hare's likeness now;
But I shall be woman even now--
Hare, hare, God send thee care!"

About the year 1600 there was both hanged and burned at Amsterdam a poor
demented Dutch girl, who alleged that she could make cattle sterile, and
bewitch pigs and poultry by saying to them "Turius und Shurius
Inturius." I recommend to say this first to an old hen, and if found
useful it might then be tried on a pig.

Not far from the same time a woman was executed as a witch at Bamberg,
having, as was often the case, been forced by torture to make a
confession. She said that the devil had given her power to send diseases
upon those she hated, by saying complimentary things about them, as
"What a strong man!" "what a beautiful woman!" "what a sweet child!" It
is my own impression that this species of cursing may safely be tried
where it does not include a falsehood.

Here are two charms which the German witches used to repeat to raise the
devil with in the form of a he goat:

"Lalle, Bachea, Magotte, Baphia, Dajam,
Vagoth Heneche Ammi Nagaz, Adomator
Raphael Immanuel Christus, Tetragrammaton
Agra Jod Loi. Konig! Konig!"

The two last words to be screamed out quickly. This second one, it must
be remembered, is to be read backward except the two last words. It was
supposed to be the strongest of all, and was used if the first one
failed:

"Anion, Lalle, Sabolos, Sado, Poter, Aziel,
Adonai Sado Vagoth Agra, Jod,
Baphra! Komm! Komm!"

In case the devil staid too long, he could be made to take himself off
by addressing to him the following statement, repeated backward:

"Zellianelle Heotti Bonus Vagotha
Plisos sother osech unicus Beelzebub
Dax! Komm! Komm!"

Which would evidently make almost anybody go away.

A German charm to improve one's finances was perhaps no worse than
gambling in gold. It ran thus:

"As God be welcomed, gentle moon--
Make thou my money more and soon!"

To get rid of a fever in the German manner, go and tie up a bough of a
tree, saying, "Twig, I bind thee; fever, now leave me!" To give your
ague to a willow tree, tie three knots in a branch of it early in the
morning, and say, "Good morning, old one! I give thee the cold; good
morning, old one!" and turn and run away as fast as you can without
looking back.

Enough of this nonsense. It is pure mummery. Yet it is worth while to
know exactly what the means were which in ancient times were relied on
for such purposes, and