CHAPTER XII.
CURES.
AMULETS.
795. Green glass beads worn about the neck will prevent or cure erysipelas.
Chestertown, Md.
796. Gold beads were formerly a protection against the “King’s Evil” (scrofula), and nearly every maiden and matron wore ample strings of beautiful large beads.
Adams, Mass.
797. Gold beads worn about the neck will cure sore throat.