American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1868-09-05
3f(istclIanp.
WITCHES AND THEIR CRAFT.

CnItNOUS COtltllNdlCtS Oh every DOSSl-
bic purpose. \ decoction made Of Il
> toad baptized by the name Of John,
and fed on COnsCordted waters, was
thrown under a farmers table by a
p witch at scissors, and all who sat
around the board died Immediately.
Sand thrown in the air raised the
wind; water similarly used brought
down rain. SO late as 17lG, Mrs.
Hicks and her daughter, the latter
aged nine, were hanged at Huuting-
don for raising Il storm by turning
their stockings inside out and max
ing a lather OF soap. The hags Of
Lapland and their sisters Of the Isle
OF Man were accustomed TO sell sea
men cords with three knots on each
When the first was united a gentle
breeze arose. a strong gale followed
the opening of the second, and a
furious hurricane the loosing Of the
third. Ruin was brought down by
iuscribing plates Of lead with magi.
cal devices and imprecationS, and
buryIng them on the land Of the per
son thus devoted to the turics. Two
such plates were found under heap
Of stones in that locality known as
, Richm0ndshire One Of them was
fms inscribed ~ do make this.
that lanes PbiIin. John PbjIip. his
son, Christopher Philip and Thomas
/ Philip, his sons, shall flee Richmond
shire, and nothing shall prosper
I with any Of them in BichmOndsliTe.'
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,,rosnar ",,e Ill thain in piShmond.
lrina cfo,,ad pLiIf,,, Ard a.
tIo frdnT Of tha nlotes tool; fine
t,a,IIa to osoortain tLa avon+ do
e;o'ai io'',,i h,e 41,a ,.,atnhoE con+ri,.nr NJ
tio,o rs ~ ,r5 DS to,, .' oo@noiIy fn1ioweJ Tha
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anI ,,,,I'' insnriL.J g'' onJ Inv Ink means
pnLo,4 ',,, ,',, af t,+ois nIa9yornL ia infnra
w. ~ H,,I.', y, - - 9',nl[',ni,,
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employed III distributing rum ana
MURDER IntA N"IIt,' 'iI'l' 'i'' ~
menus VIII IiI d liI1'T .ii ,u''' f"n,I, s',,
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uI'0"t tn,ar,ad ",''',, ,,Ia,,tif,II,r from tba
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n'',' ''a' ,'''l ',;l a",'t,;,anno +r,+
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"a" q. '',t So.'; liC' s,,oaI.
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ee,luo, o.IInntr,. nnr' us S,rnIaman+od Nv, tha
s,onI+,- '' or ,,ii,iino throuob EevLoIns
a f,rnjtv witch rendered 4 lone purse
nrito nnracnssor,-
" w., -,.a, ,-ital, ,,orror Initial 70
~ Not T%S "dI;nror,ol+s "iItn U"1 Tertoin
'lIeNe u '!i'' ''oI''e I.',' .I
ctIe5iun'eS iene'tieU 'i'G9o " i'o l1,Io irI
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aSI'.lsv d u '',lilN va W., ,,''S
anu .neIGoS '''i"'l' ";d ~ ',o s,+iI sL,ft
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son VI l.ril:'eiioi ~ '',,n io'''.T ~
coSI: me nv ~ ,'lo,'7'tIi
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OI carrier ,9c"lu.i,''' tI l''m s'
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sun! n'ole 80 ''iI oolIt"TT ~, ,Hi,tn; M 'l';e'
NI'I"llO V%pl"il' itJ t.I "e '',,'o ooJa oIls,
no l'eloHe'' d N'sC'i o'' . mo0.L ~"
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'aSI noe Vi 'ne -An : ~ ''','A0ii a;'Ia,t G'i"v
coNei Vi '' ,;,oo '' - '''' - f.or'
", W H'oit lo.''.9 ~ IN iLNo l''f'''oO i'0'-'
A"sSo s'e"' l'0'"''
Ana the hecroihahcel ; coulu oe
SuiliciehtlI co"SeIN"VINe NnTH II
suited thelr purpose, as was SNOW II