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. Marriage Customs In Many LandsBy "Madge" (Mrs. Humphry) Wedding Customs in Morocco - The Professional Matchmaker - Four Wives Allowed by Mohammedan Laws - The Bride Carried in a Box on the Back of a Mule - Moorish Brides Must Sit for Five Whole Days Without Speaking In many respects the Moors resemble the Turks in the manner of their marriages. All preliminaries are arranged by the women relatives of the bridegroom, and the services of a professional matchmaker are generally called in. A thin girl has little chance of marriage in Morocco, where stout women are more admired. But should a thin girl possess (in prospect) a large dowry she is sometimes chosen, the bridegroom's relatives stipulating that she shall be fattened before the marriage. The girl is then forced to take quantities of food, to drink quarts of milk and cream, to absorb oil with meats and vegetables, and to abstain from fruit, which is considered inimical to fat. The Moorish Ceremony</H2>The bridegroom has to put down a sum of money as provision for his bride. Moslem law makes this compulsory, the lowest sum being equivalent to about one pound of our money. Moorish law allows four wives. The signing of the contract, often accompanied by a banquet, precedes a long engagement, during which there is an interchange of presents. A long silken girdle is given by the bridegroom to the bride, and she bestows on him his wedding clothes. A list of the presents is drawn up by the family lawyers. A professional dressmaker is engaged, and she makes up the wedding and trousseau garments at the bride's house, to the accompaniment of music and singing. Five days before that appointed for the wedding, the bride, attended by musicians and accompanied by friends, goes to the public baths at midnight. There she is bathed and perfumed. She then goes to bed, and stays there all the day, while feasting goes on in both families. Guns are fired and drums are beaten the while. The Bridal Costume</H2>Next day a sheep or bullock, presented by the bridegroom's friends, is killed outside the bride's house. She, meanwhile, is having her hands and feet stained with henna, to the accompaniment of music. It is etiquette for her and her friends to lament and wail aloud in a manner meant to be heart-rending, the curiously inappropriate custom being to speak of departed friends and relatives, and recall the grief felt at the time of their death. Feasting, gun-firing, drum-beating, and music go on throughout the four days, and at daybreak on the wedding morning the bridegroom visits the public bath, and afterwards, at his own home, his head is shaved, only his beard and moustache escaping the razor. The bridal costume includes a head-dress of muslin, with a silk handkerchief over a closely plaited "tail" of hair, over all being thrown a thin silk haik. When she is dressed she has to recline all day upon a bed. In the evening the bridegroom's friends and relatives come to fetch her, and she is lifted by a negress (who attends her throughout the ceremony) and put into a large, square box covered with brightly tinted muslin, and topped by a steeple roof, ornamented by a handkerchief in cloth of gold. The box is lashed on the back of a donkey or mule, and the bride is lifted in, curtains being drawn on either side of her. The procession then starts, headed by the negress, who carries the bridal jewels and the marriage contract, with a list of the bride's possessions. A halt is made for prayer at different shrines, and there is gun-firing and drum-beating the whole way. A maiden of Morocco. As slenderness in women is looked u'p6n with disfavour in Morocco, before her marriage is possible a girl must attain the desired degree of plumpness Photos, Hardie The bridegroom awaits his bride at the door of his room with his hand or sword extended so that she may pass in beneath, in token of submission. In some parts of Morocco he fires a bullet over her head, taking care that it shall find its billet in some conspicuous spot, to remind her of her subjection to him. The procession then disperses, leaving the bride in charge of the negress, and soon after she, too, goes away. The next morning is a critical one for the bride. Should harmony subsist, all is well, but should any. difficulty or disagreement have arisen, the husband is allowed by law to return the girl promptly to her family. But should all be well, the firing of guns announces that it is so. On the following day the bride assumes the garb of a married woman, and has her face disfigured with paint and stain and patches. A veil is thrown over her, and she sits for five whole days without speaking a word or opening her eyes, while the friends of both families feast in the same room with her, each in turn peeping at her under the veil and making observations aloud. For the final day of this penance special invitations are sent out for the ceremony of assuming the girdle. This is the occasion on which the bride's mother visits her daughter for the first time. In the evening a platter is filled with eggs, almonds, dates, raisins, walnuts, and maize, and above this is a low stand on which the bride steps, when two little boys wind the girdle round her. The contents of the platter are then distributed among the guests. Then there is more drum-beating, and her friends walk round her new home, each woman carrying a candle. The ceremonies end after twelve days. The bridegroom is bound by custom to remain indoors for a week after; the bride for a whole year. Women's rights are not in any stage of advancement in Morocco. The wife is in a condition of absolute submission to the husband. It will be seen, then, that a Moorish maiden's marriage is a serious penance, from the moment that her family has arranged a husband for her until a year after the wedding has taken place. And the one thing is absent that would make it at all tolerable, that would give her courage and endurance to undergo so many disagreeable experiences, that supreme feeling which alone to our Western ideas consecrates the union, the passion of love. The long engagement may or may not have inspired her with a sentiment of devotion for her bridegroom, but previous to that she has not seen him, or only by a furtively passing glance. The fattening process is far from agreeable, especially for a girl who is constitutionally thin. Quantities of oil, butter, milk, and cream have to be swallowed, in addition to all kinds of fattening foods. Hardly any exercise is permitted, lest it might interfere with the acquisition of adipose tissue. Health suffers in consequence, and a Moorish bride on her wedding-day, is an object of compassion. She can never feel sure, either, that she will escape the humiliation of being returned on the morrow to her parents, an ignominy that they will probably resent upon her. Even when accepted by the new autocrat of her destiny, she has to endure the penances detailed above, embittered by the knowledge that she is rendered hideous by the smears of paint upon her face. What kind of punishment is awarded to criminals in Morocco, if they treat girl brides in this fashion? A Moorish woman of the upper classes wearing the all-enveloping veil of thin silk

