The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-19
THlNas DOME FOR LUCK.
Old aapsrstittons, Not All Of Which Have
Entirely Disappeared
(Chicago Times. Herald. }


We are nontent today to throw
rice at a newly married couple or an
old shoe or two, and the brioe tosses
her bouquet among the girls to in
form her who is lucky enough to
catch it that she will be the next one
married. But wheat is really the
thing to throw, because the evil
spirits hate tho color yellow above
all things-if white grain like rice
is used it attracts them, and, to be.
como efticaoious, should be colored
yellow with turmerio or somo sim.
liar dye. Ghosts and tho things
that bring i'll luok hate leather, 80
old shoes are proper, except IN those
instances whom it WAS suggeated that
the guests throw the carriage and
let the couple drive away in the
shoe. But shoe under your pillow
is a radical cure for nightmare, and
cramps in bed can be avorted by
placing a slipper upside down at tho
foot Of the couch. The uso Of trunk
straps, slippers, leather whips and
the like on small boys also prevents
the approach Of new spirits Of mis-
chief, and drives off the old ones. It
is we'll for the bridegroom to sew
garlic Gloves and rosemary in his
waistcoat before the ceremony--no
spirit gets depraved enough to stand
that combination. The route at a
wedding must be arranged 30 that
everything is done as tie sun travels
or as the hands Of a watch 90 round;
anoiently there used to DO scored
fire about which tho bride and groom
danced in this manner.
1t is all right enough to find
four.leaved clover, horseshoe, or
like, but more picking them up is
not lucky. It must be an assured
fact that the finding is a thing Of
pure chance; then as the object is
taken in hand you must say: ~ do
not pick up this horseshoe Cor four
leaved clover, as the case may be),
but I pick up good luck. May it
never leave" Horseshoes are useful
for more things than one. A crooked
nail from ono 10 a sure cure for fits,
or il placed in the nest of q setting
hen will keep her from being
frightened of by thunder. Mado in
to ring and worn on the third. fin.
ger Of the left hand 1t cures rheu.
NATHAN. But il cannot be insisted
upon too strongly that all these
things must be- foand~~you cannot
bay luck.
Mirrors ara good things to have If
they remain whole. It Is always
wise to have little ono set in q
ring, brooch or bracelot. You know
evil things arc unable to withstand
sight Of themselves. II they catch
tho slightest glance Of their ugly
visages they flee for their worry OK
istence. This makes a barber shop
lucky place to have your hair out
in, but the barber must be particular
to 60 to the top Of hill with all his
clippings and lot them be blown
away, else sor' ,thing undesirable
may find tho hair and work you a
mischief There are some barbers in
Chicago who are known to be oare-
less about climbing hills for this
purpose. Holding a mirror in front
of man "hen he is shopping will
put a stop to any hailstorm if per-
sisted in. An, by the way, tho un-
luokiest thing in tho warld is to steal
from q blacksmith. Many a man has
been known to be defeatod on olec
tion day because in his boyhood he
took things from the smithy without
permission. And it is also unfortu.
nate to make any disposition of the
the parings OF your finger nails OK.
cept to bury them.
The evil eye is an ancient institu
tion, and ono worthy Of regard. The
animus behind the owner of the bad
eye is always envy. He sees some
thing he wants and looks askanoe al
it. and after that the thing never has
any luck. Then when tho evil eyed
one aees that she cannot wish for j,
and her power 10 gone. In some
places this is done by putting little
pieoe of court plaster or something
! ainilar on tha faca To,n,llaoL -,