SOLDIERS’ CHARMS.
The German soldiers are very superstitious, and nearly evisry one of them wears round his neck a talisman which, he believes, will guard him against all evil. The soldiers of Wurtemberg pin their fajith upon a little bt'lg containing the dry pollen of flowers, which, they believie, lias the power of warding icff the bullets. The Saxons saw into the lining of their wajistcoats the wiiaigs of a hat, and think themselves to be invincible. The Bavarians hold on tenaciously to a still more bizarre custom. Before going into battle each soldier finds a birch tree, cuts his skin, and lets a few drops of blood fall upon the tree. This ceremony, they assert, assures recovery. no matter what the nature of the WiOiind, when the leaves begin to grow again.
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Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 163, 15 March 1915, Page 3
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133SOLDIERS’ CHARMS. Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 163, 15 March 1915, Page 3
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