Hoffinan.]. ODO [May 3, 



'lu the name of St. Paul, and by this stone, thou shalt drive out poison.' 

 On the other side is engraved in relief the cross of the Temple, between a 

 sword and a serpent. * * * On the Medal is represented a dragon 

 with an Italian* legend signifying, 'The Grace of St. Paul is proof 

 against any poison.' " 



In addition to the representation of a dragon, the figure of a scorpion 

 also appears in the space between the beginning and the end of the latter 

 legend. 



The fact that St. Paul is the one appealed to in the above cases may be 

 attributed to the fact that he was not affected by the bite of a serpent, 

 when almost instant death was the result expected b}' his associates (Acts 

 xxviii, 3-6). 



Epilepsy. 



The patient must drink the warm blood of a freshly killed dove. It is 

 better if the head be cut off and the blood taken directly from the neck. 



Febrile Complaints. 



For ordinary febrile disorders strawberry leaf tea is administered to 

 produce diaphoresis. 



Tea made of elder blossoms is given to hasten the eruption in measles 

 and scarlatina. 



An infusion made of parsley roots is considered excellent as a diuretic, 

 and to produce free lochial discharge. 



Tea made of sheep cherries {Oen. et sp. ?) is given for measles. 



A decoction of blackberry roots is sometimes given for fever accom- 

 panying diarrhoea. 



Freckles. 



To remove freckles from the face, one must rise on the morning of the 

 first day of May, before the sun is up, moisten the hands with the dew 

 upon the grass and wash the face therewith. Not a word must be spoken 

 aloud either before or during this procedure.f 



Goitre. 



It is believed that if the hand of a corpse be rubbed over a goitre the 

 afilicted may be certain of recovery. 



Hydrophobia. See Dog-bites. 



Incontinence of Urine. 



For children who are affected in this manner, they must be whipped 

 with a hud'l lum'bc, i.e., the cloth used in removing ashes from the oven 

 previous to depositing the loaves to be baked. 



* Gratia D. S. Pavlo contra tutti Vcleni Vivi. 



t ThLs custom was indulged in by some of the young people of Hawick, England, 

 to secure " twelve months of rosy cheeks." Folk-lore Journal, Lond., ii, 1884, p. 191. 



