Coalville Times | 1904-11-25 | Page 5 | Sneeze Sayings

Sneexe Sayings In nearly every languago In the world thero Is nn equhnlcnl for 'Ood bless you "' when any one sneotes, for tho same superstition In regard to It holds good In ecry country. To this salutation In Franco thero Is added sometimes tho phrase, 'and reserve )ou from Iho fate of T)cho flraho," who Is believed to hate escaped a death ot cold by a slnglo snooze which klled htm In Hngland a regular regu-lar formula Is ' Onco for a with, twice for n kiss Ihrco times for n letter and four times for a disappointment." In Italy tho regular salutation Is simply Kcllclln " or ' May you bo fortunate" In India when ono sneetea It Is the citfctom to say "May joii live," and tho reply ntna ' I-ntig life to )uii " In ancient an-cient times tho itomins holding Oo Idea that sneeslug between noon nnd mllnlcbt was n gool omen, believed that between midnight nnd noon was a bad omen an I If the) should chnnco to sneoio whllo getting up In tho morning they would at once cot Into bed again The (icrmana say "flood health ' because thoy maintain that sneeilng Is u warning of approaching catarrh nnd also murks tho moment when a charm a wish or a suggestion may drlto It awny