The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1898-10-14

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/ ~ ANXIOUS 70 receive ana wear NJ
amulet of Sone kind And this u no
because the boys iii blue are BupersN
lions Of awed by The prospects Of dan
ger-they are all too busy. too excited
and interested and patriotically eager
TO have time for such thoughts
II The women who are sending these
charms to the soldiers disclaim any be-
lief tn supernatural protection. "0i
course they say, 1--WE do not believe
our charm win really save the wearer
from danger Oh, no! nor are we the
/ least Interpretations, but it is inst the
satisfaction Of the thing" ".
i And such IL is--a satisfaction Of the
same kind as when a girl after spilling
the salt invariably throws some over
her left shoulder. She does not believe
in bad luck, but people say thata pinch
of the spilled article thrown to the left
makes It impossible for danger to over
take her, and SO the girl who is not SUI
/ perstitious casts the salt over her left
| shoulder.
There is no set form or size or shape
for soldiers amulets. Everything is
dsed, from tiny watch charm trinket
to dried potato; the only requisite is
that 1t must have been thrice blessed
by the person sendingit, Esthetic taste
fayors some article of jewelry, and
manufacturers and retailers are kept
busy these days supplying the demand.
One Of the most popular amulets Is o
combination flag and four-leaf-clover
watch-chain charm. 1t is dainty lit
tie conceit, made Of circular piece Of
cardboard, covered In white corded silk,
on one side of which Is mounted flag
and on the other a natural pressed
four-leaf clover. Over these Is placed
glass, which is held together by gold
or silver band, with ring attachment.
These are of various sizes, both the
fiat, narrow designs and the round ones
with magnifying glasses being popular.
Then there is the neyer-failing and
all-powerful rabbits foot and turkeys
claw. The virtue Of these charms, es-
pecially the rabbits foot, which is
guaranteed to be the left hind foot of a
bunny shot In graveyard at night by
cross-eyed negro, is widely admitted
In all classes Of society, from the dusky,
bare-toed, ragged newsboys who shoot
craps at a cent pass to the rich busi-
ness men who play poker with five-dol-
lar chips. 1t makes no difference that
1t Is generally known that the manu-
facturers who prepare these charms
buy the rabbits feet by the hundred
from South Water street commission
firms, or pick them up at the restau-
rants. there is not girl in Chicago who |
wouldn't spend the last penny of her
allowance in buying one for her absent |
soldier boy. AS for the turkey claw,
mystery surrounds It's merits. 1t is
popular as an amulet, but nobody |
knows why.
Dewey mascots are also in great
These are made in various
forms. One is a small picture of Dewey
mounted on the shank of rabbits
foot; another is a picture placed on a
small metal flag.
But the girl that desires to be origi-
nal and individual plans her own
amulet, making it personal, and there
fore of double protective value. The
most popular form of these is gold
bangle about the size of half-dollar,
but as thin as it can be made. This is
with the initials of giver and
recipient, and some. appropriate de-
sign, quotation, or sentiment. 1t must
be attached to gold chain and worn
continually.
The sailor boy is not forgotten, and
las his own particular amulets, as well
IS the soldier. The most conspicuous
# these is the "Union Jack" the sail
RS flag of blue, profusely dotted with
IS stars, each signifying state. These
re placed on all kinds of jewelry, en-
,roidered on handkerchiefs, and en-
'rayed on bangles.
1t Is mostly the sweethearts and sis
ers of the soldiers who haunt the jew
Try stores in search of pretty amulets.
he mothers and aunts and wives pick
Ip theirs in radically different places.
'heselatter think first Of the miasmatic
Innate into which the soldier boys
aye gone, nnd the amulets they send
AXE the shape OF medicated flannel,
bdominal bandages, or bracelets for
rms and wrists.
"You must wear these constantly
hese mothers, aunts, and wives write
, their soldier relatives, 80 as to
uard your health against chills and
.ver and similar ills. Some Of them
ny wild olive flower bags, which the
omen of Louisiana assert will save the
carers from fever, II suspended from
le neck. The loving wife thinks Of her