Note 73 — Chapter XXIX · BANCHARAM IN POSSESSION.
G. D. (George Devereux) Oswell translation
The wearing of charms is very common amongst all classes in Bengal: it is still a matter of popular belief that sickness may be cured, and harm averted, by their use. The actual charm is often a piece of bark on which a sacred text is written: this is folded in paper into a very small compass and is worn on a delicate silk string round the neck, or round the arm.