EditorialThe Savant Superstition Rabbit, Christophe Merlandier at a performance in Paris, Fig. 16, after p. 504, David, Jules; Verdeil, Pierre, Emile Marco de Saint-Hilaire: Souvenirs intimes du temps de l'Empire. Bd. 1. Paris: Jules Fellens, 1851-1855.
EditorialMap of Great Britain A Chart shewing the several Places of Action between the English and Spanish Fleets, with the Places where serval of the Spanish Ships were destroyed in their return to Spain. North about the British Islands (title on object), Map ...
EditorialA man being beaten by priests to drive out the devil. A demon kneeling in front of a priest. . A whip for the Devil; or, the Roman conjurer, discovering the intolerable folly, profaneness and superstition of the Papists, in endeavouring to cast the Dev...
EditorialAvalanche in the Austrian Alps: ski vacation of a school class from Germany ends in tragedy and death. Following an old superstition, rescuers swing a pendulum over a map to find the spot where the boys could be buried.
EditorialAvalanche in the Austrian Alps: ski vacation of a school class from Germany ends in tragedy and death. Following an old superstition, rescuers swing a pendulum over a map to find the spot where the boys could be buried.
EditorialWerewolf. The Book of Were-Wolves: being an account of a ter. Smith, Elder & Co.: London, 1865. A werewolf attacking a man. Image taken from The Book of Were-Wolves: being an account of a terrible superstition. Originally published/produced in Smith,...
EditorialNegro superstition. West India Scenery, with illustrations of negro ch. R. Jennings & Co.: London, [1836?]. The text states '...a kind of ordeal in use among the Negroes, for extorting a confession of guilt from persons suspected of theft or other crim...
EditorialA man being beaten by priests to drive out the devil. A demon kneeling in front of a priest. . A whip for the Devil; or, the Roman conjurer, discovering the intolerable folly, profaneness and superstition of the Papists, in endeavouring to cast the Dev...
EditorialFEBRUARY. Here they are cutting down trees for firewood. The English called February "Sprout-kele." Kele meant "kelewurt," and was most extensively used at this time for making broth. The well-known custom of making pancakes on Shrove-Tuesday is a remn...
EditorialAvalanche in the Austrian Alps: ski vacation of a school class from Germany ends in tragedy and death. Following an old superstition, rescuers swing a pendulum over a map to find the spot where the boys could be buried.