Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-05-30
SUPERSTITION IN EVERY CLINE
Rabbit Foot American Finds His Proto-
type In All Countries. -

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Superstition dies hard. The Ameri
can who believes that all his good fort
une can be traced to the carrying of
rabbits foot in his vest pocket has hi,
prototype in every civilized and un
civilized country, says the Philadelphis
North American.
NO sailor of New England feels per
1ectly safe in going to sea unless ! {
carries with him bone taken from .
living turtle, PEBBLE from a fishha wk'e
nest. or small bone from the head OF
la cod. If Kentucky negro sees q
caterpillar he goes home expecting to
find the family in the grip of fever.
The native of Massachusetts, believes
that good luck is assured if be is tbe
happy possessor of the left hind claw
from crows foot or the claw of a crab.
The German-Americans of Canada he.
leve that the sight of a snake means
death whether he bites or not a white
spider crawling before one signifies
that the family will number one less
before sun down, and the bowling of a
dog or the neighing of horse means
that the cemetery lot will have another
tenant.
In Asia Minor meaning is ascribed
to every sound heard in the animal or
bird world. The crows cav ia a sign
of illluck. This unfortunate bird
seems to bear the same sinister reguta-
ton in every country. An owls boot
means good fortune to whoever bears
it. cartridges are detested because
one of these birds is said to have be-
trayed the prophet to his enemies.
Its legs are red because they were Dip
ped in the blood of Hassan.
In Poland the goat is a harbinger of
good luck, while the wolf, crow, and
pigeon bring evil events in their train.
The skin of cat is treasured and worn
next the skin by consumptives, in the
belief that tuberculosis germs flee be-
lore the presence of the fur of defunct
tabby.
English yokels are especially supersti-
tious. The belief is still current in
rural England that the wearing of a
toad's breastbone makes animals obedi-
ent to the wishes of the wearer. Tray
elers from this country have noticed
the heart of an animal stuck full of
pins ornamenting the walls of the
British peasant. The intelligent cot
tager firmly believes that this talisman |
keeps his house free from the odious |
presence of witches.
The broomstick brigade is still feared |
In certain parts of Merrie England.
ut is the little rift within the lute
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mute. " 1t is just little rift in the
health of a woman often, which gradu-
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cheek and the music from her voice. |
Perhaps the bug-bear which has fright.
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