The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-16
RULED By THE MOON
ODD BELIEFS pY DUTCH FARMERS
OF NORTH CAROlINA.

How To Keep "A Dog ana W hat On
Must 40 TO Make Gooa Tree Deg.
! The Dutch Farmers ot Rowan count,
are among North Curolinas most pros
porous AND MOST interesting people
They ike well. save HiancS and i'm
prove in every way, Thrift IS yir
tue with them They are great bcliev
ers in signs ard old Sayings. They Ok
things by the moon
Before building Il worm fenco ID,
Dutch always watch the moon. says
! the Charlotte IN. ca Observer II mus
). be right or the fence will sink int
the ground The bottom rail must bt
put down when the little moon is turn
cd up, SO that II win not sink into the
\ ground TO prove that This is tile right
sort Of doctrine let person make IN
experiment. with two bricks, Put
| down one while the little moon Is up
and the other while il Is down and IL
| will be noticed that the one laid when
1 the moon was down VIII 20 Into the
/ ground and that the other will remain
as left.
| III one would cover his house well he
must make the boards when The little
noon Is turned down, That is easy.
The boards win keep their shape III
! rived then. But, on the other hand,
il made while the little moon IL tufn-
al up the boards viii cup up at, the
ends when exposed TO the weather,
have seen many 4 board turn IN at
the end. but never knew what did 1t
till now.
The moon must be right when a
Dutchman kills. his hogs II the hogs
are killed when the little moon is on
the decrease the meat will shrink. but
If KILLED when the little moon 10 on
the increase il wifi, sven.
To have good tarnips one must plant
on IsraeFs day-tliat is, in August. IL
corn is planted when tire little moon
points up the ears will grow too near
the top. The ear gets more nourish-
ment near the ground.
No work is done on Ascension day.
II is day Of rest and pleasure. If the
first visitor to a home that day is q
man all the eggs that are setting will
hatch ROSTERS; if a woman. pullets
win prevail. Therefore man is an un
welcome guest early in the morning OH
AseensioudaF
\, 1t Is not +ight to garry out the ashes
betweeil. Ehrlstssa sand New Years
dnS, That briggs b9diuck.
flfSa-fafpler nuts oct manure or fer
tillzer when the little moon points up
it win stay, but Ii the little moon
points down it will leach OUT
There are a thousand and one of
these signs and sayings If they could
be collected Many Of then are met in
other than DHtch communities
Lived there ascountry boy In Meek
lenburg who did not know how TO
treat his old hound for various short
comings? If when you get n new dog
be viii not stay with you cut the hair
tip OFF his tail and bury II under the |
front steps, and then he wilt abide
with you forever Nobody can take |
him from you- IL you would have the
dog love you better than he could any |
body else wear bit of meat IN tile !
heel OF your shoe a day and then give |
1t TO thesiog to eat II Is strange doc
trine, but true. for. have tried II.
Some folks flnl 1t better to measure 4
dog with a stick and bury II under the |
steps than to nick the tail. Either way |
will do.
1t so happens now and then that a
fine dog refuses TO bark at the tree.
That sort of hunting Is unsatisfactory,
for most of the hunters time iSXasted
In hunting for the silent dog 11atlde-
feet, however is easily got rid OF. The
hunter goes 70 tie woods ami listens
for the squeaking noise that is made
by the rubbing together ofI two. trees. |
gathers the bark from tile point OF
friction. makes a soup of Il and gives
II 10 the dog. re anything will help |
him after he is grown that Will But
II the puppy IS taken IN time there will /
he no silent dog az the tree. As soon
as the puppy is large enough TO stand
the blow the hunicr should burst
green gourd over his head That will
make tree dogs barking dogs. But !
cannot refrain from giving word OF
warning here. | hit one of my puppies
too liapl ohcc and broke bis head in
stead OF the gounl.
In certain SECTIONS OF the south there
Is a saying that II you Will rub teeth
Ing babys gums with warm rabbit
brains the teeth VIII come through the
skin without difficulty. II was my
good fortune once TO see the trick tried.
one day WIS travelling IN the lower
part OF MecklenDurg county when
saw two small boys running. carrying
something The youngsters were'rcd
In the face aud hot could ~ that
they were bent on purpose. The inrger
or the two. a red topped boy. was in
the lead. lie held IN his hand some
thing that he seemed to- be jealous Of
aud was trying 10 protect.
What have you there. bOy!" | shout
ed.
Rabbit brains hot rabbit brains"
was the quick reply.
What are you going TO do with
thems-
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