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Thames Star, Volume VI, Issue 1841, 26 November 1874, Page 3

J^Pebsian Hoesbs.—The Persians, it; is Baid are excessively fond of their horses, and, although unsparing of their powers in the field, take much care of them in the stable, where, strange to-say, a pig is often kept for their protection, on the supposition that, should an evil spirit pass the threshold, it will take up its quarters in the soul of a'beast so loathsome to the nostrils of a true son of the Prophet, and leave the horse* unmolested. Much faith is likewise placed in the efficacy of charms, and the favourite amimalof the stable has generally a turquoise, which is held to bring luck, strung to his tail. Oats and hay being almost unknown, the horses are feed on barley and chopped straw, arid a course of green food in spring. Mr; W.W. Ske*t calls attention to a singular freak of pronounciation as; exhibited''in the word "ordeal," which is commonly pronounced as a trisyllable, and this disconnected from the word •• deal; means a part,'a share, a piece chosen— originaUy a choosing-—so " ordeal means a choosing out, or a selection made particular care, and hence a trial of a special nature. The German ertheil is the English " ordeal," properly a dissyllable. During the last- quarter one hundred and thirty-two members were initiated in the Lo||l Nelson Lodge of Good TernplarsV ''.' '.■ ■ '