Remember when Star bar Had goth/industrial nights? I was sitting next to some guy who told me he came there for 'goth sluts' no shit. He went home alone I noticed. Another time some guy asked me to dance (at CC) who had obviously just been sick. Gross.

a tattoo of a kali symbol but with the left path kali in the center so a combo of these two...left foot foreward...and her kinda over the center. It will be a 3 to 5 hundred dolla tat so I have to wait a few years. To much going on right now financially...it will be a custom design Phil James no doubt and my last tat...want to make it good.

Nasty bathrooms. common women, if you want to piss like a guy then raise the seat. Think of handicapped and old people who have to sit. Losers who want to take and never give. People who think they are all that but are not. anyone who claims my guy is 'the man' he worked to get where he is, joined the service to pay for his loans...he works to earn his money. If you don't have at least a 5 yr degree you couldn't do his job anyway...so this person who is about to get fired over it is just a piece of shit and can keep her crap to herself.

oranges make good squeeeeezey balls his butt i really like to squeeze his butt any plushie

A Spider-Man impersonator was arrested on outstanding criminal warrants Wednesday after an incident in which he allegedly slugged a man near the Hollywood & Highland complex, police said. It was not immediately clear what led to the altercation, which was reported about 12:30 p.m. in the 6800 block of Hollywood Boulevard. But it's the latest in a string of incidents involving movie characters and celebrity look-alikes who vie for space -- and attention -- along the tourist-filled corridor that includes Grauman's Chinese Theatre. Christopher Loomis, 39, was being held on outstanding misdemeanor warrants in lieu of $5,500 bail, police said. The incident began when Los Angeles Police Department patrol officers received a radio call reporting battery by a man in a Spider-Man costume. When they arrived, they encountered four people dressed as the web-slinging crusader. "They stopped one, it wasn't him," said LAPD Lt. Beverly Lewis. "They stopped the second, and it was the suspect." The victim, who said he had been hit on the face and arms, refused to press charges against the costumed impersonator. But Lewis said that when they discovered the warrants, Loomis was booked. She said it appeared that the suspect and victim knew each other. Costumed impersonators portraying the likes of Elvis, Superman, SpongeBob SquarePants and others have worked on Hollywood Boulevard for years. They collect tips from tourists by posing for pictures or performing in front of the theater. But sometimes the fun has turned violent. Tourists have complained that some costumed characters become abusive when the tourists refuse to pay them to pose for pictures. There have also been brawls. Two years ago, authorities convened a "superhero summit" designed to reduce tensions among the performers. The meeting was prompted in part by an incident in which LAPD officers arrested a "Star Wars" street performer in his furry brown Chewbacca costume for allegedly head-butting a tour guide who complained about the impersonator's treatment of Japanese tourists. In other incidents, actors dressed as the superhero Mr. Incredible, Elmo the Muppet and the dark-hooded character from the movie "Scream" were arrested for aggressive begging. A man dressed as the horror film character Freddy Krueger was also taken into custody for allegedly stabbing someone, although no charges were filed. "Typical Hollywood; it's always something different," said Lewis, an officer at the LAPD's Hollywood station. As she spoke, Loomis, still wearing his Spider-Man outfit, sat nearby, handcuffed to a bench. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-spiderman12-2009nov12,0,4753126.story?track=rss

I gotta get going got shit to do as usual Hate getting in and out of the car like this with all the shit I gotta carry and no hands. I love my letter bag

why do people get on my nerves so bad...

