The sun., 1909-02-28
CURIOSITIES OF LUCK CHARMS
Heart OF Dove for Faithful woman
Pick That Drives Away Toothsche.

All the world over. in both uncivilized
areas and such enlightened countries as
Great Britain. there are many people who
still place their implicit trust in a charm 10
bring them good fortune and In not few
cases whl expect IL to heal them OF diseases
The tongues OF animals have been and are
still fsvorite amuets. tongue cut from
a living for is said TO ward OF disease Of
all kinds. but AZ the person carrying il
will surely die II he happens to meet a fox
at any crossroads the charm Is seldom used.
The tongue of the vulture plucked out
with iron and hung about a mans neck
in new cloth will bring him what he de-
sires. and some Indians believe that If they
do not bite Oh the tip of the tongue Of any
wild animal they kill they will not have
good luck in hunting
| Feathers Of birds too have also been
used from earliest times to insure luck.
! good and evil. II the feathers of vulture
are burned the smell drives away serpents
and other evil spirits. II the feathers of
the right wing Of a blackbird are hung
up in the middle OF the house on a red thread
which has never been used no one will he
able to sleep in that house until the wing
has been taken down. Esquimaux court good
favor by fixing feathers from the golden
eagle at the bows Of their boats.
Fiends can also be frightened away by
means OF a vultures heart bound up in a
| lion or wolf skin The head of a kite bird
worn on the breast, according to our fore
| fathers. brought the love and favor OF all
| men and women. while II the heart OF an
owl was laid on the left side of a sleeping
woman she would confess to all the wrong
she had done. II a woman wore the heart
OF a turtle dove wrapped in the skin of a
wolf she would ever after be faithful. The
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house door prevents the magician from
entering. A saying which curiously is still
current is that if one picks his teeth with
the nail of the middle toe of an owl he
will never have the tooth hache.
| The natives of Bernia in West Africa
keep the bones aud nails of elephants as
charms for good luck, The people OF pper
Egypt prize very highly the tufts of hair
from the name Of the hyena. aud the skin
of this animal will secure for the possessor
love and faithfuness of a husband or wife
as we'll as the favor ofthe great.
The Slnghalese believe the monkey to
he entitled to sacred honors, and that any
house built on the bones of one of thes.
Mourzak. in Central Africa, will be some,
what surprised to see the heads of asses
ranged around the gardens Of the natives.
These are placed there to ward OF evil
spirits. The Chinese sleep quite peaccably
at night II an image of a cat is Oh the loof
OF the house.
Sufferers from gout have been known
to wear tied around their legs blue ribbon
which h studded with shells OF gray snaiIs.
This is said TO allay the pain, Lord Bacon
says a band OF green periwinkles tied
about the calf oil the leg" or wearing on
the finger rings made of seahorse teeth"
will cure cramp; So Arm is the trust OF
the natives in these charms that in some
parts of the world thay are never known
to take medicine. In Central Africa for
instance, the natives simply, cut their nails
and tying them TO the back OF crawfsh
throw the crustacean over their shoulder
into the river or sea without looking at
ii, believing the disease will go.
Gamblers are among the most supersti-
tious people to be found and scarcely any
will dare to enter the Casino without their
favorite charm, 4 gruesome little mascot
took the form Of the right tore1nger bones
Of man who was the seventh son Of
seventh son. This strangely enough, was
carried by well known theatrical lady
In the form Of brooch when she visited
Monte Carlo.
Among others OF special interest are cat
skins. which are worn from the neck;
human knee bone. All owls heart, small
red feather and the tail of lizard.