Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-03-27
FAMOUS ROYAL TALISMANS.
Charms Worn BY Various Monarchs to Avert
Sickness and Death

| mans, the loss OF Wnlcn would fill them
with dire foreboding and dismay.
| The autocratic ear of all the Russias
constantly carries about with him a
ring, without which nothing would in
duce him to move step from his
place. Though this is really a fiction,
it is believed to contain a tiny piece Of
the cross on which the Savior was cru
Gifted.
The ring is supposed to he endowed
with some occult power Of shielding
its wearer from personal danger: hence
the cars anxiety to always have it
with him. Belief in it's magic influence
was immensely strengthened by the
fact of the present emperor's grand
father being without the ring ut the
moment of his assassination.
The shah of Persia always wears a
belt set with a superb emerald. to
which he ascribes the same virtue as
the car attributes to his sacred ring.
The belt Is filled with onion peelings,
the object of which is said to be to
move any would -be-assassin to tears.
When the late shah visited this coun-
try, he was never seen in public with
out this protecting belt and gem. He
thoroughly believed that if he travel
ed without the emerald disaster would
overtake him. and by a strange coin
cidence it actually did.
1t will be remembered that this Per-
sian monarch was foully assassinated
not many years ago, and it was a sin
gular fact that he was not wearing the
gem at the time.
| King George, Of Greece, possesses q
talisman which is also a grim remind
er Of an attempt on his life. Just at
the conclusion of the war with Turkey
he was waylaid and shot at several
times. one of the bullets embedding IT.
self in the box of his carriage.
| His majestys escape was so miracu-
lous that he had this bullet extracted
and made into charm for his watch
chain. He would not part with 1t for a
kingdom. firmly believing that, as it
mercifully missed him when directed at
| him, it was designed to insure him i'm
munity from assassination.
The sultan Of Turkey. who lives in
constant dread of what has been des-
cribed as the happy dispatch" would
not be an Oriental If he did not believe
| in the efficacy of charms. His own
particular charm is said to be a richly
| hoi lot do oh ha
invariably carries about with him.
Despite it's virtues, however, he
takes the precaution Of insisting on
one of his ministers tasting every dish
prepared for him before partaking Of 1t
himself.
When the late German emperor was
living desperately i'll at San Reno. a re-
markable amulet was sent him by the
sultan. 1t consisted Of a string Of nine
stones of the size of haZelnuts. each of
which bore an inscription from the Ko-
ran and had been prayed over by q
Mosem priest.
Accompanying this royal talisman
was a letter assuring the emperor that
at once restored.
The Ameer of Afghanlstan wears a
beautiful gold ring, to which he as
crbes the fact Of his having survived
so long the machina tons of his enc
mics. He has been good many times
reported dead, but. thanks TO the mag
ic Of his golden ring, he still lives to
praise it's protecting virtues.
No Chinese potentate has ever been
without his precious amulet. 1t is re-
corded of Il former "Son Of heaven"
that his talisman was bracelet which
he wore upon his forearm.
The result was that. when his celes-
tial majesty was stricken with paraly-
sis. the use of that particular arm was
preserved to him, and he was able to
issue his decree as usual. But the full
extent of the amulet's mystic power
was only revealed at the emperor's
death.
Three days after that event, when
the priests were reviewing the body,
the removal of the bracelet was Sug
gested. Instantly the hand was lifted
up in depreciation of the proposal,
which was thereupon abandoned. AT
least, so runs the story.
The taliSman of the SOrrow-Stricken
Empress Eugene is an artistically jew
el,d brcastpin. fashioned In the shape
of IL clover leaf. That has been her
companion throughout her chequered
career albeit il has not always brought
her happiness.
She is said to have pinned it on her
bosom before bidding farewell to her
when hr left this country to meet his
death at the hands of savages in South
Africa. london Tit Bits.
ARAB MAXlMS.-Never tell all you
know: for he who tells everything he
knows often tells more than he knows.
Never believe all you hear: for he who
believes all he hears, often believes
more than he hears.
Never decide upon all you see: for
he who decides upon all he sees often
decides on more than he sees.
Nver attempt all you can do; for he
who attempts everything he can do Of
ten attempts more than he can do.
Never lay out all you can afford: for
he who lays out everything that he can
afford often lays out more than he can
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