Note 128.4 — 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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Von Wlislocki, iii. Am Urquell, 12. Another Gipsy charm applied to clothing is given by Dr. von Wlislocki, Volkgsl. Zig., 134. I need not detail it. In a Chaldean incantation already quoted, the victim complains: “He has taken the enchanted philtre and has soiled my garment with it.” Lenormant, 61. We may surmise that it consisted of some of the nasty compounds referred to in previous paragraphs; but the translation is too uncertain to lay any stress on it.