“THE EVIL EYE"

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 17154, 2 October 1926, Page 3

“THE EVIL EYE"

REVIVAL IN ITALY. USEFUL IN~POLITICS. ROME, Sept, 16. A remarkable revival of the medieval superstition known as “the Evil Eye.” is sweeping Itniv and playing a prominent part, in politics. The word is whispered nation-wide that Various important public figures are agents of the Infernal Powers. One who is greatly dreaded is Kins Alplionso NHL of Spain, whose visits to Italy are said to he,attended by earthquakes, aeroplane crashes and seastorms, wherein sailors are certain to lose their 'lives. When Antonio Sulandrot, ex-president of the Council, passes through the streets, all the people near him cross their fiitgnves, tou:-h wood, and peyiorin o,liter traditional ceremonies toward off the Plutonic curse. The famous surgeon, VerveUe— ltaly’s foremost exponent of monkey-eland operations —is regarded as a veritable Ambassador of Mel! Fire and Brimstone. People refuse to' walk on the same side of the street that he does. Many other well-known people are regarded similarly by the ignorant population.