SNEEZING AND SIGNS
In the ianOient days of Greece .and Rome, a snecro was supposed to bear,in its train' fhr greater nortents than ja mere cold. 'To tneese while rising from the table or bed■ was said to indicate approaching death. Yet to eheeze between midday and midnight under favourable planetary con-' dltiona ' was .alt . augury, of . 'happiness. Again, if the Greek or Roman turned to the right while sneering, it was rcgai fed as a nappy omen.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 12021, 26 December 1924, Page 10
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78SNEEZING AND SIGNS New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 12021, 26 December 1924, Page 10
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