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Show STYocploff SnpM-stltlon. In Sweden, it is regarded as an unlucky un-lucky thing to enter the door just as the dirt made in sweeping reaches it. Celibacy Celi-bacy awaits tho unfortunate person doing do-ing so. The English housewifo will not, ; however, sweep the dirt out of tho front door, fearing to sweep away the fortune of the houso. A Venetian superstition : is that tho young girl across whoso feet dirt is swept wilfnover get married. In England, when signs announce tho coming of a stranger, tho floor must bo swept, but hero again it is unlucky to tjwecp at night. Blossomed broom is not to be used. In Westphalia, tho houso is carefully wept at Shrovetide with a new broom, which is then hung up over the door and preserved. In some places in Germany a broom is burned in tho fires kindled on May day. At others, people go up a hill 1 on Walpurgis night, taking with them! oil tho old brooms they can collect and ; burning them. Czeclis do the samo on St. John's day. Tho broom also possesses healing power. If cows' udders havo been caused to swell by weasels, it is considered con-sidered sufficient, hi one district of England, Eng-land, to stroko tliem three timeB with a broom, which is then silently laid under ; tho groin bin. Cor. St. Louis Globe- Democrat. , 1 |