Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-05-28
MEDICAL suprasr,,,o..

A.kahiy Queer Fr.,.,
Of the oidsa r,n .s'A vans.
-. a French writer named med ~,
mas ~ recently issued book 1 .' .laallaaa
bird,s-Eye View OF France Entitled z
die Ages" In which he 49, % the Nh
Der OF medical superstition S,a' s''. anu
France in the middle sas. Current
which are said to prevail = - !, most
lime also. In those DAYS ~, NJ p'sssa
seem to have had unlim,, s..s q, f'sae
personalities against disas sa 'a'sh
ialliblo means OF cura ass asses and Ii
added that they were not a,o. y may
.rustiuiness. The followine =. 2 'As
OF the supertitious practices !, are SOM
10 cure fever they absta ii1a,aasi
pom nesh and eggs on Easter =, i''A
other high festivals; they csnaoa aud
oage stolen for the n,,rrs s0u cab
neighboring garden to be pJ A. IRON
pot-hook; they wore one ~ oi''a o.
mans bones as an amulet: thou, yea
a green frog in a bag and h1a ,ne |.
she sick persons neck; thew a. !,
first Easter daisy that thew fons an 'As
they received the benediction !, and
different a parishes on the same s s. 'a'es
winnie telling their beads they ss sass
for n mullein-stalk and tb,a 'va'eRsd
the winds; they passed thron,, !.
cieit OF a tree; they caused hos 'as
drink u bucketful OF water. and :, ~ y
drank after him; they crossed ! n.' ''l0a
sion between the cross and the h r~
they drank holy water on E,s. aunef
or ON the eve of Pentecost; thew .w,s " \
the hem OF shroud about tbsj, ., ..s.
or necks, and they drank tbrea ,i .4
OF a mixture of water from three wa,,
In a new pot. The people Of provas A'
had their fisheries blessed on oer,.is
saints day. On Assumption dav ma
people OF Perigord went before envy NV
rise. walking backward, to gather n ni'.
sprlgs OF centaury, which they fastened
to a feverish persons neck, after wbjoh
they gave him an infusion Of tho h.ss
to drink. A toad choked to death a,
the even of st. Johns day had the Sam.
virtue. 1t was common for fevs.;.t
patient to rise early in the MORNING and
walk backward in a meadow, PLUGGING
& handful of herbs without turning q,
looking at them, then throw them h
hind him an keep on in his course
without turning back; the result Of thi,
was that the fever attacked the devil
Another practice was for the feyered
person to drop piece OF money in =
public place. with some mummerv
whoever picked up the coin took tbt
fever.
The wa ers OF several fountains cursi
fevers, and in particular the fountains
De Krignac triumphed over tertians
To overcome fear one had only to slieG
pins in a dead mans SHOE carry
VOLTS tooth or eye about, or ride
boar To Danish rheumatism the sicl
person caused a miller or his wife t
strike three blows with the hammer
saying: In nomine Patris,' etc. Bath
ing the painful parts with the water
the fountain of Monies caused the pal
to cease. In Landes rheumatics an
paralytics were cured OF ills by gettin
into certain openings, called etrine
in the pillars of church. In Britain
a child was protected against all di
eases by having his shirt put on DAMP
The people of Perigord carefully pr
served the ashes and embers Of III
yule log, which cures the ma aides
both man and beast In some dlstric
the butter made in May was kept as
vulnerary. Among the peasants Of u
Montagne-Noire a white-handled knl
was an infallible remedy for coll
Epi epsy was cured by attaching or
ciiix nail to the patients arm or
causing him to wear silver ring or
medal bearing the names GaspaH Nj
choir, and Balthasar. For warts the
was a very simple specifc-ruoOl
them with a wad of hair or oil broo
and wrapping chick-peas or peoples
a rag, which the person was to tar
behind him on road. Whoever
toothache touched the aching tol
with a dead persons tooth. -Lono
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