The mysteries and secrets of magic / by C.J.S. Thompson.

  • Charles Thompson
Date:
1928
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Credit: The mysteries and secrets of magic / by C.J.S. Thompson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    sometimes a good omen, but when seen plucking their own feathers they portended ill. The Greeks regarded a sneeze in the morning as an omen that the business of the day would be bad ; if it occurred at noon, the omen was a fortunate one; if a person were to sneeze after dinner, a dish had to be brought back and taSted to avert misfortune that other¬ wise was believed to be certain.
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