I remember one was taking a dead cat and swinging it over your head, then throwing it and saying "Cat follow (something), wart follow cat, I'm done with the,"
The cure for warts mentioned by Aunt Polly's nephew in "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" is found in Chapter 6. Tom Sawyer uses this cure to remove the warts on his hand.
The two boys were very superstitious, just like most people in their town. They didn't have actual cures for warts, but strange rituals meant to magically send them away. Each thought they had their info from reliable sources (someone who told someone who knew someone).
the purpose of the dead cat is to get rid of warts.
In "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer," two superstitions that Tom believes about death are that seeing an accidental procession of squirrels can predict a death in the village and that actions like touching a dead cat in the graveyard at midnight can cure warts.
Yes, Aunt Polly in "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" does have faith in folk medicines and cures. She often relies on traditional remedies and superstitious beliefs to treat illnesses and problems.
One great superstition found in Tom Sawyer is the ability to remove warts by going to agrave yard at midnight, go to the grave of aperson whorecently died, and wait at their grave until the devil comes up. Once appeared, you throw a dad cat at the devil saying "warts be gone" and other words that are part of cahnt. The devil thenvanishes and the warts are gone.
Tom captures Becky's attention by showing off his knowledge of a dead cat's whisker as a remedy for warts. This unique piece of information intrigues Becky and causes her to take notice of Tom.
Tom Sawyer's middle name is "Sawyer."
Tom Sawyer pretended to be reluctant.
Tom Sawyer is shot in Chapter 32 of Mark Twain's novel "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer."
The grave that is robbed in "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" is that of Hoss Williams, a man who was rumored to have been a vicious desperado. Tom and Huck go to the cemetery to cure warts but end up witnessing Injun Joe and Muff Potter attempting to rob the grave for treasure.
Tom Sawyer was sick with the measles for most of the summer in the book "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer."