SUPERSTITIONS ABOUT WASPS 



WASPS were augurs of evil in ancient 

 days, and we are told that in the 

 year 190 B.C., "an infinite number of 

 wasps flew into the market at Capua, and 

 sat in the temple of Mars. They were 

 with great diligence taken and burnt 

 solemnly. Yet they did foreshadow the 

 coming of the enemy and the burning of 

 the city." 



Wasps were also looked upon as weather 

 prophets, and probably are still as reliable 

 as ever they were in that capacity. 



If hornets build high it is a sign the 

 winter will be dry and mild ; if low, the 

 winter will be cold and stormy. Hence 

 the following popular rhyme, — 



" If hornets build low, 



Winter storms and snow ; 

 If hornets build high. 

 Winter mild and dry." 

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