Dragon's blood (resin) and envelope with instructions for love charm

File — Box: 22, Folder: 1079

Staff Only

Scope and Contents note

From the Series:

This portion of the Tietjens papers contains such items as a passport, draft of her will, drawings, photographs, printed materials concerning Poetry magazine, and materials documenting Tietjens' friendship with Edgar Lee Masters, including manuscript copies of Masters' poems.

Creator

From the Collection: Tietjens, Eunice, 1884-1944 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The Eunice Tietjens papers are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 5 folders at a time maximum (Priority II).

Additional Description

General note

"Dragon's Blood. To be used in Voodoo love charm. Make a brew of the dragon's blood. Take a twist of cotton-yarn or string -- dip it in the brew. Take two needles and lay them together as in diagram. Wrap them with the cotton. Wear the completed charm on the person. From Jean Muir."