The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-01-11
STRANGE suPERsTITloNs
Odd Omens Which distract the Cred
uIous in Many Countries.

uiouS IN Many countries.
The most persistent superstitions
in the world are those that are based
upon the habits of animals.
In this country Maryland is per-
haps the most credulous state with
regard to animal portents and beliefs.
If one is walking at night and a spider
web brushes his face it is supposed
to mean that a ghost is following, but
in the daytime it tells that a stranger
| is coming. 1t is widely believed in
Maryland that horse has the power
OF seeing ghosts.
A black cat crossing ones path
foretells of disaster, but a cat COM
import.
The neigh of horse is portent of
death, which will come from the quar-
ter to which his head is pointing
when he neighs.
A curious and inexplicable proverb
says: 1T is good luck to see Mr..
Elephant swing on Mr. Rabbits eye
tooth the Three Nights Ball"
The hair of dog, the skin of a
snake and the pelt of black cat are
believed to possess medicinal quail
ties, while the handling of toad is
said to give warts.
Characterization are full of super
stition. A white spider crawling
toward one, the bowling of dog, the
neighing of horse, the sight of a
snake, are portents of death. The
killing of toad or the growing of a
hen foretells rain. IF the wild geese
fly high look out for gale
To kill a spider ON ones person
means ill-luck.
If the cat washes her face it means
that visitors are coming.
IF bee stings, kill him and the
wound will not SWELL
The back tooth of a hog and the
blood of a black hen have curative
) powers.
in New England the sailors carry
J as a talisman a bone taken from a
, living turtle, a PEBBLE from a fish
; hawks nest, or small bone from the
5 head of a cod.
In Newfoundland and Labrador
: cramps are said to be guarded
against by carrying a Gods head or
| a bone from a haddock caught with
out touching the boat.
In Texas superstitious people carry
a small bone from a fish's head, but
, the luck only comes after the charm
: has been lost.
r In Massachusetts the most com.
, mon talismans are the claw of a crab
and the left hind claw from crows
/ foot.
S Superstitious New Workers carry a
small, round veal bone for good luck
Kentucky negroes believe that the
caterpillar brings fever.
Perhaps Asia minor is more rich in
these crude and interesting fancies
e than any other country. When chill
dren hear an owl hooting from the
g cypress groves they cry, Good news
: for us; good messages for you" Il
= they catch an owl they hold it up bJ
e the beak and chant, palm Sunday
e Owl, how does your mother dance"
S The meaning of the rite is lost bu
: the habit fingers.
e The crow is here looked upon as un
lucky, and the children cry wheI
= they hear him cawing, Eat YOU
It head whole" The crow, in fact, ha;
y the distinction of being almost The
J. only member of the animal kingdom
who has a sinister reputation in al
t. lands. Even the snake fares better.
a In Turkey the partridge is detesteC
:, because once it betrayed the prophe
h to his enemies, and it's legs are RET
r because they were dipped in the bloc
d of Hassan. If a man kills a panthe
t he is imprisoned for twenty-fou
5, hours and then is handsomely re
warded. The crane is respected ant
I, it is a crime to kill it.
S Poland has a wealth of animal Su
n perstition. The white goat is Their
d considered the best harbinger of luck
d while the wolf, crow and pigeon ar
l, looked upon as unlucky. The ski
/; of a cat worn on the chest is allege'
j, to cure consumption. ITO cure cata
!; ract in the eye take a black COCK
n make him look at the sun, look at
S yourself, then throw the cock on tn
:; ground, jump on a fence and GROW
:; three times"
In Lincolnshire the belief is curren
il that the wearing of toad's breas
/ bone commands the obedience of al
animals. To keep witches away the
t. stick an animals heart full of pin
D, and keep it in the house as tails
II man.
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outfit for Photographic work in tn
Il country. Adams block, upstairs.
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