Saturday, September 05, 2009

How to Avoid Wounds

"Search for and find the skull of a hanged man or one broken on the wheel upon which moss has already sprouted.  Mark the place well and leave the skull untouched, return the next day and adjust the skull in such a manner that it should be easy to pick off the moss.  On the next Friday, before sunrise, go to the place again, scrape off the moss, gather it in a small piece of cloth and have it sewn into the lining of your jerkin, under your left armpit.  As long as you wear the jerkin, you are safe from ball, cut and thrust." 

source:  The History of Stupidity by Paul Tabori

More stupidity:  "When the Earth has passed into the House of Mars, reduce the chamois-stone to powder, take a pinch in malmsey wine, then start running until sweat pours from your body. Repeat it three times and your body shall become invlnerable."  LOL

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