[TheForge] old wife's tales

[Albin Drzewianowski]

There is some myth/lore associated with ANVILs in Postman's "Anvils in 
America"  page 430.

A sick child would be placed on the anvil and the smith would strike the 
horn to drive the sickness out of the child.

An even better one:  place the child in the slack tub, then place the child 
on the anvil  while 3 smiths with the same name passed pieces of hot iron 
over the child.

D-ski
Westminster, MD
"The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne"


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kevin Gallagher" <anvil1999 at hotmail.com>
To: "The Forge" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 4:58 PM
Subject: [TheForge] old wife's tales




Another obscure request…I am looking for old wife’s tales, lore and myths 
about blacksmiths and smithing related things.  For example: soaking in 
slack tub water cures poison ivy.  Anyone know of other home remedies and 
superstitions that blacksmith related or good sources for such?

Thanks
KG

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