The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-08-20

night and before touching the floor
with their toes in the morning. Maid
ems until they become brides are urg-
! ed by their mothers to put their shoes
pointing under their bed at night to
bring happy dreams, and this will
even enable them to converse with the
Virgin during their sleep.
When dressing, the right shoe (nev-
er the lefty is put on first. The but
! tons Of the suit are buttoned upward,
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 upward. Furth-
ermore, this practice-if faithfully
and constantly observed-will lead us
very high tc heaven when we die. The
contrary will take US down to infer
no.
After one is ready to 60 out Of his
room one must always move the right
foct first. II it happens that you
find at the door of your house bunch
Of hair or hemp, it is proof that
witch is after You with some Ill pur-
pose, and you must at once bring
some salt and throw out handfuls as
far as YOU can, one to the east. an
other to the west, the third to the
north and the last one to the south.
Then you have nothing to fear from
witches in the course Of the day. But
at night when YOU retire you must
take two very fine sticks, make a
eros with them and nail it to your
door. No witches. ghosts or devils will
bother You thereafter.
If before taking breakfast you hap
pen to see black cat, thre lame tel-
lows on one and the same street or a
corpse. it would be better for you to
90 back home and stay in doors for
the day. because something wrong Is
in store for You.
Tuesday and Friday are very bad
orcn days, and there is commo'I
saying that means "do not marry or
start on any business on Tuesday and
Friday"
Elack cats, spiders and owls are
very bad omen creatures. Never keep
a black cat at home, be sure to Kill
all spiders you see crawling about
your bed and always close tight your
ears when you hear an owlet hoot.
Indians abhor owls; they say: "When
an owlet sings an Indian dies; it may
be untrue, yet it always happens.
Butterflies are good or bad omens,
according to their color. White ones
bring happiness; yellow ones advise
US to maintain alive our hopes Of love
Of fortune, and black ones announce
that death is stalking around us or
our relatives.
The dog is the greatest friend OF
man; no doubt about that, as he IS
indowed with the power Of seeing
ghosts, devils and death. When you
hear your dog bowling it is proof
that he is warning you against some
evil event. ' :.:. 49,
One thing of apparently small I'M
portance, but which brings fatal re-
suits, is the lighting of three cigars
or cigarettes on the same match. One
of the three persons lighting the cigar
with die within the year.
Here we have a very safe means to
know whether you are going to die IN
the course of any given year. 1t can
not be more simple. You get up early
on the morning of January and
await on tho field for the sun to rise,
YOU looking westward. The minute
the sun rises you see your own shad-
ow, enormously enlarged; if it has
head on you are sure to live through
the year, but if there is no head at
all then you had better draw up your
will.-Mexican Herald.