People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 27-25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 January 1896 — Telling Fortunes From the Bible. [ARTICLE]

Telling Fortunes From the Bible.

In Scotland an old New Year’s custom is for peoplo who wish to know what fortune the new year has in store for them to consult the Bible in the morning. The sacred hook is placed on a table and opened at random. The particular passage on which the forefinger rests is supposed to forecast in some way the fortunes of the ensuing year for the person making the trial.