Black pills—three—take one between
each breath. Will vanquish your rival.
Yellow pills—sneeze, take three pills and
sneeze again—repeat if necessary.
Will make you love the one who loves you.
Lavender pills—stand on left foot, place
right hand on heart, take two pills, reverse position,
stand on right foot, left hand on heart, take two
pills. Will bring about a proposal—or
consent to your proposal.
White powder—take with fingers crossed
and eyes shut. Will make you fall in love with
the first one of the opposite sex you see.
Pink powder—take with feet crossed.
Will gain consent for a kiss from the right party.
Blue powder—take with right hand holding
left ear. Will bring about an introduction to
Miss or Mr. Right.
Red powder—take with right hand on stomach
and standing on right foot. Will bring your heart’s
desire, providing you tell what it is.
Yellow powder-take while kneeling. Will make
your rival jealous.
Purple powder—take with right hand and
arm extended forward, left foot and limb extended
backward. Will bring a speedy marriage.
Black powder—take while on left knee, with
left hand on top of head. Will cause unwelcome
attentions to cease.
The plasters worn conspicuously—have the
following meaning:—
Worn on the right cheek—I love you.
On the left cheek—I dislike you.
On the forehead—I will be your friend.
On the nose—I am looking for a partner.
On the chin—I wish to speak to you.
At the corner of the mouth—I am willing
to be kissed.
Prescriptions may be paid for with some trinket which
may be redeemed as a forfeit. A forfeit may be
demanded if directions are not faithfully carried
out.
Forfeits may be demanded or omitted as desired by
the hostess. Suggestions for redeeming forfeits
will be found under heading “Forfeits”
in this book.
Suspend horizontally from ceiling a stick three feet
long. On one end stick an apple, upon other tie
small bag of flour. Set stick whirling.
Each guest takes turn in trying to bite apple-end of
stick. It is amusing to see guests receive dabs
of flour on face. Guest who first succeeds in
biting apple gets prize.
Long bright colored strings, of equal length are twined
and intertwined to form a web.
Use half as many strings as there are guests.
Remove furniture from center of a large room—stretch
a rope around the room, from corner to corner, about
four feet from the floor. Tie one end of each
string to the rope, half at one end and half at one
side of the room; weave the strings across to the opposite
end and side of the room and attach to rope.
Or leave furniture in room and twine the strings around
it.
