XII-"The Witches of New-York" - Mortimer Thomson - New York Tribune

Madame Carzo, the Brazilian Astrologist. No.151 Bowery

Byline: Q.K. Philander Doesticks, P.B.; 1857-04-02; The New York Tribune; pages 6

Report: "The Witches of New York" - Mortimer Thomson (Q.K. Philander Doesticks, P.B) - New York Tribune

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Boa-constrictors, half asked savages, dyewoods. Jesuit's bark, cockatoos, scorpions and ring tailed monkeys are not, as we had hitherto supposed, the only contributions to the happiness of mankind afforded by South American for the Province of Brazil gross fortune-tellers of a very superior quality as to respectability and neatness of appearance.

Description:The twelfth article in The New York Tribune's series about astrologers and fortunetellers titled "The Witches of New-York," all written by humorist Mortimer Thomson under his pseudonym "Doesticks."

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A New York Tribune article written as part of the "The Witches of New-York" series by Mortimer Thomson.