LUCKY HORSESHOES.

North Otago Times, 3 September 1910, Page 1 (Supplement)

LUCKY HORSESHOES.

Why is an old horseshoe supposed to bring luck to the owner if hung.in the hall or behind the d(for ? Horseshoes were at one time nailed up as a protection against witches. Many houses In the West End,of London had one of these emblems of 'supermouth Street.. There were seventeen in 1813, and seven as late as 1855. Lord Nelson had a horseshoe nailed to the mast of his ship Victory and our forefathers loved to nail one on their house door., •There,is a legend that the devil one day asked St. Dunstan-who was noted for his skill in shoeing horses -to shoe his "single'hoof." Knowing who his customer was, Dunstan tied him tightly to the wall, and proceeded with his job but purposely put the devil into so much Pain that he roared for mercy. And it was not until he had promised that he would never again enter a place where he saw a horseshoe displayed that /Dunstan would releaaa Storw :• : : :; ,M