New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-10

y given IN OF fever: they the hot devir'
out. and II this does not do the work-cure or kill
"a big dose OF common gunpOwder is administered.
That the rules OF sorcery-olack art-are varied
according 10 location is proved by card attached
TO the left hind foot Of a graveyard rabbit. and
which. II carried IN the lefthand pocket Of pair
OF trousers will ward Off an manner Of disease,
from cholera infantum 10 desire TO run for the
Presidency The rabbits foot is cure-aE for the
negroes and poor whites in every Southern State.
and It's powers are known ard appreciated IN
localities OF Mason and Dixon's line. The rab-
bits foot keeps off the whole category OF evil
spirits well cures every known disease.
The common buckeye ranks next to the rabbits
foot as a cure and preventive and there are sew
e~aI specimens The buckeye has its advocates in
every State in the Union. and testimonials from
persons In every town and hamlet could be secured
to prove that nothing under the sun can work such
wonders as the buckeye-sure cure for rheuma-
tism govt. dyspepsia. lame back string halt. deaf
ness. lax memory. etc
Next in line OF efficacy is the dried Irish potato
which must DO carried in the right hand pocket
and never permitted to be handled by womans
hand II directions are carried out the potato Will
keep the person free from dizziness. backache.
headache smallpox chills fever. loss Of sight
deafness corns. bunions and q dozen or more other
ailments to which flesh Is heir. a remedy for
whooping cough is given upon one OF the neat
white cards in the cage with these other cures
a lock of hair is to be cut from the head of the
child having the disease. and put between Two
uieces Of bread The sandwich is then fed TO the
family dog and If he eats It the child will not get
we'll but IL he coughs II up. then the child VIII re-
cover right away. To ward off evil, one OF the
cards advises repeating:
God made man and man made money;
God made the and the bee made honeyi
God made Satan and Satan made sin;
made big noe to put satan IN
When Mr. Carnegie last in Washington. at
the dedication OF the library which he gave to the
city. he was walking with Commissioners West and
Macfarland. and. seeing pin on the pavement he
stopped and picked 1t up A card is in the case at
the museum. reading:
See pin and pick II up -,
"A pin and let II lie.
You'll come before die
A brass key down the back is guaranteed
stop nose bleeding. and medium sized key is
exhibition to give the proper size to be used Sew
eral knots tied in q cotton thread shows the man
ner OF conjuring warts and causing them to leave
any part OF the human body. For every tie
a knot in a thread. bury where one can see.
and when the thread rots the warts will dlsap-
pear. Another wart remover to pick the wart
with a needle until the blood comes, then wipe
needle at the hour OF 515 under a sassafras bush
A cure is given In the following pre-
scriptiOn Repeat a Scriptural passage immediate
and face the east, then rub the corn with
spittle. Three applications three mornings in sue
cesson will remove the annoyers. To persons az
ficted with night sweats is promised speedy cure
IL they will place bowl or pan of cold water
der the bed in which they sleep. and those who
shoe of left foot is turned sole up under the
foot of the bed. 1t not being convenient adj
vsable 10 hang beef's liver in the case, a card
states that a stammerng child can be cured II "a
bloody liver of beef is thrown in its face while
atammertnS. Children who ars subject to dts may