The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-09-28

tyRFS writes correspondent of the New
York Sun, who recently made journey
from Cape Hatteras to Ashevilie, and the
following is summing up of what he
learned about superstition while in that
State:
If young woman dreams Of going to
church, it is sign she will attend we'd
ding; if a young man dreams it he is going
20 be honOred in some way. To dream OF
taking part in the service means that some
relative is to become clergyman. 10
dream of passing the contribution box and
receiving liberal donations is sure sign OF
getting hat full Of money, but If little or
nothing is received that is sign Of very bad
luck indeed. To dream of refusing to take
part in the services when the minister per-
sonally requests it means that some great
temptation is at hand, but If it were host
of the brethren who were resisted that
means good luck of some sort Todream of
going alone to an empty church is sure
sign that an unmarried dreamer VIII remain
single for year, while the dreamer, II mar
RED is going TO lose the life partner within
that time, either by death or desertion.
To dream of snakes means that new en-
mity is to be incurred, but if the snake is
killed or driven away by vigorous acton,
then enemies are TO be overcome. 10 dream
Of barking dogs means repulse OF enemies,
and, in fact the appearance of dog ina
dream in any shape, even though it appears
to bite the dreamer, presages the rarest good
luck.
To dream of birds, particularly large f1Ocks
Of white or bright-colored birds, means
great change for the better in ones condition
of life, but TO dream of single black bird of
prey, like raven, or crow or buZzarj, Is
an Ill omen.
Down on the sea coast dreaming of fish
means the receipt of money, the quantity OF
money beng in proportion to the number
and size of the fish, but the very acme OF
coed luck is to dream of shark without be-
ing frightened at it. If one dreams of being
frightened at the shark he is likely to lose
the good luck when II Is within his grasp. In
the western part of the Stat" Il menagerie OF
vicious wild beasts takes the place oil the
shaTk-a bear, 4 panther, or a lion, or tiger
is very lucky thing to dream OF II one is
not frightened by it.
To dream OF anything pertaining to
funeral means that one will soon see distant
relatives, unless it is OF funeral services in
church, in which case the dreamer will
surely attend wedding. On the other
hand,
DREAMING OF A WEDDING
Means disappointment in love affairs. So,
too, does q Woman'S dream of kissing a
woman, or mans dream OF kissing man:
To dream Of dropping anything made OF
gold means the loss Of friends, While 10 find
or pick up this metal is gain OF friends.
SO to dream of finding much money OF any
kind is lucky but if a few pennies only are
picked mp hard luck certainly is in store for
tile dreamer
To dream of thirst or to dream Of seeing
food without eating of it means sickness.
To dream of storms. floods, OF sailing on
stormy water or struggling in the water or
against a ran-Storm and sinking under the
effort, means great grief and trouble, but if
ha Il SniianlV CLAIR of the
wet and finds everything serene he will also
get clear of his troubles Job fasnion-grt a
new wife instead of the old one and so on.
To dream of falling into a hole in the
ground means coming danger. To dream Of
putting out fire indicates a reconciliation
with an enemy. To dream Of standing in
the midst of growing crops indicates the
greatest prosperity financially, but to dream
Of field OF corn that has been ruined by
storm presageS bankruptcy.
in the arts of wtchcrafr, the witch hazel
the serpent and the toad play most i'm
portant parts. With these the old witches
Witches are, of course, always old will un-
dertake to mend or make lovers quarrels,
unite or separate man and wife, make the
well go dry, give the cows the murrain,
stunt the growth of the baby, bring the
rheumatism on the father. blight the crops.
destroy the beauty and other attractions of
rival, create love, and do almost anything
that envy and jealousy or love and desire
could ask.
Thus to bring about disaster on neigh
bor the evil-wisher is told to put ashes of
witch hazel in the mouth of a toad. The toad
is then split in two lrngihwise. One half
NUT be secretly buried in a path over which
the one to be afflicted will walk. The other
half, if dropped in vel, will make il 90 dry;
if tossed in a field VIII blight the crop; il
placed where a COW will step on it will make
her give bloody milk; if placed on roof will
cause the husband and wife to quarrel, and
a y -. l. i 1
on each other.
The favorte way of making quarrels be-
tween men and women, however, Is by get
ting hair from the head of the woman who
is to be involved in the trouble and another
one of an opposite color. TIL something the
woman has worn once
MUST BE TAKEN
And burned, and these two hairs held in the
sn oke of it for an instant, after which they
are to be buried beside the house the woman
lives in, so that the water from the roof will
fall on il. The ashes OF the burned garment,
with bit OF paper on which the womanS
name has been written, must then be buried
in the ground where the shadow of a tree
cast by the moon falls on it. That will end
her peace of mind beyond peradventure, I'M
less, indeed, she has been working some con-
trary spell for luck.
Up in the mountains, near Ashvlle, there
used TO be an old darby who had a great
secreter OF thieves as well. If a thief went
to him for charm before the crime was
committed or after doing it, providing the
loser had not previously arrived for one, the
Old darky would insure safety. On the other
hand, If the fellow had not been bought off
by the thief, the loser could get charm that
would catch the thief and recover the prop
erty. The charm for capturing the thief
consisted OF three white hairs from horses
tail, cut to an equal length and placed stimuli
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curled under the heat they would point
in the direction of the home of the thief.
| The thief who wanted to escape used
black hairs, and, when they curled,
| unless they shriveled, in which case
lie remained quietly about his usual haunts.
| The whites .ssr that the old darby would
! seldom manipashte the white hairs until at
| least one day after being informed of the
| theft, and that there were other indications
| that he used other than occult powers in
| finding the thief The western part of the
| State was fayorite ground for horse
| thieves, who found it easy to run good ami
| mails through the mountain passes into
| Tennessee. and it was chiefly in the catching
| and protection of these that old Abraham
| Durhill was employed. Eventually he seems
| to have used his powers so much in favor of
| tie thieves that some hOrS-- Owners got eX-
| asperated beyond endurance, for he was
| found one morning hanging by the neck to
the llInD Oh q Llee, WIFI U0e EOuy OF Itrt
| Stacy, a well-known thief, hanging beside
| him.
When the dsrkies wish to cure warts they
rub bit Of fat pork on the excrescences
| and nail the pork to stump. If the wart
| does not waste away as the pork does it will
| go away when the stump rots anyhow
| Another way is to rub the wart with a Bit of
an onion and bury the onion where water
| from the caves will drop on it. A third way
| is by tying knot in hair held above the
warts.
The use of charms for ill-health and to
prolong life is universal Every darby
carries
AN oDD-SHAPED PEBBLE,
Or bent screw, or package Of powder of
unknown composition obtained from some
witch doctor. The charm wards off, they
think, all sorts of diseases. Teething babies
invariably wear charms, and with great
success. their mothers will say, for the teeth
invariably come through the gums very
white and beautiful. willie it is certain that
IL no charm had been worn baby would
have had a terrible time Babies born with
yaila over THAR fappg and the wells so