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PEOPLE

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OF
GEO.

FAMOUS

H.

OEMS
BRATLEY

AND

CHARMS

THE

POWER

OF

AND

GEMS

CHARMS

BY

H.

GEO.
Author

of

"

gRATLEY

Art

The

of

Fascination,"

etc.

LONDON

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ia

and

13,

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BIRD
STREET,

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WATSON
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BY

V1NKY,

AYLESBURY.

LD.,

PREFACE

(VERY

who

one

least

in

few

though

their

origin

declare

one's

it

in

be

if

ridicule,
The

answer

to

and

alas

the

in

is

such

lay

to

nothing

rise

progress

day

and
when

openly
whether

charm,

in

oneself

is
of

to

this

the

?
ability
in-

superstition

superior

to

enlightenment,
romance

open

Why

between

distinguish
To

To

because

be

into

inquire

things,

worse.

must

romance.

is

to

ordinary

any

troubled

history.

belief

jewel,

or

gem

and

present

ever

themselves

soul

charms,

the

of

have

age

his

in

romance

interested

is

the

has

ceases

stition
super-

but,
to

PREFACE

vi

exist.

Shakespeare,

he

when

wrote,

in himself,
music
"The
that hath
man
no
Nor
of sweet
moved
is not
with
concord
sounds,
1 8 fit for treason,
and
spoils,"
stratagems,

have

might
11

for

romance"

romance

may

be

word

the

substituted

for verily,
"music";
said to distinguishthe

It is a
being from the animal.
product of the imagination, and animals
have
are
no
imagination, so far as we
human
aware.
being has
Every normal
this faculty of romance,
either latent or

human

active

and

if this

book

can

in

some

fructifyor strengthenthat faculty

in its readers, then the writer will consider
it has done good work.
Let romance
along with knowledge and the result
grow
will be spirituality,
but if with ignorance
we
get superstition.
Here
the question will naturally arise :
measure

Is the

belief in the

power

of charms

all

imagination ? To this the writer would

emphatically say, No ; and it has been his
in the following pages
endeavour
to show
the reason
and logic of the power
claimed
for these things.

PREFACE
But

if this

even

vii

work

but

were

the

exciting the imagination of its

into activity,then theirs will be

of

means

readers
the

benefit.

reader

the

Has

ever

sidered
con-

imagination is ? It must
with
confused
fancy, for it is the
what

be

not

creative
"

formative

or

of

power

the

Imagination with
three
angles of
without

which

of the

power

higher

faith and
the

of

man.

will form

triangle of

creative

no

soul

mind

work

the

power,
or

terialisation
ma-

thought would be possible;

that a strong and well organthus we
see
ised
the
creative
to
imagination adds
of

of the human
mind.
power
A
few
wireless
telegraphy,
years
ago
aerial navigation, human
radiations,and

other

many

science
the

vain

dreamer.
labelled

achievements

would

have

modern

been

laughed at as
imaginings of a superstitious
these
To-day
things are

science

ventures

to

charms

and

therefore

suggest that

precious
recognised and
placed
basis

of

before

many

years

the

the

writer

efficacy of

stones

may

be

scientific

on

are

past.

PREFACE

viii

In

writing

necessary
ancient

writer
Much

this

work,
from

to borrow

and

modern,
acknowledges

of

the

matter

it

various

1906.

authors,
these

the

to

his

indebtedness.

in Sections

original,and the outcome

of study and
investigation.

Harrogate.

been

and

III. is

GEO.

has

H.

II. and

of years

BRATLEY.

CONTENTS

SECTION

HISTORICAL

CHARMS
Page

Chap.
I.

II.

JEWELLERY

GEMS

AND

COINS

.18
....

III.

VASES,

GOBLETS,

AND

WEAPONS

26
.

IV.

V.

STONES

80

BUILDINGS,

TREES,

AND

HERBS

86
...

VI.

HUMAN

SKULLS

VII.

HUMAN

BEINGS

41

ANIMALS

AND

46
...

VIII.

IX.

DIVERS

CHARMS

CHARMS

IN

62

RELIGION

69
ix

CONTENTS
Chap.
X.

XI.

Page
WELLS

CHARMED

THE

AND

HORSESHOE

HOLY

AND

WATER

SOME

69

OLD-DAY

CHARMS
XII.

74

SOME

CURATIVE

XIII.

SPELLS,

XIV.

THE

OR

CHARMS

WRITTEN

CHARMS

INDIVIDUAL,

NATIONAL

.80

FAMILY,

TRIBAL,

91

XV.

XVI.

II

Where,
THE

WHAT

How

and
WORLD

DESCRIPTION

GEMS

AND

JEWELLERY

When,

AND

CHARM

SECTION
OCCULT

to

SAYS

OF

These

Use

.97

AS

USED

STONES

CHARMS
XVII.

THE

XIX.

THE

XX.

XXI.

XXII.

14)2
AND

NATIONS

XVIII.

PLANETS

HOW

MASCOTS

TO

BIRTH-MONTH

ENGRAVED

TALISMANIC

WEAR

STONES

PRECIOUS

OF

AND

GBMS

FAVOURITE

THEIR

LANGUAGE

LUCKY

84

AND

CHARMS

AND

STONES

JEWELS
TRINKETS

112

118

127

182

141

TALISMANS

144

CONTENTS

xi

SECTION

EFFICACY

THEIR
Ancient

III

and

Theories

Modern

Chap.

Page

XXIII.

MAGIC

XXIV.

ANCIENT

XXV.

MODERN

XXVI.

NATURE
THE

XXVII.

XXVIII.

149

THEORIES

OCCULT

SCIENCE

OCCULT

AND

SPIRITS:

THE

.106

THEORIES

162

BEHIND

POWER

166

GEM

CHARMS

CLASSIFICATION

OF

GEMS:

THEIR

WHENCE

EFFICACY

.170

180

SECTION

HISTORICAL

CHARMS

"Then
1

the

speaks

This

glass

Gave

to

She

of

my
in

Farewell

flashing

sires

wrote

it

have

And

virgin

Their
With

The

"

their

"Ben

in

thingg

Bound
Never

to

Even
All

the

plants

sacred

still
She
To

saw

o'er
the

many

skulls,

pentacles,
"

Ass,

an

/.

2.

air,
spell,

harm;
and

stones,

mistletoe

"

mistletoe."

"Longfellow,
"And

rings,

men's

these."

magic

him

the

save

The

do

and

and

earth

and

dead

all

by

were

know,

Devil's

"

""

BdenhalU"

of

their

seen

Jonson,

"All

do

lights,

ha'

characters;

Luck

chrystals,
and
parchment,
wings,

fall,

Edenhall!

of

their

raven

tall,

Fountain-Sprite
doth
glass

Luck

"Longfellow,

light,

this

//
O

it

waves

crystal

the

then,

'They

and

lord,

horseshoe's

her
guard
against
"The
"Wbittler,

"

Tegner's

neighbouring
curved
mother's

Witch's

Drapa.
door

charm,
harm."

Daughter."

"

CHAPTER

JEWELLERY

and

AGIC,

not

ticism,

was

motive

mere

aesthe-

the

original

for

jewellery,
Ridgeway

wearing

said

Professor

the

to

pological
Anthroin

Society
1904.

Numerous

which

could

jewellery
even

its

jewel
be

classed

word
or

name
a

little

that

is
worn

Motive

properties.

as

good

fortune.

"mascot,"

which
or

for

wearing
JeweDe*y

must

which

charm,

anything

sorcerer

Any

worn

so

gem

means
secure

doubt

and

subconsciously

given

were
a

always,

magic
or

leave

not

was

now,

for

examples

April,

to

worn

Some

prefer

is the

magician

French
"

ill

avert

the

for

anything

CHARMS

HISTORICAL

bringing good luck.

By this it is clear
that the French
recognise magic as the
It is
acting through the charm.
power
the object to which
that
not
necessary
this power
is ascribed
need be a piece of
have taken as many
jewellery; for charms
in
forms
design and material
as

Yarious
forms of

there

have

been

varieties

of

magic practised by their, use.

charms
Minerals, metals, precious stones
indeed, all of Nature's products
this magical
be said to possess
may
be converted
property ; while any object may
into a charm
by one who possessed
the
and
essential
knowledge
necessary
historical charms
qualifications. Among
find gems,
we
jewels, coins,vases, goblets,
herbs, trees, skulls,
stones, weapons,
bones, buildings,animals, water, human
beings ; there is also that large section
consists of
called spells,where
the charm
of words
written characters,
or
a formula
formula
often the object and
being used
also be classed
in conjunction.
They may
as
individual^family, tribal,and national.
"

"

There

are

numerous

stories

connected

HISTORICAL

ring with

CHARMS

jewel for every day

in the week.
Speaking of his magical
is it
How
Justin Martyr asks,
power,
the
that
talismans
of Apollonius have
the

correct

"

power

in certain

of creation

members

' '

minster
long preserved in Westreported
Abbey a ring which was
been
to have
brought to King Edward
from
by persons
Jerusalem : this ring
said to prevent the falling sickness.
was
Cardinal
fore
Wolsey was
openly accused bethe court
of confederacy with a man
named
said that,
Wood, a sorcerer, who
"
had
suche
a
My Lord Cardinale
rynge
that whatsomever
he askyd of the Kynges
is to be
This case
grace that he hadd yt.

There

was

' '

foundin

the record

office of the Rolls House.

William
of
Germany
Emperor
has a very curious
a ring which
possesses
of the family.
history. It is the talisman
the
since
relates that
Legend
time
the
of
Elector
The
John of
of
ruler
Brandenburgh,
every
w^Sb
The

ring

handed

the

House

has,

when

sealed

Hohenzollern

of

dying,

packet to

if

his

possible,
successor.

JEWELLERY
This

packet

is set

an

contains

black

toad

of

the

ring in which
was
dropped by

that

stone

enormous

wife

Elector

and

had

the father

it set in

of

toad

the

son,

the

after

immediately

given birth to a
afterwards
mysteriously
The
stone
was
zealously

she

bed

the

upon

disappearing.
taken
care
of,

of Frederick

had

the Great

ring. Schneider, the librarian

of William
I., declares that he witnessed
the handing over
of the precious packet
by Geiling, the treasurer, to his royal
a

master

on

asserts

that

the

his

he

been

read

to

the

it.

The

stone

confirmed

accession

the

by

worn

Hohenzollern.

; and

the

he

of

full account
who

Emperor,
ring has
head

further

II.

since

ever

of the

William

fully
of

House
it

wears

on

all

he
has
great occasions, and
great
respect, like every Hohenzollern, for the

curious
Berlin

old
are

jewel.

many

In

archives

the

documents

of that

at

time

referring to it.
A

well-known

Spanish opal
who

believe

story

; and

many
the
that

is
are

that
the

long

of

the

Spaniards
series

of

HISTORICAL

CHARMS

befallen

has

that

misfortunes

Spain

of
a
present dynasty comes
cursed opal ring that a neglected
beauty spitefullybestowed
upon
she
The
XII.
Alfonso
opal is of a
opal
of brilliant
very large size and
colouring. It is set in filigree
gold, and
has no
other jewels about it. The
ring
and

the

venture
beauty and adde Castiglione,
the Comtesse
who
in the glory of her beauty and
was
during the reign of Napoleon III.
power
admirers
her
ardent
most
was
Among
Alfonso
and
XI L, then
outcast
a
an
he became
pretender. When
King and
of his own
married
one
royal blood, the
was
aroused,
jealousy of the Comtesse

belonged

to

and

hatred

her

famous

was

terrible.

few

marriage he
received
the Comtesse,
a
package from
containing a beautiful opal ring of rare
called a wedding-gift
colouring. It was
of the
and
memento
a
friendship the
The
King had held for the Comtesse.
it to his wife Queen
cedes,
MerKing showed
with its beauty
who
charmed
was
months

after

the

King's

JEWELLERY

and

it
begged to keep it. Alfonso
gave
to her readily, and
she slipped it on
her
she
that
moment
finger. From
menced
comin a few months
she
to ail,and
died.
The
ring fell from her dead hand,
and the King gave
it to his grandmother
died a few months
Queen Christina, who
later.
fonso's
Next, the ring was
given to Alsister

Pilar, who
she

died

the

it but

wore

of

Infanta
a

few

Maria

del

days before

The
mysterious sickness.
sister-in-law
then
into
came
possession
of it, the youngest daughter of the Due
and
in
Duchesse
de
Montpensier, and
three

months

dead.

After

the
this

Princess
was
young
series of fatalities the

to keep the ring himself,

King determined
and he slipped it on
his little finger; but
he did not wear
it long, as his unhappy
life shortly came
end.
to
an
Queen
is not in any
Christina,who
way
stitious,
supertook
possession of the ring after
her husband's
bers
death, but the other memof the family begged her to destroy
it ; this she refused
to do, but attached
the fatal ring to a gold chain, which
she

HISTORICAL

io

hung round
Almudena,
Not

the
the

CHARMS

Virgin

the

of

patron saint of Madrid.

the

with

content

of

neck

of

evil influence

another
opal, Spain possesses
piece of jewellery of deadly maleficence.
"
it is
as
Mephisto *s ring,
called, is a gold ring set with
^Mephisto's
of
a
large emerald, the centre
brings ill-

the

cursed

' '

Spain0

which

has

hollowed

been

and

contains

with

tiny diamonds.

out

ruby,
It

rounded
surcame

from
knows
Spain (no one
whence)
in the reign of Philip II. and
following
of calamiits arrival,came
ties
the succession
which
brought about the decline of
who
owned
To
those
Spanish power.
the
to
bring personal
ring it seemed
disaster ; and at the time of the Spanish
it was
American
war
presented by the
Spanish royal family to a church, possibly
influence
in the
hope that its baneful

to

would
was

be

thus

burned

was
museum.

struck

to

saved,

and

The

neutralised.
the

The

church

ground, but the ring

this time
given to a

museum

was

by lightningtwice, and

afterwards
the return

JEWELLERY
the

of

ring to
followed
by the
and

army
The

family was
defeat
of the Spanish
been
The ring has now

Czar

relics.

of

buried.

is said

to have
a

wears

piece

and

Russia

He

embedded

royal

strong box

superstitiousand
in

the

navy.

in

placed

true

and
it is said to have
cross,
the virtue of shielding its wearer
from
It

*~**
physical
danger.
of the
originally one
of the Vatican, and
was

was

to

fact

move

ago

he
to

discovered

he

train

special

will

distance

Petersburg
The

he

that

any

years

the

upon

was

afterwards,when

it.

Some

St.

from

suddenly
had
forgotten the ring.
stopped immediately, and

messenger

for it ;
express
train
the
to

if

never,

travelling

Moscow

by
possible,

is shown

without

was

which

value

ring

presented
for

Czar

the

The

reasons.

sets

owner

of

ancestor

an

diplomatic
the

The Czar of
Russia has

any

treasures

its

very

great confidence
is
ring in which
the

of

be

to

nor

when

he

sent

back

would
until

move

the

in

the Czar

eight

messenger

an

allow
hours

returned

with

CHARMS

HISTORICAL

i2

his
ring. It is said that when
ill-fated grandfather was
so
sassinate
cruelly ashe had left the ring behind
him.
The Czar has also another
ring with a
more
pleasant history to it, the story is
both
It is a plain
pretty and romantic.
ring and of a quaint Gothic design. The
of
Charlotte
ring was
given to Princess
Prussia,daughter of Frederick William III.
while the Princess
was
by her governess,
still a schoolgirl. On
the
inside of it
in faint characters, the words
Russia's
Czarina
are
just legible. Many years
later Prince
of
Nicholas
Russia, then
without
hope of succeeding to the
any
throne, saw and fell in love with the young
Princess, and, during dinner, on the first
evening of their meeting, begged her to
as
a
give him a little remembrance
sign
that his love was
returned.
Pray give
that little ring,
he whispered ; and
me
handed
him.
to
secretly it was
Eight
later the prophetic words
engraved
years
within
the
Nicholas
true.
ring came
the

"

"

"

' '

became

Czarina,

Czar

of Russia

and

Charlotte

its

HISTORICAL

i4

CHARMS

charms, for we find the

Hadyn had a ring which
great composer
of inspiration,
his source
was
Without
the ring he could rack
faction
in the

due

to

of

magic

his

gjj"*

in

brain

vain

it the

with

melodies

for

would

music

leap

his

fingers.
Mr. Rider
Haggard, the novelist,wears
adorned
a
once
quaint signet ring which
made
the
who
finger of that Pharaoh
Israel captive, and
the
to this ornament
to

ascribes

novelist
the

air, is

the

Dumont,

Santos

M.

virtues.

many

stated

to

conqueror

attribute

his

from
injury in
escape
fact that
the
he
was

**is

on

M. Santos

wrist

which

hangs
Benoit, given

Dumont's

bracelet

him

dential
provi-

1901

medal

by

to

wearing

bracelet

of

of

the

to

St.

tess
Coun-

D'Eu.

Miss

protegee of
a

Spanish
Lamor, the young
the late King of Servia, wears

Yvonne

curious

tortoiseshell

brooch

interestinghistory.
given to the King Milan

an

He

in

turn

gave

it to

which

has

It was,
it seems,
by his mother.

King

Alexander.

JEWELLERY

few

King

days before
sent

brooch.

the

"

said.

good luck.

ever

since.

assassination,the

it

you

have

' '

and

Lamor

Wear

When

have
The

his

for Miss
"

15

She

as

mascot,"

it
has

her

gave

on
worn

you
it

he
will

daily

well-known

jeweller,Mr. Streeter,
of Bond
Street,though not afraid to walk
under
do
other
ladders, spill salt, and
unlucky things, always carries attached
to his watch-chain
a small, quaint,sharply
carved
seal which
was
originally found
in an
it
Egyptian coffin. He has worn
for
be

many

years,

without
The

it for

clever

Austin

Osman

and

says

he

would

not

anything.

black-and-white

artist Mr.

Spare once
picked up a
golden skull, bearing the word
"One
in opals.
A blackOn
the night he picked it up %Sfifr*
he dreamed
that as long as
he golden skull
be
kept the trinket he would
has come
true.
lucky. So far his dream
It is for this reason
that
he
signs his
drawings " One."
Miss
Kellermann, the swimmer,
pos"

HISTORICAL

16

little mascot

sesses

model

of

Madame
without

CHARMS
in the

of the

shape

diver.

Esty

never

appears

in

public

is
heart, which
of gold.
attached
to a delicate necklace
She also values highly an
antique topaz
into a
she has converted
trophy, which
brooch.
This stone
was
once
possessed
Indian
necromancer.
by a famous
By
able to
he was
appealing to its power
a

command
drink.
a

small

green

the
One

appearance
night he lay

suffering comrade

on

of

by
the

food
the

and

side

of

battlefield.

by a dart. He
heard his comrade
moaning in an agony
of thirst, and, taking the
charm
from
his bosom, threw
it to the side of the
it near
sufferer,saying, Wear
thy heart
if thy parched throat would
find relief,
The
and
fell back
dead.
mand
strange comwas
obeyed, and when at dawn the
grateful soldier looked for his benefactor,
With
this legend
trace could be found.
no
it was
thought to be especiallyappropriate
in the possessionof a singer,and Madame
Esty regards it with due reverence.
He

himself

was

wounded

"

' '

JEWELLERY

Nicholas

Mrs.

is

ornament

which
the

given
Empress of
was

the

bits

of

her

to

that

her

owner

rich and
the
and

was

of

the

told
were

heart's

Empress
the

that

very

old, that

artist who

had

half

one

desire.

with

her

wizard,
bring to its

would

ornament

visited

Roosevelt

they had been cut by an

the reputation of being
and

necklace,

The

Miss

stone

favourite

she

when

China.
and

necklace,

linked

Longworth's
beautiful
jade

decorated

herself

17

Of

the

many

velt
giftswhich Miss Roosereceived
during her tour, this was
she kept for herself
which
only one
wore
constantly. After her engagement
Nicholas
to Congressman
Longworth
made
public, she confided to some

her

reallywas

curious

friends
virtue

that

she

in the

believed

necklace.

there

CHAPTER

II
GEMS

AND

EMS

COINS

are

beautiful

so

such

possess

for

that

mind,

of

of

of

have

Jews
been

It

is

the

mascot

jews

by

to

the

way

should

large

earliest

periods

the

in

centre

much

mixed

Roman

the
at

Holy

up

18

the

Holies,
It

ark.

the

and

was

Around

its

has

with

sacking

Titus.

of

to

Solomon.

stone

the

of

Jews,
the

wise

the

mascot

is believed

this

that

very

them

of

the

as

stone

same

supposed

of

lost

no

they
so

figures

signet

the

home
The

in

history.

large sapphire

the

the

from

attention

human

it is

received

have

human

the

that

surprising
share

mysterious

fascination

and

of

is

fortunes

nearly
Jerusalem
it

is

built

GEMS

the

story of the
while

philus ;

COINS

AND

Wandering

story of Cornelius
magician.

the

of

"

been

the

Agrippa,

found

to have

years

been

' '

the

worn

more

Krishna

celebrated

in the

of

one

the

famed
is

river, and

five thousand

than

by Karhma,

ago

in

is said to have

which

near

Carta-

diamonds

famous

most

Koh-i-Noor,

Jew,

it mentioned

find

we

One

19

of the

heroes
In

Mahabharatha.

the

changed
in the possession
hands.
In 1560 it was
of
of the
Mogul
Baber, the founder
dynasty. In 1665 it is reputed to have
weighed 280 carats, but as it has so often
been
recut, it is impossible to say what
its originalweight was.
of such
It was
course

immense
one

value

rajah

stated

to

it

centuries

have

as

who

charm

owned

refused

often

that
it

is a

"100,000

fortune

the^KoW-

offered

of India. Noop"
by the Governor
The rajah said that the fortunes
of his family were
bound
with
up
risk them
not
stone, and he would
parting with it. One virtue ascribed
this diamond

is that

the

water

the

by
to

in which

HISTORICAL

20

it

placed would
the Punjaub

was

When
rule

CHARMS

the

stone

time.

had

It is

it recut
the

now

British

under

came

presented

was

Victoria, who

all diseases.

cure

to

for

Queen
last

the

property of Queen

Alexandra.
Another

which

celebrated

was

President

one

possession of the late

President
Kruger, and his misfortunes were
believed by many

to
SriKeky

in

the

ke

due

time

diamond

is

diamond

it

At

to th*8 st""ne.

belonged

chief. Chaka

to

Chaka,

himself

owned

one

Zulu

it till

his assassination

by his brother, who then

entered into possession. The brother was
few
himself
a
assassinated, and within
the diamond
fifteen
changed hands
years
the owner
died
times, and in every case
a

violent
There

have

death.
are

four rubies in existence

brought misfortune

of their possessor.
native state in
a
with
the

all due

Another

has

generations
One
almost
destroyed
India,so that the people

and

on

removed

ceremony

Himalayas

which

buried

brought

it

disaster

it

to

secretly.
on

CHARMS

HISTORICAL

22

that

which

known

as

has

been

Scott's

Walter

"

The

rendered

work,

of

Penny
"

famous

The

Lee,"
by Sir

Talisman.

