Democratic Sentinel, Volume 11, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 August 1887 — Red Heads and White Horses. [ARTICLE]

Red Heads and White Horses.

The red-headed girl and white horse superstition has taken a deep hold in Chieago, and lots of people in that scientific city now assert that whenever you see one of the beacon-topped damsels out of doors an albino equine will not be far off. One realistic fellow says: “It is a phenomenon that, in my opinion, is easily explained by the fact that white horses are more common than girls with red hair, and a person can hardly look anywhere on the streets without seeing a white horse, and he may look a long time for a red-haired girl. It is to be hoped that this subject will not arouse public attention to such an extent that the poor lassies who had not the choosing of color for their hair will be compelled to disguise themselves with wigs or remain indoors until the excitement has subaided.”