The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-01-18
VIRGINIA FOLK LORE.
How Many Common incidents Are In.
terpreted by SuperstitiOus
People.

til it is red-hot; then take it out and
make young lady whisper to it the
name of her lover. The hawks will
leave.
To put your left foot on the ground
first when getting out of bed in the
morning will surely bring bad luck.
Avoid meeting tailor; to encounter
one is an omen Of i'll.
If cat runs across your path start
over again or bad luck will follow.
To turn back after having started on
an errand or a trip will bring bad luck
If you kill a snake, particularly a
blacksnake, and hang it on a fence or on
the limb of tree. rain will come.
A snake never dies till sundown.
Witches tangle your horses names at
night.
Carry buckeye in your pocket and
you will never have rheumatism.
Always plant bulbous plants, such as
potatoes, when the moon is on the wane;
but plant other products between the
new and the full moon.
The bottom rails of fence built after
the full moon will sink into the ground.
If the moon shines upon sleeping
person mental alteration will ensue.
Dogs bark at the sound of bell or
at music, in order to scare away the
witches and spooks which the bell and
the music attract.
If you cut your finger nails on Sunday
bad luck will come; cut them on Satur-
day, you will see your sweetheart on
Sunday; cut them on Monday, and you
will have good luck.
If your hand itches you will receive
money. The itching of the left ear de-
notes that somebody is speaking evil OF
you, but the itching of the right ear
implies you are being praised.
To dream of snake means that an en-.
envy is trying to harm you.
Should you dream of death, you will
hear of a wedding; should you dream OF
wedding, you will hear of death. \
Dreams occurring after midnight in.
variably come true.
If geese splash their wings in the wa.
ter it is going to rain.
When a cat runs wildly about the
house rain is at hand. @
The growing of rooster near the
door is a sign that you are going to re-
ceive visitors.
If the first butterfly you see in the
spring be a yellow one you will have
much money before the year has passed.
Never spill salt-bad luck is sure to
follow.
Bees do not make honey if any mem
bers of the family are addicted to
swearing, nor will they work if kept
uninformed of any death that may oc-
cur among your friends or in your own
family.
The counting of chickens or lambs
in the spring will cause i'll luck.
When cows are restless bad news is at
hand.
Corn does best when planted under
the Gemini; melons under Cancer; but
never plant, anything under Scorpio.
Rain on Friday, rain on Sunday; rain
on Sunday, rain on Tuesday; rain on
Tuesday, rain all the week.
Thunder on April FOOLS day brings
good luck. -
Eggs laid on Good Friday or on Sun
days keep longer than any other; but
butter made on Good Friday is never
very palatable.
To kill toad brings you hard times.
Warts are caused by either touching
a toad or by touching something over
which toad has hopped.
Should bee, or any of its species,
buzz about your room, you may expect
pleasant visitors.
When a wild bird flies into the house
its visit is intended as warning of ap-
preaching evil.
Always lace your right shoe first.
Good luck will follow.
To put sock or stocking wrong side
out is an omen of evil.
Always allow swallows, bluebirds,
martins and mockingf birds to build
around the house. They bring good
luck.
/ J. When dogs howl at night a relative or
| neighbor is abb ut to die. IT
An ash leaf with an even number of
spikes upon it will bring good luck if
preserved.
To sow parsley is to sow discord in
| your family.
A cypress tree growing in front OF
the house causes many deaths in the
family.
| Never sweep house after removing
from it.. This will cause sorrow to both
yourself and the new occupant.
| A stray cat brings luck. Never chase
one away.
If you kill cat evil viii befall you.
A cat sleeping near the mouth of a
sleeping baby steals the breath of the
latter and will cause its early death.
| When sick baby smiles it is goihg
to die.
A COW with her head pushed over ths
fence means that trouble is at hand
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