The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-10-16
Some SunersfitIons.

In all times SuperstitiOnS have had a
powerful hold on men and women, high
and low Tie great Napoleon himself
was a believer in omens, it is chron-
icled As time and knowledge have pro-
crossed most superstitions have been
relegated to their proper sphere yet,
even today, almost, every living being
is prone to superstitious Influence,
whether seriously or more out OF habit.
For instance, how many men Choose
II as a designating NUMBER Those
who do believe the reverse of the old
version.
Below is a list of the eommoner su-
perstitlons, leaving out only such as
are in daily pTmaInence. You may find
your hobby in the list:
Six weeks afteI you hear the fjrst
katydid look fer the frost.
Blow cut the candle, and if the wick
continues long to smolder, look for
Rad weather. If it goes out quickly
the weather will be fair.
When you find tea grounds f5catins
in your cup, you know that you SsIf
going to have company. II the grounds
are soft, it is a woman who is COMING
If bard, a man. If the grounds ARE
long, the person coming IS tai. II
sheTt. the visitor will be Short.
If you dream Of falling and are
awakened by the fancied Jar o. landN
ing. it is a sign that you are going to
be ILL., If, however, you awake while
still in midair. you may Ec assured
yen viii continue in good health
To dream Of a funeral is sign OF
a Wedding. To dream of a wedding is
q sign of a funeral
II you dream Of snakes il is 2 sign
yoH have an enemy.
Lot e. nj, J.-.,r
clover over the door, and the first IN
4 married man who comes in the door
fWln be the one she is to marry
sleep with piece of wedding cake
under your pillow for three nights in
succe ssiOn and whatever you dream on
the third night viii come . pass.
Have you white marks on your nails?
Put your hands together and say this
rhyme while in succession you touch
finger tips beginning with the thumbs:
"A friend, a foe, a gift, beau,
journey you 60" Notice on which fin
ger nails the marks are and you viii
thus gain some linking of your for
tune.
Born on a Monday, fair Of face;
Born on Tuesday, full of Gods
Born on a Wednesday, merry and
glad:
Born on Thursday, sour and sad;
Born on Friday, godly given;
Born on Saturday, work for liv
Born on a Sunday, never shall want;
So there's the week and the end ont
To cut the finger nails on Sunday
morning is a sign you will do some
thing you are ashamed of before the
week is out
Pass me salt, pass me sorrow
1T Used to be a pretty sure sign that
man was conceited if he went about
with his hat brim turned up in front
If the bottom Of your foot itches you
may know that you are to step On
strange lands.
Put the wrong foot out of bed first
"hen you get up in the morning and
you VIII be cross all day. Always get
up with right foot foremost.
Don't make a friend a gift of a
KNIFE for. according to every author
lly Versed in sign lore, if you do it
"lIl cut your friendship.
When you have the rheumatism |
carry potato in your pocket The
potato viii become hard after a time |
%hd believers in its virtues affirm that |
ms Is because of the rheumatism it |
mas absorbed.
10 find a horseshoe in the road IS a |
sign Of good luck.
When YOU see a shooting star. il you /
can say Money before the weeks out |
lhfee times before it is lost sight Of, |
you VIII have some money before the |
week is out