Max reads his horoscope.
Horoscope book rigged to spray knockout gas into the reader's face.
The book appears to be especially set up for Maxwell Smart who friendly newsstand operator Hugo (secretly a KAOS agent) allows to read his horoscope each day for free since it only activates when Max reaches the page of his own horoscope for the day he is to be captured.
[Episode #37: "The Decoy".]