The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1906-08-31
SNEEZING AND OMENS
suPeRsIITlONs THAT ARE AS OLD AS
THE HILLS.
win some Folks II IL Good sign
to Snrr>c AFTER Noon ana ma
slim Ia SnN"zc ncforc NoOn--A
Nnrrln IhNi NknNCN an Army,

Sipu to SnH"Ic Itlore No""-''
Snrc,c Ihn, NErvcd an Army.
such Il common everyday thing as
encczng is not supposed to be rlie
with any special Importance or mys
tory, vet II is Interesting To discover !
how many umcus uud supcrstltiols OF |
oldru times were connected with IT, |
Superstition, that unknown, nSStcrl- |
oils fear which controls us III Spllc Oh |
our reason. clings TO ANA directs us III
even the host common acts oI me-
How many there are of rs, clear heau'
ed ami practical though we may con
sllrr ourselves, who do not connect
some pct superstition with simple
events. nv the breaking of Il mirror, the
burning of an ear the ilhdlhg OF II
horseshoe or four leaf clover or the
spilln. Of salt. And many hother
Vould rather her baby had the Group
than have him look in the glass before
ne ia a year old or snccZr AT an I'M
mcly Scasuu And IN connection WIN
sucrliu. alone there are more super
stition, than are scucmlly realized.
This is simple act IN ITSELF ana
seemingly would Give very little cause
for superstition. According to popu.
lar definition. "succHng Is Il natural
respiratory movement. interrupted ny
strong eNpiratoiT effort, rNpcliihS
the air through tine nose with NOR" OF
loss noise" This action may bc brought
on by the Inhalation of dust, pvhgehl
.. II, Al
air when the membrane Is diseased OF
in mn irritable condition, as In III" case
of cold. There Is also Il spot III the
hcnd thc touching of which VIII cause
,ucczng In many people. BARRIERS are
aware of this fact, rs their gentle ma
ulpulAtionS are often greeted WIN
round Of surcMrs. This is supposed to
lc caused by the touching OF slnali
and extremely sensitive nerve when
runs from the top of the head To the
noSt,il and il much more sensitive
with some than with others.
SuccHiug i now considered faNOr-
able ana Il althiul action ANA Is court
od nv proplr who believe in It's efficacy
hy looklnw lutcntly at the sun until the
are said never 10 Sn"czc, ana many an
unfortunate victim of this disease
pu,lgrs the probability of his recovery
by this standard
The old custom of saying God bless
yOuw when sncrzo Is heard Is or an
clrnt origin aud atill prevails In Orieh
tai countries In the time of st. Greg
a. ptli
air was filled with an unWholcsome
yauur or malaria, which so altecteu
tie pooulr that those who snecZed
were at once stricken with death
agoui"s. In this strait the pohtln IL
said To- have devised form of prayer
to he uttcrr! when the paroXysm was
seen e. he coming ON and which, IT
WAS hoprd. would avert the stroke OF
the death angel.
SuccZng is mentioned In works OF
mythology, ana it is said that the FIRST
SIGN Of life given by the cunnlngly
wrol.iIt image of l'roncthcus was q
luSty snrcHr. Aristotle, IN Writing Oh
this subject. says that those VINO
tLnuglt the scat of the soul to be II
zone Of the most sensible and mahifes
operations Of the BRAIN
In ancient hooks we find many reter
cuccS To this act, rs In the Odyssey,
where the sncczing of Tclcmaclus II
accepted ~ n pleasing confirmation o
the words of his mother just at
time when she is denouncing the riot
i,,i,
the valor of Ulysses:
She spoke. Tecmachus then sneeze
aloud.
Constrained, his nostril echoed throus
the crowd.
rnc smiling queen the happy omen bless
$50 may these impious fall, by fate OF
pr,Yscd!'
Great results often grow from sma
acts. IN example of which is seen l
the time when the fate of the Who'll
Greek army was decided ny so con
mon and natural in occurrence as III
succZc of IA soldier. While NenOphO
was delivering his famous address
the army urging his companions to
firm ami bold and while they were III
decided as 10 whether resistance or II
treat were the better part sOuhdin
snrcHc was heard down the rank
This omen was at once accepted, ten
and all SuperlluOuS nccOutermeh
burned, and that retreat, since SO II
nous. with all its hardships and dal
gers. was begun.
An old provcrb says 1.-TWO or thru
sneeZcs be wholesome" and there
n proycrb 10 the effect that when
patient has Sneczed three times he mt
De discharged from the hospital.
Even where sneczng Is considered
favorable omen the time Of day
th,uuLt RI determine