The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-07-01
East. INDIAN FOLK MEDIcINr.
Remedies in which she Natives Have LIN.
plicit Faith. IS,

plictt Fam.
From the Madrds Natl
Berheps In no other COUNTRY IN the wofld
Is the "evil eye a object Of such great dread
"a IN India You viii cAuae mortal offence 20
q Hindu lady should yon remark Of her child,
rwhat a nice baby you havei' on bow baby
has grown since l Jaw him lasti' ehe makes
Il o nls TO speak deprecatingiy OF hsr child
and represents It ~ the victim Of non-existept
ailments, 70 that your evil eye ghau not ahect
IT, Should she become aware that, lnhplte OF
bar precautions. you have de6led u With your
admiration, she VIII lose no time IN counter
acting the apprehended effects Of the dnshti.
dosham.' One OF the slmplest methods adopted
for this purpose 10 to take Q spnah quantity
OF chnlies and asit In tho closed palm and throw
II Into the ere. after waving II thrice round che
head Of the child to the accompaniment OF
lamentations. II no punsent odor 70 apparent
II 10 an indication that the doshaun has bson
avsfted.
The harati ceremony. so frequently observed
In marriages end other festive oooagIons. 10
| also Intended to counteraot the dire influence
Of the evil eye. A plato containing sa1fop
wtter 10 held bytwo ladies In front OF the mar
rid couple about e,soofe OF times during the
| progress OF q Hindu marriage 90 that the ad-
| miration Of the spectators shall not inluriously
affect tho bride or the bridegroom. The curl
| GUS ceremonies OF which her Royal Highnese
| the Princess Of wales formed the central
figure within 0 few hours after her landing on
| Indian shores were In one way Intended to DO .
sort OF insurance against the possible ehects
| Of tho evil eye.
n q child In arms bs taken into the open air
and 0 bird fly directly oyer ts head tho infant
VIII DO rapidly reduced 20 . mere skeleton.
Tho enly remedy 10 70, give II for some Gays
. few drops'of an oil extracted from the Ut
tufupttta, akind Of sparrow.
Great yirtoes are described to the claws q
horas OF certain animals. Tigers claws are
IN great demand with the common people.
One or two claws may be worn near the loins.
bat should one possess q larger number the
fortunate owner makes q garland OF Them ana
wears them Around his neck. Deer's horn.
ground into Q fine paste, 10 an excellent balm
for pains aud dwellings,. A more ourioue use
! IL found for the came substance II 10 sometimes
made into q powder which 10 supposed TO AID
the growth OF stunted women. The joints
taken from tho long and slender tall AZ the
black scorpion are suppo.ed TO keep illness
HAssoon as q person has been, bitten b, Q cobra
ssnahe charm mgr u ss sns tST . who bnys 1 nos s Ssee
dawn to the Vicinity Of the, victim and
causes It to bite him at as nearly as Dossible
( certainly a dificuit one TO achieve. but
should It DO fulfilled the sufferer Will as surely
recover as the snake will die. 1891, $500.
ubon two cobras together they win give the
phtortuhsts INTRUDER DER no sgaEEtsr; 10 r. IT, S Sssis.
sstns t BP5saSd Ssh tns% some ne i aaS@s q ON on ~SieS
tie reptiles eSpend their wrath. When they
Stxs os%pSlfit 81 ~ sse aIo, E0 r, & S tss' reS"asa sas
gathered together and preserved as panaoea
for future iIs. - 49,.
~, water ssd ' sSs.s oa are cs ssesr sefo. ss . nenonS SS'
s@Gssstss; 4 f shsss ,po Tf Sas Sitt aSuS Rim az is 20 3
=. -. - - ItNnNhta hand into fhE
Handouts Of the semi-solid.
.oa A Ssd OF %it fw ell So sye q = c i"isd a Il ssyip g !
With considerable effect. in NOR, than one
esl% e Of the Ss 81 1 Says heard L sseid TIA,
the 1T passes away as readily Il the key'
+: i; P Il Sd ss, the :, h { safr., 4 sri nsst G Is CO ss ss% an
re Ey: %s' s%s q a. lh Z; 4, g. n ,s. s't s,ta g sss.
|. The, Hindu medicine man sdcgts siren &c,
an old slipper and snsr.ly strikes 4, he , ps'Iis;n,
"f Fo9. * sSi fds ao ssfsi efsan; with as.hr. an IN
very.hishiy- priced in the case Of diseases Q
, : che ssii !. . assst to r dos g a5s cit sTln sIts o the IN IL
E / ! I,as.a this hs.s MIXTURE Sn1 b bsI1sd f 81 t three monshs
from falling or turning gray. Rabbits, blood
, 10 also recommended as q desirable lotion 10
! washing the hair.
! Sore throat is cured by splitting on red no
iron-aute the simplest and least sxpens,y,'
, fiesh and pigs ghee are the beat medi
cines for acute rheumatism: Gobwebs ar,
. most useful In boils and In skin diseases OF e.
rnosauitoes or your furniture and beddinI
by bugs, all You have e do is to write on a piec
towns, taking care that all the names end 1
one Of the ~sufixes uru, kpttai. palaysm. DC,
/ and secure the paper 70 a bed post or the cell
ING az the case may be. and you will be re
iisyed OF the pest instantaneously. as Y b
the Intervention Of a MAGICIAN, Donkey
o milk besides being a valuable food for new
born children, Is deemed to be the most eff
' cacious medicine for epilepsy.