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8 A J ' . .HE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: APRIL, 18, 1920. SUPERSTITIONS ABOUND 111 ALL P ARTS0F6REEGE Ancient a Fetishes Hamper Work .of American Nurse's, In , Uhens, Major , " Mills Says. v By MAJOR JAMES A. "MILLS. Writtca fee" leUrnaUonal gercice. Athens, April 17. America nurses in the Balkan countries have met with some curious customs and su perstitions amonfrsthe natives, par ticularly in the matter of the care of children. In their daily round of Zftittes they have encountered all the evils of witchery, charm cures and weird beliefs which the centuries have handed down. , They' have found it difficult to overcome these hCary, moss-grown traditions and "wisdom" of the ages. 'JJie methods of the medicine men of the North American Indians are not more fantastic than those em ployed by the untutored mothers ( of the Balkans. From the moment a baby is born the vftai point in his life, as the mother sees it, is to protect him from the spirits of evil which hover over his cradle and follow him through the day, always watching, always waiting, always hoping for their opportunity. Some of ' the tm-ans employed oy Gcek mothers to fcanish- these sinister spirits are most extraordinary. The poor child has to endure many strange cere monies before his parents feel at all , sure of hisfuture. v ; Mud Behind Baby's Ears. One method much in vogue is to 5 Une metnoa mucn in vogue is m u shuiuu uc .nr.. I place behnd the baby's cars a dab oJ Hroceeds of the 10 performances to ni1 Wittr title "rharm in OOSl- tion baby, his mother thinks, has not much to fear,. Nearly alt the chil dren brought io-the American Red Cross clinic in Athens have this smear of mud on thenl Only after frantic pleading on the nurse's part was this weird custom abandoned. The finger nail myth is also much rxspected. The belief is that if a baby's nails are-never cut and are permitted to grow pointed and Jong, he will,- when he waves his arms about. cfat'ch the face, of the rfemon of theft, and the demon dis liking it will fly away and not U:.o.U f h hahv s SOUL The crust that lack of care and dirt iviuia v j - '-..k:-. Af muMi cnnrititioti3 revet" nce. On' its charmed presence and thickness some Balkan mothers Re lieve depend many vital things, l he cutting 01 m imam s ici.i... suieness of vision, the activity of his limbs, and, most important of all, ' his .intellect relv entirely upon its preservation. Whew the American nurses go to the root of the behet they find it all revolves about the ' old fear of the Soft ;skull opening and exposing the brain. ' Exorcise Demons at Baptism. So deep seated is the belief in evil that even at the solemn ceremony of the Greek baptism, the priest and the godmother exorcise the demons bv blowing their breath in the form of a cross over the baby and also about the room and at the doors And windows to prevent-th further en- - trance of wicked spirits during the .ceremony. The -sacred oil with which the bab'-1s anointed in bap tism must not be washed off until, after 40 days have elapsed. This is rigorously observed especially among the peasants, and the baby at the end of .he allotted time has Elks Will Show Their Great Filnf Today h7 s a; 4 ? Sfc ( Jltr iit Vi :i ! J: ; I"- -Mi ,. ... r The Elks are the most intensely patriotic fraternal - organization in the United States. v They are very proud of the Grand Army of the Pfik1if. nm tliA 7rtmptl ftpltpf Itvv jiiiyiiv, .mi ..i-. ., ----- - -Gorpp, and they always stand ready to recognize mesc two great urgain s'.ntions that emanated from the Civil war. With this end in view, they- have invited the officers and members of the several posts and relief , corps vto attend the Sunday matinee at the Brandeis theater, April 18, at 3 p. m.. when the first shoying of the great Elks film pic tures, "The Spirit of Elkdom" and "Tti Wn "RarW" will he nresented. It should be known that the net T Dramatists- MadevServile By Large Audiences, Poet Says By Calvcnal Scrvle. . Chicago, April 17. The ambrosia quaffed by the poets of Olympus was not denied' WiHiam' Butler Yeats. Ireland's poet laureate, while visit ingChicago. ' - While the poet reclined on his bed in the. Auditorium hotel and dis cussed disincarnate spirits-, a hlf pint flagon, 50 to speak or the bot-tled-in-bond variety, was laid in homage at hi feet. , 7" "I am convinced that we are on the edge of a vast change of thought and that we can not have any great economic and industrial changes, until the transformation comes," he was saying when Miss Harrirt Mon roe, editor of Poetry, -was an nounced. She delyed into an ipno cfent looking handbag. ' r .', World GroWs More Cheerful. "I read this morning of your un prepa'redness," sfie said. "Here is surcease, for yjfur sorrow." ' "Anti straightway the lyricist's voice grew more cheerful in tone, and m; talked of the stage and the world with what seemed greater op timism. ' "This is an age of political and scientific culture," he remarked; "I belong to the romantic world that is gone, borne time, tne emotional and religious age will return, but r- ,( nnikinll that Air. i v ----- not in our day perhaps withjn 200 . . , .... ... . ...... the philosopny or tne woria is aooui to change