Note 12 — V.—CHARMS, SPELLS, AMULETS AND DIVINATIONS.
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Not long ago a native said to me, “Would you like A to hate B?” speaking of a bad man who had a very evil influence over a good honest man. Without thinking, I replied, “Yes; it would be the best thing that ever happened.” He only answered me by a gesture of the hand, which literally means, “Leave it to me.” The next day he secured a bit of the bad man’s hair, and sewed it into the coat of the good man. Strange enough, as chance fell out, that day an event happened which opened the eyes of the latter to his friend’s character, and they parted company. Of course nothing would persuade the native that it was not the effect of his charm.—The Inner Life of Syria, by Isabel Burton. ↑