Note 1 — Chapter V · WORSHIP OF THE MALEVOLENT DEAD.
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The superstitious dread of an evil eye is to be seen mostly among ignorant people, especially among women. If a boy were to fall ill, they say, “Chhotio (the name of the boy) was playing in the house wearing a fine dress and was prattling sweetly, when that wretch came to the house and her evil eye fell on him”1 or “The boy was eating a dainty dish when that devilish woman came up and her evil eye influenced the boy.”2