Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-07-21
TIE CAT IN FOLK LORE.
PROMINENT IN THE MYTHOLOGY
OF THE EA6LiE3T NATIONS

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The r.. N..
weather
ei4he weather Wisdom In Va
'i"us Lants--nmens and supcrstitions.
In nursery Iore-Tbe Mn.
I'M
ine cat has figured in folk lore and uonu-
-. Suptis.'Oohs more taan any other ami
80, eA.ePc perhaps the serpent and is
ra4iar VI we mythology OF the earliest
60 - Hsypt' especially, it was re
s,,,,e..,.. 'ln pocuil,f Veneraiion, or with
60 - iefF Inc presence of thou
-. - i-i'i'iiiA'es OF cats testify to this
spnoI. ~ az She ,e'nhe Tribe. The ancient
a. - DV1u speaks OF Mau, the Great
n,a1 ,.ia,'..s VIC Sufl--ihe eye OF that ami
hoi,,99 rs "iu contracting Ill the light,
SO .aAeh 70 represent the orb of day. The
go - i .'s y also prominent IN India.
ca4.. 90 i,'s'i ullenO OF power in the hands Of
""N nis "iuch subjects, the cat would
ny peco'Ie weather maker. lis early
-, '1ou "..h DANA, the moon goddess,
49, aiso iti''!cete the same power over the
o.el.l1't' possessed oy that orb. Witches fire.
10""J useu IL 10 false storms. The cat is
~. .,-I I'''4iJ iegaraed with distrust by sail
~, IL carries gale in its tail"
. 80 lna' II WIN surely provoke a storm to
70 ~ oiio 'FerooaFd. Even while on board,
=. tt,1I. 1.!uouaIy ifohcsone, gale of wind
~ .U " NC imminent. Many stories Gre
~ so Ms caused by the sacrifice Of
- Iiiiiia,s are sala TO smell wind,
" - pia' so' 10 ms storm raising power
noU V"hiilied 10 witches familiars, nor to
~, GU ee''
NC ~ p universally weatherwise. In the
" pui ing car up to Its neck in sand on the
WIN III, us mead opposite to the desired
g w Ihere Is an Old story told in Block
1Siano 81 man VINO shut cat up in bar
20 ~ pre- emu hostile skipper from sailing,
anu ~ lar "Ihd came until pussy was re-
-, ,a, III lancashire, stormy and wet
'''ei - cunning "hen pliss trisks about the
iou'e Ii ireland, II she stretches SO that
e p1"s 'ouch' pad weather will ensue,
scotch hsherlnen declare that if she sneezes
oi ilGNs iisi paws ram VIII surely come In
onetiaiu the cat ''gaanin IN da luft' fortells
, - on" sieei'iu On her harns" with the
80 "a u hel heid GOWN indicates Gains. An
O4' i@"e iisn "Iilef says wv hen the cat
''7iieo "ei lace over the ears we shall have
great store Oh ram.
"A herman proverb says, IF the cat basks
~ the sun III February she will go back to
cue Stove IN March" Cats counting the
~ says 'he author OF Natures Secrets
"ioi7 IMAM ordinary, or licking their feet
anu trimming the hair Of their head and
,lliSl''che'' pro9hosticates rainy weather.
III our own country If the cat sneezes it is a
syn Ii OF ram If 1t SHORES, of foul weather
" zen cats WASH themselves fair weather is
coinln5' Unless the face is washed over the
ear, IN which case toul weather is imminent.
aiil! ram Il II IS the head behind the ears.
IL l'uS7y WASHES ner lace after rain wind
wan come froH the point to which she turns.
aiiu Una" Wui occur II she washes her face
WIN het paeA 70 the IRE Ia winter. Rain is
also Indicated when the cat scratches itself
a STORM Wien II claws chair or table legs
mes On us i'ead WIN Us mouth open, or sits
TAI toward the lire change of weather is
.iuieale,'t'{ t'e e''".rlhcation OF the cats
LUZ ana "l1d Is coming when her tail is
Du IS aho SUN.
l he presence OF the cat IL the house is usu-
any "eeI!ied ah.ohea OF good luck. who
mas eau mas a happy married life says a