The Washington herald., 1907-04-07
THE MAGIC MEDICINE
Strange Supersttons Prevalent in a Secluded
Nook of South Carolina.

or more. skinfm or unshIIfuI. however.
users" are by no means numerous. and
when emergencies arise that demand their
services it is sometimes necessary 10 send
10 considerable distances before one is
found. Their scarcity is GsIe to the fact
that the formulas are jealousy guarded.
/ since the promiscuous disclosure Of the
secrets IS thought 10 take away the pos
SCISSORS influence over the powers which
/ bring disease and death. The ethics Of
! the profession demand that when an
adept at using feels the approach OF
age and death ne shall divulge his mag
| ical knowledge 10 some one (and 20 ons
only who IS worthy 10 possess it; and
! this one is bound 20 transmit It in Ike
manner to a single successor.
Il is not altogether impossible. however,
as this article will show, for one Of the
uninitiated to obtain possession Of the
formulas One may sometimes ind a pos
SCISSOR Of the mystic charms who IS not
unwilling 10 communicate them TO an
other for q money consideration. So much
by way Of preface 10 the formulas them
selves, which are herewith given, the
direction for their use being printed Ia
parentheses. The authorities are fol-
lowed verbatim:
For cataract-I rub you with my right
thumb. that you may move and depart.
| Ia the name Of the Father and Of the Son
and OF the Holy Ghost Amen. Grub it
with the thumb from the nose outward
until you say the above words. blowing
first three times This must be done
three mornings and evenings, every time
| three tinnes)
For a film over the eye-Eye ] do not
know what ails YOU I know not whence
| il is. There shall il go. In the name Of
the Father. the Son, and the Holy Ghost.
Amen. Rub the eye three times with
/ the right hand and repeat three times)
/ For blister in the eye-JOseph begat
Anna, Anna begat Mary. Mary begat our
Lord and Saviour. Jesus Christ This is
most certainly true. BlOtch. blister 90
away. Do this mans (womans eye no
harm. In the name Of the Father, Son.
and Holy Ghost. Amen. lSay il three
/ times)
| For a burn or scaId-O YOU hot and
/ burning flame, you are SO hot and dark!
! with God. the Father. / drive you: with
/ COD, the Son. 20 sou away. I'm the name
/ OF the Father. Son. and Holy Ghost.
Amen. tBlOW the breath three times
/ upon the burn, pass the hand thrice over
/ II, and say these words three timesJ
/ For inflammation-St. John came over
/ with all his congregation, st. Mary came
over with all her communication, Christ
/ IS mighty TO cure modification and an
Fatbe- 'o III IN IA the name OF the
/ (Say it three times)
/ For fever-Jesus went over ti,o ,,,,,s
/ tain, and He saw a great fever. ana TIa
cured If with His hands. In the name
oI COO the Father; in the name Of Cod,
Sile ooh' ia the name Of God, the Holy
t t.--Ss amen thup three times, blow
thfee times and repeat three times)
OF epilepsy, or falling sickness Take
q ne" broom and sweep from three cor
Hs-s OF room. Throw the sweepings
I over the person who has tie sickness
"hIe you say these words, in Gods
t nam laliihg SICKNESS, you must depart
~ '-iese seeo DO cut $50 do It three
l'iiis5l
- iei Us
~ 90 -. -
Win tbree ,rs-1z q, t4.t.-s
One was white aBoffe- bIscI ,t- -
And IN an hour they were dead.
| (Stand the horse with his head rov-er4
sunrise. Take your right hand ana -,,f,
I from the nose over the head NECK and
back down 10 the end Of rba tail es ~,
( say these words. Do This fbrso 49, h,
/ Two or three hours. every tir,s 49,
times. Give some purgafi,-a r71e55-i.,.-,
Tor,,,,t.. g. -
ana ihieNes-
are TWO more formulas which,
though not strictly medical I'm charscter.
are so nearly akin to those ALREADY, .,,.s-,
that they may be appropriately iroI,,,7,.7
in The sar,a t.et 60 i.i1' u1eu
a., ~ ,''7 u t"eh Is used
- - -''i0i Is paced upon a
~. - enc il Is supposed 10 prevent
- - - sc AIio"h as baking and
Il a. - e-77 oli.iii0I 20 "orh satisfactorily
- -'-'o
ca,,,-5-',. - ~ ~ pun "hl!e the Jews keep
Fstbar ~. , e- IN me name Of the
49, ''+0 Hoii' ana tue Holy Ghost.
RI. .---
5stt1,s 1850 - 80 70 prevent the depre-
s-,,,,.~.lt - = anu burglars and the
a - % Ueeuly enemies II one has
nrots1+ ~, ~ q ngiu "Llcn ne wishes %
inns ra1,.,- -',,'. y'-Lh around It three
II is tbo5,gt 81 each time
oros H. e., - ,-4- ol-g Item ptils 10
in his tracks ana will nav - $50 -, 80
until released ny the sorcerer. This r1uzt
De done before sunrise, otherwise the Of
's fS-i may ole. The charm is as follows
NOS -. - ie-s ~ cl'iiuIe ana Joseph
and said Thera g,es y 49, ~ Cl.5 l os'l
who wants to steal the ehild " And ATsr--
said: st Peter bade, ST Peter said. I
have bound him in Gods hand Whose
ever would IN twenty hours steal
from me or do any hurt TO my life shall
stand there TIL 1 tell him TO go away"
In the name OF the Father, the Son, and
the Holy Ghost. Amen.
ABOUT seventy years ago the writer's
grandfather removed his family from
south Carolina 10 the West. and on the
eve OF his departure neighbor gavs