Note 69 — Chapter I · THE EVIL EYE AND THE SCARING OF GHOSTS.
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Most grains in the ear have also mystic uses. It is hung up over the house door to repel evil spirits, and in Hoshangâbâd they tie a sheaf of corn on a pole and fasten it to the cattle shed as a preservative.69 The combination of seven kinds of grain, known as Satnaja, is an ingredient in numerous charms and is used in many forms of worship.