Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1886-04-23

| Years ago n number OF CiniCr0nts from
Dcvonshire, Lancaster Cornwall, Yorkshire,
and other counties OF England settled in
northern Pennsylvania, near the New York
line. They have some OF the finest farms in
| the ~.a,r uud are the best of citizens; but
many ., tu.m cling with singular tonacity 20
| a stluH hh.f in the efficiency ot certain
,hl.u- that have lron u,od for centuries
lu'.g t1c elias, to which thy belonged i'm
IlHllat
CURES FOR EiILrsN, AGUE, TOUrHACuE.
Tho charmed ring cure for epilepsy is one
OF these. Only few days agoa icwclcr In
one Of the Villages was called upon by n resi-
dent of the set cement. who had with him his
daughter, n sickly girl OF Is. Tho girl pro
duced nine English twopcnny pcccs, from
which the icWelcr was requested 20 make n
ring 10 it the rirl's middle finger II was
/ necessary, tuc farmer sand, tnut portion OF
each coin should bc used and the rcst Of the
pieces saved and returned 10 his daughter
The coins were given her 10y nine boys, ~
near her own age rs could he found, which
would give 90 the ring charm, which
when she put it on, would cure Der Of cpl
| lcusy from which she was suffering This he
maintained, was a cure that never failed II
the victim Of epilepsy was a male the coins
must he presented hy nine females
Some Of these farmers keep the skins Of adj
1ers In or on their houses and buildings, he
lieving them 90 lie a certain charm against
fire. To cure aguc the patient is taken 10 a
spot where two roads cross, and an oak Is
found rs near the spot as possible. 4 lock Of
his hair is lifted up and driven into the tree
with an ash Peg. The patient must then tear
himself loose, leaving the hair sticking in the
tree, and walk away without looking behind.
Sufferers with oryspclas, 10y wearing In
silkcn lag around their necks a toad from
which the right hind leg aud the LET fore leg
has boen cut until the mutilatcd rptile dies,
will get well OF the disease. The tongue cut
from n living fox, these charm believers say,
carried about the person, will wari of dis
ease Of all kinds; but as the pciyon carrying
one Of these fox tongues will sGrey die IL he
should happen 10 meet a fox M any cruss
roads, the charm is seldom invoked
One old resident Of the settlement carries in
his pocket constantly an immense tooth from
a human jaw. The tooth, he says, was taken
from the mouth Of n man after he was deal,
who was hanged in lIertforlshirc more than
100 years ago, and was carried by the present
owners father, grandfather, and grcat- grand
father. 1t Is carried as preventive Of tooth
ache, the tooth from dead persons mouth
being a certain charm against that malady.
The owner 81 the tooth SAYS he never had the
toothache In his life. A double hnzelnut
carried in the pocket or about the person Is
also preventive Of this painful ailmcnt
The charms for the dispersion Of warts he-
lievcd in by many Of these honest farmers
are numerous and most singular. For In.
stance, If person with warts on his or her
hands will write down the number Of them
on the hand Of a tramp's hat without the
tramp knowing ii, he will carry the warts
away with him-that is, they will gradually
disappear from the persons hands and appear
Oh those Of the tramp.
GETTISG RID or WARTS AND WINS.
Another way 10 get rid Of warts is for the
person 10 Sc funeral pas UNEXPECTEDLY,
wherever he may b. and A. Il passes rub his
warts quickly and repeat the words, Warts
and corpse, pass away and never more re-
turn Green peas may also he used 20 al
vantage In taking of warts let the afflicted
person take as many peas n he has warts and
touch each wart with a different pca He
must then wrap each pea in a separate piece
OF paper, and bury them secretly In the shade
Of an ash tree or under a hazel bush. II peas
are not in season and the person with warts
does not care 10 try the efficacy Of any Of the
aboye-named charms, LET him select as many
pebbles MS he has warts Sewing them up in
a small bag. he must take them 90 where four
roads croSs and throw the bag over his left
shoulder, This charm will never b. resortcd
81, however, 10y persons who have no mali
ciousne~s in their hearts, for II by chance any
other persons should find the bag and open it
the warts will appear on his hand.
A wen Is usually a troublesome and UNI
. -.
lims Of wens need not suffer long II they he
ieve in the English charm. Take a common
snake, hold it 10y the head and tail, and draw
Il backward and forward nine times over the
wen; then cork the snake in a bottle and
bury IT, II that fails, the patient must not
repine, but simply wait until the next May
Day Rise early in the morning OF that day
before the sun has disturbed the dew Go 20
a grave yard, and by passing the hand three
times from bend 20 foot over the grave, col
lect the dew that lies on the grave Of the last
young person who was buried in the yard II
the victim Of the wen is woman the grave
must he that Of man and vice vera. APP
ply the dew Immediately TO the wen, and a
cure is guaranteed.
The charm for curing nosebleed is a curious
one. II a person is subject 10 nosebleed he
may effect a cure 10y going 10 person Of the
opposite sex and requesting him OF her 20 pur-
chase piece of lace, such "A may be specified,
for the person making the request. When
the lace is brought the person must take IL and
neither pay for IL nor return thanks for IL.
He must make necktie out OF the lace and
wear ii for nine days, and be will never have
the nosebleed again. II the person is too
modest or gallant TO get the lace in that way,
let him catch a toad, kill IT, and wear il
II around his neck in bag until the stencil
sickens him. His nose will never bleed again
II person has cramps in the legs OF feet at
night, he has but 20 place his stockings in
shape Of cross on the floor in front OF his
bed when he retires, or lay his slippers under
the bed soles upward Placing the shoes un-
der the coverlid at the foot Of the bed so that
the toes protrude is also sure preventive OF
No one who wears a snake skin
around his head need ever have headache. IL
one feels a sly coming ON his eye let him take
a hair from the tail of a black cat, rub the
eye with il nine times before midnight on the
first night Of the new moon, and the sly will
die. New York Sun.