~sigh~ that was beautiful. *sniff*

Ok now I am in a bad mood. Impalement. suffering for 3 days on a stake.

it was waaay to hazy in roseville for anything to be visable last night. Dark and hazy, way to many city lights...I wish I could sneak a telescope to the big hill at stoney for this. Need a couple mopeds or something

any by lady gaga

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCh9qcSUFZ8 I know this lady who works in a bar. She listens to the rodeo song everyday before work to get her in the right mood. I too have listened to various songs through the years to get me pumped for the day ahead. Just wondered what songs everyone here uses for such.

I read this list and thought...you have GOT to be kidding. People actually complain about you having to much energy and a good brain? Maybe she was a bimbo? Just my 2 cents. -too young -not rich enough -not artistic enough -not smart enough -too smart -too philosophical -not (insert random ethnic backgrond) -too much energy -not conversant enough -too wierd -I am "the other man" (at least twice in my life) -too deep/well read -too broken (i.e. rough life) -not religious enough -too goal driven

ditto this.

this looks really good will try to make it

The fact I got someone to quit using yesturday. This is a major break through. I really think he is done with that shit for good.

Hillie: Recent reports published in the Planta Medica issue says that the some species of wormwood have been used in medical examinations for healing hepatitis as well as safeguard the liver from scratches produced owing to intake of injurious chemicals. In a report published in another medical journal called the Chern. Phann Bulletin, it has been stated that wormwood is a vital medication in healing jaundice as well as swelling and irritation of the gall bladder (cholecystitis). The report further states that a tea prepared with wormwood is likely to be beneficial in curing jaundice and the gall bladder inflammations.

pulling up all that nightshade gave me a rash again i feel itchy figured it was to late in the year for this to happen oh well onto the gutters and bat house.

Gawd I love kids.

It rocked. totally. I got drenched to. Good vocals (and legs) on some of those women! I hear it will be playing at the majestic next.

I am looking forward to this one. Hate john cusacks acting...but the effects look good

I will be in Royal Oak tonight and Monday night to see this with my rain parka on and a towel. Really don't get out much these days so if you want to hang out with me and the evil offspring walk up and say HI, this is our bday celebration may go to coney after on main. will be there monday night as well with catseye. hope to see you there. 25-10 bucks 8pm 22742 woodward ferndale ringwald theater

