, 1876-12-27
CATHOLIC CHARMS.*

CATHOLIC CHARMS.*
Tho Wonderful Virtues of Holy Wnters,
Pictures, hn,utsts, Kosaries, chnrleta,
Scnpularles, a1otlals. Etc.
Loadon Spectator.
This Is very painful book. Nothing can DO
nloru painful to earnest men, mc,i WHO can sce
the grandeur in Kolnan Catholicism, than to
read record IT the religious feeling wasted on
to tEiyial and ioebla supe,setiioIs ot snafs aa
not Of tho essence Of religion, ar.l may
be ruinols t0 tho picty Of rhoso who
lnterposo them between thensclves and
the cure of uod,. What Is the, d!nc1.cr"g,c
rurialL quotes q pussagr from Du Cl,alllu's
Equatorial Afrlca,'' Which might almost hayc
served as tho text Of bis book. Among Tho
negroes, writes tho distinguished traveller,
ts s Ssnssl is1sassl 'ss; n ssn1g 1g % %nss ' TSf Ssa
neck or the body. Each erlgri has ,apcclal
virtue. 0no preserves yun from disease,
the warrior; this cures barrenness, that causes
milk tp abound In tho breast Of tho mothor. An
enchanted leopard's skin hung to . warriors
built renders him invulnera1lo by tho lancc; ho
wears an isun chain about bis neck he Is bullet
proof. Should the clurtn happen to full, tho
iaith Of tho believer Is not sEhkcn." Yet every
one Of thuse fetlshcs has Ib exact counterpart
in tie Ultrumontaau Arsenal OF Devotion.
4 girllo Of ~. Joseph, q scapu'nry q
dlscasc aud death. The wcarer Of d fac-sim!le,
duly blessed, OF certain garment Of tho Virgin
preserved ut Churtses, need lcnr neither iron nor
atrcl, so that IN case OF duel the cotnbatant
who Is provided with this infa!liole u!,skler
Il is s. recorded that at Noyala q pious
soldier, before going into action, '.sctzcd bis
seapuiury and fnstenencd Dart to oach nr'n: then
S..f<x ~
wore, suying, II die, will die III tho arms Of
company ne alonc Remained unwoundcd.
Tho grille Of St. Joscph, and several other
barrcnness and tho pcrlls Of chhl-hlrth. In q
word, the chief differences between thu fetisheS
vi tho negro African and the umu!ets OF tho
French Cuthultc Ia that the latter aro by tar tho
moro elaborate. Thu principle Is absolutely the
Before giving IL few. specimens OF the con-
tents OF the book beforu lis, we must speuk
briefly Of Its scope aud nothod. It Ia a 6clce-
tion, verified with the most precise references !,
mud furnished with running commentary BY
NJ. Pariait, from many Of tho most popular
works OF thu nuw UItrnmontano propaganda =
works which l,avo the sanction oI Bishops and
Archtsl.ops Car.l'nals, aud tho Pope himself.
A st is q sve ~ ts cua u Of oP a boeS
will enable tho reader, II Ills curiosity
impcl lin, to carry Ills researches further.
~. parfait Is fully luatiilcd In describing Ills
nerstitious,n auI wlieu tLat history comes to
be vrittn nnt the least curious u its i,ar,rs
.s W hn ii nv svith i t,c vnrnrcs of n,nsaetI,s
century ulsraiuonsanisnl. Ills tile was sug-
fatlsr. q ind cntit)ci "AlontI, Of ti,o sacrcI
md nf Fran.n. !, nav In It's slxty-urst edition.
In It "thc work Of the Sacred Heart" is repre-
sStcu s s,,a W. ~ ,Iir stu", . tbc nsa@o ~ tba
saorn ~ Inart ~ far ier hacIor III" san,ary
for q Ireast-platc, tie medal OF tue lmnaeulata
rnnnent;nm {nr igcY,ratnn. and tho rhar,let Tor
i t,I. ~ '"N 'oA
tnE.s ust'ta1x ~ ,,,o ,voo,,o,,. b,,, o,,,,,o mr.
III tho Iso!'t EaRk Oh tne Wenp9us Hctc cnumef'
Ties These M ars ' The waters Of Lourdes and u L.
Salettc, with t!,cIr monthly AnNUls, chronlcllng
strange tnlraclcs OF hcallng. Thcso waters, be.
SnrtS rnist5! the lrai to lis. Bringing chiidren
into Inc world, auI unablns thu. dying, like
| FnIstaN, to make good end, possess ono quail
~ which should re1idcr them ye.y popular il
Till examiuor-rlitlen country:
TO tic 'protec,ion Of our LuIy II tIourdes thsii
success. Sometimes unhorcd iof, in examinations.
Tku pupils Of great CNtholio college had CONF
thcro to colnm9nd ths1nnclyos in y very spscla
mFacaaoa: fountain. ThS arst Ky &twciisytwo s,s W,s
presented themselves all passea' anu seSe'at WILL
nonosao.e 'nsns!oa' =. @. 1o.,,
Mcua'b, statuGs, a'l! statuettCo " ~ ounupts
aud prayers to i!e holy patrlafcn afe aso @ iount
s.,pssai ors s!asos as \. saeA eAaes 'na" '"s 'ao'
Tie superstition which attaches 70 water lroH
the jordan sucSial value Tor ha!tisnal plr
poses Is not wholly unknoWn IN oxalleu circle
tar aaoii, for Mgr. Uaumc, rrotonotary, Apos
tollc, has lately rcliabil!tated tho old-tasione.
holy-watcr, which, as our rnadcrs arc deuhtics
aware, ta specially ctllcaeious ~ eascs Of pos
1 HGESlC1l,F ltNT1 IL lib tALuEflE l0uIcNk 0yGf tl
ncglcc. with wAirl, it was long regarded:
Every yoar what Ia called tho beau monde, an
which I hayo tho bad tasto not 10 Ind such
hasters. when tho season IL come, 10 isayo III
towns ana the!s plcas4fes. ena goes ou 10 spca
pait o. the snnnsf ~ , a. tas wafer. sca,watnrs @