In a forgotten drawer Part 2

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So which is the object which really does live in the Pitt Rivers?

It is….

the Magic Bun with Healing Powers. Here’s a picture of the bun:

magic bun

I thought the bun was 78 years old, but that information isn’t on its label. How did one use it to cure a cold? Nibble it lightly? Or put under the pillow? Or just inhale its scent? (which might be difficult if you have a cold.)

There isn’t a Ghost in a Bottle at the Pitt Rivers, but there is a Witch in a Bottle. Here she is:

witch in bottleThe label describes how it was got from an old lady living near Hove in about 1915, who said: “And they do say there be a witch in it, and if you let un out there’ll be a peck o’ trouble.”

So we’ll be leaving that one well alone then…

Join the RestOfTheWorldists

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spacecatBonzetta, our Animals Correspondent, writes:

Want to join the Humanists, but realise you’re not human? Thinking of joining the Mammal Society, but remember that you’re a reptile? Finding it hard to join anything because you’re an amphibian? Or a fish? Or a plant? Well….join

The RestOfTheWorldists!

Join the Rest of the Worldists

Yes – the rest of the World can’t talk, but someone needs to give us a voice.

Here’s a campaign by the RSPB which calls for an act of parliament that would oblige future governments to protect wildlife.

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