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CHINA MAIL CHRISTMAS SUPPLEMENT

WHAT THE

STARS FORETELL

STROLOGY is one of the

A oldest sciences in the world.

and to-day, after many years of neglect, except on the part of a few devotees, it is becoming popular, and is being studied seriously by thousands.

Even

planet. Saturn. December

M

to January 19. Aquarius, the Water Bear- er. Ruling planet, Saturn. January 20 to February

19.

Pisces, the Fishes. Ruling planet, Jupiter. February 19 to March 21.

All the planets have their own particular influence. Brief. ly, the sum gives vitality. The moon affects the emotions and the dream life. Mars gives courage and the ability to fight with circumstances. Venus be- stows love of one another and love of beauty. Saturn gives stability and limits our emo- tions. Jupiter brings joy and an artistic nature. Mercury is the planet of wisdom and rules the intellect.

Now let us consider birth- days. Is your birthday any. where between March 21 and April 202 Then you are Aries subject. It is the sign of sacrifice, and you are probably unselfish, determined and earn- est. You want to lead and ta dominate. You are generous and magnetic. bright and witty. You love beauty. You have the gift of sympathy, and may he blind to your friends faults and be deceived by them. Your faults are a tendency to become inflated by success, obstinacy, anger, and impetuosity. You

the novice who has not delved deep into its mysteries, is often amazed by the revelation that a has brief study of the stars given of his own character and those of his friends. The an- cient astrologers believed that the sun and the planets had great influence over the lives of people. They discovered that the sun made a complete circle of the heavens during the year, the sky into so they divided twelve parts, which they called "houses," in which the sun stay- ed for a period during the year. These houses answered to the twelve Signs of the Zodiac. To. each of these houses astrologers ascribe a definite rulership or significance. If you want to make an accurate forecast of what the stars foretell for any one, then, of course, a horoscope

do exact must be made, and the time. date, and place of the be birth of that person must

If, however, you just known. want an outline of the charac- teristics and tendencies of any- one, it can be done if the birth- day is known.

There are twelve Signs of the Zodiac:--

Aries, the. Ram Ruling planet, Mars. March 21 to April 19. Taurus, the Bull.

Ruling April 20

planet. Venus. to May 20. · Gemini, the Twins. Ruling planet, Mercury. May 21 to June 21.

Cancer, the Crab. Ruled by

June 22 to ...

the Moon.

July 22.

Leo, the Lion. Ruled by the Sun. July 23 to Au- gust 23:

Virgo, the Virgin. Ruling

planet. Mercury. August.... 24 to September 22. Libra, the Balance. Ruling planet, Venus.. Septem. ber 23 to October 23. Scorpio, the Scorpion. Rul- ing planet. Mars. October 23 to November 22. Sagittarius, the Archer. Ruling planet, Jupiter. November 23 to Decem- ber 21. Capricorn, the Goat. Buling

not need stimulants, and should eat plain, nourishing food. The happiest marriage will result from a union with a Sagittarius person, and then your children will be physically strong and mentally bright. The next thing is a marriage with another. Aries subject. Your lucky stones are diamonds and amethysts, your best day, Tues- day. your colour, white and rose-pinx, your metal, iron.

A Taurus person (April 20 to May 20) is fearless and kind, generous and persevering, but apt to be easily irritated. He

or she has a deep love of all young things, a special fond- ness for animals, and a strange A marked power over them.

love of the beautiful is a char- acteristic. Taurus people need to govern themselves, and not let themselves be led away by appearances. They may have many love affairs and be mar- ried twice. The happiest mar- riages are between those born under Taurus and Capricorn. and the children of these signs

be are physically robust, or tween Taurus and Libra. Their birth-stones are emerald and moss-agate, their colours, red and yellow, their lucky day, Fri- day, and their metal, copper,

If you

are born under

(May 21 sign of Gemini June 21), you may have a dual nature. You are affectionate, generous, and kind, and very proud of your family. You have IF a strong religious nature.

woman you have a love for flowers and colour, and of the beautiful in art and na-

You are a

ture.

the

to

Have you dark hair, a bright complexion, and hazel eyes? Your faults are restless- ness, grumbling, and imagining evil where none exists. Don't

go to extremes, or judge super- Beware of jealousy. ficially. Cultivate patience" and the Marry spiritual side of life. someone under Aquarius or Virgo if you can. Your stones are beryl, aquamarine, and sap- phire your colours, red, blue. and white.

ever

Persons born under the sign of Cancer are extremely sensi- tive. They have great deter- mination, yet if their feelings are hurt they will give up what- they have. undertaken, They are very fond of travel, intelligent, generous and syTIL- pathetic. Their faults are too great a love of change, and

2 tendency to talk too much about themselves. Their fondness of money may lead them to be- come a little miserly, and the women must beware of growing too fond of clothes and jewels. marry early They should not in.

A life.

happy Tar riage is

they most likely if marry those born under Piseces or Scorpio. Their lucky stones

and black are emerald

anyx,

and their colours, green and brown.

Anyone who has a birthday between July 23 and August 23 comes under the sign of Leo. He

she is kind-hearted,

magnetic women

or

and

make

sympathetic. generous. The good nurses, and they are de voted to their children. They also make splendid cooks, and the men are good caterers. Both men and women are inclined to be lazy. Their faults are that they are impetuous, fiery, and passionate. and unless they are self-controlled, inclined to be cunning. Care should be taken in selecting a husband or wife. The best partner is one born in Sagittarius or in Aries. Their stones are the ruby and dia- 1 red and mond, and their col

green.

Those who have Virgo for their sign are methodical, gen- erous, and very solicitous about other people's affairs, especially. their love affairs. They can' keep a secret. The women are most particular about matters of dress, and like to lead a fashion. Both men and women are magnetic healers, and pos- sess curative powers. They are also philosophical. Their faults are a tendency to interfere and domineer. too great a love of money and position. They should not attempt to doctor them- selves or take too great an in- terest in their own maladies. When tired, a few hours quiet- ness in the country will them Virgo seems to bestow

cure

perpetual youth upon her sub- jects. They should marry those born under Gemini or Pisces. Their gems are sapphire, opal, turquoise, and their colours, blue, pink, and green.

People who have Pisces for their sign make loyal friends and devoted lovers. They honest and very generous. They are fond of responsibility, al- though sometimes lacking in self-esteem. They need to guard against worry and imagining things that never happen. Rest lessness, lack of judgment and discrimination, and asking too many questions are their faults. They should marry someone un- der Virgo or Capricorn, or even Gemini, but not Libra or Sagit- tarius. Their stones are chry- solite and moonstone; their co- lours, white, pink, emerald-green, and black.