New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-03

For Cataract rub you with my right thumb
the Father and OF the Son and OF the Holy Ghost
Amen. Rub it with the thumb from the nose out
three times This must be done three mornings
and evenings every time three tmes)
For a Film over the Eye-Eye. I do not know
what ails You; know not, WHENCE It Is There
sad Ike Holy Ghost 5 Aen 'f Rub the e ye t s1
times with the right hand and repeat three tines
anna begat Mar. M4Ty begat our Lord and
eve harm In the name Of the Father. Son
FaT l'1S Burn or scad6 90? You ho a i Burning
flame. YOU are hot ana dark. With God. the
away In Tie name Of the Father Son and Holy
the burn pass the hand thrice over IL. and say
his conErssa,ion St Mary camc over With ali her
comtn"irtiGn Christ is mghty To- cure NORTH,
the Father and Son and Holy Ghost Amen tSay
For Fever Jesus went over the mountain, and
h. saw a great fever ana no cured Il with his
s & God n SON Ruiz ,T s zines Of bS% %d ,b the
For Epilepsy, or Failing sicieness-CTate new
Throw the sweepings over the person who has
the sickness while You say these words In Gods
seed DO cut. So do 1t three tinesD
Rode over the land
With three IN his hand
one was white. another black, the other red.
Ana in III hour they dead
tStlnd the horse with his head toward sunrise
Take your right hand and rub from the nose over
the bead, neck and back. down to the end OF the
IL two three hours every time three times Give
some purgatvc medciac)
There are two formulas which though not
strictly medical in character, are so nearly akin
those already given that they may be sppro-
priatcIy iaC,uGod in tie list On> Of them IS
used when the hrst collar is placed upon a colts
neck, and il is supposed 10 prevent the equine
vice known as baking" and u cause the animal
to work satisfactorily, 1t is as follows:
Refuse not to pun while the Jews keep Saturday
Tor Sunday. In the name of Tie Father the Son
and tic Holy Chest Amen
The other is used to prevent the depredatons of
thieves and burglars and the approach OF deadly
enemies. II has "a house field which he
wishes TO protect he should walk around II three
times. repeating the Iucantatioa each time. 1t is
thought that any one attempting 10 cross the line
thus made viii! be paruyzed IN lis tracks and will
have to stand there until released by the sorcerer
This must be done before sunrise, otherwise the
offender may die. The charm is as follows;
When Mary lay in childbed. and Joseph was
Ire 20 oee tbisf IN our house Who Vans sac "a
steal the child" And Mary said: st. Peter babe,
81 Peter said I have bound him in Gods hand
Whosoever would. In twenty-three hours. steal from
me or do any hurt TO my life snail stand there
Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost. Amen.
About seventy years ago the writer's grand
father removed his family from South Caronl
10 the West and on the eve Of his departure
neighbor gave him this charm for the protection
OF the wagon camp night. but its virtue was
never tested In South Carolina it seems still! TO
be used and there are two or three recent stories
of watermelon thieves having teen caught in this
way One relates that at daybrCak the thief was
seen standing unable 20 move 20 drop
the bag OF stolen melons on bis shoulder ThArs