Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-10-06
TO REMOVE WARTS.
THE sUPERsTITIoUs NOTIONS CON-
 cERNING THE PESTS.

Curious Methods of Kidding Ones Self of
 the Troublesome vIsitors-Charms Of All
 sorts-Absurd BeIIefs-stray Bits of
 Folk Lore.
 Warts are especially undesirable pos sessions; although it has been thought that the presence of one on the right hand would insure riches to the lucky person having 1t. Various means of rid ding ones self of these troublesome wis itors are on record, and soEe of them are sufficiently curious 10 merit mention They may be banished. say some, by merely wishing them gone. The Breton peasant passes his hands over them, makes the sign of the cross, and bids them 20 in Gods name. In Deux Sevres you must pinch them each time you think of them. and say. "One l'' In Lusstis, when you sec funeral pass. say. Thou thoul in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost" Or. when two carriages pass. say. "Get out get Out" The troublesome warts will follow the process sion. A funeral procession is utilized in Ireland by saying. May these warts and this corpse pass away and never more re- turn In the name" etc. The warts must be rubbed with the hand during this time
 In Lancashire. the warts may be rubbed with a cinder, which must then be wrapped in paper and dropped at cross roads. WkOSOever picks it up will get the warts. In Lusatia. certain marine petrifactions picked up on the beach are used in tine same way, with the addition of the formula, "ln the name of the Father" etc. In Lower Brittany. small buttons are made of slate. and the credu- lous peasants count out as many as the number of their warts, incloSe them tn paper, to look like a roll of pennies, and throw this away on the first road, belisv- ing that the person who shall pick up the deceptive package will take the warts with him In Deux Sevres, as many pebbles as there are warts are placed in cavity in the wall. in the hopes that some one will get them and the warts.
 l have heard. when a boy, that e piece of beef would cause them to disappear, If they are rubbed with 1t, and the beef buTied. There are many variations In this remedy in various parts of the world. lt is. perhaps. the most popular cure Of all those given In Northumberland Devonshire and Lancashire the beef should be stolen. and in Deux Sevrcs. two pieces must be used, and then tied to gether In Lancashire, it is not buried, but must be carefully nailed up on Q gate post at point where four lanes end. or any other secure place, and suffered to decay In DeyOnshire. the beef must be thrown over a wall and your left shoulder at tbe same time.
 In Scotland. stolen bacon is necessary. and lard from a male pig in the Vosges mountains, buried deep in the ground. In Lower Brittany. you must steal piece of lard from your neighbor's chimney, taking care not to get caught at it. rub the warts with it. and put it in manure pile. Norman peasants use a pork rind, and put it in a rut in the road; when e carriage passes over 1t. a cure is insured
 In Nivarais. France. rub with the down of the broom plant. and throw 1t over your shoulder into the road Peas or beans are employed in many places. In Upper Brittany, the warts must be rubbed with small peas. which are then cast into e well or fountain As they rot, the warts will disappear. In the Vosges noun tains, you may take as many peas as there are warts, and cast them on the fire. tax ing care to run away so as not to hear them explode.
 In Buckinghamshire, the favorite pre- scription is to rub the warts with peas. one for each wart, and then wrap the peas in a paper and throw them away. A leaf of cabbage picked up on the road Is used in Lower Brittany. Rub the warts with it, and put it just where you found | 1t. hastenIng away without looking be- hind. In England piece of sour apple will perform curs. and in Deux Sevres. blood from a wart Is dropped inside ar apple. but in a peculiar way. and then | allowed to rot. In Northumberland, you must rub with the black snail nine nights in succession. and then impale the sni' maj on . thorn hedge. In Lower Brittany a large snail must be rolled over the warts. and then impaled on wheat stalk as high as possible
 In the Nosges. knots are tied in string one for each wart, and the string throwr over the shoulder. without looking to set what becomes of it. Others say to put the string under a stone which you may | not be able to find again. or under the pa ternal roof tiles. In one part of England each wart must be touched with its knot and the string buried in a moist place while the formula. There Is none 10 re deem it besides thee" is repeated. IT | Lusatia. stalks of grain. containing a: many knots as there are warts. are used passing each knot three times over then and saying: "In the name of the Father, | etc In LOrient. the straw is buried tS rot. In Scotland, rye stalks are neces sary. and they must be wrapped in a clotl and put secretly away. In Oxford, 1 nUtched stick was substituted.-F. s BGssett in Globe Democrat.