The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-07
you CAN DE SURE OF PRIZE BY a LITTLE STUDY.
THINGS TO BE DONE FOR LUCK.
Several old supcrtitious Particular
1y Described.
From the Chicago Times-Herald.

From the Chicago Times Herald.
We are content to-day to throw rice at
a newly married couple, or an old shoe
or two. and the bride losses her bouquet
among the girls to inform 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 splr-
its hate the color yellow above all things
if white grain like rice is used it attracts
them, and, to become ef1cacious, should
be colored yellow with turmeric or some
similar dye. Ghosts and the things that
bring ill-luck hate leather, so old shoes
are proper except in these instances when
it was suggested that the guests throw
the carriage and let the couple drive away
in the shoe. But shoe under your pill
low is a radical cure for nightmare, and
cramps in bed can be averted by placing
a slipper upside down at the foot of the
couch. The use of trunk straps, slippers,
leather whips and the like on small boys
also prevent the approach of new spirits
of mischief and drives off the old ones.
1t is we'll for the bridegroom to sew garlic,
cloves and rosemary in his waistcoat be-
fore the cercmony-no spirit gets depraved
enough to stand that combination! The
route at a wedding must be arranged so
that everything is done as the sun trav-
els or as the hands of a watch go round;
anciently there used to be a sacred fire
about which the bride and groom danced
in this manner.
1t Is all right enough to find four-leaved
clover a horseshoe or the like, but mere
picking them up is not lucky. 1t must be
an assured fact that the finding is a thing
of pure chance; then, as the object is talk
en- in hand, you must say: 81 do not pick
up this horseshoe Cor as the case may be-,
but 1 pick up good luck. May it never
leave mel" Horseshoes are useful for
more things than one; a crooked nail
from one is a sure cure for fits, or if pac-
ed in the nest of a setting hen will keep
her from being frightened off by thunder.
Made into a ring and worn on the third
finger of the left hand it cures rheumat-
ism. But it cannot be insisted upon too
strongly that all these things must be
found-you cannot buy luck.
Mirrors are good things to have-if they
remain whole. 1t is always wise to have a
little one set in a ring, brooch or bracelet
You know evil things are unable to with
stand a sight of themselves. If they catch
the slightest glance of their ugly visages
they fee for their very existence. This
makes barber shop a lucky place to have
your hair cut in, but the barber must be
particular to go to the top of a hill with
all his clippings and let them be blown
away, else something undesirable may find
the hair and work you a mischief There
are some BARRIERS in Chicago who are
known to be careless about climbing hills
for this purpose. Holding a mirror in front
of man when he is sleeping will put
stop to any hailstorm if persisted in And
by the way, the unluckiest thing In the
world is to steal from a blacksmith. Many
a man has been known to be defeated on
election day because In his boyhood he took
things from the smithy without permits
sion. And 1t IS also unfortunate TO make
any disposition of the parings of your
finger nails except to bury them.
The evil eye Is an ancient institution and
one worthy of regard. The animus behind
the owner of the bad eye is always envy
He sees something he wants and looks
askance at it, and after that the thing
never has any luck. Then, wheA tAe evii
eyed one sees that, she cannot wish for II
and her power is gone. In, some places this
is done by putting little piece Of black
court plaster or something similar on the
face. Lampblack on the eyelids Is famous
though pains should be taken not to make
1t look like long eye-lashes. In Chicago the
favorite cosmetic for this purpose is SCOT
what the British call blacks Tbese
are generally worn; and it has been cru
ditely surmised that this is one reason whv
the city and its Inhabitants have such
good luck-no envious visitor has ever
been able to make the evil eye work
through the smoke nuisance.