The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-10-27
The FInoer Nails.

The Finger Nails.
In days when superstition was more
prevalent than it is now the shape and
appearance Of the finger nails were
considered to have reference to ones
destiny To learn the message Of the
finger nails it was necessary to rub
them over with a compound of wax
and SCOT and then to hold them SO that
the sunlight fell fully on them. Then
on the horny, transparent substance
certain signs and characters were sup
posed to appear, from which the future
could be interpreted. Persons, too, hav-
ing certain kinds of nails were credited
with the possession Of certain charac-
teristics Thus a man with red and
spotted nails was supposed to have a
hot temper, while pale, lead colored
nails were considered to denote mel
ancholy temperament. Narrow nails
were supposed to betray ambition and
quarrelsome nature, while round
shaped nails were the distinguishing
marks of lovers of knowledge and peo-
pie of liberal sentiment Conceited,
narrow minded and obstinate folk were
supposed to have small nails, indolent
people fieshy nails and those Of gen
tie, retiring nature broad nails,
How Queen Bess Dlned.
The setting out Of the dinner Of
Queen Elizabeth was ceremonious
function. First came a gentleman with
a rod, followed by a gentleman carry
ing a tablecloth, which, after they had
knelt reverently three times, was
spread upon the table. Then came two
others, one with a rod, the other with
saltcellar, a plate and bread. They
knelt three times, placed the things on
the table, knelt again and retired. Next
came a lady In waiting, followed by
second. The first lady, dressed In
white. after kneeling three times, ap-
preached the table and solemnly rubbed
the plates with the salt Then entered
twenty-four yeomen Of the guard clad
In scarlet and each carrying dish OF
gold. These dishes were placed upon
the table, while the lady faster gave to
each of the guards a taste from the
dish he had brought in for fear OF pos
sfble poison. These guards were Sc
lected from the tallest and stoutest
men in all England. At the close OF
this ceremony number of unmarried
ladies' appeared and with great solem-
nifty lifted the various dishes and car
ried them to the queen in her private
apartments The queen dined and sup
ped alone. with few attendants, and 1t
was seldom that any one was admitted
at this time, and then only at the inter
cession Of some one In power.
Just as Good.
I'VE are trying to educate our read
ers to recognize the evils Of substitu-
ton" said the business manager OF
one of the popular magazines.
Through our advertising pages we
are trying to get them up to the point
where they will insist upon getting
what they ask for and will take moth
ing else. The merchant who has
something just as good Is no more to
be depended upon than a clerk In a
certain country store which a friend
visited to buy something.
my friend had been invited unex-
pectedly to make an automobile trip
and was not fully prepared for It.
The roads were very dusty, and after
travelling several miles the party came
to little country village, where my
friend thought he might be able to
purchase something to protect his
clothing The automobile halted be-
fore the general store Of the village.
Ny friend alighted and accosted
drowsy clerk ''I want to get a linen
duster,' he said.
81 am very sorry said the clerk,
but we are just out Of linen busters
1 can let you have nice feather