Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-03-24
superstition Signs, Wonders and
Tokens.

superstition Signs, Wonders and
| Tokens.
If you sneeze on Monday, IL indicates
danger sneeze on Tuesday, you will
meet stranger; sneczc on "Wednesday,
you will receive letter; sneexe on
Thursday, you will get something bet
ter; snec2e on Friday, indicates sOr-
row. snecze on Saturday, you will have
a beau Tomorrow sneeze before you
eat, you will have company before you
sleep; Ii you sneeze before YOU dress,
you will have beau before you go to
rest.
If II cat washes her face, you will have
company before night. III YOU dream,
you catch fish, IL Is sign you will
make good bargain, according to the
size of tile fish,
If the broom is moved with the re-
mainder of the household furniture, you
will not be successful /; but the broom
must be burned while standing in the
corner, being watched, TO prevent the
house from taking fire. ~"
| If you drop fork and It sticks in the
floor and remains in standing posi-
ton, II is sign a gentleman viii call;
but If IL knife n lady viii call.
When putting on your shoes and
stockings, If you complete dressing one
foot before commenci tho other, 1t Is
u sign you VIII he disappointed.
/ The breaking of mirror by a nlcm-
Der of the family, signifies II death in it
before the year closes.
If the right foot itches on the bottom,
you arc going where you arc wanted;
If the left foot, where you will not be
welcome. s.. Br
If a young Indy finds four-leaved
clover and puts it i'm her hair, the first
young man she meets she will marry
II n lady dons n gcnt!cman's hat, 1t IL Il
sign she wants kiss. If you swallow
II chickens heart whole, the first young
man who kisses you, You will marry.--
If one sits on the table, it is a sign they
wish to be- married. .. '.'t
If you cut your finger nails on Mon
day without either speaking or think
ing of red fox's tail, you will have IA
present during the week.
! IL the nails he cut on Monday morn
ing before eating, present may he ex-
pected /; but If while cutting you think
of white calf's tail, 1t will spoil the
1 charm.
| If two persons accidentally make the
same remark ut the same time, you
must join little fingers and wish. Such
u wish will come to pass and be real
ized. ......
| w IlcH NOu sec " Spctttt IloESc, YOU
may make n wish, which will also be-
realized. +. #.#
i If four persons accidentally cross
hands when shaking, some one of the
company will soon be married. ...
If the left car itcl. and burn, it is an
indication that some one Is speaking i'll
of you. If the right ear, they are speak
|. ing well of YOU.
If dish cloth he dropped when in
Use, 1t is n sign you will have company
to dinner.
If you spill salt, IL il sign there will
he a quarrel Inf the family. But IL
small portion of the salt thus spilled be
ast into the fire, it is said to counteract
the influence.
L. If you see the new moon for the first
time through glass, or through tree tops
1t is n sign that you will he unfortunate;
but il you see II over the right shoulder
or directly In front, that you will be
|, lucky. @. " W.
IT the right hand itches you will re-
!, ceive money; ii the left you will spend
money. The letter X stands for reeoirc;
the letter l. for let go. II the right eye
itchcs IL Is Il sign You will cry If the
left, you will laugh. n stands for roar,
and l. for laugh. s#...r %
An Itching nose Is 80 important sign
that II has been poct!zed rs follows:
If the nose itcnes
s The mouths In dangcr; - .
You will shake hands with n fool, .-.
Or kiss n stranger
Present n friend with knife, scissors
+ or needles, and they Will cut your love
, or friendship. r....r .ra ...
} Another ancient poet has said of carries:
.-. That God who made ... ..
Yon skies So blue,
| ..rry.. Could he not make ..7a ....
\ fairy too?
Should you, when OH d pleasure cxcur-
sion, meet funeral procession, you will
have no enjoyment that day. ra.
Anything but white garments TO he
married i'm indicates bad luck for the
bride, white being emblematic Of inno-
ceuce: .".l
They say that white 81. t..
Is u heavenly hue,
Another has added
| But the Sky Is blue. . s.
Another has said: ... .. ...
If you sing before brcakf fast
%. You viii cry batyrc night. ...
Ifyou meet, when walking, a cross
eyed person, 1t indicates bad luck.
: Whirling an empty chair indicates
that whipping is Ia store for the trans
gressor.
TO rock an empty cradle will give
baby the belly-ache. s.8
! Ladies, beware! When going out
shopping, having closed the door uftc.
4 you, you discover that YOU have forgot
ten something, you must not turn back
or open that door on any account---it
would bring you bad luck. Let some
one hand you the missing article tI,ro'
the window, or bring ii atailother door
anotner never take n cat with you, for
she will surely bring bad luck to your
new home, whereas she will add luck to
the old house and those who move into
il.
Save the old shoes tO throw after the
carriage, when any OF the family start
on u journey; ii will insure safe re-
turn. Never let your dish-watcr come
to boil, as every bubble will bring bad
luck to the family,
Never look after a friend who Is leay.-
ing you until hc l. quite out s.f siDht or
you may never see him or her again
stiii visible, in order that he or she may
rcturii.
1t is u bad sign 81 u sick person desires
/ to be removed from one room to anoth-
cr; they are sure to die some time, IL
allowed to do SO.
A SCENE IN A PRINTING OFFICE
patron of village newspaper once said
to n publisher:
"Mr. Printer, how is IL that you have
not called on me for the pay for your
paper ?"
& Oh, /" said the man Of types, Z" We
never ask a gentleman for money"
Indeed, replied his patron, then
low do you manage to get along when