' '

story of this coin is that Sir Simon

Lockhart, a friend of and knighted by
Robert
a
on
crusade, and
Bruce, went
Saracen
took
while in the Holy Land
a
The

chief

prisoner. The

wife

of

the

latter

husband, and while

the money,
dropped a small
paying over
silver coin with
a
precious stone in the
Scot at once
centre
picked
; this the canny
Penny,
up and kept. This is the famed
remarkable
and
a
point about it is that
it has the property of curing any ailment
It is only necessary
beast.
of man
or
came

to

ransom

her

"

to

immerse

the coin

patient to drink this.

in water

and

' '

for the

highly it was
for this purpose
is shown
valued
by the
fact that, during the plague of 1665, the
of Carlisle borrowed
the
town
charm,
depositing securities valued at thousands
!
of pounds for its safe return
The
Czar
has recently come
Russian
charmed
coins.
into possession of some
lives at
Bernhard
Tutnauer, a Jew, who
How

GEMS

AND

COINS

23

in the Austrian
Radautz, a town
crownland
Bakevina, had, as a guest, three
a
wonder-working
years
ago,

rabbi, from

Orient.

the

On

de-

Charmed

the gft^g*,
parting, the rabbi rewarded
him
with
by a Jew
hospitality shown
some
coins, saying,
My son,
a
seem
although these pieces may
poor
gift,they will protect those far greater
than you in time of danger.
For three
ander
the vision of Alexnights in succession
III.,the Czar's father, appeared to
Tutnauer, and told him the rabbi's coins
"

' '

would

shield

from

violent

coins

to

the

Vienna,

at

one

any

death.
Russian

with

who

wears

Tutnauer

Charge

sent

the

d' Affaires

which

message

crown

vividly
Charge

The
tripledream.
appeared visiblyimpressed, and undertook
the magical coins
to have
to the
sent
Czar, who, on
receiving them, sent a
for
to Tutnauer, thanking him
message
described

the

his

mascot.

time

Some
visit to

gipsy

previous to King
England he encountered

woman,

to

whom

he

Alfonso's

offered

an

old
some

CHARMS

HISTORICAL

24

douros,
"King,"

which

but

said

were

the

money.

mngAtfonwthine

haughtily refused.
thy
"keep
woman,

My

race

am

Almoravides,

gipsy

who

than

is older
rf

j^

ruled

tfae
over

in
centuries.

the

south

eleventh

and

and

Morocco

taUsman

the
It is

I,

on

the

of

Spain

twelfth

contrary, who

will present thee with

a
piece of
With
this the gipsy offered the

gold."
King a
Ishag, son of
kings of the

sequin, bearing the effigyof

Tachefin, the last of the
"
Take
of this
Almoravides.
good care
"it will guard
talisman," she added;
thee
exists
against all dangers. There
it
other sequin like it. I gave
only one
to an
highly
exquisitely beautiful and
I fell into
charitable
lady when
young
ditch one
a
day. I was
badly wounded,
and

she

forehead

dismounted
with

her

and

bound

handkerchief.

up

my

Those

her
as
accompanied her addressed
her highness.
King, if ever thou shouldst
wed
only this young
girl,she alone
marry,
thee
This
make
can
happy."
story is
spoken about a good deal in Madrid, and

who

asserted

it is

the

showing
the

bomb

on

his

that

the

sequin

to

was

thrown

last

official

The

Paris.

COINS

AND

GEMS

talisman

his

life.

The

that

when

in

ascertained

story

King

visit
also
the

the

other

to

saved
goes

in

e^^ossesses

the

Sequin

King
golden sequin

possession of Princess
he has since
Battenberg, whom
his Queen.
was

when

him

at

thus

just

was

Loubet

M.

London

that

25

Ena
taken

of
as

CHAPTER

III
AND

GOBLETS,

VASES,

ORE

WEAPONS

than

luck

is

connected

Penrith,

whose

grave,

said

The

charmed
cap

well,

of

lawn.
the

it,

home

and

the

be

to

in
how

gone

to

and

St.
a

Hon.

is

They

of

one

grass.

though

Mus-

the

form

crystal,

the

oldest

England.

bring

had

Richard

of

vase

the

of

is

Lady
in

water

The

called

having
from
the

near

fairies

left

Legend

butler,

Cuthbert's,

party

Edenhall,

Sir

of

or

cup

tells

called

surprised

upon

the

glasses

of

Edenhall

the

Cumberland,

mascot

of

with

goblet.

or

vase

family's

one

their

butler
upon

dancing
cup

seized
to

the

hall,
on

lying
hold
restore

toward
it,he ran
couplet as he ran
"

If e'er

cup

the
:

should
break
cup
the luck of Edenhall."

is

27

hall, hearing this

that

Farewell

This

WEAPONS

AND

GOBLETS,

VASES,

guarded

or

with

fall,

the

most

jealous care, and has attained world-wide

of its antiquity,
celebrity,partly because
though probably more
through Longfellow's
poem.

Another

of Muncaster,
family, that
to be the one
a
goblet, claimed
possesses
which
when
from
King Henry VI. drank
he

sheltered

was

from

his

pursuers

Sir

John Pennington in the

1461. The welfare of the The
year
to
family is believed
depend Muncaster
mascot
the
on
safety of this goblet.
a
During the great Civil War
careless servant
dropped the box in which
for
it was
told that
are
kept, and we
than
one
more
no
fiftyyears afterwards
to
of the family dared
the case
to open
whether
the
see
injured or
goblet was

by

not.

At

last

young
The

heir

was

bold

unlocked,
case
was
enough to risk it.
and, to the delightof all concerned, it was

CHARMS

HISTORICAL

28

discovered
had

not

the

are

with

invested

of

ence

Superstition
hallowed
regarding

ruiers
is

the

that

the

be

exist-

but

innocent

un-

which

by

weapons
been
have

assassinated

peril

with

of these

Most

to

qualities. There
existing amongst

houses

fraught

descendants.

said

weapons

dread

reigning

weapons

slightestdamage.

magical

strange

mascot

Muncaster

the

received

Many
is

the

that

to

weapons

their
are

destroyed.

now

The
in

scimitar, which

invincible.
the

of Persia

Shah

has

He

has

diamond

set

renders

its possessor

also

dagger with

property, but it is ordained that

those
it shall perish by it,so it
who
use
is carefullykept shut up in a sandal-wood
box
which
from
is engraved a verse
on
same

the

44

Koran.

Mr.

C.

The

Other

W.

Leadbeater
Side

of

in

his

work,
story

Death," tells a
44
A
of a charmed
dagger. He
says :
friend of mine
has
a
was
dagger which
the
said to have
property of
gruesome
of
who
took
hold
one
inspiring any

IV

CHAPTER

STONES

ERTAIN

stones

fated

be

luck

for
and

those
to

ornaments

as

weighing
Among
to

known

the

former

the

famous

in

and

the

Hanoum

as

to

is

engraved

letters

her

by

and

which

of

her

form

still

fish

higher,

form

the
30

those

ing
belong-

Damascus

last

marriage,

It

is
:

was

name

Mount

green

at

the

stone

bottom

Solomon's

higher,
the

sented
pre-

from

Druze

charm

worn

Ellenborough,

Arabs

pentagonal

seal

Lady

after

these

tons.

one

Medjouye.

This

Lebanon.

of

desert,

is

to

wise,
other-

many

class

the

among

or

find

we

from

ranging

said

are

four

of

Chaldaic
the

Deity.

STONES
There

are

stone.

is

It

Leopold
winning

strange stories connected

many

this

with

31

Rothschild

de
the

little green
Hindoo
a

Derby

owes

with

St.

in

luck

his
Amant

in the

stone, carved

Mr.

that

thought

commonly

to

shape of

he carries
god, which
it is The little
with
him
about
; though
S^the*011
was
suspected that his luck
the
above
Derby
on
strengthened
occasion
through a soap-stone
him
which
sent
some
one
anonymously
with
letter saying that it often brought
a
its

owners

Mr.

luck.

Farjeon, the novelist,wears

little green
his watch-chain,
stone
a
on
in
which
he picked up many
years
ago
New
is supposed to
Zealand, and which
hold

B.

the

L.

eminent

Madame

H.

writer's
P.

luck.
in

Blavatsky had

her

possession a carnelian stone of a magical

nature.
of TarWriting of the Shamans
such
tary, she says, that they all have
attached
to a
a
they wear
stone, which
On
string and carry under the left arm.
one

occasion

she

was

witness

to

some

HISTORICAL

32

weird

CHARMS

and

doings, brought about

these
of
through one
by a Shaman
charmed
stones, who appeared to be able
the
to
separate his astral body from
physical,and travel in this at the bidding
of her unspoken wish.
Among those stones which places them
of the category of jewellery or
outside
sights

ornaments,
Coronation

The

stone
of
mascot

of

Edward"s

gt

stone

properties are

attributed.

to be the

same

which

his head

upon

in the

is

said

Brigantia,
From

Ireland
years

of

have

to

thence

Simon

he

lived

before

the

hundred

of

Scots.

From

seat

rested

Patriarch

plain of Luza, and

carried
Gallicia

Brech
about

Christ,and

the

It is asserted

the

been

city

in

chair" it is a
some
peculiar

which

to

the

name

in Westminster

Stone
Enclosed

Abbey.

England

must

we

was

first
in

brought
seven

the

there,

to

Spain.
it into

hundred
first

about

King
three

seventy years later,it was

taken
into Scotland
by King Fergus. In
the year
placed
85a a.d.
King Kenneth
it in the Abbey of Scone, this being the
and

STONES

33

the
Scottish
kings were
place where
it
In the
usually crowned.
1297
year
ward
was
brought into England by King EdI.,and placed in Westminster
Abbey.
The tradition is that it murmurs
approval
at the coronation
when
the rightfulheir
his

assumes

in former

hooks

by

which

it

it.

on

victory, and the

suspended still

of

mascot

It was,
of the
at the head

seat

times, carried

as

army

her

or

was

remain.
curious

Some
stones

on

when

one

stories

Stonehenge, one
of the
large

attach
of these

the

In
is

On
which
wash

wind.

island

chapel,
an

altar

is

Fladda

dedicated
a

always

this stone
There

of

round
moist.

is that
fall

stones

sovereign will die ; and it is

only a few days before the death
of Queen
Victoria
of the
one
help to form
great blocks which
the
old
Druid
temple fell from
its place during a severe
gale.

the

to

said

that

%"$"***
death

of

Yfotoria

Chuan

there

St. Columbus.

to

blue
The

stone

rests,

fishermen

favourable
a
procure
in Iona
is another
stone
to

HISTORICAL

34

which

over

three

if

times

he

CHARMS

will

his

stretches

man

never

in

err

arm

steering

vessel.

In the island
in

the

form

the

was

when
on

of

is

there
At

cross.

of the

custom

natives

to

it

erect

it

the

was

of the water

name

about

stone

green

egg

the

pride

the

of the

size of
island

stone

time

one

they wished
rain, and to lay
the ground for dry weather.

this it derived
A

of Bernora

it flat
From
cross.

goose
of Arran.

By laying it on the side of a person troubled

with
pain in that part of the body,
the patient immediately recovered, unless
the
doomed
the patient was
to die, when
stone

would

move

of its

own

accord

from

the side.

Just beside
Palace

The

gate of the Imperial

of Mukden
stands
an
insignificant
black
It is nothing to
stone.
*""k
might pass it
at" an(* one

black
stone of the a

Chinese

the chief

dozen

times

without

attach-

imp0rtance t0 it. It
is an
ordinary shaft of black
basalt, eighteen inches high, octagonal
in shape, old and worn.
is to
This stone
jng

any

STONES

the

Manchurian

race

35

the

of their

mascot

imperial position ; and the legend runs

Chinese
the
that, when
dynasty loses
possession of the black stone of Mukden,
it will lose the
The

celebrated

charmed
as

throne

stone

to the

of China

Dr.

of which

future.

This

Dee
he

as

well.

possessed a
made
inquiries

charm

came

keeping of Horace
Walpole, and
in the Strawberry
long, if not now,

the

collection.

into
was

Hill

CHAPTER

BUILDINGS,

all

houses

are

"

him,

is

dog

old

an

of

then

and

houses

houses

are

unletable

they

iU_f

an

when

itself, then
the

house,

this

has

the

house

opposite

appears

the

to
may
and

it

it to

to

be

said

is

seldom
36

to

certain

to

which
;

for

established
as

Ill

ground.

para-

attach

once

might

owner

owners

and

possess

ate

hang

easily

apply

Give

"

many

could

Uniucky

legends

and

name

which

property

are
on

them.

to

bad

saw

phrase

weird

of

attaching
a

that

unletable

practically
account

world

the

of

parts

there

HERBS

AND

TREES,

be
that

well

luck
built
those

raze

its

or

into
who

HISTORICAL

38
and

the

house

CHARMS

stands

as

monument

to

the

ambition.
futilityof human
The
Empress
Eugenie's sister, the
late Duchess
of Alba, only occupied the
palace erected for her in the Champs
she
before
Elysees a few months
was
seized with a sudden
illness,and died in
rise
which
a
mysterious manner
gave
curious
to
The
rumours.
palace was
subsequently pulled down.
In history we
find that there are
some
this
trees, herbs, and vegetables to which
mysterious faculty has been ascribed, and
which

to
have
some
strange
appear
affinitywith individuals and families.

I cannot
Aubrey, in his writings, says,
omit taking notice of the great misfortune
in the family of the Earl of Winchelsea,
in Kent, felled
who, at Eastwell
"

strange

down

P^d1

trees

by trees

and

his

died

eldest

killed at

sea

the

son,

by

grove

noble

own

first blow

with

of
seat

his

Shortly after his

bed
in her
suddenly, and
the Lord
Maidstone, was

hands.

own

countess

his

near

gave

curious

most

cannon

ball.'

'

BUILDINGS,

TREES,

HERBS

AND

39

Burton-on-Trent, the
Bretley, near
of Lord
old seat of the Stanhopes, and now
in the female
Carnarvon, by inheritance
tree is a fine old cedar
line,the charmed
the hall from
whence
a
near
bough falls
in the family. It
death
when
a
occurs
At

is stated

banded

and

affirmed

Earl

with

that

prior
Seafield,there

of

chained

now

up

iron.

hundred

several

For

is

that this tree

it has been
years
death
of an
to the
is

violent

storm

is the crest of the

and a fir tree, which
Grants, is invariably uprooted and cast
to

the

direction

of the

people

Many
Coalstoun
a

Pear

talisman

wizard

it
At

the

the

piece

to

close

the

century
of

the

never

was

of

have

this

heard

fruit

of

the

was

centuries

three

injunction

that

JjEJjJ1

be

cut.

through

eaten

the

of
wife

family,
out

will

than

with

ago,

in the

given as
her
wedding day to the
heiress of the family by a

on

more

lying

Seafield 's residence.

and

daughter

its head

with

ground

of

out

the

or

eighteenth
the
of

fruit.

|J"j*a

head

curiosity, bit
At

once

came

4o

HISTORICAL

CHARMS

financial disaster,and part of the property

had to be sold.
of the pear,
The remains
now

shrunk

to

the

size

of

marble,

are

carefully preserved in a silver casket.

The
mandrake,
perhaps unsurpassed
for its mystic qualities,is said to bring
it. It is
good luck to those who
possess
regarded as a species of elf in France,
and Joan of Arc is thought to have
owed
her

victories to

mandrake

root.

CHAPTER

VI

HUMAN

SKULLS

HERE

are

skulls

existence

in

In
hall
in

the

three

the

to

older

three

interest

in

the

weird

have

Agnes

present

erected
their

The

who

had

erection

of

Hall

scendants
de-

instead

mansion

building.

sisters,

Barton'

and

themselves

the

vested

co-heiresses,

sisters,

determined

Boyntons.

the

became

estates

the
of

Elizabeth

of

the
This

the

of

seat

country

time

and

who
for

the

is

celebrated.

most

is

ton
Bur-

Hall

Agnes

hall

perhaps
with

connected

one

the

at

and

day,

present

charmed

many

younger
taken

the

new

of

special
house,

HISTORICAL

42

CHARMS

ruffians
brutally maltreated
by some
Hall,
paying a visit to Harpham
residence
of Lady St. Quentin, and
Before
her death,
very shortly after.
her
made
her
sisters promise that
should
be removed
her body
from
preserved within the hall, to remain

was

when
the
died
she
head
and

for

there

if

that

future

to

message

She

ever.

left

also

of

owners

they disobeyed

these

the

weird
house

injunctions

place unhabitable.
the
had
Her
sisters, who
only made
terred
promise to pacify her, had the body inin the church
without
decapitation.
turbance
A very
short
time
afterwards, such distook
place that the servants
refused
remain
in the
to
hall, and it
became, in truth, impossible to live there.
she

would

The

two

vicar

of

render

sisters

the

then

parish, and had

from the vault,and,

the

brought up
it,found the head severed
and
rapidly assuming the
a

fleshless

skull.

with

consulted

The

from

the
on

the
coffin

opening
the body,

appearance
skull
was

of

duly

brought to the house and placed on a table

in the hall,where, with the exception of

SKULLS

HUMAN

periods,it has

short

very

On

since.
the

occasion

one

day,

ignoring

ancestress's

the

to

heard

were

had
At
in

and

taken

Bettiscombe

as

history of

is

clared
his

the

that

says

before

body

native

body
took

of

skull

the

was

place

crashings
the skull

Bridport,

charmed

does

human
' '

the

not
"

breaming

had
de-Skuir'of
negro
that
if
his death

Sous!

taken

not

to

spiritwould
buried, but such

was

that

was

Tradition

his

land

buried

Screaming Skull
a negro,
though

be known.

to

appear

result

hall, and
again.
House, near
"

the

it is said to be that
true

be

to

numerous

Dorsetshire, there

relic known

Boynton of
disbelieving his
make
pleasant,
things un-

the
up

ever

the

The

about

to be

remained

skull

the

garden.
waitings

dreadful

or

power

caused
in

43

in the

house

his

not

rest.

The

disturbances

that it had

to be

quietness. The
has
skeleton
gradually disappeared, but
the skull remains, and is kept as a charm.
skull is preserved for similar
Another
at Tunstead
Chapelreasons
Farm, near
taken

up

for

peace

and

HISTORICAL

44

CHARMS

on-le-Frith, in Derbyshire. This

female
skull, and if it is removed
on

the

inhabitants

farm

goes

wrong.

is

thing
every-

The

locality have
many
tales to tell of its mystical performances.
is
Wardley
Hall, near
Manchester,
unburied
for its possession of an
noted
human
It is supposed to be the
skull.
skull of Roger Downe,
the heir
who
was
his death
to the property ; but having met
in a brawl
in London, his head
sent
was
to his sister,and this head
has been kept
at the hall ever
since, for any
A skull
one
trying to get rid of it is
punished severely indeed, it is
intends to
stated that, do what
"tay
they will,
The
it is always sure
to return.
times, but
place has changed hands many
each succeeding tenant
endures the skull's
than
the
rather
put up with
presence
and terrors
take place
which
annoyances
of

the

"

on

its removal.
At

Old

the

Manor

House,

Knares-

Yorkshire, there is a haunted

called the Blue
room
Bedroom, the door
of which
be kept closed.
It has
cannot
borough,

in

VII

CHAPTER

ANIMALS

AND

BEINGS

HUMAN

is

well-established

that

beings

human

some

it

possess,

strange

those

they
It

is

will
Men

they

vomen
as

charms

who

boasts

good
with
In

luck

of
to

his
any

with.

been
of

writer

as

power

with

who

mascot

has

if

man

have

acquainted

one

unlucky

Rothschilds

to

The

are

contact

the

him

unlucky.
is

or

employ

know

work

close

that

stated
never

and

lucky

into

come

same

and

power,

notably

be

may

this

unconsciously,

to

lief
be-

this
man

for

dealings

him.

society

Lady

Bancroft

was

always

much

her

that

was

friends
she

ANIMALS

the power
of being a mascot
this believed
that many

credited with
so

AND

BEINGS

HUMAN

begged

some

worn,

and

had

object
to

these

from

47

of
her

favoured

usually gave a shoe.

act as
beings who
Examples of human
and
unlucky forces are numerous,
ably
probthe most
prominent of these are to
those
be found
of royal
among
blood who
have
adopted a sea- Royal
a
profession,sailors who
faring life as
*Yemiuck
be mentioned
these may
Among
the
Grand
Duke
Alexis, the
of Coburg his brother-in-law, Archduke
Duke
John, of Austria, and the Prince of
Leiningen.
Mr. Darnborough, the successful American
to
player at Monte
Carlo, appears
ones

she

have

discovered

are

when

told
he

that

two

his

substituted

human

luck
a

charms.

changed
gold pig as

We

*""Ex

the Monte
luck-bringer for the two young
ladies who
always accompanied m^-tabfes"
him
he played.
when
mascots
as
When
he
first went
to the
Casino, he
of these
would
he had one
not play unless
a

HISTORICAL

48

ladies

on

CHARMS

side and

each

number

of stacks

gold pieces in front.

