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Show Ik. Itll Irs. Tho meaning of Iho ovll eye, the "Ophthalmot baskanos ' of tho Greeks, the "fasclnartt'' of tlio Ibttnant, was probably far inoro than a ulgar auiter-stitloti. auiter-stitloti. Wu Hud traces of It In almost evory country, notably to this day mining the canny Scut I who Inhabit tho western Mrs of tho sea, of "Ultii ilntk and Colouitay," of Kk)oaiid tho Heb-ridesi Heb-ridesi and among tlieTurks, uhutlls. ttu.t tlie evil t)oo( tho Strang, r. Hut hi old clastlcal ds)S the mwer seems chiefly to liavo Itccn UMtl for tbo ptir-loo ptir-loo of frrieiouily afillctiug tho litu stock of dlsugrecbblo neighbors. Ho wo llml to Ibis da) In Ireland, parts of rJcotlainl and Ihe wet of l.ng. bind, whtro this belief it still priwilent. Ctrtnlniy, In some form or 6tliir, inea. lntrio fafrtuiitinii hyllieeo hnsalwa)! Iitenkuuwii, but that any one jamm, with no matter how etll mi eye, should lie ablo to charm frightomsl aiilumlt tu any exttnt or niiuiU r is ridiculous, and not seriously lu ho enti (tuinod for u moinsLt C immbers Journal. |