_To be tried the Third Night of a New Moon._
Take brandy, rum, gin, wine and the oil of amber, of each a teaspoonful; a
teaspoonful of cream, and three of spring water; drink it as you get into
bed; repeat--
This mixture of love I take for my potion,
That I of my destiny may have a notion;
Cupid befriend me, new moon be kind,
And show unto me the fate that’s designed.
You will dream of drink, and, according to the quality or manner of it
being presented, you may tell the condition to which you will rise or fall
by marriage. Water is poverty; and, if you dream of a drunken man, it is
ominous that you will have a drunken mate. If you dream of drinking too
much, you will fall, at a future period, into that sad error yourself,
without great care; and what is a worse sight than an inebriated female?
She cannot guard her own honor, ruins her own and family’s substance, and
often clothes herself with rags. Trouble is often used as an excuse for
this vicious habit; but it gives more trouble than it takes away.