from the skepticism that -ome iii with the Renaissance to i..i:f W. thintrs tVip nsvrhical re- search tendjpney, so prevalent now .partially responsiDie ioc mis. nt believes that not until the alteration in thought occurs will commercial ism leave the realm of drama and literature. ' . "'- "I have no interest in a man who writes a play merely to make money," he said. Decline in Faith. ' "Perpetual reduction of my audi ence is my hobby,-if I may be said to -have one. The larger tire audi ence the more servile the dramatist. At the Abbey theater in Dublin, in which I am director, we have seats for 560. I hope some time to reduce this number to 50. This is the great est problem of the stage todayy . "There is no way of halting the literary commecialism of the time until we have a "return to spiritual belief. You can understand why, can't you? If my being is going-to be ctonaj and my handiwork is not I am going to insist on making my being as perfect as possible. Com mercialism, is due to a decline in faith." DRY LAW MEANS ' FREEDOM FROM WIFE TYRANNY English Writer Sees Yankee Husband Throwing Off Yake Of Penitent Actions After -Usual Party; By. EARLE C. REEVES, International New RerTlc Staff Correspondent. London, April 17. "Are Ameri cans afraid of their wives?" is the bold theme which Pvichard Keverne chooses' to discuss in the Daily Mirror. They were some of them are even yet but a great masculinist movement is sweeping the states, Richard maintains, and this move ment will soon free the enslaved sex. . ' "Rights for. men are being de manded," he writes. t "I Jak.; i: that in the bad old days of demon rum when a man came home late from the club he had a sort of guilty feeling. He wanted to placate his wife. . , "ho, of course, he put up with - r anything for the sake .of peace and a auiet life. He would return and say,' 'Yes, dear, it's quite true that I did dine with Cyrus Jones, and as a matter of fact it was 'his birthday and we did have just one bottle, al though, as you know, I didn't want it; but I saw some splendid hats in the neV shop on Nine Thousand and Twenty-ninth "street today, and I though perhaps you might look jn there tomorrow and buy a- dozen or soJL y . "Then she would say: 'How sweet of you,' or words, to that effect. 'I "was just dying for a new seof hats; now get on with sweeping the par lor, dear.' "And there ypu are. Demon rum had riveted, yet another fetter upon his victim. ' "But that is all finished and done with now. The tired business man returns from, his office sharp on time now. He has too much time on his hands. . "Now we all know tbx fate that lies in wait for idle hands. The tired business man- promptly gets into mischief. He begins to revolt against Lhis dollars and dust-chasing life. Living a perfect life with nothing to hide, it occurs to him that he vill p-ive up housework. Brooding over the situation he decides that he is a slave. 4 "And here we have the beginnings of a masculinist movement "Where this will lead itis hard to say. Perhaps the women will in self-defense vote America wet again. Already I read that they would like to be dominated for a ciiange. To The Republican Voters ' Of Douglas County, Nebraska We, the undersigned citizens and taxpayers of Douglas County hereby testify to the noble character and executive ability of Arthur D. Knight, candidate for the State Legislature.' We cheerfully recommend him to the voters of ourXounty, believing that he has all the qualifications of a first-class representative. Signed: A. L.VSutton, Ex-Judge. f P A. Edquiit, Swedish Censul. G. A. Campbell. Secretary Y. M. C. A. E C. Henry, M. D. Willie C. Croeby, Funeral Director. J. Dean Ringer, Police Commissioner. T. F. Quinlan, Supt. 'Brandais Stores. J. A. Phillippi, M. P. Freight Dep't. John M. Anderson, President Irving ton Mill. ' ' -D. M. Haverly, Ex-County Clerk. G. S. Benawa,. McCague Investment Company. ; Charles Leslie, Judge. John W. Towle, President Construc tion Co. R. B. Howell, Water Commissioner. C. H. T. Riepen, Past Dist. Deputy M. W. A. Dr. Frank G., Smith, Pastor Central' Congregational Church. . Dr. E. Hart Jenks, Pastor First Pres byterian Church. John H. Klinker,' Farmer. ' O. C. Kindig, Banker. V ... :!' ! (X 1 1 be given will be donated-entirely to th? bureau 01 vocational training ai Waehincrtnn for disabled soldiers. saliors and, marines. The gallery of the theater will be occupied by the newsboys of this city for the Sunday matinee. , ' , the appearance of a little coal heaver, so thickly is he coated with dust . arid ciil. , ' 'When baby is sick and all other remedies fail, a bed of cold cinders is very generally used as a last re sort. . The cradle is filled with old ashes and the infant" is buried in have ilioi-n The Amrrii-an nurses ......... l,in okln in . ftisrnvpr what The crust that lacK or care anu un i neve, - - form" upon a -baby's head is the the benefit to be derived from this lorms uuuu ua"'At , ,c ....c, was snnnosed to be. curious custom was supposed to be. Curious Colic Cure. The cure for colic is even more curious. When the baby has a severe colic, the ponds in the en virons of the house are auigenuy searched by members of the tam ily aijd- all the frogs1 are captured. 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