A traveler in Brittany, made a strange discovery in a 15th century village church, which was a favorite place of pilgrimage for tourists. At the entrance, there was a font filled with holy water, which was greatly admired because of its antiquity and pleasing form. Observant visitors noticed, that at the bottom of the font, there was a thick deposit of round, white objects which appeared to be pebbles. Only people who were conversant with customs of the region were aware of their true nature. The Parisian traveler, ventured to seize one of the “pebbles”, and on examining it, discovered the truth. The font, it was found, contained dozens of old, human teeth. On making enquiries, he learned that they had been placed there by toothache sufferers, who had heard of a local legend, that if a bad tooth was dropped into the font, the sufferer would have no trouble with other teeth!
Source: Morning Bulleting (Rockhampton, QLD: 1878-1954), Wed 31 Jan 1934
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