Suddenly, he
tactics.
ladies dishis
The
appeare
changed
and
he put a little gold pig on
of

in front

the table
has

had

This

of him.

Since

then

he

little luck.

mystic force will often attach

itself to a name,
perament
irrespectiveof the temof the
individual
bearing it.
December
In
5th, the ship
1664, on
"
Menai
was
crossing the Straits,and
capsizedin a gale. Eighty-one passengers
saved.
on
was
board, and only one
were
On
cember
DeHis name
was
Hugh Williams.
5th, 1785, a schooner was wrecked
the Isle of Man.
Sixty persons were
on
them
aboard, among
one
Hugh
and his family. Only
Williams
charmed
of
name
survived the shock, and that
one
On
old
Williams.
w"iami was
Hugh
5th, 1820, a picnicAugust
down
ing party on the Thames
run
was
the
by a coal barge. Of
twenty-five
same

' '

picnicers,most
twelve

years

five,returned

of

of

whom

age,

only

to tell the

under

were
one

tale.

child,aged
His

name

Williams.

Hugh

was

1889,

fishermen.

his

ANIMALS

On

barge,
of

Two

some

and

coal

Leeds

foundered.

by

AND

BEINGS

HUMAN

August
with

them

and

were

both

19th,

nine

men,

rescued

were

They

nephew,

49

uncle

an

named

were

Hugh Williams.
find that
the
Turning to animals, we
black cat is held in high favour as a luck
bringer in Italy ; while many
people in England look upon
itTheblack
when
a
as
a strange cat as a
good omen
black

cat

its residence
At

in the

Cowes,

the

by

Three

and

comes

takes

house.

Kaiser's

the

Upluck'bpingep

Cup

was

Sir Maurice
Satanita, with
black
board.
cat on
black

cats

are

stated

to have

won

gerald's
Fitzbeen

by Dr. Barton, the aeronaut, on one

of his trips,these were
carried as luckbringers.
Mdlle. Nathalie
Janotha, court pianistto
the German
a mascot
Emperor, possesses
in the form
of a cat, which
is black, but
taken

to

answers

This
been

the

name

of

White-Heather.

golden necklet, which has

blessed by the Pope, and he possesses

cat

wears

HISTORICAL

50

CHARMS

giftsinnumerable, for he has visited nearly

European Court, and a tuft of his
every
hair is in possessionof most
of the crowned
One
heads, who keep it as a charm.
day,
while Mdlle. Janotha was
playing to Mr.
Gladstone, during his last illness,this
favoured

entered

cat

the

with

room

sprig of white heather in his mouth, which

he presented to the aged statesman.
In the Park
of Chartley, near
Lichfield,
a seat of the Ferrers
family, was preserved
a
species of wild cattle. Their colour
of
black ; the whole
was
white, muzzles
inside of the

the

of the

wild
cattle of

year

Chartley

or
a

to

and

herd,

calf

downfall

happened about
was

sign of
member

the
that

the

calf from
death

of

of the

birth

of the Ferrers

in

house
time.

same

of

this wild
the

jost"

born

was

the

within

Burton

and

fought

black

in the

that

battle

the

that

dark-hued

when

recorded

wag

belief

sure

*s

Bridge

of Ferrers
The

tip downwards,
black
white, with

horns

**PS* **

The

one-third

about

the

outside, from
red ;

this

and

ear

black

herd
same

family.

was

year

The

HUMAN

AND

BEINGS

ANIMALS

5'

of

July, 1835, says

that a calf of this description has been
born whenever
death
has happened in
a
the family of late years.
Chronicle

Staffordshire

The
which

which

the

conveyed

of Wales

India

to

died

the

of

mascot

on

to the

the
waves

Prince

in

the

Renown,

1905,

voyage

of the

and

vessel

Princess

was

rabbit,

and

was

signed
con-

Bay of Biscay.

VIII

CHAPTER

CHARMS

DIVERS

'HOSE

those

whose

have

in

under

the

may

have

case

story

attached
it has

mummy

the

covering

land

Museum

of

brought
the

which

list

of

befell

the

to

has

the

England.
who

come

of
or

the

been

the

Though

remarkable

those

through

body,

case

to.

one

All

it.

Priestess

whose

?heeBJjeU-0f
mummy,
tian

strange

other

the

Amen-Ra,

to

or

of

curse

22,542.

passed

manner

No.

has

This

some

Museum

noticed

case.

hands

the

British

visited

mummy

have

who

readers

hands

was

Among
occurrences

were

connected

HISTORICAL

54

CHARMS

captured was

on

which

he

on

which

he had

was

failed to

the

only

one

this charm.

wear

Marquis of Ripon, who, though

Roman
a
Catholic, yet traces his descent
Oliver
back
to
Cromwell, possesses
a
The

relic of his

curious

When

ancestor.

the

body of the Lord Protector was taken from

its resting-place in Westminster
Abbey,
in order to be decapitatedand buried under
the gallows of Tyburn, there was
attached
to it an
inscriptionon a metal plate. This
plate passed to the daughter of the sergeant,
entrusted
who
with the horrible task,
was
the Ripon family,
and came
intothehandsof
A

which

stream

fortunes
the

remained

it has

where

of the

Some
A fated
of
stream
wate*

child,and
than

more

it seemed

of
to

time

the

turned

an

old

as

is connected

family is

of the

estates

since

Countess
ago

be

to

with

the

found

on

of Cromartie.

she

what

mascot.

lost her

made

usually tragicis,that
to

be

the

fulfilment

prophecy, which
when

this stream

the

would

in future

in direct succession

death

the

effect that
estates

little

; and

it

was
was

not

happened

go
that

DIVERS

alterations

some

been

this

made

on

her

CHARMS

or

55

improvements

property which

had

entailed

being done.

Otway family,
the owners
which
will not part with for
mysterious possession.
any price,is another
It is a gigantic four-postermade
of ebony
and beautifullycarved.
A peculiarityof it
is that all its furniture is as black as night.
A
curious
story is told of the late
the
President
Kruger.
Many
ago
years
President
bought from an old half-breed
woman
pipe, to
pedlar a meerschaum
The

which

Black

she

Bed

of

ascribed

the

the

power
The
future.

foretelling the
^med
old woman
predicted that three pipe of
important changes in his life j^ger114
would
be
foretold
by accidents
befalling the pipe. Early in the year
the
before
1 88 1,
independence of the
Transvaal
came
was
modified, the stem
the
little before
to pieces ;
a
Jameson
he
Raid
chipped a piece of the bowl ;
just before his departure for the Bloemfontein
the
Conference
pipe fell to the
smashed
to fragments.
ground, and was
of

HISTORICAL

56

CHARMS

Laing's "Travels
Timanni,
among
the Kourankos, and the Soulimas,
there
is a description by an
English traveller
curious
A
of
a
scene.
body of
very
picked soldiers fired upon a chief who had
himself
with
nothing to defend
but
certain
charms.
BulletAlthough
proof men
their
muskets
were
properly
In

' '

loaded
could
A

strike

and

aimed

not

ball

him.

similar

is

given by Salverte,
in his " Philosophy of Occult
Sciences,
where, in 1568, the Prince of Orange
condemned
a
Spanish prisoner to be shot
at Juliers. The
soldiers
tied him
to a
tree and fired,but he was
not hurt.
They
what
at last stripped him
to see
armour
he
but
found
amulet.
only an
wore,
case

' '

When
dead

this
the

at

was

hero

great

faith

to the mast

Among
by

the

the

Shah

he

fell

Trafalgar, had

of
in

the

and
*lorses*1oe,

horaeshoe

him

first shot.
the

Nelson,

from

taken

numerous

of Persia

one

luck
was

of

nailed

of the

ship Victory.
charms
possessed

may

be mentioned

CHARMS

DIVERS

57

has
which
gold star called Merzoum,
the
reputation of making
conspirators
Another
important
immediately confess.
is a cube of amber
one
; this is supposed
the Shah
to render
invulnerable, and he
a

it about

wears

is

little box

blessed
We

neck.

in

of

the

by

his

must

gold, set
prophet.

not

the

pass

third

charm

emeralds, and
schild
Roth-

famous

is an
heirloom,
talisman, which
and
the possession of which
on
Thetaiisthe
of the family are
fortunes
thought to depend. It is in the KttSdSd
form
small
of a
gold casket, family
about
the
size of a
snuff-box,
but

the

words

of its power
inscribed within.
secret

in

lies hidden

opinion that if a
wore
man
a
planet seal it might aid
him
in obtaining the
affections
of
his
sweetheart, give him
protection at sea
and
him
in
make
more
battle, and
Lord

Bacon

courageous.
When
at

hands
removed

Paris, Lord

covered

by

of

was

with
the

Verulam

warts.

English

his

had

They

were

ambassador's

HISTORICAL

58

wife, who

CHARMS

resorted

to

charm

for

this

purpose.
The
famous

the
as
wrestler, known
44
Terrible Turk,
has a
charm
which
was
placed round his neck
"Terrible
Turk"
never
by his father ; this charm
charm* leaves him, for whether wrestling
it.
or
sleeping he always wears
At a meeting of the Cheshire
Football
it was
Association,
reported that a Barnton
player, when
taking part in a
league
match
had
the misfortune
at Davenham,
his leg, and that another
to break
player
' '

attached

to

fractured

both
there
and

worn

club's

the

destruction

Macleods

Syke, possess
powerful when
to

the

also

officials believed

an

the

had

fortnight later.
the same
pair

affinitybetween
first accident, and

was

ordered

The

the

club

same

limb

had

men

boots,

the

of the

the

As
of

that

second

promptly
boots.

of

Castle,
Dunvegan
fairy flag, said to be
waved

family.

to

avert

any

fortune
mis-

IX

CHAPTER

RELIGION

IN

CHARMS

turn

we

of

religions
find

that

magical

does

the

at

consecrated

water,
so-called

numerous

the

among
races.

In

possible

to

from
if

space

vast

work

give

number

permitted,

Descendants

of

of

and

this

of

the

kind

of
be

cases

found

59

it

is

only

references

which

gathered

Abraham

other

different

the

historical

few

lief
be-

relics, idols,

superstitions

religions

many

even

it is the

of

some

vailed
pre-

and

another,

or

has

as

has

Either

amulets,

to

power

we

in

such

etc.,

day.

present

world,

power,

or

miraculous

the

in

form

various

belief

charms,
some

the

ascribed

been

in

the

to

could,
together.

believed

that

HISTORICAL

6o

CHARMS

their great ancestor

suspended from
wore,
his neck, a precious stone, the sight of
which

cured

maintains

Josephus
of

disease.

every

the

that

precious

the
breast-platewere
and
and that
Urim
Thummin,
The precious
"tones on
these possessedcertain properties
that
they discovered or prebreastplate so
stones

fopeteiithe

Aaron's

dieted
those

the

issue

of

consulted

who

them.

people are of opinion that

Many
Jacob buried under
earrings which
oak
have

of

Sechem

already
of

charms

were
seen

that

Solomon

to

events

; while
was

the
the
we

the

magic ring.
scriptures,Acts
Again, in the Western
And
read :
God wrought
xix. ii, 12, we
by the hands
special miracles
handSe""* Pau* : so that from his body
chief s in the were
the
sick
brought unto
possessor

"

MriRturea

handkerchiefs
the diseases

and

the

evil

or

aprons,
departed from

and

them,
'

'

spiritswent out of them.

It is quite probable that
St. John
alludes
to the
white
carnelian, a gem
well known
adepts for its occult
among

HISTORICAL

62

It

the

was

to send

CHARMS

custom

at

for the

time

one

golden key to faithful priests,

wherein
enclosed a small
was
quantity of
of St. Peter's keys, kept sacred
the filings
Popes

These

at Rome.

charms

in the

worn

were

protect the happy possessor from

disease,misfortune, and evil spirits.
It is stated that an
angel delivered a
charm
written
to one
of the Popes, and
bosom

to

^rec*e^

him

A written
charm
given

Charles

when

Varies
at

battle of Roncesvalles.

the battle

messenger

carried
YaUe!?068"
and

take

to

he

said

it to

went

that

to

The

King
the

holy

whoever

coj*y of this writing,

day said three paternosters,

every

creed, would
be saved from all enemies
and dangers.
The
charmed
tomb
of Abb6
Paris, a
died in 1727, is worthy
Jansenist, who
of mention.
Hume, in his Philosophical
There
was
Essays, says,
surely never
ascribed
of miracles
so
great a number
to one
those which
were
as
lately
person
said to have
been
wrought in France
three

and

aves,

one

"

upon

the

To-day

tomb
we

of the

have

Abb"

charm

Paris.

' '

of great value

in

the

the

religious charms
propertiesbeing attributed
been
worn
by Jesus the
is made

unlike

of

of

famous

most

various

coat

63

dull

is

Treves, which

of

Coat

Holy

perhaps

RELIGION

IN

CHARMS

the

all

magical
its having

its

;
to

This

Christ,

material

brown

anything manufactured

nowadays.
It is about
four feet six inches in length,
the
back
being a trifle longer
than

the

front

the

width

at

Satof

the chest

whilst
three

is twenty-seven inches, E?6*^"??

it is about
at the bottom
properties
feet
and
It
half.
a

is seldom

popular

that
gaze

this

indeed,

"

have

is

coat

taken

exposed

only three
place during

to
positions
ex-

the

last century : the first was

in 18 10, when
thousand
a hundred
people passed through
the

cathedral

when

the

number

the

second

in

was

1844,

of

pilgrims exceeded
and
million ;
in 1891 the
number
a
exceeded
all that
had
formerly been
known.
If we
glance at these numbers,
it will be difficult to say
in charms
is on
the
cures

of

various

that

the

interest

decrease.
Many
diseases and
afflictions

HISTORICAL

64

CHARMS

place during the

took

exhibition.

last

of
be mentioned
cases
Among these may
complete blindness, lupus, a withered
limb, St. Vitus *s dance, an issue of blood,
intestinal
tuberculosis.
paralysis, and
have
These
of course
been
cures
placed
down
to
imagination and
suggestion ;
but
of
this explanation is placed out

court, when
the

of

cures

under

two

take

we

rather, infants
such as Peter Eul,

children, or
of age,
Burdenbach.

years

of

consideration

into

This

of

child

eighteen months
old is certified by Dr. Weber
as
ISSfSttSST
tion
having completely lost the sight
flammat
of his right eye,
owing to inof the brain, while the sight
of the left eye
had
become
weak, and
the
had
become
right arm
paralysed.
it is not

little more

than

Medical

treatment

had

results, and

almost

was

The

and
coat

child
the

come

the

of
to

the

it touched

moment

to

out

taken

was

it uttered

necessary

considerable

any

had

hitherto

the

cry,

for

into

contact

no

improvement
question.
cathedral,
charmed

it is

always

with

this

IN

CHARMS

if

charm

is

RELIGION

65

be

performed.
When
they offered the child food, it
grasped it with its paralysed arm, and, on
the
child
returning home, they found
could

cure

Two

see.

certified that
and

later

years

the

the

to

child could

the

doctor

with

see

both

paralysis had

completely
This is only
disappeared from its arm.
which
out of many
one
case
places the
of suggestion
outside
the
realm
cures
and
imagination.
Under
the heading of religiouscharms
be placed the " Holy Hand,"
must
or, as
it is sometimes
called,the " Dead Hand.
eyes,

' '

This

hand

is

belonged to
Arrowsmith,

known

have

to

Edmund

Father

a dead

hand

suf- J^p"*"
Jesuit, who
fered the extreme
penalty of the parties
law at Lancaster, on August 28th,
The
1628.
story is that after his body
the right hand
cut down
cut off,
was
was
in compliance with his dying injunctions
he would
and
to fulfil his promise that
work

miraculous

brought
years

the

into

hand

cures

contact
was

those

on

with.

kept

at

For

Bryn

it

was

many

Hall

CHARMS

HISTORICAL

66

it was

then

removed

to Sir Robert

Gerard's

residence, Garswood
Hall, and afterwards
it was
placed in the custody of the priest
in the
Catholic
Chapel at Ashton-inMaskerfield.
the

are

At

Bible

keep

confine
On

placed to its credit.

time
Spedlin's Tower, which
the
bank
of the Annan,
sessed
pos-

on
a

to

marvellous

cures

one

stands

and

Numerous

which

it to

one

the
that

when

spirit made

the

Bible

and

was

placed in its usual

staircase, after this had
disturbance
General

charm

spirit in order and

portion of the building.

occasion

removed

as

restless

one

acted

the
such

Bible
a

was
motion
com-

quickly recalled
position on the
been

done

the

ceased.

sian
RusKuropatkin, the famous
in his possession a
general, had
valuable
ikon, or holy picture,
which
General
was
supposed to have
in
*ke power
of protecting him
Sln^sSoiy
talisman
ikon
This
of
times
danger.
was
by the
presented to him
council
It conof St. Petersburg.
town
sists
of six handsome
paintings of saints

CHARMS
of

the

RELIGION

IN

67

Greek

enclosed
in
a
Church,
The
idea
is
magnificent gold frame.
Russian
prevalent among
soldiers,
very
that it would
be unwise
to court
danger
some

talisman

famous

stone

without
The

classed

as

stone, and

holy

sometimes

of Mecca."

Stone

this kind.

of

Caaba

of

It is

charm.

faithful

it as a
kiss it,and look upon
The
Scarab, so called from
in form

used

as

placed

an
over

to

that

amulet,
the

of

"

heart

Black

devoutly

talisman.

its

blance
resem-

beetle, was

and

black

is called the
The

be

must

was

of

the

The

sacred

by the Egyptians, or S^EgJiused to replace the heart itself, tians

of
They are
mostly composed
stone.
a
hard, yellowish or dark green
firm
The
believers in a
Egyptians were
future state, and thought that the scarab
would
help to re-unite the soul and body
the time came
when
for the soul to again
inhabit
the body, which
was
preserved
mummy

for this
The
many

reason.

subject of beads is
people have an idea

vast

that

one,
these

and
were

HISTORICAL

68

manufactured
Beads

only, but

ornaments

in
were

onginaUy
chapms

for

CHARMS

they were
"""
religious charm.

worn

The

ansata, and tat

of this type, and
used
were
crux,

are

find the
Hand
To-day we
and the Eye Bead of Syria used

as

lotus,
of

Osiris

as

such.

of

Mary

amulets.

