Show Odd Properties Are Accorded Elder Tree Most people know the common elder tree but probably few realize that more attributes are accorded to this tree than to an any other It Is Is for Instance a n pretty safe lIate refuge from flies files and other Insects for tor they avoid It while cattle refuse to eat Its lis leaves len It II Is often found growing grow lag ing In churchyards as It Is supposed to be avoided by witches and ghosts Whatever Its magical powers the theelder theelder elder certainly has valuable medicinal properties though whether the English Eng Eng- lish Ush villagers villagers' belief that the leaves of an elder bush growing on a wall wull will cure fits Is justified Is II open to doubt In some Bome districts it ft Is also believed that to stand near an elder tree during during dur duro ing a thunderstorm gives certain immunity Immunity im Im- from being struck by lightning A fungus called Jews ear often otten appears on the trunk of ot the elder tree and this tills too has been supposed to be bea a cure for quinsy |