Breeding: Bears breed only once in seven years and when they do they bring bad luck to all other breeding animals. Bears lick their newborn cubs into bear shape. Food: Bears gain their sustenance by licking their paws. Health cures: Bears teeth can be worn as charms against toothache. Sleeping on bearskin cures backache. Use bear fat to protect garden tools and vegetables from mildew or to ease aches and pains and cure baldness. Boiled bears’ fur wrapped around the feet cures fits. Eating a bear’s heart endows you with courage. If a child rides on a bear’s back he will never catch whooping cough. … Read entire article »