A year or two ago I was staying in Somersetshire, and having a wart
myself, was persuaded to have it "charmed." The village-charmer was
summoned; he first cut off a slip of elder-tree, and made a notch in it
for every wart. He then rubbed the elder against each, strictly
enjoining me to think no more about it, as if I looked often at the
warts the charm would fail.
In about a week the warts had altogether disappeared, to the delight of
the operator.
N.A.B.
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NOTES ON COLLEGE SALTING; TURKISH SPY; DR. DEE; FROM "LETTERS FROM THE
BODLEIAN, &c." 2 VOLS. 1813.
Having been lately reading through this interesting collection, I have
"noted" some references to subjects which have been discussed in your
columns.
1. _College Salting. Salt at Eton Montem_ (Vol. i., pp. 261. 306. 321.
384. 390. 492.).--I am not quite clear as to the connection between
these two subjects: but an identity of origin is not improbable. A
letter from Mr. Byrom to Aubrey, "On the Custom of Salting at Eton,"
Nov.
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