Leave a slight amount of tea in the cup, not so much as a spoonful.
Place the saucer on the cup, swill the cup round, males do this so
that the liquid moves round in a clockwise direction, females in an
anti-clockwise direction. The tea is then run out of the cup, the
saucer lifted off and the shapes or formations are ready to be examined.
[Illustration: No. 17.--Birds seen in tea leaves generally denote an
end of your troubles.]