Show t ODD NOTIONS Of the in Various Oasis tri tries 6 of the Ike Wash Los Angeles Times One Oae of the prevalent among mong a the of Prance France is that to kill a spider spick r i Is unlucky and so o othey they studiously avoid sweeping out the cobwebs whenever they toey can well do so 0 Siamese people have a superstitious dislike for odd numbers and always I contrive to have an eves even number of rooms and doors There was warn a superstition among the ancient Romans that It was unfortunate ate for a person perron starting on a journey I to meet a frog in the rued road while many of our southern negroes such I an occurrence good luck believing as they do that the one thus favored will soon receive money front from an petted source It is 1 commonly believed among the I peasants Iz n the Ural mountain that for a wolf to see a men man before the I man s sees es the aroma is an omen that he will ili be struck dumb and remain in that condition as long aa an the wolf I lives In Holland and Belgium it to le believed that iH Ill lurk luck ta itt sure to follow that person all his hia life who accidentally or otherwise kills a stork In Tyrol the rose is believed to be a asleep asleep sleep producer and rose re leaves aro thrown into the fire for fot good luck In France and Italy it is behoved that the maiden w who ho buries a drop of her blood under a rose bush will be rewarded with a joyful life there thereafter ether after The rose w was am an emblem of im irn immortality mortality among the Syrians and the Chinese planted Pasted it over their graves In many ny pat parts of Europe it Is con considered considered unlucky for a hare to cross crom the road in front of a traveler while it is isan isan an actors superstition that if a hares hare s toot foot once used in a successful piece if it will always bring good luck to the player thereafter wearing it The following are a few Japanese superstitions A never b be swept after the departure of an inmate for fear of sweeping out the luck At a marriage ceremony neither bride nor groom wears clothing lest lew their marriage soon dissolve per pur purple perpie pie being a color most moat liable to fade If a ft cup of medicine ta Is upset by ace acci accident dent during daring a persons it is isa isa a sure sign he bill U recover Finger Fingernails FingernaIls nails must not be cut ut before starting on a journey or disgrace will fall upon the person at his destination neither should they be cut at sight night lest l cat cats a claws grow out Children who throw the parings of the nails into the are in danger or of some son terrible accident happening to them If a piece should fall Into the fire while cutting the per person person son will soon die It was wea a belief among the Egyptians that the titled third finger of the left hand was connected with the heart by means of a slender Blender nerve From that belief came the custom of wearing the wed wedding wedding ding ring on or that finger In early times it was warn considered that bad luck would come to any penson who neglected to either burn or bury the parings of the finger nails Among the Hebrews it was the custom to pare nails on a Friday and the operation had to be conducted in a certain man manner mannor nor ner The little finger on the left hand had first to be operated on then the middle finger followed by the fourth finger thumb anti and forefinger The nail of the middle finger of th right hand had next to be cut then came the thumb and forefinger The nail of the middle finger of the right hand had next to be cut then come came the thumb then the forefinger and afterward the fourth and little finger If there was any deviation from this method ill luck was sure to cc come coma Scotch and English believe their cows cow will go dry if they forget to wash their hands after milking |