CHARMS

HISTORICAL

7o

Guenfrewi.
was
countryside. Her name
Marriage had no attractions for her, and
the consternation
of the youths
great was
in the neighbourhood when
pered
whisit was
that
she
was
going to bury her
Carabeauty in the cloister. One, named
lose
that he would
not
doc, determined
and attention.
of courage
the girlfor want
He called at her parents' house, and found
Guenfrewi

all alone.

opportunity, and
his hand, but

seized

Caradoc

his heart

offered her

the

and

pleading she
turned
deaf ear, and absolutely refused
a
reconsider
her
decision
to
to
adopt a
monastic
Caradoc
to
career.
began
rushed
threaten, and Guenfrewi
through
the

open

door

all

to

toward

his

the

church

where

brated
celehearing mass
parents were
was
Caradoc, who
by St. Beuno.
fleet of foot, overtook
more
her, and,
his
with
blow
from
a
sword, severed
her
head
from
her
body. Hearing the
the
her
on
commotion,
parents came
her

scene

and

St. Beuno

Caradoc,

raised

left the
who

stood

piteous
altar

with

cry,

and

whereon

confronted

dripping sword

WELLS

CHARMED

beside

his victim.
in

and

moment

opened and
lowed

up.

head

of

fitted it

Caradoc

best

as

and
of

the

earth

was

swal-

St. Beano

been

alive and

Caradoc

to her

it

with

over

this

When

covering from

body,
a

the corpse,

and

head

where

maiden

had

had
the

reunited
head

afterwards
into

known

of

to

the

fallen,there

well

entered

over

was

from
of water, which
ceased to flow.
to this has never
up

his
bration
cele-

the

complete

to

well ; her

beautiful

gSSce

they found that a great wonder

was
worked, for the maiden

lo !

her

the

covered

mass.

removed

had

the

could

he

cloak, returning

when

happened,
murderer,

Taking up the severed

Guenfrewi, St. Beuno

shoulders

he

had

Seeing what

priest cursed

the

71

as

St.

religiouscourse

sprung
that day

frewi,
Guen-

Winefride,
of life,

died.
Holy Well tillSt. Beuno
She
was
subsequently canonised, and
from
that day to this remains
an
object
The
of pilgrims to
of devotion.
rush
well is so great as to somethis charmed
what
overwhelm
the primitive resources
and

lived at

CHARMS

HISTORICAL

72

village of Holywell. The

cannot
magical properties of the water
does
the
be doubted, and
Lancet
even
seek to repudiate the truth
not
of

the

little

The

of

?"""

and
reality,

ct^ofbewith

the

it will be

doubted

seeks

Holy

to account
way

found

Treves,
down

of Wales

waters

as

difficult task

place all these cures

imagination or suggestion.
charmed

for

; but

of

Coat

to

The

their

admits

but

cures,

in the usual

them

of

power

the

do

to

not

stand

alone, for what

Holywell is to
to
Britain, so is Lourdes
France, and
to Italy.
The
cures
are
cribed
asMugnano
to

Blessed

given
We

at the

Virgin at another,
to

St. Philomena

need

Charmed
water

St. Winefride

to be

take

not

and

one,

to the

the honour

Mugnano.
journey to

at
a

the

to find charmed
places mentioned
or
holy water, for it is used in

*U
Roman
Churches
Catholic
Roman11*11
cS*110^t*iat *s" ** *^e Pr*estskave carried
"

"^

es

their

out

Originally
Jupiter was

the

duty conscientiously.
position of the
planet

taken

into

account

in

the

CHARMED

WELLS

73

It is placed at the
blessingof holy water.
door, and the faithful on entering dip their
with it
fingers into the water, and make
the sign of the Cross upon
their foreheads

breasts.

or

from

away
and

is done

This

evil

them

in order

thoughts

to drive

feelings,

or

for the services in

purify them
which
to take
they are about
part. In
charmed
term
we
baptism, what
may
is again used, and this not only in
water
the above
Church, but also in the Church
of England.
to

In

the

in the
the
"

East,

recitation

where

of the

charmed

held

in the

connected

with

are

time

the

during
the

sacred

people
charm.

ropes

ceremony
of
verses
a

is

water

hands
a

verses.

cut

the

is distributed
into

' '

monks

recite

After

of

"

vessel

to

that

"

Paritta,
used.
Ropes

of the

large

taken

the water

ceremony
and
the
which

is

there

Buddhism

of

Church

Southern

of

water

The

Buddhists

^Vcharm

pieces,in

the
and
given away,
receiving a piece wear

and

their

are

it

as

CHAPTER

XI

THE

HORSESHOE

AND
DAY

belief
of

in

the

accounted
as

The

horse-

bringer

the

Teutonic

witch

is said
evil

prongs

come

as

to

where

seen

used

village,
England

able
a

downwards.

to

as

enter

horseshoe

Popular
74

it
:

among

Scandinavian

and
east

or

States

flourishes

far
be

been

United

the

was

have

be

town,

any

in

popular
belief

and

to

may

it

horseshoe,

as

throughout

the

races,

no

in

such

since

ever

wide-

is

appears
It

hamlet

iertan^k is

and

recognised

lucky.

efficacy
as

charm

spread,
it

the

horseshoe

lucky

HI,

OLD-

CHARMS

HE

||y"|

SOME

India.
a

No

building,
is

nailed,

superstition

THE
has

for ages

protecting
crescent

or

HORSESHOE

endowed

the

powers,
is also

while

75

metal

iron with

the

half-circle

considered

fortunate.

the

explanations given as to
crescent
of iron, the horseshoe,
and
still is,looked
such
as
a
was,
upon
powerful charm.
One story is that the holy St. Dunstan,
is the patron saint of blacksmiths,
who
in his forge when
was
one
day at work
his
assailed
Satan
virtue, disguised in
Dunstan
St.
female
beauty.
the
detected
personation, and St. Dunstan
are
Many
why this

when

the

Satanic

courtesan

^thred-hot

was

trying to fascinate him through horseshoes,

his forge window, he nipped the
with
hot pincers. Again
demon's
nose
Satan
tried his luck in similar disguise,
tied him to the forge-rack,
but St. Dunstan
and

shod

";

From

smiths, and

or

that

him

day forth
even

his followers
The

of the

form, which
The

horseshoes.
avoids

Satan

horseshoe

with

Mohammeden

of Islam.

red-hot

with

black-

strikes him

terror.
says

is the

Cingaleeuse

it is because
sacred
them

crescent

because

CHARMS

HISTORICAL

76

resemblance

of the

sacred

the

to

snake,

The
their
deities.
of
Nagendra, one
Jew looks upon it as a symbol
the blood
"* *^e Passover, where
why is the
lintel and
the
honeshoe
sprinkled upon
lucky?
door-posts appeared in the form
of

The

arch.

an

and

Arabs

the

peasants associate the shoe with

the
to
new
moon.
Here, we
appear
to the true origin of
approach very near
it is so
the belief and
why
frequently
Tuscan

found

doors

on

crescent

and

the

was

entrances

symbol

for

of

the

the

Moon

was
goddess Diana, who
supposed to be
the guardian of doors and houses.
There
is another
explanation based on astrology,
and
which
is worth
one
sideration.
taking into conThe horse is ruled by Jupiter,
is therefore
considered
so
lucky ; and
worn
by this
anything that has been
animal
becomes
a
charm, especiallywhen

in the form

lucky

metal

of

crescent

and

made

of the

iron.

popular luck-bringer,and one

sought after by sailors and fishermen,

Another
much

is

child's caul.

If

hung

in

cabin

it

by

CHARMS

HISTORICAL

78

of the

some

the

of

magicians

past,
and

quaint
these

find

we

philosophers

and

mention

of

peculiar objects, and

used

are

and

believed

many

of

some

in

the

at

present day.
make

to

right

be

must

which

comb

will

If

side

head, the comb

right horn of

made

; if the

ram

sincerityhow

headache.

any

the

in all

us

charmed

remove
on

tells

writer

One

of the

from
other

the

the

side, then

is

pain

the

use

left

horn.

as

has

hare

The

"

"mystery

believe

^tle

andthefox

the

aw

been

always

looked

upon
who

animal
in

bone
hind

by those
these
things. The
in the knee-joint of
leg of a hare will

J^JJF* quickly

the

cure

part afflicted is touched

Of

piece

the
of

moistened

fox
the

and

learn

we

made

being dried, draweth

other thing deep in
it thereon.
The

that
of

tongue

if

cramp

it.

small

"A

fox

being
vinegar, after
a

soft in

with

the

thorn

out

the

flesh

or

any

by laying

' '

heart

of

kite,worn

about

the neck

THE

HORSESHOE

79

finger,mitigates choler, wrath,

or

and
all

evil

effects

bleeding

the

preserves

thereof.

of every

from

wearer

also

It

tention,
con-

stops

kind.

Albertus

herb
of
the
Magnus
says
it in a
heliotropion,that if a man
wrap
can
bay leaf with a wolf's tooth no one
Put
speak an angry word to the wearer.
under a pillow, it will bring a vision before
the eyes of the man
has been robbed,
who

and

he

will

The

blue

heart

ribbon

king's

evil.

see

the

of
round
The

thief and
toad

the

all his

longings.
be-

suspended by

neck

skin

in

of

will
a

cure

the

civet-cat,

battle, will protect the wearer

from
tail
injury. A weasel's
carried in the pocket will repel
Sking tailg
the attacks
of savage
A
and tongues
dogs.
chameleon's
tongue carried byofanim"ls
he
a
can
defy all the
man,
is a
Moonwort
sharpers in the world.
fetters,
powerful charm
; it will loosen
feet.
the shoes
horses'
from
locks, and
One
bone
of a frog will engender love,
worn

another

will

cause

hatred.

CHAPTER

XII

SOME

CURATIVE

CHARMS

'RAMP-RINGS

discarded

been
At

every

the

In

or

Henry

529

be
Sovereign

divorced

of

Arragon.

was

Pope
was

dispatched
Clement

naturally

to
to

Confessor

reign
Sove-

the

VIII.

to

it.
in

to

cramp,

sickness,

falling

Rome

80

were

chiefly

wished

to

Catherine

Stephen

interested

day.

down

from

grant

this

worn

against

iby*"
rheumatism,

not

they

were

virtue

has

English

every

They

Mary.
as

Messed

by

Edward

from

Queen

used

and

at

time

one

in

use

forms

various

blessed

their

and

ages,

middle

the

during

worn

much

were

Cowley

plead
Aim

the

with

Boleyn
success

CHARMS

CURATIVE

SOME

mission, and sent

the
following letter

with

rings,

several

the

of

81

Stephen, I send you here the

to distribute
cramp-rings and pray
you
assure
them, as she (you may
them) will
be glad to do them
pleasure which
any
11

Mr.

"

shall be in my

And

power.

I make

thus

end, praying God send you Good Health.

"
Written
at Greenwich,
14th day of
April, 1529,
"By your assured friend,

an

"ANN

BOLLEIN."

cramp-rings gained their efficacy

from
made
the fact that they were
Friday offeringof gold,
King's Good

These

from
the

and

Among
a

A
of

against

small
a

wet

taken

box

and

of

candle

fixed

retiringto

candle
or

at

rest

one

the

mony.
cere-

Spanish peasants
is

coughs.
a
piece

is filled with

peculiar bark
earth.

colds

made

elaborate

very

of the

many

belief exists that

charm

On

with

blessed

is

J^^11*
cored

by

""i"*

then

side of
candle

the
is
6

box.

lightad

CHARMS

HISTORICAL

82

and

set

near

candle

the

is burnt

the
When
patient'sbed.
out the
cough will have

disappeared.
In the agriculturaldistricts of England
who
it is a popular idea that all those
a
raw
potato in the pocket can
carry
These
of rheumatism.
keep off all forms
sometimes

are

from

distinguishthem
pebble.

to

The
human
touch

seventh

of

son

large polished

seventh

is

son

charm, for he possessesthe charmed

gift of healing. This belief is
or
sometimes
varied
by being ap-

wno8fIenth
pMed to
seventh

until it is difficult

carried

son

in succession

father
ofneaUn*^

whether

has

been

child

male

seventh

or

not

seventh

his
son.

Things,"
ed. 1660, we
find :
It is manifest
by
experience that the seventh male child by
justorder (neveragirlor wench
being born
between) doth heal only with touching,
through a natural gift,the king's evil,
which
is a special gift of God, given to
as
kings and queens,
daily experience
In

Lupton's "Notable
"

doth

witness."

CURATIVE

SOME

83

plays a great part in

magical operations ; thus we find that
number

The
all
a

CHARMS

certain

seven

pieces of spleen froAi

seven

and

these

use

as

food

which

break
himself

of.

friend must

After

will

become

blind.

patient had

for fever, and

take
to
seven

ferent

from

charm

grapes

grapevines, seven
seven
joists, seven
seven
bridges, seven

Rabbi
dif-

chips

from

nails

from

small

must
or

he

Huna

the

different

seven

take

heifers,

seven

eating,the friend
served
the plate they were
on

partake

gave

is to

blindness

for

cure

The

number

JS^tonce
in charms

quantities of

ashes

from

earth

from

seven

seven
pieces of pitch from
hairs from
grains of cumin, seven
dog. Bind all these together and

seven
an
wear

old

them

stoves,

seven

holes

seven

over

the

nape

in

seven

the

of the

bits of

ground,
ships,

neck.

XIII

CHAPTER

CHARMS

WRITTEN

OR

SPELLS,

"HERE

are

and

words

of

means

be

to

most

written
word
or

"

as

first

the

"

mystic

supposed

Abrasadabra.

"

line

in

and

*ast

t*iere

so

'

times
some-

This

parchment

full, then

has

last

the
on,

onty

the

is

one

on

are

haps
Per-

spells.
'

omitted,
**ne

these

Abracadabra,

line

second
The

are

called

written

be

must

paper,

"

by

certain

common

word

well-known

designs

achieved,

usually
the

of

which

results

occult

forms

many

letter
in

till

the

remains

the
the

Abraca-

letter

dabra"

A,

inverted
the
was

curing
a

of

believer

the
cone.

diseases.
in

whole
It

Lord
the
"4

power

forming
is

used

an

for

Byron,

who

of

such

HISTORICAL

86

for
used
old-day charms
evil contains the following verse
:

One

of

good
"

CHARMS

or

the

this blood
I wish
to burn,
I
heart
wish
to
turn;

It is not

But

them

Let

Until

not

they

is

sleep, drink,

eat,
to

come

and

me

do

rest

nor

request."

my

the.
spell in India named
Scorpion charm, and this is used for the
of scorpion bites and neuralgic
treatment
in the form
of a fivepains. It is made
pointed star with the figure of
KciSrma scorpion in the centre, the
There

for

of India

whole

in

enclosed

circle
neurat^a

in

is written

which

of
eighteenth verse
chapter of St. Mark.
A short inscriptionon
paper,
cloth is the
most
widespread
charm
The

writer

through
to

of

wearer

favour

are

runaway

these

him

for

those

or

wife,

to

or

form

of

work.

Among
enable

will

man,

deliver

goes

instruction

of

treasure, to

woman

teenth
six-

skin,

often

charms
the

the

the

Countries.

Eastern

which

discover

to

of

the

special course

prepare

these

in

known

double

to
a

win

the
the

discover
house

or

SPELLS,

OR

evil

from

person

WRITTEN

CHARMS

spirits,and

bring friction between

to

wife
Some

of these

have

over

Psalm

of

hundred

Mosaic

the
the

spells

it

seventeen

For
is

to

books

Talmud.

that

Bible

Western

our

spell, yet this is found

and

these

known

usually

not

of

read

an

from.

is

It

of

and

enemy.
professionalcharm-writers

two

choose

to

those

even

husband

the death

to compass

or

87

is
be

of

so

the

written

that

we

Psalm

SfiTS^1
I!fa^B2ft11
speHs

for"*

namecertftinPw-

the

secure

if

this
traveller,who
prays
psalm early in the morning,
with
ardour, together with the
in

potent
Cabala

example, of

"A

proper
prayer,
of Jah, will be

each

from

allposes

is
The prayer
evil for twenty-four hours.
*
as follows
:
May it be thy holy will,O Jah,
Jenora, to make
journey prosperous,
my
to lead

from
to

my

in

pleasant paths, to protect me

all evil,and to bring me
safely back
and
loved
for thy mighty
ones,

adorable
Psalm

storms,

me

name's

sake.

read

"

"

give safety in
During an existing
will

twenty-one
we

Amen.9

HISTORICAL

88

storm

at

hand,

mix

sea,

CHARMS

when

is

there

danger

at

rose-oil, salt, water, resin ;

it slowly this psalm, and
over
pronounce
the holy name
Jehaen, and then pour
the consecrated
salve
into the foaming
while uttering the following prayer :
sea
1
the
Lord
rulest the
of
world, thou
pride of the foaming and roaring sea, and
calmest

the

terrible noise

of the

waves.

please thee for the sake of thy

the
most
holy name,
Jehaen, to calm
and to deliver us mercifully from
storm
this danger.
Amen.
Selah.' "
In Psalm
twenty-three we find a charm
tions
receive reliable instrucby which we may
in regard to something through a
May

it

dream
bring about

to

or

vision.

or

holy

visions

is

purifyby fastingand bathing

prophetic pronounce
dreams

method

The

the
-

name

at the

J ah
end

with

Psalm
.

seven

;
the

times, and

of each

"

repetition
of the world, notwithstanding
: "Lord
thy unutterable
might, power, exaltation
and glory,thou wilt still lend a listening
to the prayer of thy humblest
ear
creature,
pray

and

wilt

fulfil his

desires.

Hear

my

CHARMS

WRITTEN

OR

SPELLS,

89

also, loving Father, and let it be

holy will to reveal
pleasing to thy most
in a dream, whether
unto
me
(here the
affair of which
correct
knowledge is
be plainly stated)as
desired must
thou
reveal
didst often
the
through dreams
prayer

fate

of

Grant

forefathers.

our

me

my

of thy adorable
petition for the sake
Amen.
Selah."
J ah.
name,
If compelled to travel alone
by night,
hundred
the one
and
twenty-first
pray
Psalm
times, and you will
reverently seven
all accidents

be safe from

Psalm
written

seven

and

hundred

evil

rences.
occur-

and

twentypure parchment, placed

one

upon

in a clean
of

bag, and suspended from the neck

newborn
son
immediately after birth,

no

evil

befall

ever

can

him.

Before

entering college or under-

J0**4*"

taking

mental

strengthen

hundred
be

work

and

"Beth
Psalm
purpose.

' '

it

theirm6,ltal

one

also

of

consists

The

division

hundred

and

verses.

in the

may

one

thirty-four should

repeated

only three

Psalm

be

used

for

and
powers
have success

nineteenth
the

same

HISTORICAL

9o

Other

CHARMS

scriptural charms

are

Chapter
are
good

and
22
Job, verses
23
Verses
against furious beasts.
19, 20,
in general. For
and
24 against trouble
the overcoming
of enemies
take
Isaiah,
Chapter 12, verse 2 ; Chapter 13, verse 10 ;
and Chapter 17, verse
14 ; while to protect
from
water
Isaiah,
peril by fire and
is potent.
2
Chapter 43, verse

XIV

CHAPTER

CHARM

NATIONAL

AND

NDER
must

first

be

placed
of

only,

person

has

been

found
of

of

benefit

be

may

which

one

or

would

it

that

to

cause
be-

bought

or

individual

the

impression

some

presentiment

bring

and

to

person

of

is

charm

handed

one

for

another,

charms

those

from

down

heading

the

outside

one

TRIBAL,

FAMILY,

INDIVIDUAL,

THE

Thein.

dfotaia)
charm

good

this

skull

Austin

individual

class

will

mentioned
Osman
charms

example

An

luck.

be

the

the

appear
91

to

belongng

as

Spare,

golden

artist.
to

come

Mr.
These

into

HISTORICAL

92

CHARMS

period, and to herald

shield
from
to
luck
or
danger, and
to lose their
efficacy and drop out of
of the
one
they
history at the death
life at

the

some

benefited.

have

family class is

The

consists of those

by

to

son,

to

another, and

or

the

handed

large

down

such

whole

from
of the

member

one

one,

and

father

family

to affect
appear
family. Here we can
as

place the toadstone ring of the

German
Emperor, the Spanish
opal, the ring of the Napoleons,
of Edenhall, and
others
many
in
the
previous part of this

The family
""****

the

vase

given
work.
Under

can
heading of tribal we
various
include
religions,organisations,
and bodies,and though this is not so large
the family class, yet it will
as
be
difficult to give some
not
The tribal
charm
example. We have the various
religioussects with their relics :

the

the

Mohammedans

of Mecca

; the

designs of

with

their black

jewels with
the

Masons

stone

their

listic
Caba-

; the

gems

HISTORICAL

94

CHARMS

will include the Union

Jack, the Stars and Stripes,and all other
nations
flags used to inspire the many
soldiers with
the
with
patriotism and

the

national

courage.

we

SECTION
OCCULT
GEMS:

II

WHEN,
HOW

AND

JEWELLERY

TO

WHERE.
USE

95

THESE

AND

"

is

gift

hath

it

as

precious

withersoever

in

stone

it

the
it

turneth,

Sweet

the

are

Which,

like

Wears

yet

a
a

that

S.

xvii

adversity,

of

uses

him

prospereth."

Proverb*

"

"

of

eyes

and
ugly
jewel
precious

toad,

venomous,

his

in

head."

"Shakespeare.
"He

who
of

possesses

friends."

Of

Talismans

and

careful

watch'

And

will

turquoise

be

always

sure

Unknown.

"

"

Sigils
d

the

knew

the

power,
hour.*

Planetary

"Pope*

"

Oh,
In

mickle

herbs,

is

the

plants,

powerful
stones,

grace
and

their

lies

that

qualities."

true
"

Unknown*

XV

CHAPTER

SAYS

WORLD

THE

WHAT

ROM

time

immemorial
has

opinion
every

obtained

that

metal

sess
pos-

and

gem

virtues.

peculiar
is

there

of

one

either

for

have

good

in

have

to

appear

of

and

of

celebrities
in

with

of

is
a

also

power

we

important

been

connected

cases

has

stone

the

lives

the

there

so

evil

or

how

seen

events

EYepy
a

gem

charm

*""d

fop

eYU

or

many

class

some

charm.
"

Are

or

disclosing
of

less

we

ancestors,

one

Every

gems.

As

language

flowers,

an

the

are

ourselves

leading

superstitious
we

more
'

'

papers
97

Such

than

our

in

cautious
is the

propounds
7

query
;

it

HISTORICAL

98

by stating that,
gives the answer
glance into the fashionable jewellers

then
"

London

of

CHARMS

sufficient

is

to

the

answer

question negatively. Here is an amulet

of ancient Egyptian workmanship, a tiny
miniature
of the
a
or
figure of Amen-Ra,
god Osiris,which is supposed to bring my
ladye fayre luck at bridge or at Goodwin.
Little amulets, usually in the form
of
watchon
dogs or horses are being worn
chains or bracelets,and ancient gems
of
weird
and mystic design are
hung upon
'

slender

neck-threads

sight, but touched

good luck to the
A

writer

belief in

in

and

tucked

occasion

on

to

The

Referee
'

mascottes

says,

countless

very

2enera*"^d

writer

fashionable.

leree*' *ucky
*

and
very

much

have

sort

to

are

present very

have

*or

lost

never

dislike

a*

clover,

fancies

other

^ean

The

is very
of horse-

and

'

"

talismans

or

bean""
1
eaw^a
in

ensure

wearer."

in the form
popular. Charms
sh"es" P*8S" four-leaved
A" lucky
worn

of

out

worn

seven

it.

part with

years

should

it,and
of half-belief in its bringing

luck,

me

WORLD

THE

WHAT

at

or

'

least

SAYS

keeping

99
'

off

ill-

luck,"
another

From

fancy

is

source

for

shown

now

read

we

others
on

have

faith in

by

worn

when

princess

Egyptian

wear

Zealand

Then,
found

ornament

some

and

mummy

"A

wearing stones
are
supposed to

things which
Some
women
bring good fortune.
made
of New
charm
a pendant or
Pounamu
stone.
as
jade, known
other

or

an

the

s^"me

Such, for Bernhawit'g

example, are the quaint jewels mwcot*6
owned
by Mrs. Clarence Mackay,
the weird cornelian
or
necklace, given by
Sir John Scott to the Hon.
Mrs. St. John
of her marriage.
time
Brodrick
at the
world

was

Sarah

Madame
'

the

young.

is

'sfavourite

'

cot
mas-

of nuggets, given her by

in California ; and an
English

necklet

miners

actress, Miss
faith

Bernhardt

to

Vanbrugh, pins her

quoises.
turgirdle of splendid uncut
Irene

' '

Under
for
u

the title of

"

The

Present

Craze

' '

another
Pretty Mascots,
The
little
jewellers have

paper
says,
to complain

HISTORICAL

ioo

about

these

in

in and

come

thousand

ask

the

ten

be

not

may

as

in

ornaments

far

now

generation
The King himself
Again :
ago.
has revived the popularity of
horseshoe
brooches
by giving
of

those

' '

gemmed
set

cost

February, but
of people who
buy

number

exceeds

honeshoe
broochei

one

for tiaras that

pretty little

King

who

Customers

days.

pounds or so
as
raindrops

common

The

CHARMS

with

"

rubies

to

recent

bride.

