" The very elements, though each be meant The minister of man, to serve his wants, Conspire against him. With his breath he draws 'A plague into his blood; and cannot use Life's necessary means, but he must die".

COWPER.

In this respect the luminaries are generally much afflicted, either by the or of or , while the Hyleg is at the same time replete with noxious influence. In this respect certain signs of the zodiac are found to be far more violent than others, whenever the Hyleg is found therein. The violent signs are , wherein has the greatest signification of death, of the cause thereof. The following fixed stars are also said to have great power therein, viz. Caput Algol in 23° 26' , Occulus Taurus in 6° 4' , Pollux in 20? 52' , the right shoulder of Orion in 26° 20' , Cor Scorpio in 7° 22' , and Pegasi in 26° 22' .

If the be Hyleg, and square, or oppose him, from a fixed sign, he causes death by suffocation, hanging, or being crushed to death; if aspect the luminaries in the above fatal manner from brutal signs it denotes death by beasts, and if aspect the Anaretic place, death often happens by female treachery or poison. If the aspect be from watery signs or , it threatens a violent death by drowning; and Ptolemy adds, if the aspect be from some part near the constellation Argo, by shipwreck.

If afflict the , (or the Hyleg) from cardinal signs it causes death by falls. Saturn, properly of his own nature, denotes death by drowning:, shipwreck, ruin of old buildings, and poison.

Fiery signs are indicative of death by fire, thunder, lightning, explosions, and gun-shots.

Airy signs by falls from high places, beheading, strangling, or hanging.

Watery signs by drowning, fluids, or superabundant moisture.

Earthy signs by casualties, falls, and suffocation.

Humane signs denotes death by human means, but still violent, when the luminaries are afflicted therein.

The houses are also said to have great power herein, thus.

The tenth house generally (where violent deaths are indicated) denotes death by command of the magistrate.

The twelfth house by private assassinations, horses or great beasts, and frequently perpetual imprisonment.

The sixth house by servants or neighbours.

If be joined to , the effect is still more certain; but the peculiar nature of is to cause accidents, and a violent termination of existence by fire, iron, sharp weapons, gun-shot wounds, explosions, combustibles, stroke of horses, falls and active violence. If be in or to the and Hyleg, from fixed signs, it threatens the native with murderer suicide; if be joined with him, or with the aspect, it will partly hap* pen through women, and if be thus configurated, by thieves. If in mutilated signs, , or with Caput Algol, it threatens beheading; if from the tenth or fourth house, or near Ce-pheus or Andromeda, it denotes hanging; if from the west angle, death by fire is threatened, but should it be in a quadru-pedian sign, it will happen by falls or four footed beasts, and broken bones. If and are joined together in the evil conflux, the consequence will be more dreadful, and the death more terrible.

The being Hyleg, and joined with the following stars, Caput Algol, Hercules, Bellatrix, Regulus, Antares, threatens a violent death and extreme sickness; with the Pleiades, Cas-tor, Pollux, Presepe, or the Asselli, by blows, stabs, shooting, beheading, or shipwreck; the bright star called the Eagle, and Fomahant, are said to cause bites from animals or reptiles, as also the last star in Capricorn's back. Those who have the luminaries with those stars are generally fearful of being bitten by venemous reptiles. The Sun with the Pleiades frequently causes total blindness.