The Myths and Fables of To-Day written by Samuel Adams Drake. Illustrations by Frank T. Merrill. Published in 1900. This book has 15 chapters.I. A Reckoning with Time II. The Folk-lore of Childhood III. Weather Lore IV. Signs of All Sorts V. Charms to Good Luck VI. Charms against DiseaseVII. Of Fate in Jewels VIII. Of Love and Marriage IX. Of Evil Omens X. Of Haunted Houses, Persons, and Places XI. Of Presentiments XII. The Divining-rod XIII. Wonders of the Physical Universe XIV. “Ships that Pass in the Night” XV. Fortune-telling, Astrology, and Palmistry