' '

It is also stated that the

King is partial
to those
little charms
in the shape of
of these
dogs, and has presented many
Miss
to his friends.
Constance
Collier,
we
are
told, inclines to the black sweep
which
Two
mascot
a
as
brings luck.
little wooden
clogs are cherished for the
same
by Miss Louie Freear ; and
purpose
Miss

Charlotte

Granville

efficacy of white
but
stone

also
that

wears

heather
the

hails from

believes
as

lucky pig of
New

Zealand.

in

the

charm,
green
The

gold heart is the fancy of Miss Beatrice

one
Ferrar, who
always wears
given by
her sister for good luck.

XVI

CHAPTER

OF

DESCRIPTION
AS

BlfHE

STONES

CHARMS

-be

idea

some

of

Agate.

variety
kinds.

of

The

tints,
in

clouded

very

seldom

met

with.

by

referring

to

and

stripes
the
are

they
list.

are

many

presents

ous
vari-

delicately

are
or

blended

agate

moss-agate,

193

Readers

this

bands,

familiar

and

gems

fortification

The

agate

or

of

some
rare

there

colours

the

pebble,

which

in

incrystallized

specimen

same

clouds.

Scotch

are

semi-pellucid,

in

arranged

which

of

large
used

jewellery,

any

give

the

occult

quartz,

will

stones

classify

"

of

to

able

possess

may

list

following
number

will

USED

and

varieties.

or

the

DESCRIPTION

OF

Alexandrite.

"

preciousstone,

and

STONES

103

newly

discovered

named

because

so

it

birthday of
the present Czar.
In daylight it is green,
the
Russian
and
in artificial light red
found

was

in Russia

on

the

"

colours.

war

yellowish translucent resin

found
fossil in alluvial soils,or on
as
a
in many
the seashore
places. By friction
it becomes
strongly electric.
A
Amethyst.
variety of crystallized
quartz of a purple or bluish violet colour.
An
Oriental
Amethyst is similar to a
sapphire.
A
Ammonite.
fossil cephaloped shell
related to the nautilus :
usually dark
in shape and
black, and round
or
forated
perin one
two
or
places. Sometimes
Amber.

"

"

"

called the

stone.

serpent

Aquamarine.

"

sea-green

variety of

beryl.
Beryl.
there
are
"

green

or

mineral
many

bluish

of

great hardness;
of colour, seashades
yellow, pink, and
green,

white.
Bezoar

or

Beza.

"

There

are

two

kinds

HISTORICAL

io4

found

one

it

is

CHARMS

India,and the other in Peru

in

calculous

wild

animals, as the
gazelle,and the lama.
certain

Bloodstone.

"

found

concretion

goat, the

siliceous

green

;
in

stone,

sprinkledwith red jasper as if with blood.

It is also called the heliotrope.
A
Pebble.
Brazilian
transparent and
colourless rock crystal.
A
Brilliant.
of seaprecious stone
green colour, though it is appliedto other
"

"

gems

and

of the

finest cut, formed

facets,so as to reflect and
which

light, by

it

is

into faces
refract the

rendered

more

brilliant.
Bufonite.

stone,

so

An

"

old

for the

name

because

called

this

toad-

stone

is

supposed to have been found in the head

of a large yellow speciesof toad.
Carbuncle.

red
When

colour
held

"

beautiful

found
up

in

to the

sun

gem

the

of

East

rich

Indies.

it loses its

deep

of a
of the colour
tinge and becomes
is
this name
burning coal. Sometimes
applied to the ruby, sapphire, red spinel,
and

garnet.

Carneliaa

105

variety of
clear, deep, red flesh

Cornelian.

or

STONES

OF

DESCRIPTION

chalcedony, of a
colour, or reddish

"

white

often

used

for

seals.

variety of quartz or
tions
chalcedony, exhibiting opalescent reflecfrom
within, like the eye of a cat.
It is also applied to other gems
affording
Eye.

Cat's

"

termed

It is sometimes

like effects.

the

chrysoberyl.
Chalcedony.
of

colour

and

usually

lustre like

Chalchihuitl.

The

"

of

The

wax.

whitish

agate,

varieties of this.

carnelian, etc., are

onyx,

the

is

It

quartz.

varieties

various

Includes

"

Mexican

name

for

turquoise.
See

Cat's

Eye.
of silica,magChrysolite. Composed
nesia,
and iron,of a yellow to green colour.
The yellow varities of topaz and tourmaline.
Chrysoberyl.

"

"

Coral.

"

The

red

coral

used

is the stony axis of the stem of

See Carnelian.
Cornelian.

in
a

jewellery
gorgonian.

"

Corundum.

found

in

"

The

earth

alumina

as

crystallinestate, including

CHARMS

HISTORICAL

io6

is the fine blue variety ;

sapphire,which
the oriental ruby or
red sapphire ; the
oriental amethyst, or
purple sapphire ;
and

adamantine

variety.

The

been

always

Oriental

nations

after the

diamond.

Crocidolite.

silky fibres
A variety of
Eye.

of

"

mineral

crystallization,
transparent
and

either

with

grey.

colourless

or

by

valuable

most

occurring

is named

material

dum
corun-

considered

lavender-blue

this

The

Crystal.

the

as

"

brown

varieties of the

gem

have

hair

the

spar,

colour.

the
of

in

Tiger's

quartz

in

nearly so,
slightlytinged
or

or
precious stone
gem,
excellingin brilliancyand beautiful play
for exof prismatic colours, remarkable
treme
hardness.
Usually colourless, but
are
some
yellow, green, blue, and even
black.
They are said to be of the first

Diamond.

water

second

when
or

decreases.

of which

"

transparent, and of the

very
third water
the transparency
as
The

rose

is fiat and

diamond,
the

other

one

cut

side

into

OF

DESCRIPTION

triangular

twenty-four
which

ranges,
at the

STONES

form

in

facets

two

pointed

face

convex

107

top.

Pebble.
A
brownish
Egyptian
yellow
variety of jasper.
Emerald.
A variety of beryl of a rich
colour.
green
"

"

FeltsuL

green

The

"

Chinese

for

name

pale

jade.

Fire-stone.

"

This

given

name

is

the

to

buncle.
car-

silicate ; there are

yellow brown, and black
white, green,
The
varieties.
transparent red stones
Garnet.

used

"

of the
Heliotrope.

Hyacinth.

"

related

are

gems

as

to

the

buncle
car-

ancients.
See

"

Bloodstone.
red

variety

of

zircon,

consisting of silica and zirconia.

See
Jacinth.
Hyacinth.
of a pale
Jade.
A
stone
commonly
whitish.
to dark
colour, sometimes
green
A pale green
jade is the feitsui or yu-chi
"

"

of the

Chinese.

Pale
Jargon.
yellow
varieties of zircon.
"

or

smoky

brown

HISTORICAL

xo8

Jasper.
of

red,

When

CHARMS

variety of quartz

An

opaque
yellow, and

"

colours.

stripesit is called
jasper. See Egyptian

the colours

striped or

dull

other
in

are

banded

Pebble.
An aluminous
mineral of a
Lapis-lazuli.
rich blue colour,known
stone.
as Armenian
"

Malachite

"

centric
usually of a con; in colour, green

stone

fibrous structure
blue.

or

spar,
pellucidvariety of feldshowing pearly or opaline reflections
from
within.
The
best
specimens are
said to come
from
Ceylon. It derives its
Moonstone.

from

name

lustre to
Ojo

de

"

its fancied

the

"

nature, probably
and

appearance

Olivine.

"

green

Onyx.

"

See

moon.

Buey.

resemblance
Selenite.

jewel-likeproduct of
a

fossil bean.

it resembles
common

mineral
veined

name

different

colour.

for

next

It is used

figure being cut

as
a
ground.

an

In
ox's

of the

size
eye.

lowish
yel-

chrysolite.
gem
; chalcedony in

parallel layers of
the

in

in

shades

of

making cameos,
one
layer with the

CHARMS

HISTORICAL

1 10

of a
variety of onyx
reddish-yellowcolour, consistingof sard
and white chalcedony in alternate layers.
Sardonyx.

"

Pebble.

Scotch

"

Varieties

of

quartz

as

agate, chalcedony, etc.

Selenite.
SideHte.

See

"

An

"

Snakestone.

"

Moonstone.

indigo variety of quartz.

This
or
rather,
stone,

the head
from
bone, is said to be taken
in one
of the cobra, and
is only found
cobra out of a great number, making that
in
It is similar
snake
a
king cobra.
composition to the toadstone.
of great hardness
A mineral
Spinel.
and
various
colours, as red, green, blue,
The red varietybeing
brown, and black.
the spinel ruby.
asteriated sapphire.
Starstone.
The
A
small
Stone-ot-Memphis.
pebble,
round, polished,and very sparkling. Dioscorides and Pliny give a full description
-

"

"

"

of this famous

Tiger's Eye.

stone.
"

yellow-brown

variety

similar to the cat's eye.

of crocidolite,
Toadstone.
See Bufonite.
"

Topaz.

"

mineral

occurring in rhom-

bic

STONES

OF

DESCRIPTION

prisms, generallyyellow
and

massive

sometimes

Topazollte.

"

and

pellucid,

opaque.

topaz-yellow variety of

garnet.
Tourmaline*

in

"

Ceylon of which
is the

black

blue, red,

The

red and

valued

hydrous

Yu-ChL"

stone

shades,

many

but

common,

there

are

brown, and white.

when
transparent are

green,

green

"

fine

phosphate

light blue
of

alumina

colour

See

Jade.

taining
con-

little copper.
Often
written
and Turkois.
See Chalchihuitl.
a

Turcois

are

to

jewels.

as

Turquoise.
a

there

most

also

given

name

CHAPTER

XVII

NATIONS

THEIR

AND

FAVOURITE

GEMS

widely
belief

"

spread

perties
that

the

in

find

subject.
their

Thirty-six
ancient

and

SSS

great

properties

of

of

it

gems

not

became

becoming

an

by

the

selfish

the

If

his

gift

foresight

stone,
in

opals

possess

giving

gain.

tions
na-

Greeks,

he

provided

unfortunate

unlucky

all

to

and

owner"

this

thus

of

power

citing
on

gem

thought

prophecy

tjie
for

favourite

were

Pliny

Nearly

*av""ured

were

prostones

writers

thirty-six

have

mystical

precious

of

we

the

was

loves

he

to

used

did,

the

it

owner

and

de-

FAVOURITE

NATIONS'

GEMS

113

his
sires, and
disappointment became
idea of
Perhaps the modern
companion.
the opal being unlucky had
tion
its foundain

Mexico

this
the

Grecian

opal

stones, and

belief.
the

was

said

Truth.

It is the stone

the gem
Mexicans

of the

Fire

gods

claimed

which

sacred

of

Soul

of

the

of the
it

worlds

and

hermits,

The

live alone.

who

that

created

most

contain

to

ancient

In

was

the

and

Soul

of

men.

the emerald
the Romans
held
Among
a
high place, and it was
taught that
become
blind
a
serpent would
if it merely
The
looked
an
upon
emerald, and that every other ob- ISuedby
ject of detestation and contempt the Romans

would

become

overwhelmed

its presence.
The Japanese

commune

in

with

the

Deity

by gazing earnestly and

intently on a
large globe of pure crystal placed in the
of the
centre
the
family sitting
room,
around
with a fixed,somnolent
mats
on
gaze

their
the

upon

the

petitions and
crystal.

stone.

desires

The
comes

to

answer

through
8

HISTORICAL

H4

The
of

carnelian

Siberia

The

CHARMS

is valued

and

Tartary

magical
they are

magic

power,
able to

wonderful
Siberia'and

honoured
most

barred

produces
it

who

and

One

its

many

these

of

all other

the

emblem

their

to

say

one

is

cribed
as-

it will

dwellings. It
and
brings
prayer
any

other

it must

wear

gem,

lead

life.
claimed

powerful
of the

Invisible
to

is the

and
than

would

is

gems,

power

Buddhists

for

peace

Hebrews

most

known

the

desire

holy

the

the

which

occult

doors

more

he

The

of

sacred

it,and

to

pure

through
perform

by the Hindus, and

frequently consecrated

deities.

but

of

feats.

possesses
The
sapphire, above

with

because

plate
stones, the Odem, in the breastof the Jewish High Priest,
a
great medicinal
power.

Tartary

open

the Shamans

by

the

all gems.
the
and

of
sun

Fire.

the

diamond

This

Greeks

as

stone

the

as

It

is

charm
was

Holy

Necessity.
The

moonstone,

chandra-kanta,

called

is said

to

the Easterns,
be formed
and

by

GEMS

FAVOURITE

NATIONS'

the
moon's
developed under
giving it occult and magical

If

we

find

to the

turn

how

important

played by
symbolism.
twelve

in

gems
In

Revelations

power.

part

shall

we

been

has

religious^^

the

of

of tantpart
the

of

the

Book

read

we

this

rays,

Bible

Western

115

foundations

gWL
western
Bible

holy city. The prophet Isaiah,

the good things promised to the
among
Gentiles, speaks of sapphires and
buncles.
carWe

find

mention

of

them

Ezekiel, Job, Exodus, and

many
read
we
books, while in Proverbs
gift is as a precious stone in the
him

that

hath

it

whithersoever
' '

in

other
:

eyes

"A

of

it turn-

In the Cabala
the
eth, it prospereth.
writers
branch
to
a
specially dedicated
junction
precious stones, called Notarium, in conwith
Lithomancy.
Turning to
the magic necklace
have
India we
is made
of Vishnu, which
Theneck.
of five precious stones
of
lace
namely,
YiBhnu
the pearl, ruby, emerald, sapphire, and diamond
; while gems
of fabulous
price are found in the temples
"

HISTORICAL

n6

and

in

CHARMS

construction

the

the

of

In
throughout the country.
it
of the Ramayana,
epic poem
how
the
demi-god Maha-Bali
and

the

that

became

the
his

From

different

bones

is related
is

slain,
parts of his body

for the

germs

images
the
great

various

gems.

from

diamonds,

came

his eyes sapphires, from

his blood rubies,
from
his
his marrow
emeralds, from
flesh
and

his

crystals, from
from

his teeth

tongue

pearls.

ruby is the sacred

liken it to
Burmese, who
The

about

to

corals,

the

of

stone
a

human

the
soul

sacred

precincts
and, consequently, in the
of
transmigration before

enter

of

Buddha,
last
stage
entering the

eternal

of

embrace

divine

love.
is rather

There
Burmah
holds

ruky

pretty idea about

Burmah.

The

the

natives

believe that their colour

SrS*

gradually, while
the
earth, like
grst^ tlley say^

precious
stones

colourless
green,

*n

blue,

then
each

it
in

changes
they ripen in

fruit.

tjie

becomes

stone

At
js

yellow,
turn, the final stage

CHAPTER

XVIII

THE

LANGUAGE

OF

PRECIOUS

STONES

the

attributed

those

the

fevers,

pulse

and

render

their

horns
Amber.

the

soul,

swellings

Is

for

the

of

the

insures

life.

prosperous

Bound

give

eyes,

throat
118

good

invisible.

excellent

the

quiets

ancients

will

oxen

allays

the

by

wearer

of
"

and

said

also

are

and

and

throbs,

long

at

purpose

cooling

thirst,

heart

and

They

is

mostly

day.

present

stone

quenches

health

the

This

"

this

of

lery,
jewel-

for

those

are

for

worn

give

virtues

used

gems

and

Agate.

list will

following

HE

good

for
and

the
for

and

to
on

harvest.
fires

of

glandular
lungs.

It

OF

LANGUAGE
insures

the

PRECIOUS

the

attractive.

wearer

Amethyst.
drunkenness

is

This

"

119

good luck, and a very

of the
qualitieswhich

wearer

long enjoyment
make

STONES

from

it preserves

of

averter

sure

strong

passions, and brings peace of mind ; it

chastity, and will strengthen
promotes
the

will power.

battle

it renders

Ammonite.

ceremonies

placed

It is used

"

of the

deathbed

the

near

introduce

in the

Hindus,

his soul

to

religious
is said, if

and
of

the

the

honourable.

brave, far-seeing,and

wearer

to

In

one

dying,

deities.

landers
IsSea
by the South
a
as
rainmaker, and said to be
equally efficacious in bringing drought

Beryl.

Used

"

their enemies.

on

and
his
how

A charm

againstplague
poison. Tavenier, the traveller,in
this
works, mentions
stone, and

BezoarorBeza.

"

to

tell the

he

says,

"

is to

true

from

There

are

the
two

feit,
counter-

infallible

place it in the mouth,

if it is genuine it will give a leap
and
fix itself on
other
the palate ; the
and
consists in placing the stone
in a glass

tests

one

HISTORICAL

i2o

of water, and
will boil."

bezoar

if true

Bloodston

and

CHARMS

e.

Gives

"

courage,

it is used

In

the

of

wounds, being wetted

it
in magical works

and

Indies

West

favourite

their
the

and

gems

cold

is used

water,
in

with

stone

it

cantatio
inthe

largely

in

called

Also

talismans.

cure

heliotrope.

other

and

bite of snakes

the

Cures

Bufonlte."

poisonous reptiles.

Carbuncle.

friendships;
passionate

the

owner

whose

love

be

may

Carnelian

Bye.

"

it holds
love

It is

lucky
of enriching the
chrysoberyl.

of

to

the

all those

desired.

Cornelian.

or

friendship.

Cat's

evils resultingfrom

Corrects

"

mistaken

and

success,

for the

in

employed

who

Gnostics,

water

perilous undertakings.

in

wisdom

the

Promotes
charm
and

"

Gives
astral

against

possesses

wearer.

content

Same

the

vision.
craft.
witchvirtue
as

the

Cures madness
and despair,
Chrysolite.
banishes
misfortune, and gives hope.
"

Coral

"

Guards

against evil.

It is used

LANGUAGE
in

OF

PRECIOUS

difficulties of the

STONES

121

heart, lungs, and

in

ancy
brilliindigestion; it excites nerve
power,
and gladness, and is a true healthgiver.
sleep,and
Crystal. Brings calm, sweet
good dreams ; it enables the inner soul
"

silent voice

the

to

hear

to

foretell future

of the

oracle

and

events.

Gives

faith,purity, life,
joy,
Good
for
innocence, and
repentance.
and to promote
developing concentration
with
ecstasy. Loses its brilliancy
spiritual
and only regains
the health of the wearer,
the owner
it when
recovers.
Capable of
detectingpoisons by exhibiting a moisture
or
perspirationon its surface.
Gives faith ; success
in love,
Emerald.
false friends, promotes
discovers
stancy
conof mind
and warm,
true friendship,
life.
It changes
felicity in domestic
Diamond.

"

"

colour

when
are

false
near,

friends

and

as

false

or

love

nesses
wit-

token

it

If it is pale,
registersthe degree of love.
then love is waning ; if it loses colour
entirely,the lover is false and the love
gone

for

ever.

Its soft green

colour

has

HISTORICAL

i22

CHARMS

beneficial effect upon

the wearer's
for any
eyes, and is a good talisman

trouble
blind
If

; but

if

serpents

they

the

about

worn

efficacious

against

eye

said to become

are

look

even

own

at

neck

fits and

emerald.

an

finger is
vulsions
prevents conor

in children.
Garnet.

in every
Constancy and fidelity
and the
; gives cheerfulness

"

engagement

abilityto hold
If

between

he

in

own

the

discord

promotes

season

world.

lovers.

Hyacinth.
will preserve
if

of

out

worn

one's

Worn

"

the

into

the

on

neck

from

wearer

or

finger

infection

even

infected

place ; gives
honour, the support and esteem of superiors.
A
Jade.
powerful bringer of luck.
go

an

"

All

Chinese

have

belief

great

in

its

fortune-bestowingpowers.
ness
firmJasper.
Courage, wisdom, and
in dangerous enterprises.
; success
"

Lodestone.

"

powers,

and

future

events.

Malachite.

Will
enables

"

in every

increase
the

Brilliant

the

wearer

success

circumstance

mental

to foretell

and

of life.

ness
happi-

Moonstone.

danger

from

Protects

"

STONES

123

harm

and

cooling in fever if applied

fortune
in love
temples. Good

very

both

to

PRECIOUS

OF

LANGUAGE

matters.
Olivine.

evil

and

Frees

"

mind

the

from

sadness

passions.

and the
the slumbers
Disturbs
Onyx.
mind
; gives frightfuldreams.
Denotes
Opal.
hope and good fortune ;
"

"

it

sharpens the sight and

faith

of

the

possesses
into
gems

of

distinctive

all the
it is

hues

and

the

ruby's strength
blue, the prosperity of
:

turquoise ;
and

virtues

united

whose

emblazoned
courage

possessor.

the

strengthens the
The
fiery opal

green,

with

so

the

emerald's

the

other

the

ness,
faithful-

colours.

It

long been a superstitionthat the opal

is an
its
but
to
unlucky stone
wear,
It
originalsignificancewas
good luck.
if it is the stone
of
safely be worn
may
the birth-month, or if one's
birthstone
has

is
are

worn

not

break

at the

same

time.

