Re: [Cz-L] Fear of drafts

Czernowitzers must have suffered from two "Mishegasim" (crazes).

One, the fear of drafts, which I remember as well. But I remember it being a
fear of sitting between two doors or windows which were open.

The other, was a firm belief that "Frische Luft" (fresh air) was not only
good for people, but absolutely necessary.

Every morning, no matter whether summer or winter and -20 Centigrade, my
mother world open all the windows and put all the bedding on the window sill
"zum luften". Considering that we burned wood to keep warm and to cook and
coals in order to iron, this was actually quite wise.

I also remember the fear of drafts and that people were convinced that
sitting in a draft would cause a distorted face. "Ein Zug" was feared almost
as much as the "Eyn ha-rah" (the evil eye).

Mimi

On 6/9/10 12:31 PM, "jerome schatten" <romers_at_shaw.ca> wrote:

> Ah... fear of Zugs (Zugangst??)-- My father, born in Czernowitz,
> suffered from the same thing: closing windows as he went from room to
> room and my mother not far behind him, re-opening them. But then of
> course, Jessica and I are cousins. Must be a genetic defect.
>
> Best,
> jerome
>
-snip-
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
This moderated discussion group is for information exchange on the subject of
 Czernowitz and Sadagora Jewish History and Genealogy. The opinions expressed
 in these posts are the opinions of the original poster only and not necessarily
 the opinions of the List Owner, the Webmaster or any other members
 or entities connected with this mailing list. The Czernowitz-L list has
 an associated web site at http://czernowitz.ehpes.com that includes a
 searchable archive of all messages posted to this list. Please post in "Plain
 Text" if possible (help available at:
<http://www.jewishgen.org/InfoFiles/PlainText.html>).

To remove your address from this e-list follow the directions at
http://www.cit.cornell.edu/computer/elist/lyris/leave.html

To receive assistance for this e-list send an e-mail message to:
owner-Czernowitz-L_at_list.cornell.edu
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Received on 2010-06-09 12:49:53