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[FORTUNE TELLING]. The Chinese Sensitive Leaf, Discovered by a celebrated Physician and eminent Professor of Botany and Chemistry, named Zaphrintra, of China, Afterwards introduced into other parts of the Continent, and into England, by a very Learned and Sensible Foreigner. [Boston]: ca. 1820s-30s. Broadside advertising the leaf whose “sympathetic properties…discloses the disposition of the Gentleman or Lady on whose hand it is placed.” The broadside continues to describe how a leaf will appear when held by a Choleric Person, Sanguine Person, Reserved Melancholy Person, and Phlegmatic Person. 9 ½ x 5 ¾”. Foxing and light staining overall; small losses at original folds.