If these

rules

observed,it is fatal to love and will

also the female wearing
friendships,

it will bear

no

children.

CHARMS

HISTORICAL

i24

visions
Gives the power
to see
Ophite.
and hear the voices of the invisible.
"

innocence,
purity and
also
clearness
to
physical and mental
sight. The pearl's beauty depends much
Pearl.

on

Gives

"

of the

the health
Peridot.

the

Cheers

"

and
irritability,

wearer.

removes

Divine
Ruby.
power,
and
to
royalty. Holds
"

love of those loved

mind,

prevents

depression.
love, dignity,
the

evils

; corrects

the

owner

resulting

discovers
friendships;
crease
poison ; will quicken the blood and inthe will of the animal
body, and
obstacles
will give vivacity; will cause
and
to melt
inspire with bravery
away,
in
and
It will bring one's
due
zeal.
that has been
misappropriated.
money
from

mistaken

Sapphire.

Truth

"

repentance

and
;

frees

constancy ;
from

notes
de-

ment
enchant-

signifiespiety and
goodness ;
insures protection against many
diseases,
and will warn
of hidden
dangers. If the
it in any haunt of dissipawears
tion
possessor
;

his
to

the

one

actions
he

will

holds

at

once

dearest.

be

known

HISTORICAL

i26

the
if

love

CHARMS
will

or

wane,

danger threatens
The

twelve

the

change

colour

wearer.

foundations

of

the

New

Jerusalem are supposed to represent

apostolicvirtues, such as :
many
x.
2.

3.
4.

5.

Amethyst:
Sobriety and temperance.
of mind
at all times.
Beryl : Goodness
zeal.
Chalcedony : Ardent
Chrysolite : Restrained
by no obstacles.
sin.
Chrysoprase : Severity towards

6. Emerald

7.
8.
9*

Jasper:
Hyacinth
Sapphire

of

Suavity

Firmness

manner.

and

constancy

Calmness

in all

Heavenly

and

Readiness

things.

beautiful

10.

Sardius

11.

Sardonyx:
Variety in teaching.
Topaz: Healing power.

12.

for

martyrdom.

thoughts.

as

CHAPTER

THE

XIX

AND

PLANETS

BIRTH-MONTH

STONES

tj=3j|j;

^jSCCORDING
;

mKB|

'

that

each

particular

to

the

out

or

each

of

the
The

are

we

sign
seven

gems

get
of

stone

the

we

of

day
it ; and

of

laws

judicial astrology,
has

nature,

the

to

the
stone

in

find

week
voted
de-

carrying
of

correspondence
for

zodiac,

each
and

month,
for

each

planets.
with

their

equivalent

signs

HISTORICAL

128

The
as

stones

follows

CHARMS

peculiar to the planets are

and
Saturn, onyx ; Jupiter, emerald
stone
sapphire ; Mars, amethyst and blood; Mercury, agate, jade,and olivine ;
Venus, turquoise and lapis-lazuli
; Sun,
selenite,
chrysolite; Moon,
ruby and
pearl and opal.
Certain stones
are
lucky to every one,
these
are
diamonds, turquoises, and
emeralds
for general
; but the stone to wear
luck is the one
which
is yours
by right
of birth.
Any other stones may
^e worn
at the same
time, but
How
to find
the birthmonth
stone

the

birthstone

giyen

the

should

second

sacrificed to fashion.
the
should

be

never

place
To

and

tain
ascer-

birth-gem the following table

be consulted,where
it will be seen

BIRTH-MONTH
that the months
have

them

the

to

the

which

follows

The

are

in the

sun

and

the

not

one

various

129

to be taken

almanac,

the

occupies

sun

STONES

zodiac

but
and

as

we

according
the

time

sign. The dates

belong are
gems

to
as

above

dates

are

all inclusive.

If

August 26, the sardonyx will be the

stone
; for April 21, the sapphire ; July 23,
the agate, and so on.
It has
stated
that
previously been
Apollonius of Tyana changed his rings
born

HISTORICAL

i3o

CHARMS

with
the
daily, wearing the one
gem
for the day. Madame
Blavatsky, perhaps
the most
prominent occultist of
The dayi of last century, writing in her work,
"The
Secret
Sidthe*
Doctrine," is in
favour of this especiallywhere
genu
a
person

has

to

mix

in the

much

society of others.
day will be :
and
chrysolite;
Sunday, the ruby
Monday, the selenite, pearl, and opal ;
nesday,
Tuesday, amethyst and bloodstone ; Wedday,
agate, jade, and olivine ; Thursand
emerald
Friday,
sapphire ;
turquoise and lapis-lazuli
; Saturday, the
The

stones

for the

onyx.
a
magicians wore
ring which
ing,
they called the "ring of strength contain-

old

The

' '

as

it did. the

seven

gems

"

K$*0,a niby,
worn

%y

emerald, selenite,amethyst,onyx, turquoise,and agate,

Those

magicians

have
which

as

readers

who

wish

for

jewel of this descriptionshould

their birth-gem,
centre
stone
a
should

prominent

of

course

hold

the

most

position in the ring, the other

BIRTH-MONTH
six

stones

circle
the

The

round

set

arranged three

or

gem.

for thou
' '

be

may

centre

man,

STONES

says
seven

their

"

on

in

this

side

each
it and

Wear

wilt be

131

invincible

fear
as

of
no

les,
Achil-

Philadelphia.
colours

in

heraldry
precious

have

symbols in
namely:
stones,
Or, topaz ; The predoui
Argent, crystal; Sable, diamond
; ^HoiElS*
sapphire ; in heraldry
Gules, ruby ; Azure,
Vert, emerald; Purpure, amethyst.
also

CHAPTER

XX

TALISMANIC

JEWELS

ENGRAVED

branch

this

of

given

be

can

science

Engraved
Jewels
part

on

practical

magic.

and

amulets,
the

little

lines

for

the

in

general

branch

this

of

fringe
But

practical

for

public,

apply

always

of

the

and

magic

manic
of
on

birth
the

knowledge
be

trespass

talismans,

must

are

practical

time

and

written

work

of

charms,

along

the

approach

we

true

ject
sub-

our

constructed

of

of

efficacy
will

gem

day

so

astrology
with

can

the
132

only
the
correct

the

on

planetary
that

talis-

the

depend

the

and

individual,

the

to

tions
posiwith

talisman

metal,

HISTORICAL

134

gave

the

and

renown

CHARMS
ambition

necessary
; the

to

honours

beryl,engraved with a
frog and set in gold in the form of a pendant,
is a great love talisman; the cornelian,
with a sceptre, the
bearing a man
sardonyx, engraved with an
eagle, are
good for fortune ; the topaz, with a
falcon, procures
sympathy for its possessor
bearing
; the red coral,with a man
from
a
sword, will protect the wearer
epidemics ; the onyx, inscribed with the
head
of a
camel, will produce frightful
dreams.

Very potent for good or evil are some

of the geometrical designs,such as Solomon
's seal, the
pentacle and
Solomon's
pantacle,the seals of the planets,
S}F* their magic squares, the signs
and
of the
squares
names
planetary
and many
other curious
spirits,
figureswhich are used to bring the wearer
into

touch

with

the

denizens

of

other

planes.
to
The
in which
appropriate metal
have
set the
birth-gem and the design
to have
or name
engraved on the metal

ENGRAVED

TALISMANIC
or

will

gem

table

in

the

following

METAL

DESIGN

GEM

"

Garnet

z.

found

135

BIRTH-

No.

be

JEWELS

The

...

Water-

bearer

Amethyst

The

Pishes

3. Bloodstone

The

Ram

2.

Sapphire

4.

The

Bull

The

Twins

...

5. Emerald

...

6.

Agate

The

Crab

7.

The

Lioil

The

Virgin

The

Scales

11.

Ruby
Sardonyx
Chrysolite
Opal
Topaz

12.

Turquoise

8.
9.
10.

The
alone

Lead

name

The

be

found

Scorpion

The

Horse-

The

Goat

be
The

almanac,

man

engraved
designs
and

can

ZadkJels.

astrological
symbols for the Zodiacal

signs are
Cancer

may

if desired.

in any
easilybe copied from
may

Semaqiel

design

or

both

or

...

The

s",

Aries

r, Taurus

0, Gemini

Virgo w, Libra
Sagittarius t, Capricorn
Leo

a,

n"

^,

Scorpio m,
w,
These
be
Aquarius m9 Pisces x.
may
engraved in place of the other design.

HISTORICAL

36
Each

these

of

specialrule
who

those

engraved

various

over

life besides

with

CHARMS

wear

affairs connected

bringing good luck to

them
by right of birth.

than

More

jewels has

one

may

be

worn

at

^J^JJ^the

be
time, but it must
twelTeremembered, as previouslystated,
fell
same

"

jewels

that

in

all

cases

the

birthstone

The
always be worn.
affairs and
events
they have rule over,
and
the class of people they should
be
The numbers
worn
by are given below.
of
corresponding to those in first column
must

the

foregoing table.
i. For
good health, content, and to
Should
be
develop the psychic powers.
worn
by the sick and depressed or those
desirous of seeking into the mysteries of
nature.

protection from evil influences

and
the
over
enemies, gives dominion
who
Those
passions and animal nature.
wish to break the fetters of vice,or cement
broken
this
friendships,should
possess
jewel.
fruitfulness
and
propagation.
3. For
2.

For

TALISMANIC
Should

be

by

worn

by those interested
breeding of animals.
financial

4. For

all transactions
to

JEWELS

ENGRAVED

137

newly married ;
husbandry and the

the
in

matters, and

and

prospers
Of value

enterprises.
speculators,bankers, and those dealing

with

money.

5. For

in travel

success

and

protects against dangers and

travel

land

on

or

changes ;
mishaps in

Should

water.

be

worn

by sailors,commercial
travellers,and
those having much
activity.
6. Gives

luck

in

connection

all

with

legacies and wills ; is helpful for the

treasure
discovery of hidden
; confers
mind.
enlightens the
eloquence and
Orators, actors, and those interested in
should
mining and seeking of treasure
have this jewel.
for pleasure, hazardous
risks,
7. Good
harmonious
relations with
cess
children,sucactors, and

to

Should

gain

be

in

all love

matters.

nected
by gamblers ; those conwith the stage ; is of luck to children,
those who
seek to
to teachers, and

the

worn

affections

of the

oppositesex.

HISTORICAL

138
8. For

health

CHARMS
success

to

servants

gives luck in the breeding of small animals

and poultry. Should be used by the sick ;
those in subordinate
positions; breeders
of dogs, cats, birds,etc.
friendship,justice,marriage, or
9. For
law.
who
Useful
to those
are
engaged
married
to marry,
who
or
are
; to judges,
lawyers, and all those seeking favour or
friendship.
gerous
in warfare, contests, danSuccess
10.
pursuits,and in handling medicine.
Soldiers,doctors,chemists, surgeons, those
there
entering into contests, or wherever
is risk to life should
ii.

Gives

success

pioneers,and

wear

to

this.

voyagers,
those livingin

grants,
emi-

foreign
countries.
Should be used by adventurers,
explorers,those going abroad or dealing
with foreigners.
For
12.
honour, preferment, seeking
favour, for enlighteningthe understanding
and
To be worn
by
conferring reason.
of
those
seeking position or the favour
those in authority. Politicians and rulers
should possess this jewel.

ENGRAVED

TALISMANIC
It may
like to

be that there
follow

in

JEWELS
are

139

those who

would

steps of Apollonius
daily.
gems

the

and

change

their

If

the gems
given to each
be converted
into potent taliBmaiiic

dayJ^J^jJ

so

may

talismans

and

worn

of
irrespective

birth

They will be

data.

below

ruby or
engraved on
sceptred king upon

Sunday.
gold, and
a

as

with

"

dayj^/ay

their

on

chrysoliteset
the
a

gem

lion, or

or

metal

queen

sceptre.

A
Monday.
selenite,pearl, or
set in silver ; the design, a king
"

on

in

doe,

or

woman

with

bow

opal
riding
and

arrow.

An
Tuesday.
amethyst or
set in iron ; design, a
king
warrior.
female
or
a
"

bloodstone
on

wolf,

olivine,agate, or jade
design, a king riding
a bear, or
a woman
spinning.
upon
An emerald
or
Thursday.
sapphire set
in tin ; design, a king with
a
javelin
bedecked
riding on a stag, or a woman
An
Wednesday.
set in platinum ;
"

"

with

flowers.

HISTORICAL

i4o

CHARMS

A turquoise, beryl, or
Friday.
lapislazuli set in copper
; design, a king on a
camel, or a naked maiden.
"

Saturday.
a

dragon,

"

An

onyx

king, crowned
or

witch.

set

and

sign,
lead ; deseated on
a

in

HISTORICAL

i42

Among
of

these mascots
and

mummy

charm

CHARMS
we

case,

find the model

Egyptian

an

from

Karnac, the Buddhist prayerZealand

wheel, the New
greenstone
god, the Lincoln imp, the
l^eI^ohk
e
MiEko Mikko monkey, the lucky bean,
andot"r Mack-sweep, gold horseshoe, the
littleclogs,the four-leafed clover,
maseoti
snakes, spiders, grasshoppers,
others.
beetles,pigs,dogs, and many
these
people do not
rely on
Many
mascots
trinkets,but create their own
;
perhaps a sudden stroke of good luck will
for the compelling
make
them cast around
in having that
be found
this may
cause,
morning picked up a peculiarstone, having
received in changing money
a lion shilling,
crooked
a farthing,or
sixpence anything
"

to

trifle out

of the

the romantic

regarded
luck

as

the

common

may

nature

; and

cause,

and

appeal

this is then

looked

to

for

in the future.

place faith in these little

work
mascots
according to magical
may
law by selectingtheir luck-bringers from
the table here given :
Those

who

TRINKETS

AND

MASCOTS

LUCKY

Jan.

to

21

Dec.

BE

WORN

Feb.

23 to

TO

MASCOT

OF

NAME
BIRTHDAY

143

18,

Jan.

or

The

sweep,

the

20.

monk,

mummy
Lincoln

and

case,

imp, skull,

elephant, ass, mouse,

mole, pig, tortoise, frog,owl,

the

bat, eel, beetle.

crow,

20, or
19 to Mar.
Nov.
23 to Dec. 22.

Feb.

prayer-wheel,
the
clog, ivy-leaf, almond,
shoe,
bean, coins, horseacorn,
Buddhist

The

horse,
Mar.

to

21

April 20,

24 to Nov.

Oct.

or

22

unicorn,

stag,

bee, eagle, dolphin, the fish.

The
arrow,
soldier, smith,
mailed
fist,dagger, sword,
pistol,bomb, ram, dog, wolf,
falcon.

tiger, weasel, hawk,

April 21 to May
Sep. 24 to Oct.

21,

or

23

The

dancer,

Justice,
lover's

scales, figure of

the

knot,

mask,
the

two

Cupid,
hearts,
the
bull,

clasped hands,
dove, and pigeon.
swan,

the

May

22

to

Aug. 24

June

July

22

to

24 to

June 21, or
to Sep. 23

July

Aug.

23

23

The

motor-car,

the

windmill,

juggler, winged Mercury,

book, racquet, serpent, fox,
cat,
monkey,
squirrel,Mikko
spider, parrot, jay.
The
spade,
ship, compass,
anchor, sailor, diver, shell,
crab, lobster, duck, waterhen, otter, chameleon.
The
heart, dice, ace, crown,
playing-card, sceptre, jockey,
lion, cock, phoenix.
the

CHAPTER

HOW

XXII

TO

WEAR

CHARMS

AND

TALISMANS

time

one

for

amulets,

wear

talismanic

goldsmith

to

charges

so

it

aovtaeto* rinS
talis-

wear

set

pressing

jewelleryopened
beneath,

signs
it

is

and
not

the

names

considered

with

t"0

these

the

cent
inno-

ring

*nd

stones

inscribed
the

crime

the

""n

spring
surface

mystical

with

spirits.
to

gold

plain

"ms"

disclosed

144

of

into

perfectly

of

open

incantation

openly

art

jewellery

and

or

witchcraft,

an

The
often

of

was

disguise

semblance.
was

jewellery

to

to

charms,

lay themselves

to

was

people

wear

To-day
these

HOW

TO

WEAR

CHARMS

145

are
worn
things, so many
openly, as pendants,
attached
to
brooches, pins, some
bangles, watch-chains, and neckthreads
;

yet

even

now

especiallyamong
not

are

many

to

uncommon

and

men,
see

secretly
though it is

worn

with

men

bangles

their

above
are
worn
wrists, yet more
the elbow- joint,for there are
who
many
desirous
to avoid
are
as
being branded
superstitious. It is stated that the wearing
of bangles is a
common
practice with
on

To

of

those

either

method

charm
any
is to have

black

silk

wear

neck

by

hangs
left

on

and

bag
thin

the

worn

and
red

breast
Another

arm.

have

to

heads

all the crowned

almost

it attached
above

of the world.
desire

who

sex

to

secretly, the correct

it placed in a small
the
suspended from
silk cord, so that it
under

or

the
is

method
to

the elbow.

Method
ofC*

bangle

wearing

With

JJarm

spells it is an
easy
matter
them
to have
placed in a piece of
jewellery such as a locket, brooch, or
ring.

written

When

the

charm

takes

the

form
10

of

HISTORICAL

i46

CHARMS

pretty piece of jewellery,it is hard

almost

from
the
ancients
that

sight of
were

no

handle

crime

seems

or

talisman

the

see

it away
though the
in

be

should

person

hide

to

others,
emphatic

very

and

or

stating

allowed

to

charm

of

another.
A
and

charm

should

where

luck

after the
leave

it to

results

the

may

be

side of the

finger and

The
as

charm
aid to
an

do his part and

to bring about

and

or

not

the

is not

gem

in material

things,
develop the spiritual
Hold

nature.

thumb

gaze

it between
at

it

the

steadily,

centrate
simply hold it. Conthoughts on your
your
highest ideal, and contemplate
faithfullythe conditions which

spirituality

yQU

dark

desire

every
and

to

intelligently,
are
sought

success

charm

success

used

if in the

or

charm

alone.

only useful for

but

or

must

wearer

used

be

A few minutes

day in such

spent

tion
quiet medita-

will put you in tune

with the infinite
give the wearer
faith,strength,and

courage.

SECTION
THEIR

III

EFFICACY:
MODERN

ANCIENT
THEORIES

ua

AND

'"

Thus
At

things

measuring
thy

is

past,

might

have

what

By

and

request,

What

to

in

heav'n

that

thou

thee

else

by things
reveal'

human

to

earth

beware,

may'st

have

on

d
hid."

be

race

"MUton.
"Ye

spirits
Ye

who

call

of

do

earth

gives

me

and

about,

dwel

essence;

the

by

ye

universe!

unbounded

compass
subtler
In

upon

Which

the

charm.

written
over

power

Rise

you"

Appear

"Unknown.
active

"An
In

all

Of

azure

In

flower

That
The

in

things,

all

heaven,
and

paves

moving

Floating

brooks,

in

is

nature

air

Shall

rive

the

And,

like

thy

or

hills

pent
and

thine

invisible

rocks,
air."

own,

stone,

swim

follow

shadow,

stone

stationery

the

in

stars

pebbly

every
the

and

the

clouds,

unending
in

waters,
in

"Whate'er

in

natures,

the

tree,
the

subsists

principle

the

sea,

thee."

"Emerson.

14*

!"

HISTORICAL

iSo

the
if

the

trace

' '

If this is so, then

first
to
analogy back

of science.

realm
we

CHARMS

principlesthere is no magic, and

is only another
name
2JyJ3""dL
ythisname
the name
of a
be the for science, or
may

to-mo^lscientific

fact before

Perhaps

if

we

it is understood.
take

some

writings of the old magicians and

their
that
find
philosophers, we
may
language
explanations dressed in modern
professors and scientists pass as
by our
of the

scientific theories.

Agrippa, writing on magic,

Magick is a faculty of wonderful
says,
taining
virtue, full of most
high mysteries, conthe most
profound contemplation
of most
secret
things, together with the
quality, substance, and
nature, power,
virtues thereof, as also the knowledge of
Cornelius
"

whole

nature; and it doth instruct

us
concerning the differingand
magician
Cornelius
of things amongst
agreement
it produceth
and Els* themselves, whence
ofm^c1its wonderful effects,by uniting
the virtues
of them

one

of

to the

tion
things the applicaother, and to their

MAGIC

151

suitable

subjects, joining and

knitting them
together thoroughly by the
and virtues of the superior bodies.
powers
This is the most
perfectand chief science,
kind of philothat sacred and
sublimer
sophy,
absolute
and, lastly, the most
excellent
perfection of all most
sophy.
philoFor, seeing that all regulative
matical,
Philosophy is divided into Natural, Mathesophy
and
Theological, Natural Philoteacheth
the nature
of those things
in the world, searching and
which
are
enquiring into their Causes, Effects,Times,
Places, Fashions, Events, their Whole
inferior

and

Parts

; also

Number
the Nature
of those
The
and
things
Call'd Elements,
what
Fire, Earth, Air forth brings,
From
their beginnings had,
whence
the Heavens
Rainbow
in gay colours
clad.
Whence
whence
Tide,
that
makes
the
Clouds
and
What,
black,
gathered are,
To
What
What
What
What

forth
send
doth
the
makes
is the

Lightnings, and
Nightly Flames,

the

Earth

seed

of

to

Thundering
and

swell, and

Metals,
Virtues, Wealth, doth

of
and
Nature's

Comets
then

to

crack;

make;
quake

Gold,
Coffer

hold.

things doth Natural Philosophy

of Nature, contain."
the viewer
Now
Again, he writes,
Theological
All these

"

152

HISTORICAL

CHARMS

Philosophy or divinityteacheth what God

is, what the mind, what the intelligence,
the
what
an
a
devil, what
angel, what
soul, what
religion,what sacred
obteaches the institutions,rites, temples,
"ecretand
servations, and sacred mysteries
It instructs
J2[ueriesofare.

us

also

cerning
con-

tues
faith, miracles, the virof words
and
figures, the secret
operations and mysteries of seals ; and,
as
us
Apuleius saith, it teacheth
rightly
to understand, and
to be skilled in the
ceremonial
laws, the equity of holy things,
and rule of religions
Pythagoras,
Empedocles, Democritus, Plato, and many
other renowned
philosophers travelled far
by sea to learn this art; and being returned,
devoutness,
published it with wonderful
a
great
esteeming of it as
secreta^pfat"**

Also

**

we^

*s

known

Pythagoras and Plato went

the
Pr""phets of Memphis
toe^ccSJT*0
travelled
learn
to
secrets
it, and
through almost all Syria, Egypt,

travelled

Judea,

that

and
that

the

schools

they might

not

of

be

the

deans,
Chal-

ignorant of

MAGIC
the
of

most

sacred

magick,

furnished

as

with

153

memorials
also

and

records

that

they might be
divine things. Whosoever,
desirous
to
study in this

therefore, is
faculty, if he be not skilled in Natural
discovered
the
are
Philosophy, wherein
in which
are
qualities of things, and
found the occult propertiesof every being,
and if he be not skilful in the mathematics,
and in the aspects and figures of the stars,
which
depend the sublime virtue and
upon
property of everything, and if he be not
learned
in theology, wherein
fested
maniare

immaterial substances

those

which

dispense and minister all things, he cannot

the rationbe possibly able to understand
ality
of magick.
For
there is no
work
that is done
magick, nor
by mere
any
work
that is merely magical, that doth
these three faculties.
not comprehend
It will thus
be seen
that magic is a
ledge
high system and state of knowin both
philosophy and The four
science.
At
an
early period magic
' '

it

was

These

divided
were

into four

classes.

