Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-10-03
Charms.

, Old charms dealt with every possibl
relation of life. Thus: "Eat hare if yo
want to look handsome for nine day
after" Put hens heart on you
wife's left side when she is asleep, an,
she'll tell you all her secrets" "Swal
low mole's heart, fresh and palpitating
and you'n at once be expert in divina
ton" "Quartan agues yield not to or
dinary medicine so take off the dust il
which hawk has been rolling, tie it VI
in bit Of white cloth with red thread
and wear it or else knock out the righ
eye of live lizard, and wear it wrapped
in piece Of goatskin." These are from
Pliny, who also teaches that all medical
herbs should be gathered, pickpoeket
fashion, with the right hand pocked
through the left armhole of the tunic
you ought 10 be clad in a white robe,
with naked, clean washed feet, and to
have Just offered an obiation of bread
and wine. Worms out of goats brain
are good for epilepsy so is rivet from
a wrecked ship, if you insert it in the
bone cut out of living stag's heart,
and then make it into brooch. If you
see a shooting star count quickly, for
you'll be free from inflammation as ma
ny years as you can count numbers
while the star remains in view. To cure
a cataract in the eye, catch fox, cut
out his tongue, let him go, dry his
tongue, and tie it up in red rag, and
hang round the mans neck. When
something has got ito your eye, rub it
with five fingers of the same side as the
eye effected, saying thrice, Tetunc res
onco bregam gresSo," and spit thrice.
If you would escape stomach-aehe, take
care that you always put on your left
shoe first, and wear on gold-leaf the let
ters e NORA, written three times.
For toothache, say "Argidam margidam
sturgidam thrice over, and spit in
frogs mouth, solemnly desiring him to
take the toothacke. If any one has
swallowed bone, gently touch the
mouth with the ring finger and thumb,
and say nine times, "I kiss the Gorgon's
mouth" This is sovereign; the great
Galen himself testifes to the value of
charms in such case. These are from
Marcellus Empiricus (the quack as he
well deserves to be called who flourish
ed about $50 A. D. But this from AL
burtus Magnus, is the most wonderful of
all +: Gather in August the herb hello
tropian, wrap it in bay-leaf with
VOLTS tooth, and it will, if placed under
the pillow, show man who has been
robbed, where are his goods, and who
has taken them also if placed in a
church, 1t will keep fixed all the women
present who had broken their marriage
vow. "This last is most tried and most
free"
Lay VOLTS head under the pillow and
the unhealthy will sleep sweetly. His flesh
we'll dressed and sodden, given to eat cures
devils sickness, and an i'll sight. For dis
ease of joints, take a live fox and seethe
him till the bones alone be left, adding
oil during the seething, aud use this as
bath right often. Let those who suffer
from apparitions eat lions flesh they
will not, after that suffer any apparition.
But the king Of beasts is condescending:
' For sore ears take lions suet, melt it |
in dish, and drop into the ear )" which |
makes us think either that lions were
much more plentiful, or sore ears much
more distressing than nowadays. Fan
,y in the Chepe the announcement,
A fat lion killed last week of his su-
.t little left. To prevent disappoint-
nent, apply early"
For tear of mad hound, take the |
worms which be under a mad hounds
ongue, snip them away, lead them round
about fg-tree, give them to him who
lath been rent; he will soon be healed +;
II this hounds head burnt to ashes,
md applied to the wound, casteth out all |
he venom and fOulness, and healeth the
nan.
And SO goats grease cures dropsy
logs milk helps children through their
eething gall of wild-buck mingled
With feld-bee's honey, makes the eyes
fright hare's heel carried in the pock-
t keeps away stomach ache; a hare's
rain in wine cures drowsiness burnt
iartshorn in hot water kills worms; and
o on.-AHhe gear Round.
Not long since an elderly lady entered
railroad carriage at one of the Ohio
tations, and disturbed the passengers a
ood deal with complaints about " most
readful rhumatiz that she was troub.
ed with. A gentleman present, who
ad himself been a severe sufferer with
be same complaint, said to her, Did
ou ever try electricity, madam? Ill
riad II and in the oou rsa of n sbor. .....o