Sharp County record., 1879-10-16
Witches Nigb,

of men by dreams and oa reas,, !
ancient Greeks also had 'ta7 =. 2 .ns Z
which people came from T., =. xca', xcta
consult; the Romans XIII az a 9o'o
or animals, and guessed ot { ! ilsv NE
the looks of their intern, ., ! Sns ~
Hebrews and the BabyloUoi. ~ a,,de 7
own peculiar ways of 6n% : '',i,.f at;ce
was to happen. The wos5i 5 y'is = ho
outgrown the longing 10 I ! 'a,e -
The Hindu to-day sets s a II l.. = s's st
his sacred river, and iudga, az - - "
by the length of time it 6n,. ,eu
naman conSults his "Nisa one
pretend to understand sicr,, ,iole.
rant African takes notice 9%' II .ot a
birds and animals; tba y 7. veni
long ago-tried to learn bv Ioys
they call witches;n and S',issi
even now, believe the praa, ark
"medium.n ~ Fu ,rn
No serious attempt to Io5 ,oki
future has been made for !, nd
intelligent people, and the Mind
have become a froclicsOns oul'
"charms," especially on o., Vhe
the year. 1t is curious epons nen
night selected is the eve Of 4 egr
of All Saints, which was pst.' one
the seventh century by a Pom Iolt
in honor Of all the saints N hat
particular day assigned to 4 ad
Romans brought this festir, Ion
land; there it became All Hal tail
the evening before it, Hal rst
Halloween, and that was n,
cred to charms and games. he
enteenth century, England on be.
night to teasting and froISk lot
and apples were plenty from a '!lt
the island to the other, and Yyugl
Night " was the name given IA on Y
In England, the revels wer pc
such as diving for apples float ! al
tub of water, and, of couru
very wet; or trying to snaJ ~
teeth an apple on one end d ~
which had a lighted candle at nl
end, and, being hung by stfl ~ y
be spun around very fast, 50 "
players often seized the candp :, y
Of the fruit; or a playful fortu 4 1,
by naming nuts, roasting then
the fire, and watching their
when heated-whether they i,
steadily, or bounced away, orh,a'
a noise, each movement of thec''
nut being of great importance.
One nut test was tried BY
and mixing together a walnu, i
nut, and nutmeg, makingintoL
butter and sugar, and swallow h
on going to bed. WOndetd
would follow (Which was not
ing). (
In superStitious Scotland, Id '
was given entirely to serious AM i
times frightful attempts to peer !,
future by means of charms. "a
Of trying fortunes was to throw; /
Of blue yarn out of a window, &, /
it into a ball again from the GI
Near the last something would
fast, when the winder must ask j
hOlds?" The answer would nd
who was to have importancemtt
toner's future. 3
Another Scotch custom was u
kale-stalks." ." A young penE
into the garden, pulled up the il
or cabbage stalk he touched, and
it into the house. The whole furt
read from that stalk: the size ni
the stature of the future partnGt
the quantity Of earth at the rOorl
ed the amount of his, or her, u
the taste Of the pith told whattl
per would be; and when h|
was placed over the door, tlI
namevOf the person entering VI
fated name.
The Island of LeWes, on the q
Scotland, had some curious Cd
Young women made q "dumO
and baked it before the fire with
ceremonies and in perfect sliFl.
pecting to see wonders; and thPl
also sacrificed to a sea-god called'
throwing a cup of ale into the q
calling on him to give them P'
sea-weed to enrich their grounds
In another Scotch trial, a gr
90 into a barn, holding a vlnl
sieve, and stand alone, with bO-l
open, to see her fate.
The fashion Of trying chaTlh
nearly outgrown among EngINl'
ing people. 1t survives in An.5
a pleasant frolic for a social gaI
In our own day, young peop.
hemp-seed," seat apples bea
glass, ego down the cellar staii
ward" holding a candle and a.
They also 'pop chestnuts,
walnut-shells - holding tapeT
the /" "three-saucer test Of the l'
In some Of our cities, the boys
lOween collect old tea-kettles, boo.
stones, etc, and deposit them !. j.
vestibules, ringing the dooF'o'
running away. -,
Thus the 31st of OctOber-Sel9Y
a Pope as a religious festival, va y
in superstitious times, "lhe
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