The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-05-06

belief in witches, Wizards, watchcraff,
signs and omens, would Be beyond credi-
bility we're Il told. We generally expect
the higher the culture and Intelligence,
the greater the freedom from all forms
Of superstition, and the Americans and
English consider themselves far in the
advance over the Germans yet lady,
standing in the very front rank Of station,
fashion, and general culture, not long ago,
expressed 70 me her full faith in thepum-
Der Of thirteen at table being significant
Of some evil. know also Of another lady
turning pale wish fright, when, as she
was sitting down to her table Of twelve, a
friend happened inlincidentally and made
the thirteenth. she thinking il would bring
some salamity % her household, The
differences IN the twe peoples, as | have
observed, is that where the German refers
his spells and incantations to tho power Of
God, the Irish refers his to the power Of
the devil. III
| could give many ludicrous illustra-
tons. | viii only give few. In fam
lily Of my acquaintance, of usual intelli-
genee and standing, and who have not an
element Of German in the household, when
churning butter aud it won't come, they
heat the iron spit of the tin-kitcheu red
hot and plunge L through the cream, in
the full faith that they are spearing the
witches that kept the butter from coming
When a child, at country school in an
English settlement, in going from il, If q
poor helpless old man Of the neighborhood,
who was called wizard, would appear
on the road in sight, we children would
scatter as nimblSas flock of cartridges,
hiding in fence corners aud behind trees
or bushes until he had passed out of sight;
or should he happen in house, we would
hide under bed. So entirely had our
childhood been corrupted by superstition.
Cows, when shedding their hair, are apt
70 l;ck ,bamse,vss The h.;r passing into
the stomach NV ro,,rv motion forms
into n l;,,le hal, which 70 s;ae,od Tho.o
ara called aw;teb.balls .. and are bel;aved
10 be sho. hv ,v;,oh.s a., hor 80 ;n;nro ,ho
cow or the owns, tbronoh tbo cow. and
any subsequent m;.fortnna b.nner;no in
the family i bsl;aysa 10 bs the eonssousnoo
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