The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-09-21

CEO lQSS SiS >A.< sIS !o.'S '.'.1eS''
shortens AS man approaches lis end
and contracts into 4 very !i,;e thing
When they See the shadow OF 4 man
thus contracting. they know he VII!
die. The long shadow goes away
when 4 man is dead. and il IS that
which IS meant whca II IS said. he
shadow has departed There IS. how-
ever, 4 short shadow which remains
with the body and IS buried with It.
The long shadow becomes IA ances-
tral spirit.
Identification OF the shadow II any
mysterious O. spiritual way with the
person whose body casts il. naturally
leads to respect FOR the strange second
SET. TO tread Oh The shadow o: 4
chief IS an insult to the chief himself
In the Institutes OF Manu-. the ancient
Hindu law Siver. the law runs:
Let hin: not Intentionally pass over
the shadow OF sacred images. Of
natural or spiritual father. OF king.
os Z Brahmic who keeps house. or Q.
any reverend parsonage. nor OF one
who has just performed sacrifice.
There are traces OF the survival OF
these primitive ways Of regarding
mans shadow IN the English country
feeling that it is uoluckr TO cross the
path oc newly married man IS he
leaves the altar; ard in another sur2!
belief that Il IS unlucGy to cross the
path OF horses ploushins when tie sun
IS shining behind them.
Association between shadows and
nr-o-ed representations Of the human
Socni IS obviously natural. it IS not
surprising TO find superStiroaS about
the shadow mingled with widely scat
tered versions OF the Narcissus legend.
The story Of the beautiful youth who
brcaue enanored OF his own image.
IS te saw ic represented n the water.
and languished thereafter TIL he died.
has its origin in the belief that trouble
follows from behoidin= the wateTT
image.
Let him not look 81 his own image
II water; that IS q settled rule" COM
mands Manu-. the Hindu law sirc1.
The reason tor the prohibition IS to
be found 10 the beliefs Of man N
primitive state Of civilization. The
Meianesia,:s Of the Pacific. says
learned observer, say: There Is 4
stream IN Saddle island, or. rather,
pool in . stream. into which II any
one LOOKS he dies: the malignant sp!rf
takes hold upon his life by means OF
his reflection IN the water. Some
such idea as this was probably the
root Of the Narcissus legend
The Zulus explain why it IS II TO
look into the water Of 4 pool by I story
Of . great beast IN the water %Etch
can seize the shadow Of : max and
when his shadow IS gone 4 aaa no
longer wishes 10 turn back, bat &c
s;res 20 enter the pool. He goes IL.
dies. and IS eaten by the great beast
which inhabits It So. says bShoi'
Galloway. -mcn are forbidden to lean
over and !cok into = dark pool. It be
tnc feared that their shadow should be
taken away"
There are other ways II which
man may lose his shadow. There was
q temple os Jupiter N Arcadia Which,,
Il entered by those who were Tor
b:dden 10 do so. robbed them OF their
shadows.
In the north OF Scotla2G there a:e
some quaint legends OF folk who lost
this usual attendant n sutherland
they tel. more than one story ot
wizard named DonaiG-Du:ral Mckay.
Donald wen, 20 schoo! in Italy whe:e
the black art was taught by TIE devil.
who sat II the professors chair. and
ut the end OF each term claimed AS his
own the last scholar 20 depart. Break
inS up ut this academy was naturally
. scramble. zone wishing 10 be last
On one occasion Donald WAS really
the last. but just Us the devil WAS
about to seize hin, tie scsource.us
Donald pointed TO his own shadow,
which se!l behind him. saying. rake
thou the hinG0ost-' AcccrctaS!S. his
shadow was seized. while he hi:nsci.
escapes. and c.ter his return to Scot
land was never scea to haze
shadow!
A companion illustration OF dell tax
the hiu'most." fro:a AberdeenSbiTc. IS
n story Of witch helped LAIRD watch,
to- his ,eaperS. whose shadow was
seized by Satan. and who was eyer
at.e- saadowieSs u literature Cha
YaiSso'S famous tale OF Peter Sch!c-
m!ai'' IS wei! known example o..
The stories or ;ac Shadcw;cSs.-Ncw
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