Wearing of Ear-RingsAuthor(s): Catherine BrownSource: Folklore, Vol. 56, No. 4 (Dec., 1945), p. 370Published by: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. on behalf of Folklore Enterprises, Ltd.Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1256734 .

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370 Correspondence The melody to which it was sung closely resembles that of a well-known

revivalist jingle still, I believe, sung by the Salvation Army, the.words of which run:

" Hallelujah, send the glory, Hallelujah, Amen, Hallelujah, send the glory To revive us again."

It seems relevant, lastly, to recall the application of the term " devil- on-two-sticks " to a variant of the top.

I am, Sir, Yours faithfully,

CATHERINE BROWN

To THE EDITOR OF Folk-Lore

SIR,-I would suggest, with reference to " Some Further Notes on Suffolk Folklore " (Folk-Lore, June, 1945), that the belief that the wearing of ear-rings benefits the sight (still I think fairly common in this country, but not known to me elsewhere) may be a rationalisation of the earlier belief in its efficacy against the evil eye.

I am, Sir, Yours faithfully, CATHERINE BROWN

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