Show GUARD AGAINST EVIL ornaments supposed to ward off disease and bring luck although most people profess to laugh at idea of wearing them purely for luck yet charms charm are popular with many london the instinct to avert the tha evil aril eyo eye la in born in our natures civilization lad kad lessened it it a great extent but in every raco race we find an instinct exists the wear ing et ct nearly all personal adornment teems seems to have originated in an idea of pacifying evil the savage wears ornaments symbolizing bol izing the protective powers supposed to be able abla to keep away harm or danger in the west indies there la Is a bean or seed which the natives think possesses many valuable prop artles it carried in the purse purge they say nay the owner will never want for money it if hung on a watch chain good luck will ever be with the wearer but woo woe betide the man who loses hla his pro clous charm the east indian leaves a tiny corner of his embroidery unfinished to propitiate the gods the dusky mother calls her baby hard names for fear her love should bring ill fortuno upon him in england superstitious country folk tie amulets around their necks to prevent disease some of the earliest ut of these were skillfully wrought by the people who inhabited this country thousands of years ago and treated lint flint much the same as a cameo producing varied effects by cutting through into the different layers of color several examples ot of this practically lost art may be seen in in the the museum at they are carved to represent the heads of men and women birds fishes and reptiles and erbor ar the most part cleverly and pr heftily done the fossil belemnites found on many ot of our coasts embedded in the rocks mire once thought to be thunderbolts on AMI fl wore were worn as aa charms by fisher folk farmers in ancient times decorated their horses by hanging amulets and gypsy fetish charms among their trappings to insure a good bar veal ves t these amulets aro uleta were frequently associated with the worship of chesun the sun and were af f egyptian moorish and persian origin although most people protons to laugh at the tha idea of wearing them purely tier for luck or from superstitious motives nott vos aro are worn i still with tood humored toleration and for reasons zone bone can explain secretly favored just in the same way that sober minded minded men and women cling tons tena loosly to a crooked sixpence aliber ice holi and an creatura crea cr asure sura a three penny bit with a hole in it as omens omena of good luck A pink coral hand in italy la Is supposed to ward oft off the evit eye and plays ltd ita part in ornaments orn amenta ruby are supposed to disperse evil spirits and are considered a protection from poison and other dire e vils sla emeralds Em Eme oralda raids banish blindness gar net ornaments jire supposed to keep ano in good health the oard onyx jn in irta happiness the sapphire keeps aff feyer fever amethysts keep ot ol worries A turquoise means manna that you will never want it A friend A four leaved clover in A a crystal locket Is a favorite charm and nd Is in said to bring good fortune and long life to its ita wearer jade also has i reputation for a luck |