Love divinations on Halloween night can get pretty interesting. Here is one of the lesser known divinations that requires a group of people to discover if there are any potential mates in the group.
The Needle Game
Each guest should be given a needle and a tiny piece of butter, so that the needle may be greased.
The needles are then placed in a basin of water, each guest watching his or her own needle carefully.
By the law of magnetism and attraction the needle will rush apart or together, as the case may be, and the manner in which each needle behaves will betoken the actions and the relationships of the parties concerned in the game.
Source: Evening Public Ledger. Newspaper. October 31, 1914.
