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ascribe the whole phenomenon to the effect of a strong impression on
the mind of the operator.

Cleromancy was performed by the throwing of dice. At Brura, a city of
Achaia, there was a temple and a celebrated oracle of Hercules, where
such as consulted the oracle threw four dice, the points whereof being
observed by the priest, he was supposed to draw an answer from them.
The great Napoleon was a firm believer in various modes of
superstition, particularly in Cleromancy. A curious book on divination
was found in Bonaparte's cabinet of curiosities at Leipsic, during the
confusion that ensued there after the defeat of the French army. It
was looked upon by him as a sacred work, and he was accustomed to
consult it prior to his most hazardous undertakings. The book, which
was upwards of five hundred years old, was written in German. It
contained a table called the Oraculum, at the top of which was a
column of dots or points similar to those on dice, but arranged in
somewhat different order. The way of proceeding to inquire what was
about to happen, was by asking questions, and the answer, whether good
or bad, was according to the number and position of the dots opposite
to the interrogatives. There was also a table containing the letters
of the alphabet from A to Q, disposed of in a particular manner, the
exact position of which had to be observed in prying into futurity.
But as it is not our province to instruct any one in occult science,
we shall not further explain the method of procuring answers to the
questions propounded.

Information on almost every subject might be asked, if not obtained.
Among the list of questions we find:--"Shall I obtain my wish? Shall I
have success in my undertaking? Shall I gain or lose my cause? Shall I
have to live in foreign parts? Shall I have to travel? Will the
stranger return from abroad? Shall I recover my stolen property? Does
the person love and regard me? Will the marriage be prosperous? Will
my wife have a son or a daughter? Will the patient recover from his
illness? Will the prisoner be released? Shall I be lucky or unlucky
to-day? What does my dream signify?"

Among many answers and advices there are:--"What you wish for, you
will shortly obtain. Be very cautious what you do this day, lest
trouble befall you. If you marry this person, you will have enemies
unlooked for. The patient should be prepared to leave this world. She
will have a son, learned and wise. You had