The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-06-01
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In Pegu. Lower Burma. may be seen
an English sentry keeping guard over
a Burmese idol The Burmese believe
the Idol 70 asleep. and that when ne
awskes the end OF the world will
come. The sentry's duty In To prevent
any one disturbing him.
The Scandinavian bridegroom W y
sents to his bctrothed a prayer bosA
and many other gifts. She: IN turn.
gives him, especially On sweden.
shirt. and this he invariably wears on
his wedding day. Afterward he puts IL
away, and under no circumstances
would he wear u again while alive.
The dislike entertained On Scrvia TO
fair hair In no great that IL extends
even to the white hair OF old age. No
servian matron who respects herself
would appear In public with whito
hair. Nor docs she hide the fact that
she dyes Il periodically. This custom
has come down 20 her from her moth
or and grandmother.
They have n queer way OF holding
auctions In Japan. and these affairs
are entirely without noise. The auc-
tioneer puts up the object Co be sold
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 u.
In sumatra the length of time that
termired by the wind. After her hus-
bands death she plants a nasstan at
her door. upon which nag " raised
While the nag remains uniform by the
wind etiquet forbids that she should
marry. But IN soon ~ rent appears.
no matter how tiny. she can lay aside
her weeds.
The Persians very seldom hang q man
for crime. IL he kills another he 10
fined SIS and allowed to 20. IL he kills
ten or twelve. and the people finally
decide that he ought to be put out OF
the way. he 10 hanged. But he In not
try. He Is suspended by the feet, and
heavy weight 10 tied to his head. Then
he In allowed to die.
A writer who has been investigating
the old subject of superstition among
burglars gives u a. his conclusion that
no burglar viii crack" house where
n female servant that sauints In kept.
II burglar sees three direrent. horses
slip down I'm a day he win not work"
that night. One man In the dock con-
fessed that members OF HIS profession.
would never burGtnrfze houses with the
numbers y. 81. III and tN
In the course OF business certain Lon
don banks have occasion To send out
large sums I'm 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 I'm China. and It's figure on the
coin In abhorrent to the celestial mind.
The London consigners have. therefore.
TO pick out the Older coins. having A.
shield on the reverse side. for transmits
sion To the east. and these are now con-
seduentiy becoming very scarce In Eng
land.
When the wedding ring began Co 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 the
shape OF a delicate nerve) 10 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 a dangerous poison ir simply In
serted I'm the liquid. From that belief
the idea that wedding rings-the rings
worn on that finger-have special cura-
tive qualities had It's rise. To this day
wedding rings are rubbed over an OBJ
stInate sty on an eyelid.