OCR Text |
Show r.'OROCCANS U3E LOVE CHARMS. i Cueer Means Employed by Women to Gain Affection. Mrs. Mansel-Ploydell writes ot the rmlous charms used by the women of Morocco: "Moorish wpmen resort much to charms to'galn lovars or to keep their affections when gained. , There Is ono charm which Is seldom known to fall. It consists of shredding shred-ding a small ploce ot aa undergarment v.hlch the man has worn and, after certain Incantations have been said over It, ot rolling tho particles Into tlm shape of a smalt ball. This Is em-b em-b ilded In a larger ball ot clay and, after aft-er being slightly dampened, It la kept In u pot over the embers of live char-ccai. char-ccai. I have been assured that as soon as the heat penetrates the .clay tho man, whoever he may be, will lay asldo whatever work he Is doing at tho time and fly to the arms' of the woman who Invokes the charms. As long as the ball Is kopt warm so long will the heat of love burn in the heart of the lover for that woman. Another spell much resorted to Is cut by cutting off the tips of a donkey's ears, cooking them and mixing them In the man's food. He then becomes as foolish as a donkey with love for the charmer who has provided his unsavory repast." |