The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-06-01
QUEER IDEAS, }
CUSTOMS AN .
,SUPERSTlTlONS3



In Pegt. Lower burma, may be seen
an English sentry keeping guard over
a Burmese Idol. The Burmese believe
the idol In asleep. and that when he
swakes the end OF the world win
come. The sentry's duty In To prevent
any one disturbing him.
The Scandinavian bridegroom NJ
sents To his betrothed q prayer boob
and many other gifts. She. In turn.
gives him. especially In Sweden. q
shirt. and this he invariably wears ON
his wedding day. Afterward ne puts u
would he wear u again while alive.
The dislike entertained In servis 10
fair hair In 40 great that u extends
even 20 the white hair Of old age. No
Servian matron who respects herself
hair. Nor docs she hide the fact that
she dyes II periodically. This custom
has come down TO her from her moth
or and grandmother.
They have a queer way OF holding
auctions In Japan. and these affairs
are entirely without noise. The auc-
ana asks for bids ON Il. Each bidder
then writes his highest price on paper
and deposits IL In a box. The box 10
opened and the object given TO the one
who has offered the most for Il.
q widow must wear her weeds In de-
termired by the wind. After her hus-
bands death she plants a nagsta6 at
her door. upon which a Gag In raised.
While the nag remains uniform by the
wind etIauet forbIds that she should
marry. But an soon ~ a rent appears.
mo matter how tiny. she can lay aside
her weeds.
The Persians very seldom hang q man
for crime. II he kills another he 10
fined SIS and allowed TO 70. IL he kills
ten or twelve. and the people finally
decide that he ought to be put out of
the way. he In hanged. But he n not
hanged N they hang men In this coun-
try. He Is suspended BY the feet. and
heavy weight 10 tied TO his bead. Then
he In allowed to die.
A writer who has been Investigating
the old subject OF superstition among
burglars gives II as his conclusion that
no burglar will crack house where
a female servant that saulnts In kept.
If a burglar sees three direrents horses
slip down I'm a day he win not work"
ouf NNhu tUF VoNh NBtt~
fessed that members OF his profession.
would never burglarize houses with the
numbers -. 20, III and tA.
In the course Of business certain Lon
don banks have occasion to send out
large sums In gold coin TO China. No,
sovereigns. however will be accepted
which have the familiar 81. George and
the dragon on the reverse side. The
dragon plays a leading part In religious
matters In China. and It's figure on the
coin In abhorrent to the celestial mind.
The London consigners have. therefore.
10 pick out the older coins, having a.
shield on the reverse side. for transmits
sion To the east, and these are now con-
sequentiy becoming very scarce In Eng
land.
when the wedding ring began TO be
used IL was placed on the left hand an
nearest the heart. and on the fourth
finger because that finger was supposed
TO have Its own private wire" TN ths
shape OF a delicate nerve) To the heart.
That finger. too. was called the medi-
cine finger. and the belief was that by
virtue OF the little nerve Il could de-
tect n dangerous poison II simply In
serted I'm the liquid. From that belief
the idea that wedding rings-the rings
worn on that hnger-have special cura-
tive qualities had It's rise To this day
wedding rings are rubbed over an OBJ.
stinute sly on an eyelid.