Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 106, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 May 1920 — Flowers Feared by Witches. [ARTICLE]

Flowers Feared by Witches.

Witches, of course, must be excluded from the house. The Chinese bring this about—or think they do, which amounts to the same thing—by suspending bunches of herbs and magic plants over tbedoor. In England hawthorn used to be hung over the entrance to a house in May to ward off witches. On May day the witches, as well as the fairies, are in the gorze, so choose some other time for burning 4t If you don’t believe there are atrr witches there are Dutch folk who tel. MW . do.«r on Christmas eve and let your own eyes convince you- . - * 5 w