
Queer Things 

















they fear us much more than we 
fear them, and will make a tre- 
mendous effort to get out of our 
way, if they accidentally enter the 
place where we are. 
In some parts of Hurope people 
believe the bite of a large spider 
causes the person bitten to fall ma 
fit. When one of these fits comes | 
on, the friends of the afflicted per- 
son send for a musician, believing 
that nothing but the power of 
music will break the charm of the 
spider’s bite. 
If a spider drops by a thread from 
the ceiling and swings in front of 
you, according to some people’s be- 
lief you are soon to become the 
possessor of a new dress. 
If the air is full of the threads 
of flying spiders it is a sign 
that a storm will follow within 
twenty-four hours. 
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