Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-10
AMULETS IN GREAT DEMAND.
A Fad that is Growing in Popularity,
but Really Demands Careful Study.

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but Really Demands Careful Study.
Amulets and lucky stones of one sort
and another are becoming more and more
popular with women, and the bangle of
detested memory is revived in a moro 70.
mantle and interesting form. The mod
ern girl IS decidedly mp in fetichism and
though some frivolous fair ones wear
JeWeled COWS and pigs and lizards and
shamrocks and bells and boots indiscrim-
lnately and lmpartially, the really up-to-
date young woman chooses her talismans
taStldlouSly and is learned in taliSmanic
lore.
10 be really wise and occult one must
go IN for astrOlOgy and choose ones tails
mans in accordance with the symbols of
the planet under whose influence one was
born; but it is asking too much of the
modern society girl to insist upon her
adding astrology to her already-depress-
ing repertoire. Still it doesn't require
much research TO find out whether Capri
corn or Cancer or some other Zodiacal
! sign is most appropriate for ones lucky
piece.
For general mascot purposes a white
elephant is about as satisfactory as any
thlnS one could choose. There is moth
ing exclusive about him. Like the rain.
he patroniZeS both the just and the I'M
gust, and he is a terror to evil spirits of
all sorts and varieties. In the far East
the more white elephants one can intro
duce into household decorations the surer
one is Of domestic felicity. The idea
ought to be adopted by Western decora-
tors. If frieze of white elephants could
foil the divorce courts it would be worth
having.
The pig, too, is a fair success as I'M
derstudy to ones guardian angel, and
serpents bring blessings; but lizard is
hoOdoo of the most fatal sort, and the
| amount of harm being done by jeweled
lizards is beyond calculation. Boot and
| shoe ornaments, which have become sc
popular. are also inimica to happiness,
and as for tiny bells-wel. only a brave
and dauntleSs soul can wear them and
come out with life and morals intact.
Their tinklng, as is wei understood by
every student of the occult, calls Up all
evil spirits within hearing. and The wear
er of bell bangle lives in Walpurgis
Nacht crowd.
The short life and violent death of the
average love affair is ineligible when
one realizes that by all the laws of fetch
ism the exchanging between lovers of
hair or any ornament in shape of a heart
is a sure token of disaster. Some philan,
thropist should have made a crusade in
behalf of ignorant lovers. and have en-
| planned the evil occult influence of hair
and hearts. in emotional matters: but
men and maids have been allowed to
rush on their fate unwarned
The four-leayed clover loses all its Of
| fcacy when it leaves the hand that gath
cred it: and indeed no charm green in
color should be worn. as it is more than
likely to bring misfortune in its wake
The left hind foot of a graveyard rabbit
that was caught in the light of the moon
has its virtues. but no other rabbits foot
is worth pocket room: and even the
powerful piece. of rope by which man
has hanged himself will bring nothing
hut ill-lucll to the Dossessor if the sni-
eide happened to be born under the influ-
| ence of Saturn.
Altogether. the intricacics of the mas
cot question are many and devious and
no one shonld go in for charms reckless
! ". The Twentieth century is. so say
! the pronhets. to he especially noted for
! its fatal accidents: and that being the
case. mascots should he in great demand:
but unless one has time TO study the hid
! den mysteries of occult lore it would per-
| haps be safer to stick TO the benign and
ever-amiable white clephant.-New York
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