The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-08-29
HlNDOO SUPERSTITION.
II Met by Any Evil Portent They Retu
Home and Begin Afresh.

Home and Begin Afresh.
The Hindoos are early risers. In the
warm demonstrating from April to
October-they sleep either upon the
housetop or in the courtyard, or in the
veranda, if rain should be threatening,
and are usually up at five o'clock or
earlier in the morning. In the cold
weather, when they sleep within doors,
they rise later, but they are out before
seven. Rising in the morning while but
half awake, the Hindoo repeats the
name OF Rams several times. Happen
ing to yawn he Immediately fillips his
thumb and middle finger, though he
does not know why.
He prepares Cor his morning toilet.
He plucks twig from the bitter Neem
tree, breaks off a span length of it,
brushes one end between his teeth, and
extemporizes tooth brush. He next
draws up water from the we'll in the yard
with an iron bucket, and prepares to
wash his hands aud face. This is quick
ly done; he then throws on an extra
garment, the thickness and texture de-
pending on the season and weather,
lights his hooka. takes few pulls with
his euphonious hubble-bubble, and is
ready togo out. With a passing "Rama,
Rama" to friend or acquaintance, and
a neighborly gossip by the way, he re-
pairs to his place of business.
While going he will seduously avoid
those signs and sounds which may
augur i'll for the day. Should one
sneeze, or should he hear the cawing
of a crow, or the cry of a kite, or should
he meet an GILMAN, or one blind or
lame, or see a cat cross his path he
would be greatly distressed as to the
day before him. On the other hand, il
a fox crosses his path, if he hears a
gong or she'll summoning him to wor-
ship, or if he meets Brahman with
his head uncovered he would rejoice,
hailing it as suspicious. Some are so
superstitious that if any evil portent
occurs on the way they would return
home, have a smoke, or chew a betel
leaf and proceed afresh.
THE LEGAL PROFESSION.
To Be Successful y Lawyer Must Have
tho Gift Of Inspiring Confidence.
l was deeply interested in CONVEX
sation that l heard to-day between an
old lawyer and a young man who was
bent on studying law. Every young.
ster who has the gift of CAB thinks he
would make his fortune as lawyer"
said the aged barrister. ''But the
truth is that there is nothing that q
lawyer has less use for, or that will
bring him less money, than the ability
to make a good speech. Some peo-
pie seem to think that lawyer
spends all of his time in arguments to
the jury, but the men in Chicago who
are making the most money out of the
profession, seldom or never sec a jury.
A man may make piles of money in
the law business without ever leaving
his Office. The most valuable, and the
only indispensable talent that law
yer can have is the faculty of inspir-
ing confidence. That gift is one of the
rarest and most inscrutable talents
{ that know of. Sometimes l think
that the less real merit a lawyer has
the more readily he inspires confidence
and gets business. If you have the
knack of inspiring confidence. you can
get all the business you want, and 1t
is not at all essential that you should
be. able to attend to the business,
either. You can hire some splendid
: lawyer to do it for you for mere
song But il people do not naturally
take to you and confide In YOU, as q
counsellor, you had better jump In the
lake than to undertake TO practice
law. Chicago journal.