Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1865-02-08
New SSeries---vol. XIX. No. IA.

The Cdt.-lf you are moving from one
house to another, never take a cat with you
or she will surely bring bad llck to YOUR
new home, whereas she will add luck to
the old house and those who move into it.
This supposes that puss knows all the rat
and mice holes in the old house, but not
in the new. Besides you will probably
find a cat already on the premises
Shoes and Dish tcater Save the old
shoes to throw after the carriage, when any
of the family start on a journey; it will in-
sure safe return. We should save our
old shoes, these hard times, and put them
to other use. Leather is leather these
days Never let your dish water come to
boil, as every bubble brings bad luck to
the family. IF too hot, it might burn
your fingers. Do you s2e?7
The Last LooE--Never look after friend
who is leaving you until he is quite out of
sight, or you may never see him or her
again; but turn your eyes away while he is
still visible, in order that he or she may
return. Unless it be one to whom YOU
would say good riddance,' in which case
watch him to the last, or, like bad penny,
lie VIII turn up again.
ChGngjng RoomS-It is a bad sign if
sick person desires to be removed from one
room to another; they are sure to die some
time, if allowed to do So Think of the
Libby prisoners. Would it endanger their
lives, think you?7
BagS.-The death ticking" in the wall
or the bedstead is solemn warning of death
to the bugs, and dreaded by many; and
yet the insect so called has great fancy for
old walls and old bedsteads and tender
young folks. The only remedy we can name
for this, is to keep your beds and bedsteads
clean.
Qut0ertng Of tie Eyeltds-Should you
experience this sensation, it indicates that
some person is stepping on the spot where
you are to be buried. (Horrid Call him
off at once. How could he do such thing.
Won't you please raise your chair
Planting IN tie Noon Potatoes planted
in the new of the moon will 60 chiefly to
tops; but if planted in the old of the moon
will bring large potatoes. PePs and cucum-
bers may be planted in the new of the
moon, for their products are above ground
(Sensible people, however, plant their crops
in .he ground, rather than in the moon)
Porh-lt is said if hogs be killed in the
full moon, that the meat will swell in the
pot when cooking but if killed in the old
or waning of the moon, it will shrink
Owe shall winter our pigs
Going to Se0.-If you leave port on
Friday, bad luck will come to the ship
$50 firmly believed is this whim that sail
ors absolutel y refuse to go on that day; nor
do owners attempt to overcome this foolish
prejudice. Friday, not the "good," is
called hangman's day, and criminals are
usually sentenced to be executed on Friday)
A F0yage.-The French, when going
on voyage, to propritiate the sea gods,
throw a piece of silver to the waves, by
way of superstitous appeal to the god of
fortune. (Would'nt our greenbacks or
postal currency do as well ?-silver being
so Cery scarce here, and the premium so
high)
We are not recording the superstitions
Of France, but those Of our own country
yes, those of enlightened America-we
who are above all the nations we who take
off our hats to nobody; we, the great, the
magnificent, cherish such exalted ideas as
these of fate