Pot for the guts and pain and inflamation worm wood. its a miracle cure! It helps with everything I have...bad bones, sprains...breaks...arthritis...gut issues....even adhd. I just put like 15 drops in water, wait a bit then drink it down. COMMON NAMES Absinthe Absinthium Ajenjo Common Wormwood Green Ginger Madderwort Old woman Wormwood Primarily native to Europe, wormwood is a perennial shrub-like herb that has grayish-white colored stems wrapped with delicate and glossy hairs. Wormwood normally grows up to a height between one and three feet and bears leaves that are smooth, hairy and contain secretary cells. They also have resinous particles (viscous substances) and have a yellowish-green appearance. The wormwood plant produces a fragrant scent and has a highly spiced that is rather bitter in taste. Although the plant is indigenous to Europe as well as northern Africa and western Asia, currently it is commercially cultivated in many parts of the world. The useful parts of the herb include its leaves and the fresh or dried flowering tops that are normally harvested before or during the blossoming season. Wormwood is generally used in the manufacture of vermouth or white wine, while another species known as sweet wormwood (A. annua) is grown as a decorative plant. However, in addition to being an ornamental plant, sweet wormwood is rich in vital oil that has powerful functions against fungus and bacteria. Some time back, chemists at the Experimental Therapeutics of the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research in Washington DC have initiated prolonged researches into the sweet wormwood’s aptitude in reducing fevers caused by killing parasites in the intestines. A tincture prepared from sweet wormwood may be helpful in healing fevers caused by intestinal parasites. For effective use, try ten drops (use an eye dropper) of the wormwood tincture blended with one teaspoonful of dark honey or black molasses (thick and dark syrup made by boiling down juice from sugar cane) may be useful in curing the ailment. Since the honey or the molasses aids in getting rid of the bitter flavor of the tincture, it is advisable to blend the substance before using. Here is how you may make best use of wormwood to keep off flies and pests. Smash a small quantity of woodworm leaves into a moist mash and then blend it with a little apple cider vinegar. Then place a small quantity of this soaked combination into a six-inch square bandage cloth, draw up the corners of the gauze and tie the corners at the top. You may wipe the skin systematically with the mixture in the gauze to ward off horseflies, gnats, mosquitoes and other insects while you are away in the open. The consistent mixture can straightway be applied externally on pets to keep them off any botheration from all kinds of pests, insects, and fleas. Recent reports published in the Planta Medica issue says that the some species of wormwood have been used in medical examinations for healing hepatitis as well as safeguard the liver from scratches produced owing to intake of injurious chemicals. In a report published in another medical journal called the Chern. Phann Bulletin, it has been stated that wormwood is a vital medication in healing jaundice as well as swelling and irritation of the gall bladder (cholecystitis). The report further states that a tea prepared with wormwood is likely to be beneficial in curing jaundice and the gall bladder inflammations. The procedure to prepare the wormwood tea is simple. Boil two cups of water and then remove it from heat. Next, add four teaspoons of the dried wormwood leaves or flower tops to it. Cover the potion allowing the wormwood to be soaked in the boiling water. For effective use, drink the lukewarm infusion in empty stomach thrice daily – morning, noon and night. One may add a little maple syrup to sweeten the otherwise bitter infusion. Alternatively, one may also take two capsules prepared from woodworm ingredients twice every day to get relief from these problems on an alternating basis. Here is a piece of advice. Wormwood is an herbal remedy like goldenseal root, chaparral and such other therapeutic herbs and it should be used discreetly and not taken erratically. Believe it or not, despite being a superb energizer, wormwood is one of the bitterest herbs that are used by herbalists across the globe. The herb has several medicinal qualities and that includes increasing hunger (appetite), augmenting digestion by enhancing the secretion of digestive enzymes as well as bile from the liver and gall bladder and inciting peristalsis (wavelike movement of intestinal muscles that propels food along the digestive tract). As the plant’s name suggest, wormwood can also be used to throw out worms from the body and it is also a superb medication for anyone suffering from weak, lethargic digestion, contaminants as well as jamming in the gut. It is also beneficial in solving liver disorders in people suffering from a sensation of being run down and incapacitation during convalescence. The presence of chamazulene (an anti-inflammatory agent) in the unstable oil obtained from woodworm extracts has a soothing effect on the digestive tract. As mentioned earlier, as a herbal medicine, wormwood is beneficial in healing fevers and infections and it also enhances the immune system. The herb is also useful in getting the body rid of toxins and clearing heat and clogging in the system. For most effective use, wormwood can be blended with mint for a better flavor and taken to heal colds and flu, persistent or chronic fever, food poisoning, catarrh (inflammation of a mucous membrane, especially of the respiratory tract), skin problems and arthritis. History reveals that woodworm has also been beneficial for women. It has been a favorite herb with the women to incite uterine narrowing or contractions during childbirth. It may be mentioned here that wormwood is especially useful when the birth is sluggish in getting going and contractions are weak and ineffective. On the