Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-02

How IL Originated and Something OF the
Gnriy uoiief Regarding the Iforse.

How ID Originated and Something OF tho
lnrly nciici Regarding the Horse.
Ihara u Ia most people certain amount
Of pupcrHtllion, The old myth regarding
Friday being an unlurlsy day, while his
tory teaches Il TO be the iucklcst OF ali
days still holds sway, while the boilel
that horseshoe Matted over door Will
brlng good luck Ia az much Ia vogue now
as ever
II is a dinicult matter 10 trace tho burAs-
ahoe supgrHtuon to ita origin but II
most llkcly camO from tho belief Of tho
ancient Aryan race, since tho horse was
ono " the most sacred animals Of thor
religion. The Acrinee uf horse which
aoomH to have been eaton saeramentally
by ia duvoteca, was one OF tho great rites
OF tho early hindp0 ralKion; our Atyan
brother. nh represented Ia his early Sans
kiit oplns used TO alay and eat the holy
beast with great ceremony, az IL ever the
habit Of many piouu races toward tho
animal or plant they deem most sacred,
by eating their god they heem 10 take into
themselves. na II were and incorporate iu
their own persona. some elomonw of tho
divinity.
Ia Northern Europe. too. tho horse was
tho peculiar beast OF Thor, aud WAS re-
gafded as an exceptionally sacred ami.
NAL. Tho famous White Horses on the
berkshire and fomdraetahiro llilla rre mo
MORALS to our own day VI thiH ancient
sanotlty; and IL Ia pretty clear that harses,
as such received IN early Britain divine
honorp / don't doubt that they Wtfu also
sacrificed BY their worahppera and sncta-
mentally catonl for tho nermone aud eplhllvb
VI tho early ohriatian mlfnuneriea arc
full Of donunulatinnH Of people whn tat
horboneah, which Ia treated Nv q SERIOUS
form Of idolatry IN tho early EngllSh codes
Now, even a mlaai0nary, however lntol-
Grant or savage use and wont, would hardly
have objected 20 hlppophaEy BY itself az a
mere matter Of dot II must have beon tue
laoramcntai eating Of horaphoah 40 a
heather ceremony 10 which tho good
bishopa VI Hayon times oherlahcd 80 strong
And SO holy an auupathy. But whather
this be NO o. not, tho fact al least romans
that tho horse waa always nust sacred
animal Ia early England.
Almost all our Huporatluona date back 10
huathcn times though they have often been
alightly OF nupornclally Chrisuanlzed at
later pcfioda 40 az 10 bring them Into
harmony with tho general body OF public
opinion, II IL probable. therefore. mat
when the borae4hoc suporsttion nrat afone
people specially selected horAeshoo AZ
Tho best available BIT OF iron 10 repel
the attacks Of trolls or fairios. witches Or
wArouAH, and other owl Influences, bocauAe
Il had Itself 4 certain Inherent hahctity %
ia own. derived from ita CONNECTION Win
a sacred animal. And later this very sans
ahnotity might help tho nupersution ~
porniHt, even after tho religion " Christ
had partially ouBtcd tho religion Of Weldon
and ThunOr. For Christianity made very
allow progfnaa indeed among tho inaAs ot
tho people Ia England for mEny years. that
heather practioes continued 70 be performed
hi sosret By large number OF tue
nounlatlon, and that many usagss essen-
tally heatbon bold their place 70 this day
With our agricultural claAsen no class
would 10 more likely TO rotain such beliefs
IA nraotices than tho class that hAA
tn deai Inost Win horses and athbleer-a
elasa WHO stili nrmly belieyo In all HDria
N baathenirh ludidca and uBiuekiea. "
sec,ns probable. therefore, that IN naiiy
rasrs no hornoshoo was set up, not only
IL frIehtdn away tho OWL eye, ghosts apo
tfuiIn' fsifies and witches. hut also, y
soms extopt. 10 curry favor with tns eooi
old rodE BY what was Ia many ways
denial OF allegiance 10 the now onss'