The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1888-04-27

not De put On oyer tue ueaus Dut
drawn on over the feet, for luck.z
When first taken from the room in
which IL was born, it musl be carried
upstairs before going down, SO that
it will rise in the world. In any case,
it must be carried upstairs or up the
street, not downstairs or down the
stree the first time it is taken out.
It is also considered in England
and Scotland unlncky to cut the
baby's nails or hair before il is
twelve months old. The sap from
the ash tree is always given to the
new born Highland baby; first, be-
cause it is a powerful astringent, and
second, because it is supposed to
possess the property of resisting the
attacks of witches, FAIRIES, and other
.mps OF darkness that might change
the child. Another Scotch custom
is to put gold coin in the fingers Of
baby as soon as dressed. If the
child clasps it tightly, then it is con
sidered 'unco' cauny." aud no fear is
felt tor its worldly estate Even the
days of the week and hours of the
day are held propitious The old
saying,
"Born on Monday fair in the face;
Born on Tuesday, full OF Gods grace:
Born on Wednesday. the best to be had;
Born on Thursday merry and glad;
Born on Friday. worthi, given;
Enrn on Saturday, work hard TOR living
Born on Sunday. shall never know want
is known with very few changes al
over tie Christian world; one devia
tion from the origina' makes Fridays
child free in giving" Thur-day
has one very lucky hour just before
sunrise.
1.-THE child that is born on the Sabbath day
Is bonny and good and blithe and gay"
While
HE who is born on New Years morn
Will have his own way as sure as you're born
And
''He who is born on an Easter Morn
Shall never know care, or want, or harm"
When CHILD is born on a saints
day it must bear the saints name. a.
it is considered very uniucky, not to
say unk'hd, to take the day away
trom the chid-sO says the Catholic
mother. In many paris of both Eng
land and Scotland at the present
time new baby ls presented with an
egg which represents both meat an
drink, salt, which savors everything,
bread, the staff of life, matches to
light it through the world, and a coin,
that 1T may rever want mouey.
In Durham, England, piece OF
christening cake is hidden under the
child's robe. and given to the first
person of the opposite sex met on
coming out OF church after baptism
Ii twins or more than one child are
brought for baptism at the same
time the boy must be first present
ed, or else it i--or was-believed
that lie would have no b ard, and
that the girls would be beggars.
1t is thought to very lucky for q
child to cry at baptism.
In Scotland bread and cheese were
used as an offering. Aud in the
North Riding u roll of new bread, a
pint OF salt, and a new silver our
penny piece were offered to every
baby on It's first visit to friend, b,
the friend.
1t is thought very unlucky fol the
godmother to wear mourning, a dis
junction being made between black
and mourning.
A seventh daughter is said to
possess curing power, and always
makes good nurse
When the baby cuts his first tooth
it should be rubbed with gold, and
tie nurse, as well as the person dis
covering the tooth, must be present.
ed with gift no matter how small.
Parted teeth are sign of good luck
and riches to come.
Be sure and let the baby have or
touch the thing that he starts after
when he takes his first step, even 1t
1t IS the moon-he must be let touch
high, ON which it's light
sEines-and then he will always get
his wishes.
He should be taken into the sum
light first on Sab bath day, put lilo
short clothes and in fact all changes
made upon that day.
And so on, all through our darl-
in2's cradle life, are such fancl,s
talked about, believed, and often
practiced by those who rock the era
die; and what harm can it do to be-
lieve that when our baby smiles IN
mis- sleep he is talking with angels, or
that when we see shoot star some
baby's soul IS on its way to this
earth?
A good example of how far the old
be'ieis or superstitions OF our grand
mothers are regarded ny the mother
OF this generation is pleasantly Illus