contrary, wormwood can also be used to usher in belated or holding back menstruation owing to stagnation (a state of inactivity) in the uterus and also for distressing periods. At the same time, wormwood has a diuretic action and it is useful for any liquid retention during the time of period. PARTS USED Aerial parts. USES Like any other herb, wormwood too has numerous therapeutic uses. Absinthe, a spirit drink made with aromatics including fennel seed, star anise and crushed wormwood leaves. This drink has green color but turns white when you add some water, is derived from wormwood. It was very popular in France as well as in the United States in the 19th century, but is banned now. The addictive drink was flavored with oil extracted from wormwood and contained thujone, a toxic substance, and hence overindulgence with it may prove to be lethal. Besides this, wormwood is exceptionally useful medication for anyone suffering from poor or under active digestion. Herbal medicines prepared from wormwood extracts stimulate the secretion of stomach acid as well as bile and thereby help in the digestive process. This in turn enhances the body’s capacity to absorb nutrients and helps in tackling certain ailments like anemia. In addition, wormwood is beneficial in releasing gas as well as easing bloating conditions. Herbal medicine practitioners recommend regular intake of wormwood tincture as this enhances the digestive process helping the body gain vigor and energy while recuperating from lingering ill health. As the herb’s name suggest, wormwood is also beneficial to some extent in destroying or throwing out worms from the body. Apart from its medicinal values, wormwood is also an excellent insecticide and help in repelling insects. HABITAT AND CULTIVATION Though an important therapeutic herb, wormwood is generally found growing along the pavements. Although it is native to Europe, wormwood is also found aplenty in central Asia as well as in the eastern regions of the United States. Currently, wormwood is commercially cultivated in all temperate regions across the world. The herb is propagated in two manners – either by sowing the seeds in spring or by root division in autumn. Cultivators harvest the above ground parts of the herb in late summer. RESEARCH Scientific researches conducted during the 1970s have proved that the wormwood plant contains a number of therapeutic benefits. The herb greatly contributes to herbal medicinal activities. A number of plants in this species are very bitter to taste and when they are taken in, they set off a stimulating action in the stomach resulting to a number of digestive discharges. The wormwood plant contains a number of chemical ingredients such as azeulenes, sesquiterpene lactones and thujone. While the azulenes are anti-inflammatory, sesquiterpene lactones produce anti-tumor consequences and are very powerful insecticides. On the other hand, thujone is capable of inciting the brain. But one must be cautious while using it as owing to its toxic nature, it may prove to be poisonous if taken in excess. CONSTITUENTS Wormwood contains volatile oil (inc. sesquiterpene lacrones and thujone), bitter principle, flavonoids, tannins, silica, antibiotic polyacetylenes, inulin, hydroxycoumarins. USUAL DOSAGE Wormwood extracts can be taken in either as a tea or a tincture. Preparing wormwood tea is extremely simple and can be done by adding one teaspoon of the herb to 250 ml or one cup of boiling water. After putting the herb in the boiling water, it is left undisturbed for about 10 to 15 minutes allowing the medicinal properties to soak in the water. Normally, for good results, people drink three cups of the tea daily. Alternatively, if anyone desires to use the wormwood tincture, he or she can put 10 to 20 drops of it in water and consume the same 10 to 15 minutes before every meal. Here is a word of caution. Neither the wormwood tea, nor the tincture should be used for more than four weeks at a stretch. SIDE EFFECTS AND CAUTIONS If wormwood is consumed for a long period at a stretch it may prove to be detrimental for the health. This is because thujone present in wormwood contains absinthe – an addictive substance that is banned in most countries now. It is strictly inadvisable to prepare any medication with the toxic absinthe oil as it is not only addictive, but may also lead to the damage of brain, seizures and even death. Short term usage of wormwood tincture or tea has no major side effects. On the other hand, prolonged usage of wormwood has its ill effects. It can lead to nausea, vomiting, insomnia, restiveness, vertigo or dizziness, trembling as well as convulsions or seizures. Use of wormwood is strictly inadvisable during pregnancy as well as lactation periods for it may cause severe harm to the body. APPLICATIONS Aerial parts: INFUSION: Herbal medicine practitioners always advise to people to intake weak infusion prepared from wormwood to heal poor or under active digestion, poor appetite, as well as gastritis. A weak infusion can be prepared by adding five to ten grams of the herb in 500 ml of water. It is also prescribed to cure jaundice and hepatitis as well as throw out worms in the intestines. TINCTURE: Wormwood tincture may be used in the same manner as the infusion prepared from the herb is consumed. However, it is advisable not to consume more than 3 ml of the tincture in a day. COMPRESS: Wormwood may also be used as a compress to get comfort from bruises and bites. A wormwood compress can be prepared by soaking a pad in the herb infusion and applied externally on the wound. WASH: The wormwood infusion can also be used externally as a wash to heal plagues and infections like scabies. WORMWOOD MOTH BAGS 1 cup dried wormwood 1 cup dried <A href="http://www.herbs2000.com/herbs/herbs_spearmint.htm">spearmint 1 cup dried tansy 1 cup dried thyme 4 cinnamon sticks In a bowl, combine all the ingredients, then crush them together. Divide the mixture among small muslin bags, tie securely, and place with the woolens.