Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-10-28


and entitled the "Festyvall" we ind
the following passage: 1--WE rede In
Ode tyne good people on All halloween
dave bake brade and dele il out for all
crysten soules," and the reference here
made applies to the custom OF baking
cakes on this day, which were called
"Sopl- Mass cakes" The Catholic US
ase of Offering Masses for the souls OF
Of the departed. originated this custom,
and the giving OF bread was doubtless
work of charity, as well as part OF the
feastinp common TO the time. In fact
so general was this baking that the
day was sometimes called "Cake-daY."
The islanders of Orkney were faith
| ful followers Of these superstitions aud
with the fishermen 10 was uaoit TO
mark their boats with a cross or tar on
this day. In the highlands IL was Gus
tomarV TO kindle on this Eight huge
fires whose flames liz the country
around. An old book, Speaking OF
bescops saws that "ThefHallOw Even
fire. a relic OF Druidlsm, was kindled"
and that many curious Ceremonies were
held by the people. These were magl-
cal in their nature and.supDosed 70 drive
away the evil spirits. The fires were
guarded all nightly men and scouting
parties would reformed in the different
sections to scatter the various tres OF
the neighbOrs
Ancient Ireland observed this feast
by superstitious practices, and the IN
habitants would 90 about collecting
good things for a banquet. 10 North
Wales big fires were kindled, and as
this seems 10 have been common TO so
many lalds, il doubtless originated in
Pagan idea and spread, being blended
with lie lighting Of candles for religi-
Gus worship, a practice usual In the
Catholic church. IL was also common
in Catholic countries TO ring bell on
this evening, probably 10 remind plous
people 10 pray for the souls OF the dead.
And in a letter written by Henry VIII,
ID the famous Protestant Prelate, Gran
per, against the superstitions OF the
time, the royal preacher says; Tine
vigil aud ringing Of bells all night
long on Allhallow Day is abolished"
Another State paper dealing with this
subject was issued during early part OF
the reign Of Queen Elizabeth, aud states
that 1.-THE superfuols ringing oil bells al
Allhaliowtide and at All Souls Day,
with the ringing the two nights before
and after, be prohibited" And in one
of the articles which was obliged 10 be
INQUIRED into within the Archdeaconry
Of York by the church wardens prior
10 the year 1910, was that there be no (
observance by the people OF this feast.
There are numberleSS ways OF trying
to read the future on this night, aud
the prevalence of spirits that ara then
supposed 10 oh the air makes II an easy
matter TO PRIV into the unseen. Inc ldea
once prevailed that there was some
thing "uncanny" in the very air, aud
no one but brave man would dare the
dangers Of walk at midnight or a
stroll near a graveyard after dusk. And
though the impression OF the superuat-
ural has died out, yet Halloween still
possesses charm for the young that
wish 10 know of their welded lie. In
the poems OF Burns we 6nd many ways |
of fortune-telling that are as equally |
eficacious In our day and generation.
Perhaps the best known OF these is
the BURNING of nuts. The nuts, one |
named for a girl, the other for her Low. |
er, are laid side by side on the fire. II |
in burning they spring apart, the affair !
will be au unhappy one, but II they |
flame quietly together, the course OF |
their love will prove propitiuus.
Another is TO take an apple in one !
hand and a candle 10 the other and |
when il has grown late steal of alone |
to some deserted chamber and eat the
fruit while looking In the glass. In |
short time your fate will be seen faintIy |
outlined in the mirror before you.
Some have it that the woman must |
comb her hair instead Of eating an ap-
pie, both butare supposed te be equally |
good.
Three dishes can be used for finding
out ones matrimonial future. Place !
the dishes on the floor, aud In one must !
be clear water; In the other muddy |
water. and i'm the other no water at all.
A person who has been blindfolded Is
led up TO the dishes and told 10 place
their hands 10 ore. II they put the
hand iu the empty dish it is sign that
they will never marry, If in the muddy |
dish they will be a widow or widOwer, |
aud il in the clear water they will marry |
happily.
In you have a garden convenient, you
can 90 out about eleven at night and !
pull no a cabbage. Ii the stalk be
straight aud small your better-half will |
possess the same characteristics, aud II
il be large or crooked you can lookout
for q mate built on the same plan. A
scheme that requires a great deal OF
courage is the hemp seed sowing. A
graveyard must be visited at midnight,
and hemp seed scattered while the fol-
lowing words are pronounced aloud:
"Hemp seed, | SOW thee; hemp seed, l |
NOW thee. Ny true love, come after me
and show thee" And 10 looking over
your left shoulder you will see your
lover pulling the hemp.
Another plan is 10 90 alone to kiln
and throw into the pot clue OF blue
warn, winding il in new clue OH the
old one. Towards the end something |
will hold Ii, and you must ask; WHO
holdsY" and out OF the pot will come
the name OF your future spouse.
more simple plan is to write on differ
ent slips of paper in small letters the
names OF several gentlemen(o II the
trier be a man, OF ladies), and conceal /
them in little balls made of meal dough.
Place these balls in a basin OF water
where they will soften, and the first one
TO float to the top is your destined huS-
band.
Is you have no fear OF the nightmare,
YOU can boil an egg very hard, remove |
the yolk aud fill the hollow with salt
Eat this before rstiring,do not take any
water, aud before morning your fate
will hand you drink Ia your dreams
Or. if YOU are person OF strong body |