The sun., 1899-05-08
Tho Mystery of Warts.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuS-Sir: I have lust
read "Inquirers" article with the above heading in
to.days SUN. and also read with interest the ar.
tcle in Sundays SUs on the eItirpaton OF warts by
conjuration. and 1t reminded me OF what actually
happened to me when I was g years old. I had
fifty two warts at time on my right foot-one
very large daddy" wart and the others in all di.
rections over the foot. and the worry and bother
Of those warts have fingered in my memory ever
since.
One day = servant Of our nearest neighbor i've
lived in the country them noticed my warty foot
and said that she could cure She got piece Of
pine board about foot long and whitfield out a
three.cornerod stick in which she cut hfty.two
notches. making sort OF saw and she sawed these
notches over my warts and then took the stick and
put it over the Intel OF the door and as she did so
down will have your warts and your warts will 90
away in short time" and. strange to say my warts
taken down the following sunday by caller. 'A was
whether this was done by the mind or Chris.
spooivile dsponent saith not but Il is fSct hoW
Of an afidavtif il it was necessary. ISaUrRiESDo.
MAYA.
To THE EDITOR OF THE SUS-Sir: As I am the
originator Of THE Thirteen Club" you cannot ac.
cuse me Of harboring superstition. Notwithstand.
ing believe and know that there Ia something very
mysterious about tho coming and going of warts
The old lady who cures warts has an eye to bust
necessary
TO the removal Of the for II she told OF
only one universal cure she would have no need OF
longer hanging out her Shingle. Yet am confident
that Of the remedies she has mentioned will
effect the cure as 1t does not stand TO reason that
the virtue lies in any one Of the articles mentioned
but must he looked for in some other direction.
When boy of 10 years had q great wart upon
my left hand. between tho thumb and first finger
How II got there cannot say. tried everything
recommended for its removal. acid, a horse hair
knife and black thread among the number and all
without avail One day my grandmother, who was
something or an herb doctress for the frst time
shop. steal little piece OF meat, II on the wart
secretly and secretly bury II In tho ground and
that when the meat rotted away the wart would
disappear We then lived on Hubert street an 4 the
butcher from whom ! stole the meat had shop in
Greenwich street between Hubert and LaiRht
streets. did as my grandmother advised me
God forgive the act-I watched the wart for several
days, and q few days after l had given up ali
hope OF its disappearance looked for II and II was
gone, leaving no trace behind It, either soreness a
hole In the cuicle mark of any kind and II never
TeaPpeAred. searched for the wart but could not
md II, and now what want TO know is what caused
that wArt TO disappear II know of any body hay.
ing Tart on any part Of his body will recommend
the meat cure and feel sure II will be effective but
viii never believe that the does the work any
more than will credit the assertions of the old lady
about the pebbles and other things for various parts
OF the body Here 10 chance for tho Faith Curists
MARvIS r. CLARK.