Note 145.2 — 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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Bourke, 425, 421. For further examples, see Ploss, ii. Kind, 221; Black, 39; Tylor, ii. Prim. Cul., 364. In reference to the case, cited from Bastian by Dr. Tylor, of the ceremony in Malabar for expelling a demon by flogging the patient to a tree, nailing him there by the hair, and then cutting him loose, it may be interesting to mention that, at a recent meeting of the Folklore Society, a nail with hair still attached was exhibited from Ceylon; and it was stated by the exhibitor that the usual practice was to tear the patient loose.