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    Mysteries and Riddles of a Mirror: The Struggle of Reason Against Chimeras


    Sober-minded people found mirrors very useful applications. For example, the Intelligence Services of Spain and France were successfully using the cipher system, invented in the 15th century by Leonardo da Vinci, for two hundred years running. The main feature of the cryptograms was their having been "turned inside out". The dispatches were written and encrypted in a mirror image and were simply unreadable without a mirror.

     Submarine with Periscope
    Submarine with Periscope

    The same helpful invention was a periscope. The ability to observe the enemies while remaining unnoticed, with the help of a system of mirrors, saved many lives of the warriors of Islam. The children's game “sunlight spots” was almost universally used by all the fighting parties during the famous Thirty Years War. It is difficult to aim when thousands of mirrors blind you.

    Another Invention: Periscope Glasses
    Another Invention: Periscope Glasses

    But in Russia, almost until the end of the 17th century, the mirror was considered an overseas sin. Pious people avoided it. The church council of 1666 forbade the clergy to keep mirrors in their homes. Perhaps that is why the number of superstitions associated with mirrors in Russia is second only to the number of Chinese signs on the same occasion. In different regions of Russia, the traditions of using mirrors in divination acquired directly opposite signs. In the south, love was bewitched with a black mirror, in the northern provinces black mirror was used for bewitching the illness of a foe. They only agree on one thing: to break a mirror - leads to death or at least seven years of misfortunes. Few people knew a simple and effective way to "disown" from future troubles. The broken mirror had to be buried with honor, sincerely apologizing to him for one's clumsiness.

    Margaret
    Interesting Facts about Glass Mysteries and Riddles
    Thursday, August 8, 2019

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