Note 87.5 — Chapter XV · THE COUVADE AND OTHER ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE STRENGTH OF THE BLOOD-TIE—CONCLUSION OF THE INQUIRY INTO THE THEORY OF THE LIFE-TOKEN.
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J. Tuchmann, in vi. Mélusine, 108, 115. In Posen a shred of the bedclothes of the supposed witch is hung in the chimney. If a child be the victim, a bit of the witch’s clothing is burnt and the child fumigated with the smoke. Knoop, Posen, 87, 88. In the Abruzzi, a portion of the witch’s dress is simply put on the affected animal. Finamore, Trad. Pop. Abr., 178.