1st, Natural

Magic

2nd,

i54

HISTORICAL

CHARMS

Magic ; 3rd, Black Magic ; 4th,

We
need
Divine
Magic.
only touch
that class to which
our
subject belongs,
and that is chieflythe first,or Natural
are
we
nection
brought into conMagic, where
with the spiritualworld
through
White

artificial or

natural

agents.

CHAPTER

XXIV

ANCIENT

THEORIES

OCCULT

is well
of

known

the
not

upon

matter

immediately

act

there

be

always

the

are

needing

substance

same

middle
of

of

not

may

suggest

the

which
the

this,

matter

Hindus,

;
155

formanee

is
in

something
float,

atoms

Akasa

of

then,"ycal^p_

medium

mysterious

*"*g?
agent

inappropriate
this

that

invisible,

that

by

be

point

the

termediate
in-

exchange

Seeing

energy.

it
to

and

conjunction

and

and

one

an

as

tween
be-

Spirit
of

poles

two

must

medium

them.
matter

spirit

that

occult

does

students

by

by

the

called

Hermetic

CHARMS

HISTORICAL

156

philosophers,Azoth ; by the Occultists and

Mundi
Magicians, Astral Light,or Anima
;
by the Rosicrucians, the Universal Fire ;
and
by Modern
Scientists,Luminiferous
It is the indispensable agent of
Ether.
magical performance, religious or
every
profane. It permeates all things, going
through flesh and blood, steel and glass,
diamond
the
the
and
sapphire, with
It is the
facilityof water through a net.
link between
all things, between
the stars
and the human
body, between
plants and
of
minerals, and is the media
by means
be
which
all our
spiritual efforts can
exerted
nature.
Through
upon
The secret
it
each
body
produce
may
certain
andant?6*
changes in the activity
of life in
another
pathies
body that
is in sympathy with the former
;
it rests the whole
on
teaching of affinities
and antipathies.
We
have
Magic,
quoted Agrippa on
and
this
"

The

soul

will

now

medium.

what

see

he

writes

He

has
as

to

say

follows

on
:

ever-changing universal force, the

of the world, can
fecundate
any'

CHARMS

HISTORICAL

158

Again,

he

"

says,

There

certain

are

corresponds to the
medical
qualitiesof certain metals, and
others that correspond to those of certain
act for good or for
plants, and they may
evil if they are attracted by corresponding
elements
in the
sidereal
body of man.
is deficient in
If, for instance, a woman
stars

the

whose

influence

element

whose

Mars,
How

Mara

from

the'h^an"*
body

we

the
to

essence

and

from

radiates

consequently

suffers

poverty of blood and want

nervous
strength, anaemia,
give her iron, because
may
astral

the

elements

astral

elements

of iron

respond
cor-

contained

them
will
attract
a
as
Mars, and
iron."
attracts
magnet
Dr.
on
Magic,
Hufelans, in a work
profounds the theory of the universal

in

between
magnetic
sympathy
men,
firms
animals, plants, and minerals, and conthe testimony of Campanella, Van
Helmont, and Servius, as to the sympathy
the different parts of the
existing between
the parts of all
body as well as between
organic and even
inorganic bodies.

In
"

In

are

and

THEORIES

OCCULT

ANCIENT

159

Magic it is stated,
there
the grand laboratory of nature
singular compositions of herbs
many
have
a
surprising
minerals, which
old work

an

effect

assistance

from

of bodies

is

there

of

form

one

power
celestial

of

are
superior powers
bined; and, secondly,when

and

things, combined

natural
in

due

and

and

twofold

divers influences

artificial mixtures

similar

the
virtue, first when
duly disposed in
properties are
natural
substance, then
any
under

; for

supernatural agency

commixture

nature,

least

the

without

themselves

in

in the

on

^^

of

natural

JJJjft
themselves

com-

from

compositions
amongst

harmonical

of

selves
them-

proportion,

quality and force of

the heavens
under
certain correspondent
constellations.
This
the
proceeds from
occult
affinityof natural things among
they

agree

themselves.
In

with

the

' '

1643 Father

Kircher, a monk, wrote

he
several
works
on
Magic, wherein
stated that a needle can
be magnetised
of a
by simply being held in the hand

HISTORICAL

i6o

CHARMS

that
can
man
strong-willed man
; so
impart his own
life,and, to a certain
degree, animate
inorganic objects.
Coming to the end of last century, we
find Madame
quently
H. P. Blavatsky refers freIsis
to this force in her works,
Secret Doctrine."
Unveiled," and "The
She writes,
of plants,
The occult power
animals, and minerals, magically sympathise
with
the
superior natures, and
tellige
the divine soul
is in perfect inof man
"

"

with

these

Speaking

of

ones."

inferior
she

magic,

says,

magic is
stone of
intimate practicalknowledge
an
ma*ic
of magnetism
and
:
electricity
their qualities,
correlations,and
is a
potencies. Especially necessary
and
their
in
effects
familiarity with
the
animal
and
man.
kingdom
upon
There are occult propertiesin many
other
minerals
equally strange with that in the
of magic
lodestone,which all practitioners
must
know, and of which so-called exact
science
is wholly ignorant.
One
vital principlepervades all things,
common
"

The

The

corner-stone

of

comer-

"

and

this is controllable

human

to

the

foregoing

ancients

perfected

universal
*n_

trates

were

man

and

i
also

aware

seen

that

force

with

force

all space,

it

becomes

or

around

certain
the

"

A nDi"
versal force
xt.
j.
that,
which is the

nature.

interpene-^^J6611
gathers more
nature

this

thickly
of man,

familiar

were

between

They
though

it will be

various
names
they gave
is the
force, which

which

link

the

by

161

will."

From
the

THEORIES

OCCULT

ANCIENT

more

dense

centres, such

as

the

heart, the spine, the

brain

roots

of

It
flowers, and the seeds of minerals.
a
was
specialisationof this force which
of Paracelthe " luminous
sus
was
sphere
it Mesmer
his theory of
based
; on
"
Animal
the
Magnetism
; while it was
"
Od
and " Odylic Fluid
of Reichenin many
bach, for this force manifests
' '

' '

"

"

conditions.

ii

XXV

CHAPTER

SCIENCE

MODERN

AND

OCCULT

THEORIES

interested

HOSE

who
the

Tyler,

"

that,

the

the

words

what

of

to

age

science."

the

ancients

is

for

through

the

prove

Prof.

quoted,
whole

passed

The

magic

still

with

far

B.

E.

age

magic

was

where

to

previously

were

of

realm

Ancient

past

into
of
us

and

is

magic

to

on

still
with

those

at

selves
them-

position
able

are

From

of

branches

day, find

they

which

ticism
mys-

living

are

present
in

in

it

us

has

many

being

the

various

the
flowed

channels,
occult
16a

present
down
these

lodges

century,

through

usually
and

so-

MODERN

SCIENCE

163

cieties whose
it was
to keep alive
work
this knowledge, and
the " discoveries ' '
and lines of investigationpursued by our
modern
scientists have justified
of
many
the

in the

made

statements

past by these

ancient

to the
on
magicians, and handed
trained scientist of to-day by the modern
occultist.
It is not difficult to recognise

the

ether of

our

scientists

as

the universal

force of the ancients, akasha, and just as

is termed
in what
be seen
readily may
the

compounds

elements

of the

of modern

chemistry the

old alchemists.

hypnotism we find
the force spoken of by Father
Kircher,
the Animal
Magnetism of Mesmer, and the
Mesmerism
of
Dr.
Esdail, and
many
The
of
R.
others.
N-rays
RadiaHuman
Blondlot, the
JgfiffiS
tions of M. Tessier d'Helbaicy, are but the
and
mentioned
those
by Prof. JJKdd
Charpentier and others, are but occultists
In

other

its

names

sphere,"
"

aura

new

' '

dress

of

for the

"od,"
of those

"

"

luminous
'

odylic fluid,' and

occult

writers

Paracelsus, Baron

and

vestigators,
in-

Reichen-

HISTORICAL

i64

CHARMS

Blavatsky, Dr. Hartmann,

bach, Madame
C. W. Leadbeater,J. C. F. Grumbine, and
W. J. Colville.
R. Blondlot
says that all objects store
and

up

N-rays
tell

radiate

what

he

ancient

and

modern

that

us

has

occultists

everything organic
its astral

penetrates and

these

terms

or

organic
in-

counterpart, which

surrounds

it.

Reichen-

spoke of a mysterious kind of light

emanating from
crystals, magnets, and
human
from
finger-tips.
bach

latest discoveries

Our
these

various

power,

that

rays

go

to

prove

that

of great curative
emanations
or
rays

are

human

will
manipulated by the human
and
of evil
given the power
be
SSbTPaysor
good, so that they may
manipulated made
vitalising
poisonous or
the thought of the person
will by
human
emitting them.
Experiments
have been tried on
two
plant-life,
plants
of the same
age, and both in a healthy
condition,are subjected to these human
can

be

rays,

willed

one

is treated

mentally

to grow

with
to

affection

and

the
perfection,

CHAPTER

XXVI

NATURE

SPIRITS:

THE

BEHIND

GEM

THE

J[T

has

been

ancient

and

though
some

nature

this

given

various

cleared

the

to

ally

And
3i natural6

efficacy

here

ancients
Modern

scientists
*

those

of

we

the
and
have

living
1

66

clear.

made
a

difference

science
the

as

especi-

charms,

not

in

theory

be

of

in

fact

another

find

and

ground

our

can

gems,

between

forces

names

before

of

have

they

our

is yet

there

belief

principle

which

to

examine

to

Nature

general

tists
scien-

in

one

nature

has

measure,

modern

at

both

that

shown

are

in

POWER

of

the

moderns.

yet

intelligences

"

covered
dis-

which

NATURE

SPIRITS

167

function

through and guide all natural

forces ; so far they have
not
accepted
the present day
that middle
from
man,
to him
occultist,this truth handed
by
of magic.
the past grand masters
told that humanity only plays
We
are
a

part in nature, that there

small

evolutions

beside

ours,

and

are

that

other
each

kingdom of nature has its inhabitants,and

invisible to us,
be
though these may
nevertheless
they exist and play a great
part in

They

are

Nature
into

the

evolution

called

Natural

and
Spirits,
in

of

those

the

universe.

Elementals,
we

have

or

to take

subject are divided

classes ; they are
into
five main
the
in the
evolved
creatures
kingdoms of
ether, fire,air,water, and earth.
Readers
of
""^fabi*
mythology
may
in
the
pixies,ether, fire,
recognise them
brownies.
J^e^
fairies, elves, and
They are distinct creations,and
it
themselves
is seldom
they make
visible to man,
being engaged in the
carrying out of the activities connected
with their own
elements, for they are the
account

our

HISTORICAL

i68

CHARMS

is usually
of nature, and do what
ascribed to her.
find
In the Kabala
we

powers

these

creatures

from

the

as

Zodiac

ministeringeverywhere
down

It is stated

worm.

to

that

the

there

smallest
is not

thing in the world, not the least herb over

for it
which
is not set a spirit,
A

is these

spirit

which

are

in

concerned

of the various forms

hiiilding
of minerals, plants,and animals,
every herb
also in the buildingof the human
physical body. Their bodies are formed
the

growftof

of

class of matter

rarer

the human

than

their
invisibility.
physical body, thus
Among them is found different grades of
standing
as in humanity.
unintelligence,
By undertheir nature
or
knowing the
old
methods
of their control, as
the
magicians did,they can be made to render
service.
de

Comte
shall

be

Gabalis

numbered

"

says,
among

When

the

you

children

of the

philosophers,and when
eyes
your
shall have
been strengthened by the use
of the most
will
sacred
medicine, you
learn

that

the

elements

are

inhabited

SPIRITS

NATURE

by

of

creatures

knowledge
the
with, whom

the

his

singular perfection,from
communication
of, and
Adam

wretched

vast

has far

heaven
than

birds

gnats ; these wide seas

other guests than the whales

hold

dwellers

and
the

depths

for the
of

of the

created

not

useless.

Ages

and

and
than

on-

dolphins;
reserved

that

element

all the

remain

to

space
^M***

not

are

rest,

void

and

' '

these

ago

and
express

is nobler

fire,which

was

earth

alone

moles

prived
de-

terity.
pos-

the

nobler

has

stretching No

space

earth and

between

of

sin

most

Yon

169

and

names

these

elementals

forces

fied
classi-

were

used to
sigillawere
powerful were
; so

it was
that
they considered
thought to be dangerous to utter trotter0
in certain
these
names
places their names
*_*"*_"

at

for

certain
at

of the
power.

times

and

in certain

seasons,

piaCes

particular configurations
said to have
planetsthey were

great

XXVII

CHAPTER

CHARMS

OF

CLASSIFICATION

PHIS

is

difficult

forces

the

will

distinct

sometimes

and

unite

often

though

work,

at

for

matter

in

work

conjunction.
Let
what

will

we

to

appear

Artificial

their

influence,

human

will
be

may

such
These

heading
as

have

strengthened

we

in

some

usually

will

about

those

class
relics

converted

sciously
con-

Under

their
170

charms,

and
into

power

the
and

unconsciously.

religious
been

to

thought,

or

at

these

charms,

brought

or

this

glance

efficacy

outside

this

charms

artificial

term
owe

first

us

images.
such

by

and
every

CLASSIFICATION

OF

CHARMS

171

this
cases
though in most
been
done
has
unconsciously, yet they
soaked
with human
have become
ism
magnetof a devotional
nature, so that the
relic or
image has become, as Colonel
Olcott terms
it, a " psychic dynamo.
Another
type of artificial charm, though
consciously made
so, is holy

devotee

; and

* *

which

water

has

been

Religious

mag-

a
by the priests with
definite object ; for water
easily
the
of
takes
on
magnetism

netised

any

one,

and

sensitive

pelissaw

dynamos

individual

which
water
distinguish between
has
been
that
which
magnetised, and
has
not.
Holy water
impregnated by
the good thoughts of a man
is highly
charged with magnetism and very potent
In the same
for good.
object,
way
any
whether
valuable
be
or
worthless, may
can

converted

into
evil.

an

If

artificial charm

for

of
one
charged by some
trained will and one
having a knowledge
of
the
forces
brought into play, the
will
in
remain
the
object for
power
if it is made
to
a
long period, and

good

or

CHARMS

HISTORICAL

i72

radiate
that

at

of

channel

the

the
for
Mr.

Powerful

of

rate

same

maker,
his

it

good

the

be

can

evil

or

Leadbeater

vibration

of

amulets

made

and
Museum

retain

magical

their

some

talismans

British
the
t^BriSIh11!11
Muieem

influence.
that

says

as

even

power

now.

All

objectsworn
by people take on their
tuned
their
to
magnetism and become
of vibration, these
rate
be termed
may
artificial charms, some
objects taking this
than
on
more
others, thus their chief
will have

power

of the

much

wearer.

to do with

This

the

is the

racter
cha-

reason

is
why something worn
by a lucky man
eagerly sought for, and will in a certain
measure
help to bring luck to its new
the
owner
depends on whether
; much
former

*u6tune
the one

owner

's vibrations
in

are

the

present
the stronger,

the
words, whether
charm's
vibrations
are
tuneihyou
stronger
than
the new
owner's, for the
weaker
the
to
its
stronger will tune
vibration.
The
same
applies to those
charm,

or

or,

other

or

CHARMS

HISTORICAL

i74

pathy existing between

wearer

thus
possessor,
of value
stones
are
or

certain

and

another

not

we

to

herbs, as witnessed

work.

this

that

the

rightof birth should

have

gems

each

find

that

dual
indiviwith

same

in curative

it is recommended

reason

belonging

gem

the

one

the

plants and
For

and

them

be

their

to

worn.
own

by

person

various

The

natural

rate

of

""

vibration,and that of the ruby

dMfer" from that of the turquoise,
of41**1

vibration

of

and

so

with

SuSm?" sympathy
reason

and

why

all.

This

of

law

antipathy is the
gems

lose

their

with the health of the wearer

brilliancy
;
and
in the case
of the ruby it is said to
threatens
change colour when misfortune
its wearer.
At the present day medical
tions
men
recognise the natural curative vibraof amber, and recommend
its being
worn
a charm
as
against certain ailments.
will be our
next
Magical charms
class,
where
charm

we

have

the

natural

power

greatly enhanced
by the
will consciously directed for this
The
knowledge of the various

of

human
purpose.
rates

of

vibration

and

CHARMS

OF

CLASSIFICATION
the

law

of

virtue

has

175

correspondence
with
the
ability to
apply it, makes
of that man
a
cian,
practical magiof magical Magical
hence the name
charms
charm.
metal
or
Any
gem
whose

natural

strengthened by such
either

great power
the

gems

are

to

to

be

of

will

man

for

been

good

evil.

or

of

and

Solomon

have

the

accredited,they would

If

Jews
belong

this class.

Closely related to the magical charm

is talismanic
jewellery, talismans, and
written
spells. Though related there is
a

difference

between

talismans, and
jewellerywould
this.

While

the

anything from
of

fabric

man,

the

to

a
a

talismanic

appear
charm

and

charms

to

bridge

may

worthless
is

\Ztm"i,
and

spells

or

even

piece

precious

talisman

be

Talismanic

stone

more

or

less

an

artificial

be constructed
production, which
may
of metal, stone, or parchment,
depending for its efficacy on the binding
of or
constraining of the elementary
powers

to aid the behests

of the possessor.

HISTORICAL

176
This

is done

times

and

at certain

by preparing them
by observing many

forms
The

CHARMS

and

ceremonies.

binding mentioned

nature
efementary

singular

that the forces behind

and when
intelligent,
that
they have
many

are

add

powen

we

the back

classes
from
grades and
lives to the
insignificant
orders, and that these
of real talismanic
magic

be
not

the

that

seen

to be scoffed

Writing of
Potet, says,
out

In

that

who

And

how

did

Where
?

me

No

me

producing

By

eyes,
to search

And

it will
are

du

to

find

learn

it ?

is

it

the

nature

secret.

before

my

waiting for
for them, indisput-

without

a^*e *acts
^o1"seOPCeB
friends and

at

are

Baron

come

did

discovered

own

PoteUayi

forces.

How

thoughts

herself

mundane
super-

at.

art ?

my

paratively
com-

with

forces worked

these

"

have

We

"* sorcery
it
what
is

these
SH^tJSi
traced signs

an(* ma8?c*
determines

attractions,these sudden
mics,
epideimpulses, these
raving
vulsions
antipathies,and crises,these con"

which

one

can

make

durable

OF

CLASSIFICATION
What
the

ancients

principlewe employ,
to the
decidedly well known

so

What

force.

occult

the
.

and

person

down
bulrush.

them

themselves.
that

gets hold

hurricane

away

is

element

it

places at the
perceiving the

their
this

All

does

far

men

him

breaks

being able

or

this

and

thousand

without

foe,

invisible
But

in

existingin

men,

withers

It scatters

time

same

most

called

old

element

fearful

the

as

strikes

to

fluid

nervous

of

men

An

nature, unknown
of

call

you

magnetism,

or

177

the very

if not

agent

CHARMS

to

protect

demonstrated.
choose

should

favourites,obey their
to the human
voice, and
thoughts, answer
understand
the meaning of traced signs
that
is what
realise and
people cannot
their reason
that is
what
rejects, and
friends

and

select

"

what

saw

and

emphatically, that for

say
me

it here
it is

most

truth

and

fact demonstrated

is expressibleby
Every force in nature
formula
or
similitude,by the operation
be
and
expression of which it may

aroused

to action.

for ever."

