GULLING THE PUBLIC.
SECRET MIXTURES. Christchurch, August 15. A remarkable tale of the manner in which the public are gulled by so-called clairvoyants and fortune-tellers was told at the Magistrate's Court this morning before Mr. H. W. Bishop, S.M., by a young man who said that his mother carried on such practices in Kilmore street.
He said that she professed to know a lot, but he reckoned he knew a great deal more. He said that he had seen people come and buy her ''medicine" and cheerfully pay 7s (id a bottle for it, being under the impression that it was what she said it was—a mixture made from the best English herbs—whereas it was concocted of dandelions and such herbs as could be found in her back garden. The old lady, who professed to be a true gipsy, said she could only make about 8s a week at her profession, though she did not deny her son's allegations.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 48, 18 August 1911, Page 3
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159GULLING THE PUBLIC. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 48, 18 August 1911, Page 3
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