The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-25
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Mark Twain's Red-Hot Needle Remedy
Nowhere Compared With These.

Nowhere Compared With These
From the Ne0 York sun
''If Mark Twain's prescription for curing
warts by burning with red-hot needle
should b. recommended to Lancashire,
Yorkshire, Cornish, or Dsvons ire farmer,
or any Of his peasant neighbors. it would be
received with ridicule." said a native Of
Cornwall now a member Of a colony OF
far ners from those towns, known as
English Settlement, in Northeastern Penn
sylvanla. "For time out of mind they
have had charms for the dispersion of warts
much more simple, and without even the
suggestion of physical pain, and they have
the most implicit faith in their efficacy.
For instance. if person with warts on
his hands will write down the number OF
them on the band Of a tramp's hat without
the tramp knowing it, he will carry the
warts away with him-that is, they will
gradually disappear from the persons
hands aud appear on those of the tramp.
by cutting notch on a green elder stick
for every wIrt person may have, rubbing
the stick on every wart, and thea burying
1t In the barnyard until it rots, the warts
may be cured. Warts may also be cured
by taxing a black snail, rubbing it on
all the warts at night, and impahng the
snail on thorn busa, repeating the process
nine successive nights, by which time both
the warts and the snails will be shriveled
up. Another way 20 get rid of warts Is for
the person to see funeral pass unex-
pectedly, wherever he may be, and as it
passes rub his warts quickly and repeat the
words: Warts and corpaes pass away and
never more return Green peas may also
be used t. advantage in taking off
warts. Let the afflicted person take
as many peas as he has warts, and
touch each wart with a different
pea He must then wrap each pea in a sep
arate piece of paper aud bury them secretly
in the ade of an ash tree or under a hazel
bush. If peas are not in season, and the
person with warts does not care to try the
efficiency of any of the above-named
charms, let him select as many pebbles es
he has warts. Sewing them up in a small
bag, he mu t take them to where four roads
cross and throw the bag over his left shoIl
der. The charm will never be resorted to,
however, by persons who have no malicious
ness in ieir hearts, for j., by chance, any
other person should fiad the bag and open
it the warts will appear on his hand.
Warts are not the only annoying dis
hgurements that these credulous English
folk have mysterious charms for removing.
WenS are also forced to retire before spells
that are put upon them by these charms.
TO drive away a wen, take a lmmon snake,
hold it by the head and tail and draw it
backward and forward nine times over the
wen. Then cork the snake in bottle and
bury it. If that fails the pitient 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 to graveyard, and by passing
the hand three times from head to foot over
the grave, collect lie dew that lies on the
grave Of the last young person who was
buried in the yard, If the victim of the
wen is woman the grave must be that of
man, and vice versa. Apply the dew im
medlately to the wen, and cure is guara J.
teed. The stroking of the affected part with
the hand of dead criminal is also never
falling cure for wens.
The charm for curing nose-bleed is also a
curious one. If a person is subject to nose
bleed, he may effect cure by going to a
person of the opposite sex, aud requesting
him or her TO purchase piece of lace, such
as may be specified for the person making
the request. When the lace is brought the
person must take t, and nei her pay for it
nor return thanks for it. He must make
necktie out OF the lace. and wear it for nine
day., and he will never have the nose
bleed again. II the person is too modest
or too gallant to get the lace in that way,
around his neck, and his nose will never
bleed again.
"a person who has not had positive proof
OF the fact by association with these honest
people can scarcely believe the many out
landish superstit ons in which they still
have the utmost faith, especially the old
men and women. The skins of adders in or
on their houses or buildings are a certain
charm against fire. To cure ague, the
patient is taken to spot where two roads
cross, and an oak tree if found as near to
the spot as possible. A lock of his hair
is lifted up and driven into the
tree with an ash peg. The patient
must then tear himself loose. leaving