In West Wales, there was once a kind of charm performed upon a cow after calving, when some fern was set on fire to produce smoke, over which a sheaf was held until it was well-smoked. Then it was given to the cow, to be consumed by the animal.
THE CURE OF RICKETS.
The complaint which is called in West Wales “llechau” means rickets, a complaint to which children are subject. It was thought that it could be cured by cutting a slit in the lobe of one of the child’s ears. The practice was once common in Pembrokeshire and Cardiganshire and other parts; and Mr. H. W. Williams, of Solva, mentions in “Cambrian Notes and Queries,” for January 11th., 1902, of a man in the Rhondda Valley who had recently cut the rickets. He was a Cardiganshire man.
HOW TO CURE A DOG THAT HAS BEEN BITTEN BY A MAD DOG.
Write down on a bit of paper the words “Arare, cnarare, phragnare,” in three lines as follows:
Arare Charare Phragnare.
Phragnare Cnarare arare
Arare cnarare phragnare.