. Eggs: facts and fancies about them. Eggs; Cookery (Eggs). SUPERSTITIONS. 17 SUPERSTITIONS. There's something strange about Q^g shells, That makes them proof against all ; TuDOK Jenks. IGGS, and especially their shells, have been thought potent aids in witch- craft. Irish and English nurses once in- structed children to push their spoons through the shell of an Qgg, after eating its contents, '' to keep the witches from making a boat of ; These lines from Beaumont and Fletcher show the common belief : " The devil should think of purchasing that egg- shell. To victual
. Eggs: facts and fancies about them. Eggs; Cookery (Eggs). SUPERSTITIONS. 17 SUPERSTITIONS. There's something strange about Q^g shells, That makes them proof against all ; TuDOK Jenks. IGGS, and especially their shells, have been thought potent aids in witch- craft. Irish and English nurses once in- structed children to push their spoons through the shell of an Qgg, after eating its contents, '' to keep the witches from making a boat of ; These lines from Beaumont and Fletcher show the common belief : " The devil should think of purchasing that egg- shell. To victual out a wife for the ; (i. e, Bermudas.) Sir Thomas Browne tells us another reason for breaking the shells, lest the witches should draw or prick their names therein and thus. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Barrows, Anna. Boston, D. Lothrop
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