The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-07-04
SuPERSTlTIONS.
Some of tho Pet Signs and Omens That Arc
More or Less Believed In,

Some OF the Pet Signs and Omens That Arc
More or Less Believed In.
Scat-whack
There was sudden howl, as if fog
horn had been seized with a night
mare, and something that bore de-
cided resemblance to a cats tail dis
appeared over the back fence of St.
Paul street residence like streak Of
yellow lightning.
II don't like to see a cat lying in the
sun in February" said the old gentle
man, as he slammed down the window
and resumed his chair by the fire place.
"Whyp" asked an incredulous Wis.,
itor.
1T forebodes stormy March," was
the response. "Why, that's proverb
I've heard since was child, and I've
never known it to fail. But here in
the city, and particularly here in st.
Paul street, they laugh at fellow
when he hauls out his country saws.
That shows their ignorance, for good
ness knows farmer knows more about
the weather in a week than they do in tho
city for month. There's another true
saying that when the north wind does
not blow in February it will have its re-
venge in March. And for every thunder
and rain in this month there will be a
cold spell in May. Tho old proverb
says that when the snow flies in the
bitches it is waiting for more, and when
it falls in the mud it remains all winter.
Look out for rain when the flakes
grow larger as they fall. Of course
you remember the time-honored re-
mark about the white Christmas and
the lean graveyard. You people never
pay any attention to those signs, but
the farmers, the truckers, the milk
men-people whom you brush past
every day on the streets or in the mar
kets-believe in them because their
fathers taught them to do SO"
II suppose every month has its own
signsP' asked the incredulous visitor,
as he gazed incredulously at nickel
plated horseshoe suspended over the
mantcl.
Every one of them" was the reply,
land a few of the most ancient and
least known 1 will recte for your
benefit. 1t is said that if grass grows
in January it will grow badly during
the rest of the year. The original saw
for March says that if the month comes
in with an adder's head it goes out with
a peacock's tail. 1t was believed, too,
that 'bushel of March dust was worth
q kings ransom though this was a
rather poetical adaptation. Of April it
is SAID that a cold, moist April fills the
cellar and fattens the cow" A dry
May brings nothing.
"a swarm of bees in May
| Is worth a load of hay;
| A swarm of bees in June
Is worth a silverspoon;
| But swarm of bees in July
Is not worth q fly.
"a pretty rhyme, is it notP' he in
terrupted, with laugh. "a dripping
June sets all things in tune. When it
rains In August it rains honey and
wine. If the first day of September be
fair the month will be good one. A
warm October brings cold February.
Ice in November forebodes plenty of
sleet and bad weather during the win
ter, and warm Christmas indicates a
cold Easter. The first three days of
any season rule its weather. When it
clears on Sunday it will be clear until
Wednesday,, and if it rains on the first
dog-day there will be food for forty
days thereafter. In spring a tub of
rain makes a spoonful of mud, but in
autumn teaspoonful of rain makes a
tub of mud. We heard a Handicapped
two weeks ago. That was prophecy
of a poor year for maple sugar, but a
good year for fruit.
do you know how to foretell rain
with certainty" he asked, land with
out going out doorsP just watch the
cockroaches. When they fly get out
your umbrellas. Crickets chirp lively
and spiders come out of their nests also
before rain. I'll tell you a curious old
saw about frost. The first frost, Sc
runs the saw, comes exactly six weeks
after we hear the first katydid. There
will be as many frosts in June as there
are fogs in February. forgot to tel
you also that rats and mice make much
noise before a rain, and horses snuff
the air noticeably. Most of the sign,
of which l have spoken have theii
origin in experience and observation
and there is in them much of truth. -
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