New-York tribune., 1908-12-27
vERvAIN a BITE HEALER.

Vervsjn fverbrnaI. called holy herb from -
use In ancient sacred rites. vas reid in Singular
reverence by the anrisnts- Feasrs- ca led VERDE
us1is. annually held in t-s honor and heralds
wore ? wreath % II xhe7 rHe- declared var II
was supposed 70 cure scrofuIa. the bite OF rsbi5
animals. the diffusion OF poison % avert
antipsrHiee- ro e-zauder friendships and 70 D a
pledge of mutual S0od faith Coarou tells Puck -
place a pans on the eyes Or Tfta1Iz that
awakening she may fall in love wiki The drsr ohJecs
ra@fs. The plant called Orpre- O livslOng- o7s
Of the seduu tribe. - called midsummer men, be-
cause IT used le ss- In pots or shells on mid
summer eve and hung up IN the house 70 tel dam
seIs whether their svs=thearrs were true OF not
IF the leaves bent 10 the right. II was Sign a
fidelity r 70 the left the true loves heart was cold
and rsithess- II Moldavis The basil in said -
stop the wandering youth on his way. and 20 raaks
him love the maiden from whose hand ne happens
10 accept sVris. Indeed. rarely does shs italian
girl nav visit TO her sweetheart without wearing
behind her sa- a sorig oc this fz-0rfrs plant Ths
rrrurn5tne vas aacentIy termed thank ess foEsr.
ana was also emolsmati-al Of forsaksn lovers
The Atb=riau girls used 10 crown themselves vtth
hawthorn flowers at weddings, and tns ulaTTiass
torch vas Of hawthorn In CHINA cns orazlS-
has from time fu1rlsruoriaI been emblem o
good luck and freely used 70 present 70 friends
and ares-z Sa-acen brides used che blossoms zs
personal decorations on their wedding day many
centuries ago T- meant 70 typjfy frclttuness
a. fr bore both blossoms and fruit a. the sans
time The Att-na0 women ar t5e feast OF Ceres-
,-s.4 %, =r-=- on their couchss the leaves of t1s
VIZ
as q, palladium Or chastity In Francs oe~sTasS
is mad. Of the leaves by disrilatiou and Is o. vas
given to uovitiates 70 wsan their neeTus rr01n
e.-+5rv aeTsctfons The common vsysids foVTer-
-+ rz,5,z mantle vas oncs in great repurs zrfrh
7,,--l.frt4 for 70 vas said have the power ot
restoring feminine beauty. however faded 10 t1s
81 fres71szz and the Wild Jsnsy. laid 70 soak
r h1,ttarr1ilk for nine days. had the reputation q
making the complexion very fair II nnaldsz1
49, -. 1-s- ~ Nav goes the fields AZ break of
,isv and washes IN dew from the naVrhoFn -
sr,e viii sIxsvs be handsome The COMMON A1La-
-a-,- when gathered r twilight hours aid oollea
in water. milk and whey, vas useo As . e'' '7
wash by the rustic naidens-
In the Isle Of Man Nav Evs tbs young
srars gather priuroses and strev them oerore ne
doors OF their homes 10 prevent ra7 entrance %
fairies on that night The se7oS 9 -
-. AZ one time worn round the neck as a cL'-lIA
.frs+ the powers or darkness. While tne nav
+For7 vas considered by the Romans as a ciaFni
AGAINST s0-cery. and they placed leeteS o l- 'H
the cradles OF newborn Infants III peISo1
,rfsra. t,, be free OF all disease according .
.,45-,,- he or she has only 90 take daily nar
spoontul OF the juice OF the hollEnock II =
mice 81 the same plant is rubbed On the oooy.
viii keep OF mosquitoes. bees. spideis OF sco
MONS while the brotl. = the face and oooy -
--st rrfrs, fr will cure Insomnia sweet mar
,,r,-r vas remedy against colds chewed N
the mouth it cured toothache. taken internally Z
vas an a-tidote In-cases or poisoning While tne
leaves streved upon the ground drove away SER
Da,tz The Juice OF the -arigoid also helps "a
. relieve tra rooJhacae The roots of the hare-
hell baagen and applied with white wine. keeps
hack .he growth or hairs while femme "a ssid
Z, restore lost vision and % give courage
According 70 Puuy cataplssn made or tas reo<
OF the daffolu ho1ey and oatmeal vii draw forth
thurns and sltvers vhich may oe sticking n tho
body Tn parts ~ England. IL a person observes
a da.-cdU with tts head hanging down toward him
he believes he wiz soon die. The same foreeod1nx
T IS drawn this country should person 80 a
aoNev blooming ont of season. az. sor example. 3
rose In the can-
+ lu New England the blossoms q the aarhsrry
we're believed blast the wheat and IVA But
terc-os were called because they once sur
/ posed increase the butter - milk Ths Scotch
tbeIieve they VIII be lucky through nts tAay
hy chancs hnd bunch u wh.ts hssEssA -