an envious or begrudging glance could work evil upon the person at whom it was directed. According to a talmudic statement, ninety-nine out of a hun- dred die of an evil eye (Bava Metzia 107b). Hence the popular expression "B'li-Ayin Horeh" (without a begrudging eye), which is used when a person's good health or wealth is being admired. Mystical amulets were worn as antidotes counteracting the evil eye. Another most interesting definition is provided in the "New Jewish Encyclopedia (Behrman). Its inclusion of several other aspects of the term "Ayin Hara" encourages resort to it. It reads: "Ayin Hara" — Hebrew term, also pronounced "Ayin Horeh," meaning "evil eye" or, more literally, the eye of the evil one, i.e., the devil. It refers to a superstition that certain individuals possess the evil power to injure others by looking at them. It is also believed that even seeing a person enjoying good health or being successful, can have a damaging effect. From antiquity to our own day, all over the world, people believed that the glance of the eye can cause material harm even when operating at a distance. It is therefore customary with Yiddish-speaking people to say "Kein Ayin Horeh" (no evil eye) when referring to someone's good health, prosperity of success. People affected by such superstitions have resorted to a variety of remedies for those stricken with the "evil eye," such as reading the Bible, wearing a talisman, and using cer- tain incantations. Although still popular with some Jewish groups, this superstition has large- ly disappeared in the more modern Jewish com- munities. Our English word "fascinate" derives from the Latin phrase relating to the "evil eye;" the widespread nature of such belief may further be noted from the fact that in Italian the expression "evil eye" is contracted into a single word "malocchio." Once again, we owe a debt to. Ronald and Nancy Reagan for stimulating renewed con- sideration of the aspects of soothsaying, with emphasis on "the Evil Eye," and much more under the temptation induced by "Astrology." A CLOSER LOOK REVEALS WHO'S LOWEST. 1,rmts,33 e :r.aff-41£ At*.3,W, d the rNAtt, CO. Ceareto e cto1 etoM Anatyse,. thAtv, mwmf,g1,:tge ;51 pef"-e4d psior g