Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-05-15
QUEER sUPERsTITIoNs,
Some Of the Odd Notions That Rule
Our Mexican Nsishhors,

Our Mexican Nsishhors,
Mexicans enjoy the we'll earned
reputation of being one of the mos
superstitious races of the world
: Superstition exists wherever there
is human being, but Mexico seem.
10 to be the place where all human SUI
, perstltlops are centered, To such
: an extent is this true that supersti.
= lion has become almost kind of re.
y hgion, governing every act of the
y people.
e Maidens until they become brides
| are urged by their mothers to put
: their shoes point against point I'M
der their bed at night to bring hap
Ply dreams, and this will even en-
( able them to converse with the Vir-
} gin during their sleep.
When dressing the right shoe
(never the left is put Oh first. The
buttons of the suit are buttoned up
ward-that is, starting with the
lowest and ending at the top. This
is to signify that we are very low
here in this earthly planet, but that
during the day We will try to 60 up
ward. Furthermore, this practice,
if faithfully and constantly observ,
ed, will lead us very high, to heaven |
when we die. The contrary will |
take us down to inferno.
After one is ready to go out Of
his room one must always move the
right foot first. If it happens that
you find at the door of your house
"a Binch of hair or hemp it is al
proof that a witch is after you with
some ill purpose, and yQp must at
once bring some salt and throw four
handlulS as far as YOU can, one to
the east, another 10 the west, the
third to the north and the last one
to the south, Then YOU have moth
ing to fear from witches in the
course Of the day. But at night
when you retire YOU must take two
very fine sticks, make cross with
them and nail it to your door. No
witches. ghosts or devils will bother
YOU thereafter.
If before taking breakfast you
happen TO see a black cat, three {
lame fellows on one and the same g
street OF corpse it would be better
for you to go back home and stay a
indoors for the day, because some L
thing wrong is in store for you. p
If, on the contrary, you meet +
it would be good for you
to shake hands with MIN, pat his
hump and give him some money,
If he is a beggari that will bring you a
good luck, Hdmpbacks are excep- a
Flonally good omens for those who II
have lottery tickets. If you buy n
me do not see its number until you n
nave rubbed it against somebody's NJ
lgmp. Then you are sure to win u
,rize Z
Nos. 7, Ia and RI are lucky, o. o.
!, 70 and Al are unlucky. No, 81 81
8 especially Is one that never fails ~ ~
o bring trouble, so never live in q
Iouse or room numbered Is, Be ~ ~,
cry careful when you ascend w.
taircase with thirteen steps, never "
ide on car No. Is, and under no
circumstances eat, drink or wear
nything that has cost you 10 cents
r dollars or that you have bought il
n the 18th of the month, Sc,
Tuesday and Friday are very bad WI
men days, and there is common ey,
lying that means do not marry or tn,
art on any business on Tuesday or tn,
riday. fol
Black cats, spiders and owls are Nc
Try bad omen creatures. Never VIII
'ep a black cat at home, be sure in
kill all spiders you see crawling be
'out your bed and always close glo
yht your ears when you hear an the
Tlet boot. Indians abhor owlets.
hey say: "When an owlet sings an
dian dies. 1t may be untrue, yet ~
always happens" IA
Butterflies are good or bad n1
lens, according to their color, sep
bite ones bring happiness, Vel ~ nov
v ones advise us to maintain =" 8,
We our hopes Of love or fortune, .na
d black ones announce that death 49,
stalking around us or our rela w
es.
The dog is the greatest friend of G
n. No doubt about that, as he is whe
lowed with the power Of seeing reac
osts, devils and death, When me
hear your dog bowling it Is A "
'of that ne IS warning you against be n
ne evil event. a
)ne thing u apparently small i'm. theo
lance, but which brings fatal 70. unfo
IS, is the lighting Of three cigars mon
cigarettes on the same match, And
of the three persons lighting have
il cigars will die within the year, Mine
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