| Show opposition to census traced to the bible during the census taking in russia government officials charged with tills this task encountered strong and persistent in certain peasant dig districts against the count they ex plagued to the authorities that counting the human beings and the horses would bring bad luck and that this was an ancient belief which lind fiat many times been put to tile tha test this strange feeling of impending danger tn in the face of counting possessions Is not dot restricted to Itus plushia bia peasants never count their sheep or geese nor any of their personal possessions la in the belle belief that counting will bring an end to a run of 0 good luck the tha origin of tills curious belief that seems so widespread ilde spread 19 I 1 to be found in the ole bible it ii will bo recalled that david the king of israel was severely punished by the lord for his census of the people the lord counted it as evidence of pride and insufficient trust in the strength of the protector of isrnel alerre van Pi faassen lassen in the at lanta constitution |
