St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-10-31
NightofH alloVe' en-

The lads and maidens, particular
" Of Scotland and Ireland. and the
Young people Of Wales, as we'll as
the youth OF America and other
countries, have for centuries held
the night of Halloween, which is
the last night in October, as pro-
phetic.
The Arst ceremony of Hallowe' en-
among the Scotch is pulling Of y
stock Of plant called kali. All the
company 60 out with their eyes shu: !;
each pulls the tirstplant of this kind
he or che is able to lay hands 90,
big or little. straight or crooked. is
prophetic Of the size or shape and
other characteristic of the grand
object Of all the Halloween spells
Of the husband or wife. II earth
remains clineing to tue root it signi-
fies fortune Of the heart OF the stem,
as perceptible to taste is indicative
of tire natural temper and disposition
Of future spouse.
Another test; the gill must take
q lighted candle, and going along
by its light only. stand before a
mirror and eat an apple. The con-
ditions of The epe!l being perfect, a
shadowy face, supposed to be the
maiden's future husband, will be
seen in the glass as il peeping over
her shoulder.
The matter Of occupation of social
state is also determined by taking q
walnut or hazelnut and nutmeg and
CRATE them altogether. Mix them
With butter and sugar and OF the
mass make nine small pills, no more
no less, and take them upon retir-
ing. II n maiden dreams OF white
linen she will marry q clergyman;
OF darkness lawyer; OF riches, .
wealthy man OF odds and trinkets,
tradesman; Of thunder and light
ming, a sailor or soldier. Duckinq
for apples and the attempt to secure
by means Of the mouth only. an
apple suspended by balance upon
q s,ick from the ceiling, provokes
much laughter and no little spirited
competition.
Three small rings should be pur.
chased by q maiden during the
period of new moon, each ring at
= different place. She should tie
them together with her left garter
and place them in her left glove
with . scrap of paper cut heart
shape, on which her sweetheart's
name should be written in blue ink.
The whole should be placed un.
der her pillow when retiring IN
Halloween and she will dream OF
her sweetheart IL she is to marry
him.
10 the old Scotch Hallowe en-
superstition 9 there have been added
others formerly unattached super
stitions until 1t 10 now difficult, 1T
not impossible to trace whence
came manv Of the observances that
mark the closing day Of October. |
In some parts of the world the old
Druid fires are still lit on Hal.
owe'e EN- eve.
In Ireland, as we'll as in Scandi-
'a'la, Halloween observances are
one Of them being the
ceremony Of making dumb cake.
Seven young ladies each take a
handful of wheaton -four and salt
md water 10 make the dough
Eneaded by them with their thumbs
'nbroken silence is maintained by
u the company. Each one rolls
he cake up and spreads it.thin and
road, marking on it with . large
'ew pin her initials.
The seven cakes are set before
lie fire and each cake maker sits
D chair ~ tar from the cakes a.
he room will permit. Tbs must
'e done vt II O'Clock at night and
etween that time and IL O'Clock
ach person turns her cake once
nd few minutes after midnight
he husband OF her that is to be I
'arried will appear and lay bis hand !
n The part Of the cake aforceald.
LORD ST. ALBANS.l