A nimble tongue.
5. Walking a short, quick, and uneven pace.
6. Secret murmuring to himself as he walks.

The reader now knows the worst. He knows
that if he were born on a Monday, a Tuesday, or
a Saturday, he is in a rather bad way. He knows
by close observation of himself whether he is a
civil and courteous, or a churlish and rough-hewn
person, though perhaps this last epithet may
puzzle him a little. He knows that if he has "a
nimble tongue" he had better hold it; that he
must beware of a short quick step in taking
his constitutional; and that he must not enliven
his walk by "muttering to himself." He must
cultivate, moreover, a fleshy forehead and a
moist eye, a "slow motion of the body, &c.,"
though what peculiar quality this same "&c."
may indicate is less clearly shown than might
be wished. And so we take our leave of this
awful volume, heartily wishing the reader a
fleshy forehead, a moist eye, and pleasant dreams
about his or her backbone.

NEW WORK
BY SIR EDWARD BULWER LYTTON.
NEXT WEEK
Will be continued (to be completed in six months)
A STRANGE STORY,
BY THE
AUTHOR OF "MY NOVEL," "RIENZI," &c. &c.

Now ready, in 3 vols. post 8vo,
THIRD EDITION of
GREAT EXPECTATIONS.
BY CHARLES DICKENS.
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