Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-12

along with the beads. Some beads are
made with small piece of alum in
side them, and people who are ashamed
to show their belief In the beads often
carry alum in their pockets II a
child goes out without charms the
mother is greatly alarmed. and IL she
thinks that some one has cast an evil
eye on 1t she takes n bit OF the childs
clothes and burns 1t with incense and
II small piece OF alum. She first prays
over the child, waving this about Ms
she does so. She then throws the
charm into an open fire and holds the
enid over 1t. Az the alum burns it
gives off n smoke which takes certain
shapes and the mother believes that
ny looking at them she can learn who
has cast the evil eye on her child
RMS same process is gone through
with by pretty girls who feel III on
coming home from Il cali They work
this charm to find out who has cast
spell on them.
One of the most common guards
AGAINST the evil eye is q. text from the
Rihl" or the Koran. ono from thu lat
ter is some Arabic words which mean
Rreak down the spell NJ the eye" and
another which is by the blessings Of
5on.H These phrases are written and
framed and hung zip in many of the
houses, They arc carved uron furni-
tyre. For the eamc rnnon1 !, s c,,s-
toinary to use the name OF God at the
hcrinn'nc of ever" sertcncc which con-
'airs the name of ones friend
The Jcws carry texts of the Scrip
turos. TIL" Christians have relics of
saints, and some OF the natives here
think they have pieces OF the true
cross.
NO COMPLIMENTS WANTED.
The people of Palestine do not like ia
have themselves complimcntcd without
you use the name of God in the SEN
tehce containing the compliment Such
expressions are bound to bring misfor-
tunes and possibly trouble and death
If you call a boy or girl pretty It's
mothers heart Is filed with terror, and
she straightway throws out her hand,
extending the index and little fingers in
such n way as is supposed to ward off
the devil and the evil consequences of
your remark II you wish to remark
upon the beauty Of q child YOU must
begin the sentence with. May God
surround thee" and you may then 20
on as you please. II you should pat
the child on the head and fail to use
this sentence, the mother upon return
ing home Will take the child into a
room and put It in the middle of the
floor. she VIII then shovel up some
dust from each of the four corners. and
throw 1t into the fire, crying: "Fic on
thee, evil eye"
Similar precautions should be taken
In admiring horse or II donkey. If a
man has y spirited horse which he fears
the people may admire, he carries with
him some salt AS he, rides through the
crowds he Will now and then sprinkle
little salt under the feet Of the horse.
especially If he sees the crowd looking
at 1t. If any one asks whether lie
will sell the animal he must answer
yes, but IL asked what he will take he
makes the price so high that the man
cannot buy. At such times he usually
requests the would-b purchaser to stop
thinking of his horse for fear 1t may
bring misfortune.
Another superstition in regard to salt
relates to babies at birth. 1t Is sprin-
killed. over their bodies to keep off the
devil, and it Is used at all other ccre-
monies connected with children.