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| Author: | Heatwole, John |
| Year: | 1997 |
| Title: | Some Madstones of the Virginias |
| Series Title: | The Virginia and West Virginia Mountain and Valley Folklife Series |
| Publisher: | The Mountain and Valley Series |
| City: | Bridgewater, Va. |
| Number of Pages: | 16p.: illus. |
| Keywords: | 1. Folk-lore. 2. Superstition. 3. Charms. |
| Abstract: | Madstones were used as magical cures for healing poisonous bites, e.g. mad dogs. The madstones were small hard objects which came from various origins. The author explains the origin of some madstones. |
| Location: | BC HRHS JMU |