A MATRIMONIAL POTION

Hokitika Guardian, 11 July 1932, Page 8

A MATRIMONIAL POTION

SPINSTERS SWINDLED,

LONDON June 30.

For having obtained £IOO from a two middle-aged spinsters by selling 1 them a potion supposed to bring, them husbands, Mrs Ethel Wilkinson was sentenced at Bridlington to. 18 months’ gaol. Wilkinson supplied to the two women, Dora and Mabel Lyne, a preparation called “Zep.” She claimed that if a piece of material worn bv the Lynes was soaked in it and burned she could see the Lvnes’ future husbands in the smoke, and could influence their minds to(wards marriage.

. Miss Dorn, Lyne agreed to Wilkinson’s request to sell her jewellery when her funds were exhausted. ■. •

Wilkinson said that she 1 used the proceeds to sprinkle “Zep” on Dora s intended husband/ apparently to prevent him from, bolting. ,

The “Daily Mail” declares that lovesick girls frequently prepare a potion compounded of dragon’s blood-and tormontilla root. ■

The secretary of the Folk Lore S”fic+v declares 'that the belief V 1 witchcraft and.charms against bad Hick has increased since the war. | Mi- Harry Price, o" the Psychical Society.' says that he, had had mvnv en-nuiriei-Ffor to briro- back faithless , hearts and to lure other people R { sweethearts. - !

Gypsies in Fast F’id shoos do a thriving business ' in < harms, in which thousands of country girls implicitly believe.