The sun., 1900-12-09
RELICS or THE BLACK ART.
An Interesting Lot of Object, In the National
Museum.
From the " ash,npion Post.

\ collection IL now being placed in the Ma.
tional Museum that carries the history of medl-
cine back to the DAYS when the black art flour
i-hed and charms wer. supposed to effect
more cures than doctors II is wonderful
how some magical formulas framed years ago
are still almost unchanged despite the adj
vance of the physicians art and science.
That the rules OF sorcery varied accord-
ing to location is proven by n small card at
tached TO the right forefoot Of a rabbit. which
had come to its death by being chased down
by lauk yellow hound Of the Virginia type.
and which. according to an inscription cost
the collector FIVE cents In the Centre Market
The traditional rabbits foot Of the country
south Of the Mason and Dixon line stipulates
that the charm Of rabbits foot lies In thu
fact Of It's being the left hind foot, and that
The rabbit shall be caught In a graveyard In
the dark Of tho moon. But AZ this may not be
imperative. 1t is simply rabbits foot that
charms away rheumatism and keeps on tbs
whole category OF evil spirits Its charm u
well established down South
The belief In the rabbits foot doubtless comes
from that Of some Of the wild tribes Of Australia
They believe that sorcerer. by simply Creep
ing near one In sleep, can bewitch him to death
by merely pointing at him with the leg bons
Of a kangaroo or he can steal away his kidney
'o' wherein 'he ha"'es oe'e'e man
power dwells or n mighty sorcerer can get
lock Of hair and roast il with fat over the frs
until with its shrlveng away the former
owner of the hair dies
The Illustrations Of the herb treatment arc
many. and among the other unique remedies
Il an infalibe one for curing nose bleed To
n neat card il attached a skein of scarlet silk
thread. long enough u be worn about the neck.
which has tied In II nine different knots. Both
tho red silk and the nine knots are imperative
rusty nail 1t Is used to scarify the gums
until they bleed when, with the blood ss!li
heam until i" oniv I The head i Visible Blood
poisoning may ensuc. but that ia OF minor i'm.
portancc
4 neonv root corrind In the nocket or str,ng
like heads and worn nhout the neck will pre-
vent insanity, or is equally efficacious I'm curing
ss nogrn IN In1h nano I'M ~ T. AN n rradf'cT rpd hTm9
and is rife to-day. II it fails 1t is because the
root. is too old, or was not worn in time or.
l Ihe cures M,s FOR for iheumatiSm are legion The
museum has illustrated the magic Of the horse
me carq m ssbar grrd nr s,oen ss
and when this part of the prescription is OBJ
served YOU hnys only to carry ne shsstnn, IN
SoM i S2 sfr Of Ths Sh2 nahs se
Sns OF slain ah de % gd s s NT Sf f ad % mff the
Bat ~ tho Epst the Rlup Dog a. the North.
tLe Rlnck Dog of the Net the White Dog ok
the the south, H each reached by separate prayers
WhiIe nrayinv the medicine man rubs ths
ae,i,,cd nnr,. with n binCh Of dried form root,
md M The end oi Ga on appcaI blows once upon
The er,,ictoJ mart In practice the India,
medicine man dons a wooden mask, gro
tasnneiv shared and nnintcd in red white and
blue with n small crinuIng face upon the fore.
head and either cheek While dressing MP in
f w"oSsn rnt,le w be med In The ceremoniss
of exorcism The rattle is covered with buck.
skin I'm representation of a turtle clay
image Of the mountain lion is the foundation
for n Zuni fetch The sample shown in the
muspuIn resemblea not n little n three-cen1
roll sand yich set nm m toothDicks I'M, IL IL
,ni,bty Tbe hunter nrays tn ,be indweln0
,,ri, - ~ i,'nna 10, assistanca In sacurinS
game ms wci os for protection against the
dangers that beset hunter
remedy for whooplng cough !s given upon
one of the neat white cards in the case With
those other cures This time a lock of hair
IA tn he cllt from tho hpnd of the child having
The disease and mn between two pieCes OF
tro,d TL. sand,,icl e then fad IN the family
I,r"u - 10 no,s i, N is 10, ~ ba comgbs
uvt "I,u u w 30 Mi. Il a., 10 saco~sr.
wIie 'at''s '. w .inu % 'i',',' @ ~. a., ,e,aii.
!. infeIlible PerhaTs IN" bcst-known magic,
msid" from tho rehbl, foot horse chestnut and
10 ,n,ntn in tho nncket il that of the famed
maidstone It's interesting history IL that when
,Ihbed upon the hite il nhsorbs the poison
iIrr,hy curing or preyenting hydrophohia
II i. afterwsrd soaked in warm milk and water
I, r,moye the virus after which IL is ready
fnr ,be neyt unfnrtunatc Tho poor reasanta
rf Europc carry n magnet in the pocket 70