Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1891-12-03
cHloRtN's sUptRsrlrlons.


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The saperxtitions Of childhood are
Fftm, gsewsnme and alsurl remem-
isrr many - nv owni DO not mean
sneh saperstitlons "a are passed down
from their elders 81 the chilaren in a
family, such ~ u " bad lack 10 dream
II wedding or 10 tara q chair the
wrong wsy, or b. break q loolinx glass
&c Ia start any enterprise an FRIDAY. ~
that y - god lach "a pick up pine. 10
see The new moun over The right sboal.
dee &c "a have q eat eums 90 the hou~a
No; there are supersti,ions which
t-lonE distinctly - the period
1T childAood. aud which exerci.s
q shaping influence over the actions "a
th~ss Who hrmly h~licve In them. With
= view o. aseertainiag what saVersti-
iions are currrnt amoag the children -
tho prvsen, day, ! gave over one hun
dred chlldrvn, ~ varying ages and ~
different times, an exercise In oral com
psssitinn, iu which each scholar In the
class vas called upon ~ give testimony
~ ~ What eobwvb had b.en spun acruss
bis brain The tradition concerning
the spidsr. with IL acoumpanying bis.
turtcal fact cunceruiug the bruce's IN.
spirattau ~ courage aud perseverance,
trum the spider Ia thr hat ~ hiding
holds hrst plac. in their minds A.
zoe the other supcrsiitiuns they were .
1umhle 81 signs and wondcrs - omsns,
81 talisgnsns, ~ mRsoots aud hos-ioos
onc t-uy grayely assured me. aud bis
rkfTFienco was vuciferuuslv snrr,1l.o-
rated hy . scurr ~ mars Il other tssvs
that ''ip spit an the halt bruught gss-d
luck in hshing and that ''if vou spit
"u the chip In hop scuteh' you'll hardly
ever miss'
That the darby should ~ considered
masCpt will orrasiun no surprise 80
th"ss who know aught about the lurr
II superstition Hat the sehoallsoys -
this city certainly have peculiar way
II tesiifying their participation IN ths
belief If YOU ~ a uigrvf b. spit IL
Nour hat said one hoy in a tone - In.
tense conviction, IL will hiring yea g,,ol
luck Aud whether or not u receives
crrdsnce, the fact u that bcfure going
up 10 their ros,ns un examination dav.
80 hciur engaging la games q contest
the white buys present their hats a.
the dAIki.s Ia the sehool-yard. aud ~
specifically request their dasky brethrvn
- u.s. them ~ cuspidors zoe the sake
- bringing their wearcrs god luck
hoys who ssll newspapers believe
that the hrst nickel rcceivrd in nav
mrnt fuT a paper must he held in the
hollow q a clinchsd fist aud blown up
=" bring quick snlss aud pleasing profits
To- insure success la playing marbles.
they must ~ blown up. both o. keep
them FROM slipping cat - the hand 90
iut" the packets ~ the other fellow
o." bring gu,sd luck take an adohe mar.
%" one ~ claF u meant and attempt
iH throw h over house. ~ Il i Ike
Naultiug amhitiun aud overlsaps itself
a. fall ga the other side. succcss j. a..
-urrd While playing marbles. 90 pro.
i'ei ones own stock aud 80 ct pu.-es-
ri"n ~ more than be carried lotto the
game a. stakes tas youthful gambler
mast fnrtify himsslt with such mutt.r.
ings a. = hssa terra. ~ Clip. 'Geno"
"r 'dunn. the last Inalediction eviieut.
by hsinr a corruption ~ the word Jonah
madsrn ailasion 10 an ancient affair,
to the ho,sdoo II mariner. whale aud
Niueseh,
Childhood hribg a prolonged period
- teethinF. many t,eliefs regariinr
those important factors are currrnt
Tor instanee, = tooth pulled out aud
east away, aud then swallowed 10 .
dng. h SUR b hs replaced in the mouth
II H. FORMER owner ~ a dog tooth
n. fHu,gs = ...s..fs ..rs-..-s.a - -
the shoulder AZ once. find ID. repcat the
operation a seoond time, then a third.
and not hnd the tooth after the third
throw, means Foud luck viii follow
With all the teeth Too much clatiun
uf spirits is followed by a correspond.
tnR ~ ~ the blues ~ sing l-rfarr
breakfast IL b. cry before dinner To
srs q load II hay. go wish on "a. " aud
o. watch u until Il Frts cut - sight
nf turns corner, insurcs the ful
hllmrnt ~ the wish When an EVE.
winkef falls ou,, u should h. plaeed
"n the palm ~ the hand. &c ON
the hack. aud blown a. three times ~
% secuud issrsin. while it, owner makes
a wish. u Il l. pulled ~ ~ the third
blow, SURE sign that IA. wish will come
true OF course the wish b-nc supersti-
ton holds its sway
Another superstition which seemed o.
H. highly popular among the children !
questioned was b. this effect. let .
child take a piece - paper aud how b.
every child b. meets - neither aequaint
- or not i immat~rial aud check On
rarh tow until be- has counted one hun
dred 90 this slip - paper Then bet
him burr the papsF. making q wish a.
be does ~. and u On returning o. the
sIut week later be can excavate the
paper his wish viii cume true seven
l'ows 30 the new mnon will also Insure
the cunning true - wish
Among all children II i consider ed
very Tad luck b. turn a garment which
has lsnen put on wrong side - ID. or g.
~ hack after something which has
lsoen forgotten. both of these super-
stitions may D. regarded a. protective
measures adopted by children TO re-.
strict the eSaetions - too eaptiuus
parents aud guardians Auy account
~ the supersiiiions Of ehildhoosl would
10 far trusn eumplete were DO mention
b. - made - The belief that 81 step 90
the cracks II the sidewalk means fail
ure Ia lessons 50 u yoa -es children
uptoeing b. srhool. you will know that
they are looking cot for their monthly
rcIHnrtA
Warts, those most aggrayatlng en-.
cr~sevnccs on the hands q youth, are
regarded with deep superstition To
Get "A "a thsra flsslr s,,.f...f ......,.. -
sessor musi steal piece II meat or en-
uni"n, rub either upon the warts. wish.
ing II the same time 10 have the warts
disappear Then the meat &c the
ontea must be buried. aud ths warts
VII disappear LASTLY, 10 count warts
lnsar-s multiplicatiun Beware Isl
vernon. In San fraRci.eo News-I.etter.
Deaa~stts Health ulnt.