Note 137 — Chapter VI · Magic Rites as affecting the Life of Man (continued 2)
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Whenever a person is suffering from the influence of a waxen image (such as is described elsewhere),137 you must rub him (or her) all over with limes in order to “cast out the mischief.” These limes must be of seven different kinds, and you will require three of each kind. When you have got them, fumigate them with incense and repeat the appropriate charm, which is practically an appeal addressed to the spirit of the limes to assist in extracting the poisonous principle from the body of the sick man:—