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Show Travelers who have penetrated into the -ternmost parts o'f southern Ru sia bud some strange beliefs as to the power of bsh charms, says the Jewoi er's Review. Many tishlund in those countries have two small, hard ro , ml bones on the side of the head Thev woruV"thl,n hSVe tbS Pw' woin b the owner, to prevent colic and they are termed colic stones ThP more wealthy of the peasants h ,ve colic stones mounted in gold, and thev are worn upon the neck as a valuable addition to a necklace. The bones of amort,heR-,bUllhpad are m"ch among the K-issian peasants as a charm against fever. Among European tions ,n the middle ages doctors of medicine had faith that iho t,v-J i found in the head of the't h "rd!l, utiles. The bones were eVn ahK"r01MI"isl1' nd the United Mates bsh commission is endeavoring to introduce it to American waters R |