“ How to Converse and Discourse with any Person, without speaking a word.
This art is performed by the twenty-four letters of the alphabet on your hands and fingers, which you must learn, and then spell the words you intend your lover or friend shall know. The letters are very easily learned, and easy to remember. You must understand that most of the letters are upon the left, made with the finger of the right and left hand; with the fore-finger of the right hand you point to every letter, but sometimes that and the two next fingers make several letters, as you will hereafter find. ”

“ It must be observed, that you mention to the person who repeats the verses, before you begin, which you intend to try first, whether surname or Christian name; and take care to hold the bible steady, and when you arrive at the appointed letter, the book will turn round under your finger and that you will find to be the first letter of your intended’s name.
Solomon’s Songs, chap. VIII. ver. 6 and 7.
“Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death, jealousy is cruel as the grave, the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame. ”

“ Several motions represent the likeness of the letter, as one finger on the back of the hand is L, two fingers are like N, three fingers are like M, the fore-finger to the middle joint of the other fore-finger is like T, two fingers across are like X; likewise B, C, D, are very easily remembered, as one finger upon the left thumb is B, two are C, three D, but you must always remember to give a snap with the fingers between every word, so that your friend may distinguish one word from another. ”