Ever since the pack of cards has been constituted as it is now, it
has been considered that the four suits have a definite value as far
as luck and fortune are concerned. This is a fact that most people
probably know, but for the benefit of those who are unaware of it, we
will point out that hearts stand for more luck than all the others,
that clubs are the next in point of favor, that diamonds come third,
and that spades bring no luck at all.
These values are used in the following method of finding out whether
you may consider yourself as lucky or not. The full pack is taken and,
from it, all the twos, threes, fours, fives and sixes are extracted.
These cards are put on one side, as they are not used, and the
remainder is shuffled.
The next thing is for you to cut the short pack with the left hand and
then to deal it into four equal stacks. Each stack is given one card at
a time; that is to say, the eight cards of one stack are not allotted
all at once.
This done, you take the third heap, without looking at the other three,
and turn up the cards. Most likely all the suits will be represented
and the thing is to note how many cards there are of each. If there
are most of hearts, your good luck is assured; if clubs predominate,
then you are still fortunate; if diamonds head the list, you will have
average luck; but when spades are in the majority, your best plan is to
tell yourself that there is no such thing as good and bad luck.
One thing more about the reckoning. If, say, hearts occur only four
times in the heap, and no other suit is present as often, then, as we
say, good luck is yours. But, should hearts occur five, six, seven
or eight times, then your good luck is correspondingly increased in
amount. The same rule should be applied to the other suits.