Excerpt from The Juvenile Instructor, Vol. 30: An Illustrated Magazine, Published Semi Monthly; October 15, 1895 As blazes nut, so may thy passion grow, For 'twas thine own that did so brightly glow. Naming apples is another pastime. After bestowing the name the apple is cut apart and the seeds counted; if they correspond in number to the letters of the name it is considered a most happy augury. Another test of fate is made with apple seeds, each of which is named by a second person; then they are (118 posed of according to the old rhyme. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.