Show THORS HAMMER STILL USED english fishermen fisherman consider it a charm against drowning somo some other peculiar beliefs the fishermen of whitby would never dream ot of venturing out ot of port without a little hammer shaped bone from the bead of a sheep known as thors hammer as this little object Is a very special charm against drowning the moles foot la Is also a sure cure for toothache or cramp according to locality amputated limbs are in some borne cases preserved so that the cripple may not be deficient in this respect in the liest world at scarborough an old peasant has come me to be regarded as almost a wizard for the country folks from round about come to him for relict from rheumatism ills its cure consists cona lats of a copper banalo and nd ring and on either cither end of the two small boro bore brass cartridge cases are wedged these charms are sold to tho the patient IQ in suffolk a girl always krepfl her first tooth then when she marries and has bag a child the tooth is suspended about tho the infants neck during teething as it is in said to bring instant rollet these superstitions mostly exist in tho the counties which are washed by the north sea doubtless they are survivals ot of the days ot of tho the bold viking marauders Ir elands own |