Iamblichus

says,
12

"

The

HISTORICAL

i7S

CHARMS

of arcane
Theurgist, through the power
mundane
nature
signatures,commands
;
no
nor
as
emlonger as man,
*
soul, but as
5E5* ploying a human
numbers
existing superior to them in the
order o" the gods" he makes
use
tScaffoSS;
of greater mandates
than pertain
to himself,so far as he is human.
For
this reason
the
magical properties of
numbers
and
of geometrical forms
are
relied upon
by the true magician, who
knows
that they are expressiveof certain
fore
active principlesin nature, and he therethem
to bring these principles
uses
into operation. The
of
engraved gems
the Gnostics
and all talismanic
jewellery
be placed in this division,while all
must
talismans, magical squares, phylacteries,
and
those
charms
depending for their
be
also
traced
signs, must
efficacy on
' '

included

is

There
which

in this class.

we

another

will

form

give the
depends

charm, as this
some
entity,often a
one, attaching itself

name

for

human
to

the

of

charm

to

of obsessed
its power
on
disembodied

object which

CLASSIFICATION
forms

the

OF

charm.

Such

CHARMS
are

the

those
skulls, and
things
the
are
haunting of houses
which
have
placed.
Weapons
been

used

for

crime

are

179

of

most

to

some-

which

^e

charm

by the spiritof
the doer of the crime, and
perhaps this
is the reason
why most of these weapons
tioned
menare
destroyed. The mummy-case
times

obsessed

in another

also

come

under

part of this work

this

heading.

would

XXVIII

CHAPTER

AVING

prominent

devote

to

them

have
certain
and

sought
will

gem

have

many

soul,

in

and

"f

tte%8e0m the

with

stone

his

the

all

own,

threw
i8q

why

individual,

given.
have

things
the

soul
would

virtue

when
soul

it

phers
philoso-

subliminal

in

their

whose

they

reason

hidden

That

various

explanations

concealed

found.
a

the

stone"

all

particular

that

said

self,

upon

the

been

Pythagoras

find

to

pages

whence

Almost

to

help

to

as

well

as

giving

alone,

efficacy.

among

be
few

theories

stones

place

it may

charms,

their

precious

given

"

derive

EFFICACY

THEIR

WHENCE

GEMS:

man

in

was

Qut

of
be

gazed
affinity
certain

HISTORICAL

i82

CHARMS

hold that certain lower

to different

belong
intelligences

and

gems,

calls upon
them
they
These
old-day ideas
scientific

the

mind,

science

modern

precious

stones

discover

their

has

their

when

owner

obey.
will hardly satisfy
so

will

we

give
will help us

anything

which

to

if
on

to

theories

Modern

power.

see

genesis of gems to the

The genesis early workings of fire and water,
of gems
our
planet has
through which
passed in the far past ages,
the

trace

while

most

atoms

must

either

the

agree

that

have

been

liquid

scientists may

or

their
at

time

one

into two

classes,

the

and

holding the aqueous,

the igneous theory. As

to

of

oxygen

combinations

to

the

one

in

state ; and

gaseous

be divided

constituent

other

colouring
matter
of gems,
most
are
agreed that this
consists of various metallic oxides,though
iron appears
to play a prominent part in
this matter, but it depends on the amount

are

and

certain

the

given. Hauy
exceptions,and some
gems

colour

colour

to other

metals.

says
owe

as

there
their

GEMS:

WHENCE

THEIR

their

EFFICACY

183

electrical

capacity,
find that nearly all precious stones
we
this quality in varying
possess
degrees, being either positiveor Theeiecinvesti- SSlSfi
Amoretti's
negative.
gations of the electric polarity stones
of precious stones
shows
that
the diamond, the
amethyst
garnet and
are
negative, while the sapphire is positive.
the tourmaline
Experiments have shown
and
is positive at its one
end
feature
which
a
negative at the other
Glancing

at

'

"

the topaz is also said to possess.

We
have
here sufficient to enable
establish

us

can
theory whereby we
how
show
precious stones may be related
to human
beings ; for if the colour of the
depepds on iron, then it is well to
gem
remember
that
have
two
we
principal
forms
of iron in the human
blood, viz.,
protoxide of iron and peroxide
of iron, a compound
of the two^^^
constitutes
what
was
formerly tween man
known
as
lodestone, or black ^BPeci0UB
haps
Permagnetic oxide of iron.

to

science

may

find that

certain

gems

HISTORICAL

i84
tuned

are

the

to

vibrations

CHARMS
human

generated by

body through
this magnetic

be
must
rate
there
principle. At any
the gem
some
degree of affinitybetween
and the man
so
tuned, therefore we have
established a physicalrelationship.
look
other
must
For
affinitywe
any
to the nature
ously
previspiritsor elementals
mentioned, as these can be said to
of the kingdoms, i.e.*
be related to one
the
one
fire, air, earth, or water, on
of the four temperahand, and to one
ments
the other, the temperament
pending
deon
on

The secret
of luck

the

predominates
the

nature

which

element
the

in

of the

body
; for

man

or

man

composed of all elements, and

the element
which
predominates in his
constitution
at birth will be the ruling
element
throughout life,and all things
of like element
will be in sympathy with
is

him.

This

"luck."
some

not
or

is the
Here

secret
we

of what

find the

we

reason

term

why

thing and
in another.
the earth,
Those
with
gnomic element, having preponderance
people

are

lucky

in

one

are

THEIR

WHENCE

GEMS:

lucky with

metals
fire

those

with

the

their

luck

with

EFFICACY

and

earthy matters

element

fire

in

or

strong

to

have

We

divided

do

with

how

seen

our

find

occupations

this, and so
of
had
a
knowledge
of correspondence, and
the law
their
realised that they have
as
metal,
heritage a certain gem,
and colour, and if this knowledge
should
were
applied, then we
fewer
unlucky people.

having
people

185

If

on.

*"""
colour

as

JJ^itage
hear

scientists

of

are

of
origin and nature
some
leaning to fire, others to
gems
water.
Probably both sides have a little
ments
elethe
truth.
of
all the
not
May
their representatives in the
have
mineral
and
kingdom
precious
among
stones, as is suggested by the Easterns
in the story of the magic necklace
of
as

to

the

"

Vishnu

As far evolved

be he is

only
the
near
standing midway
centre, or
between
the planets with their gods and
the minerals
with their elementals
; yet
is he linked equallyto both, for all things,
as

man

may

13

HISTORICAL

i86

from
on

Man

CHARMS

the

highestto the lowest,arelike beads

thread, and this thread is one of the
planets. The
rays of the seven

standi

which

on

ray

t^th?'

depends

planetary

rule at the time

**
fhegem*
eiementais

Mars, then will he be tuned

all things of the Mars9 nature.

to

of

root

; and
emanates

from

Absolute

is tuned

great

it reaches

The

ray

which

planetary spirit

the vibrations

to

the

or

ciple
impersonal prin-

rays.

planet, and passes

and
orders of spirits
until

all is One

this

the

guided by the

of Mars

If

of his birth.

was

The

is

what

on

is strung on
planet had chief

man

of this

through the various

highly evolved beings
and

man,

so

on,

down

through the animal, vegetable, mineral,

and
lower
a
kingdoms
magnetic ladder
All things,
from the mineral
to the gods.
from
the lowest to the highest,
"

A ladder

which

mlneraUobe
the gods

other.

every
of nature.

tuned

close

*n

each
on

are

to this ray, must

affinityone

with

the

find that
In this way
we
tives
planet has its representa-

plane and in

every

kingdom

WHENCE

GEMS:

the earth

When

forth

went

rays

EFFICACY

THEIR

falling upon

an

187

in its making

was

their

upon

aggregate

these

mission, and
of

in

atoms

the vibrations
crystallization,
caught and fastened in
ray were
the rock
or
precious stone, there to lie
tions
latent until roused into activityby vibraof a like nature
playing upon them.
of

process
of the

find

We

the

where
hidden

similar

to

sun's
be

law

at

energy

or

set

free

in

work

coal

vibrations

by other

heat

lie
brations.
vi-

May it not be that the vibration

of a human
will, keyed to the same
ray
call into action
the precious stone, can
as
the hidden virtue and ensouling elemental
of that
Each
seven

stone

is the

gem

emblem

of

of the

one

great planetary hierarchies

each

belongs unalterably
certain hierarchy, and will Man,s
place
of in the
the peculiar conditions
the1*1""6
himself
within
as
one

individual
to

have
that

guiding principle,and
vibrations

he

will be

which
Each
tuned.
to

archy
hier-

special work, and though

apparently differingin their method, yet
has

its

HISTORICAL

x88

is

each

thought
"

All

fillinga

part

of

the

divine

are

Whose

CHARMS

but

body

parts
nature

of

one
stupendous whole,
is, and God the Soul."
"Pope.

INDEX
Bancroft,Lady, as a Mascot, 46
Barton,Dr., the Aeronaut, 49
Beads
Bed

116
Beliefs,
Agnes Hall,Skull of,41

Burton

Charms, 67

as

of Otway

Family, 55

Berlin,Archives of,7
Sarah, 68
Bernhardt,Madame
Bernora, Island of,84
Beryl,108, 119
Bettiseombe House, Skull at,48
Beza, 108, 119
BiMe at Spedlln's
Tower, 66

Caaba, Stone of,67

Caneer,Sign of, 127
Candles,Coughs Cured by, 81
Capricorn,Sign of, 128
Carbuncle, 104, 115, 120

Frog, 79
Boots,Charmed, 58

Carnarvon,Lord,Charmed Tree
of,89
Carnelian,81, 60, 85, 105, 114,
120,184
Cast-off Clothing,173
Cat,Civet,79
Cats,Black, 49
Cattle of Charttey,50
Cauls as Luek-bringers,76
Caviglioli,
Jean, 53
Chaka the Zulu King, 20
Chalcedony,105, 126

Bracelet of M. Santos Dumont,

Chalehlhulti,105

Birth-month

Stones, 128

"Black

Sweep," Maseot, 100

H. P., 81,
Blavatsky,Madame
160,164
Blondlot,R, N-Rays of,168
Bloodstone,104, 120, 127, 186,
189
Bone

of

14

Chameleon, 79

Brazilian
.

Burmese

Pebble,104
Breast-plate,
Aaron's, 60
104
Brilliants,
British Museum, 58
14
Brooch, Tortoiseshell,
Buddhist Church, StrangeCeremony

Charms

170
Artificial,
Correct Method

"Prayer Wheel,"
a Mascot, 142
Bufonite,104, 120
Bullet-proofMen, 56

as

of

Wearing,

145
Dreams

and, 88
For Mental Development, 89
For Protection from Animals,

in, 73
Buddhist

"

90
For

89
Travellers,
4
Historical,
Jewels Classed as, 3

INDEX
Charms"

Continued

191

Cromwell, Oliver,54
"CruxAnsata,"68
Crystal,106, 113, 116, 121, 131

Magical, 173
National,173
Natural,173
Obsessed,28, 178

Cuba, 21

Psalms

Dalham

Written,84-90

Darnborough, Mr. at Monte

Carlo,47
Days of Week and Gems, 130,

as, 87
Writer's,87

Chartley Cattle,50
China, 17, 34, 93
Empress of,17
Chrysoberyl,105
Chrysolite,105, 120, 126, 128,
138,139
Chrysoprase, 126
Clogs as Mascots,100
"

"CoalstounPear,"

139

"Dead

Hand"

of

Father

Arrowsmlth, 65
Dee, Dr., 85

Diamonds, 10, 19, 20, 28, 106,

114-6, 121, 131
Dog Trinkets,100

39

Coat, Holy,
Treves, 63, 72
Coins,Charmed, 21,22, 24, 142
Colouring of Gems, 182
Colours in Heraldry,131
W. J.,164
Colville,
Comb, Charmed, 78
Comtesse
de Castlgiione,
8
184
Coral,105,116, 120,
Coronation Stone,32, 60, 93
Corsica,53
Corundum, 105
Conrisart,
Dr., 13
of

Countess

Hall, 37

D'Eu, 14

Cramp Rings,80
106
Croeidolite,
Cromartie,Countess of,54

Earrings,60
Edenhall,Cup of,26
Edward, Ring of King, 6
Egypt, 21, 67, 77
Egyptian Pebble,107
Elector John of Brandenburgh,
6
Electrical Poles of Gems, 183

Elemental, 168, 176, 186

Ellenborough, Lady, and the
Arabs, 30
Emerald, 10, 57, 107, 113, 115,
116, 121, 126, 127, 131, 137,
139
25
Ena, Princess,
England, 23, 26, 74

INDEX

192

Esty,Madame, 16
Evil Eye, 165
Experiments with Plants,164
Family Charms, 92
31
Farjeon,B. L.,the Novelist,
Feitsul,107
Fire-stone,107
Sir Maurice, Black
Fitzgerald's,
Cat,49
Flags as Charms, 58, 94
Fox, 78
France,4, 25, 40, 62
Frederick the Great,7
French, Magie recognisedby
the,4
Frog, 79, 134
Gabalis, Comte

de,

on

Magic,

168

Garnet, 107, 122, 128, 136

GemGenesis of, 182

Philosophersand, 180
The Soul of a, 180
Gemini, The Sign, 127

Emperor, 6, 49
Germany, 6
Gladstone,W. E., 50
Gnostics,92, 178
Goblet as a Charm, 27
Gold Heart, 100
Gold Skull,15
German

Grecian

Beliefs,113

Greece, 113
Grumbine, J. C. F., 164

Hadyn the Composer, 14

Haggard, Mr. Rider, 14
Hair, Human, 53, 77
Hall, Bryn, 65
Burton Agnes, 41
Dalham, 87
Garswood, 66
Hlntiesham, 53
Wardley, 44
Hand as a Charm, 65
Handkerchief, Curative, 60
Hare, 78
Hartmann, Dr., 164
Haunted
Rooms, 41-5, 179
Hebrew
Beliefs,114
107
Heliotrope,
79
Heliotroplan,
Henry VI.,27
Heraldry and Gems, 131
Herbs, 4,79, 168, 174
Hindu Beliefs,114
Hlntiesham Hall,53
Historical Charms, 4
Hohenzollern, House of, 6
Holy Coat of Treves, 63
Hand, 65
Land, 22
of Holies,18
Vests,61
"

"

"

"

"

"

"

"

"

INDEX
Jews, 18, 76, 98, 114

Holy Water, 69, 72

Horseshoe, 66, 74-6, 100
House, Bettiseombe, 48
"

"

Duchess
Lord

Justin

Revelstoke's,87

Lord

15

Keys, St Peter's,62
Klreher,Father, on Magic, 159,

"

168

82

Kite,78
Knaresborough, Manor

Blood, 188
Rays, 164
Will, 174, 187
Hyacinth, 107, 122, 126

"

House,

44

"

"

"

Koh-1-Noor

"

Diamond,

19

Koran, 28
Kruger, President,20, 55
Kuropatkln's,General,Ikon, 6ft

Ikon, 66
India,16, 19, 20, 51, 74, 114

Lamor, Miss Yvonne, 14

108, 140
Lapis-lazuli,
Leadbeater,Mr. C. W., 28, 164
Lee, The Penny of, 22
Leo, Sign of, 127
Libra, Sign of, 128
"Lincoln
Imp," 142
Loekhart, Sir Simon, 22
Lodestone, 122, 188
Longworth, Mrs. Nicholas, 17
Luck, 4, 21, 47, 46,53, 74, 184
Lucky Animals, 49
Human
Mascots, 46-9
Names, 46, 84, 85

Individual Charm, The, 91

"Isis

Unveiled," 160
Italy,165

Jacinth,107
Jacob, 60
Jade,17,81, 99, 107, 122, 189
Janotha, Mdlle. Nathalie,49
Japan, 77, 118
118
Japanese Beliefs,
Jargon, 107
Jasper,108, 122, 126
Jerusalem,6, 18, 126
Jewellery, 8-17, 80, 97-101,
180, 186, 141-4

Martyr, 6

Kabala, 87, 92, 115, 188, 168

Kellermann,Mlss,theSwimmer,

of Alba's, 88

87
Salisbury's,
Unlucky, 86
Hufelans, Dr., 158
Human
Beings as Mascots, 46-9,
"

193

"

"

Madrid/ Patron Saint of, 10

INDEX

194

Magie, 3, 4, 31, 114, 132, 134,

Names, 46

140-54, 158-60, 162, 174

Magic, Corner Stone of, 160

Napoleon I.,18

Magical Charms, 175

Magneto Healing, 165
Magnetism, 177
Malachite, 106, 122
Manehurian Mascot, 35
Mandrake, 40
Man's

Place

in the

Universe,

187

Mars, The Planet,158, 186

Mascot, 3, 15, 16, 18, 27, 32,
35, 46, 47, 40, 51, 54, 03,

08-100, 141-3
Mecca, Blackstone
Medal

of,67, 02

of St Benoit, 14

"Mephfeto's Ring," 10
Mesmer, 161
Metals, 4, 76, 132, 134, 135,

151, 158, 182, 185

Mexico, 113

Monkey,"

"Mlkko
Monte

142

Carlo, 47

Moonstone, 108, 114, 123

Morocco,

24

Moss-agate, 102

ID., 8
National Charm, 03
Natural Charms, 178
Nature Spirits,
166, 167
Necklace, Jade, 17

"

"

of Vishnu, 115

"Nefer,"77
Nelson,56
New Zealand,31, 00
Nile Expedition,13
North

American

Numbers, 83, 178

Occult Jewellery,101

"Od,"163
"Odylie Force," 163
0]o de Buey, 108
Olcott,Colonel,171
Olivine,108, 123, 138
Onyx, 108, 133, 134, 140

Opal, 7, 15, 02, 100, 112" 113,

123, 128, 138, 138
Ophite,100, 124
Original Motive for Wearing
Jewellery,3

52, 00, 142, 170

Muneaster
Mascot, 27

68, 08
Osiris,

Musgrave, Sir Richard, 26

Mystery Animals, 78

Ox's Eye, 100

Mummy,

N-Rays, 163

Indians,03

Otway Family, 55

Pantacle, 134

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Paracelsus

on

Talismans, 157,

163

"

195
Ring

Cramp, 80
Cursed Spanish Opal, 7

"

Parchment

Charms,

61

"

Pear, Coalstoun, 89
Pearl,109, 115, 124, 189

Peridot, 109,

Czar of Russia's,11, 12

"

Fated, of Napoleon I.,13

German
Emperor's, 6, 92
Hadyn's, 14

"

Pennington, Sir John, 27

Pentaele, 134

"

"

124

in Westminster

"

Persia, 28

"

Philosophers and

Magic, 152,

168,180
Pipe, Charmed, 55
Pisces,The Sign, 128

"

"

Solomon's, 5
To preventFallingSickness,

"

"

Planetary Hierarchies,187
Planets and their Gems, 128
Potato Charm,

Ripon, Marquis of, 54

Roman
Beliefs,113

82

Potet, Baron do, 176

Precious Stones,4, 22, 60, 112,
115, 183
Psalms

Charms

or

Spells,

87-9
"

Psychic Dynamo,"

Rabbit

*s

Rosicrucians, 156
Rothschild, Leopold de, 31
"

as

171

Abbey, 6

King Edward's, 6
Mephisto's,10
of Strength,130
Rider Haggard's, 14

"

Pharaoh, 14

and Magic, 5

"

and Luck, 46

Talisman, 57
Ruby, 10, 20, 109, 115, 116,
124, 127, 131, 187, 139
Russia, 11, 21, 22, 66, 67

Mascot, 51

Epic Poem of, 116

Reichenbach, 161, 164, 181
ReligiousRelics as Charms, 171
Ramayana,

Mascot of, 51
"Renown,"
Revelstoke, Lord, 37

Ridgeway, Prof., on

Jewellery,

Ring Apolloniusof Tyana's, 5

Sign of,128
Sagittarius,
Salisbury,Lord, 37
Sapphire, 18, 93, 109, 114-6,
124, 126, 127, 131, 137, 139
Sardius, 126
Sardonyx, 110, 125, 126, 128,

134,138
Scarab, 67

INDEX

X96
Schneider,Statement

Spells,4, 84-6
of Solomon, 5
Spirits

of, 7

Scorpio,Sign of, 128

Scorpion Charm, 86

St Benoit, 14

Scotch Pebble, 110

St Beuno, 70

Scott, Sir Walter, in "Talis-

St. Columbus, 33
St Dunstan, 75

Seafield,Earl of, 89
Seal,Charmed, 15

St

Edward, 32

St John, 60

Planet's, 134
Solomon's, 134
"Secret Doctrine," 160

Peter, 62
St Philomena, 72
St Wlnefride, 69

Secret of Luck, 184

Star Stone, 110

Selenite,110, 189
Servia, 14

Stars

Seven, Number, 83

Stone,

"

"

Seventh

St

Son, 82
"

"

"

"

Manor, 44

"

Screaming, 43

"

"

Farm, 43
Wardley Hall, 44
Tunstead

"

"

Snake

"

"

Snuff Box, 57
and

Coronation,

Cardinal

Green

Charm,,

32,

60""

Heart, 16

of Bernora, 34
of Caaba, 67
of Iona, 34
of Memphis, 110
of Mukden,

34, 93

Toad, of Germany, 7
White, in Revelations,61

Stonehenge, 33
Streeter,Mr., of Bond

Stone, 110, 125

Soeerer

93

"

Knaresborough

Stripes

94

110
Slderite,
"Slstrum,"77
Skull,Burton Agnes Hall, 41
Golden, 15, 91

"

and

Street,

15

Wolsey,

6
Solomon's

Ring, 5

Seal,30, 134
Spain, 8, 10, 24, 32, 81
Spanish American War, 7

Table

"

"

Opal,Cursed, 7

of

Apostolic Virtues,.

126
"

of
143

Birth-month

Mascots,

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White

INDEX

Heather,50, 100
William,Emperor, of Germany,
6,40,92
wniiami, Hugh, a Lucky Name,

Wolaey, Cardinal, Accused

Sorcery, 6
Yu-Chl, 111

48

Wlnchelsea,Earl of,88
Witchcraft,166
Wolf, 79

Zodiac,127, 185
Zulu Chief,20

Zululand, 18

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