Etruscan Roman remains in popular tradition (1892)
Leland, Charles Godfrey, 1824-1903 · London, T. F. Unwin · leaf 175
CHAPTER IX. Il Spirito del Scalding. URING the reignof Charles theSecond it wasoften said inEngland thatthe women ofHolland becamepregnant simplyfrom their habitof carrying andkeeping undertheir petticoats asmall receptacle,or hand-stove, inwhich burningcharcoals wereplaced. Thesehand-stovesmade of… … i6o ETRUSCAN ROMAN REMAINS. In Italy women carry a scaldiiio, a receptacle exactly in the form of a basket,but made of glazed earthenware. It is filled with ashes and charcoal, and is socommon that there are as many of them in Italy as there are inhabitants—atleast, in the north. And as they are…
Folklore · Superstition
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