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Saturday. — This day the lizard is of a greenish hue. If it cry this 



East, it forebodes the arrival of a relative; 

 South-east, something cheerful; 

 South, arrival of a good person ; 

 South-west, news from a distance; 



West, the return within a week of those who have gone; 

 North-west, an arrival bringing a message; 

 North, a quarrel; 

 North-east, mortal fear. 



As it is difficult to ascertain the actual direction from which 

 the cry of a lizard proceeds, and in many instances impossible, 

 the Nivittds or soothsayers adopt the following short method 

 to find the good or evil consequences of the cry of a lizard 

 or a woodpecker, or the cawing of a crow close to a dwelling: — 



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As soon as you hear the cawing of a crow, or the cry of a lizard, or 

 that of a woodpecker (near your habitation), measure your shadow in 

 the sun and ascertain the actual number of paces. To this add 13 and 

 divide by 7. The result must show either gain or profit, sorrow or 

 misery, joy or happiness, food, friends, and lastly, an intelligence of 

 a death. If the remainder foe 1, it indicates the obtaining of something 

 of a whitish colour, or sweet in flavour ; if 2, it is bad; if 3, something 

 to gladden; if 4, a quarrel; if 5, happiness and gain ; if 6, the mean 

 between good and bad ; if no remainders, death. 



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