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CONTENTS.

SECRETS OF THE LIQUOR TRADE.

DRUGGISTS' DEPARTMENT.

MANUFACTURERS' DEPARTMENT.

THE TOILET, PERFUMERY, Etc .

HUNTERS' AND TRAPPERS' SECRETS.

THE FINE ARTS AND SCIENCES.

FARMERS' DEPARTMENT.

CONFECTIONERS' DEPARTMENT.

VALUABLE MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS, FOR THE HOUSEHOLD AND EVERY DAY REQUIREMENTS.

Minor punctuation inconsistencies have been silently repaired. A list of other changes made can be found at the end of the book.

MADAME LANORMAND'S FORTUNE-TELLER AND DREAM BOOK.

This is the greatest book ever published on these subjects, and contains plain and correct rules for foretelling what is going to happen. It treats on the art of telling fortunes by the hands or Palmistry, as practiced by the Gypsies.—On Moles.—The Birth of Children, and Foretelling Events by the Moon's Age and the days of the week; and How to know if your love for a person will be returned.—Also, on Charms, Spells, and Incantations.—Fast of St. Agnes.-The Nine Keys.—Magic Rose.—Cupid's Nosegay.—The Ring and Olive Branch.—Love's Cordial.—The Witch's Chain.—Love Letters.—Strange Bed.—To see a Future Husband.—The Lover's Charm.—How soon you will marry.—How to tell a person's character by Cabalistic Calculations.—How to tell Fortunes by Tea Leaves and Coffee Grounds; by the White of an Egg.—How to Choose a Husband by the Hair.—Lucky Days, etc., etc. It also contains a complete Dictionary of all Dreams, arranged alphabetically, and with a clear interpretation of each.—Also, Hymen's Lottery, and all good and bad Omens.—Also, the only true copy of the Oraculum ever published in this country; it is the Oracle that foretold to Alexander the Great, his successes; it was found by Madame Lanormand, in 1801, in one of the Royal Egyptian Tombs; it was given by her to Napoleon the First, who always consulted it previous to any of his undertakings. Mailed for 20 Cents.

THE SHOWMAN'S GUIDE; OR, THE BLACK ART FULLY EXPOSED AND LAID BARE.

This book contains most of the marvelous things in Ancient or Modern Magic, and is the Text Book for all showmen. It shows How to knock a Tumbler through a Table.—To drive one Tumbler through another.—How to make the Protean Liquid.—To make a Watch stop or go at the word of command.—How to walk barefooted on a hot iron bar.—To discover any Card in a pack by its weight or smell.—To turn Water into Wine.—How to eat Fire.—To Dip the Hand into Water without wetting it.—How to Fill a Glass with two different Liquids, without mixing them.—How to Light a Candle by a Glass of Water.—To Freeze Water by shaking it.—To break a Stone with a Blow of the Fist.—To tear a Handkerchief into pieces and to make it whole again.—How to fire a loaded Pistol at the Hand without hurting it.—To change a bowl of Ink into clear Water with Fish swimming in it.—To produce Candies, Nuts, etc., from a handkerchief, and many other tricks too numerous to mention. Mailed for 25 Cents.

THE MAGICIAN'S GUIDE; OR, CONJURING MADE EASY.

This work was written by the celebrated Houdin, who, being prompted by an honest desire to instruct those who wish to be initiated into the depths and mysteries of his art, laid bare all his professional secrets, and has treated the subject in the most eminently successful manner. By a series of lessons he has thoroughly explained the principles of the higher science. Numerous illustrations, together with full and explicit directions, make success sure, and he who desires to be the sought after and honored guest at every party or entertainment, has but to study this book. It treats on all kinds of Magic, Legerdemain, and Prestidigitation; Galvanism, Magnetism and Electricity, and is illustrated with 33 first class engravings. Mailed for 25 Cents.