The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-10-16

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- 80 ,rar England. each possessing
,,,,..r,n.ore story ii its ga n and ~
rowers. which range from
curing insanity 10 telling The curious
maiden hox long she will have 20 ~"
for husband. says London Iit-bits-
There are az iesss huncrcd 81 mess
~.,nderful wells TN Cornwall alone
many az them hidden away where even
The most obscrysrt tourist may pass
them by without any suspicion II their
,-esenre One of thern- however. |
sou,hey Las made famous The world |.
over. and this is the well OF 81 keyne. |
which stands BY the side u pretty
country road about an hours Walk
nom Iooe. in Cornwall Such is the
magic II its waters that the husband
or wife Who lie the first 10 drink them
after leaving the altar i assured the
upper hand for The rest II their Joint
lives. The bride of whom SOlthey tells
ms. II will he remembered did not wait
untir after the ceremony To pay \ visi,
10 the well. hut took the precaEtion OF
taking a bottle Of the water with her
10 the church. and hus forestalled her
less prosident husband
sBu, faith she had been far wiser
Than !.
ror she took a bottle TO church"
A well Of peculiar fascination for m
appropriated maidens Is 10 - found
al Trelleck. in Monmouthsh.re II is
known as the -virtuoIs well. and for
generations the local maids have cred
tied IL with marvellous powers in fore
casting their matrimonial future All
they have TO do is TO drop pebble into
its wafer and count the resultant b-h-
bles. each bubble represents = month
Of waiting Tor the day that Is make
them brides In order a. propitia-e
the genius a. The vel i j. Il. ssary
20 drape the tranbles which shade i
with pieces Of white cloth
But all Welsh wells are not quite 6
heneficent as this of Tr-lleck- for ~
I.lanelian. il Denbishshire. you viii
find one presided over. according 10 70
cal superstition by very evil-minted
genius II You have any VERY special
enemy whom you want to consign 10
an unhappy fac all you hare 10 do Is
10 20 10 ST. Eiian's well. scratch your
enemys initials on smooth stone ard
throw the stone. together with crook
ed pin. into tie water. and so they say.
your worst wishes for his future viii
te more than realized
Many Of these so-caIled holy wells
have wonderful medicinal virtaes-in-
deed. some 81 them are said by docio-s
TO be far superior 10 the waters OF
Homburg. Nanheim or Wildhad- One
OF them. St winifred's. q, Holy xell.
in F1inrshire. is credited with cures
that SAVIOR Of the miraculous and IL IS
the physical Mecca Of hundreds 81 de-
vout Catholics every year.
A very romantic story j. told II tire
origin 81 this we'll ST Winiired. the
Mins0me daughter Of Welsh chief
was wooed L. long centuries ago ~ a
young prince. Carzdoc. q evil reprte
who. when she persiSteniy declined his
advances. billed her ID ~ q unSov-
ernsble passion. From The spot on
which the stream Of ST Winifred's life
blood weIlei out there sp-zng another
stream Of ysizl wafer. which was fol
SO many centuries 70 work miracles IL
her name
The wells al TisSingtol furnish ven
pretty spectacle on Ascension day ever.
year. On this anniversary I've 9ierures
are made-one for each 81 the i've wells
Out OF flowers and leaves. and after
beautiful and appropriate service i9Ah.
church a procession IS formed and thes'
pictures are taken 20 dress the wells. ~
remainder IL the lay being given up q
iunketinr and mild revelry.
There i practically 10 III that fesl
Is heir 10 for which one or other o
these wells does no, supply care a.
cordin= 10 those who believe in them
Il Ninian-S veil. in Cornwall : said y
have restored many Innatics 70 sanity
The process. howeyer. cannot T. CON
mened on the ground Of gentle mes
for The unhappy patient Was throw
bodily into The well and sonsed until
had scarcelF any breath left in 81
body.
But The poor mailman who vas take
Tor cure 10 the Landesia well
wales was even more ~ l. piried- fo
after n. had teen nearly drowned
Vas trussed like a fowl and left al nigh
under The communion table in IN
church in company with -ock or HI
with the object ~ driving the evil spil
it finally out of him
At walsinghsm mzy still b seen
vel who's. waters are credited VII
magical powers in curing ailments
che stomach and head and In past Gel
,nries thousands are reported 10 ha'
found health there when all The =
sources a the medical srience 81 u
time had failed
Rui one Of the most eurfons 81
,hese wells IL that ri Tubber Guam.
ireland. which Is Of such an ohlisi'
disposition that Y win cure you o.
wide range Of ailments. II only you v
observe the customary rites These co
sist In performing pensnoe Of varic
Kinds. such az creeping round neig
boring tree on bare knees. saspendil
a lock az your hair from one Of
br.n.hex and 50 on III. after s1riEf