TO CURE FITS OR CONVULSIONS.
You must go upon another person’s land, and repeat the following
words: “I go before another court — I tie up my 77-fold fits.” Then cut three
small twigs off any tree on the land; in each twig you must make a knot.
This must be done on a Friday morning before sunrise, in the decrease of the
moon unbeshrewdly. + + + Then over your body where you feel the fits you
make the crosses. And thus they may be made in all cases where they are
applied.
CURE FOR THE HEADACHE.
Tame thou flesh and bone, like Christ in Paradise; and who will assist
thee, this I tell thee [/name/] for your repentance sake. + + + This you must
say three times, each time lasting for three minutes, and your headache will
soon cease. But if your headache is caused by strong drink, or otherwise will
not leave you soon, then you must repeat those words every minute. This,
however, is not often necessary in regard to headache.
TO MEND BROKEN GLASS.
Take common cheese and wash it well, unslaked lime and the white of
eggs, rub all these well together until it becomes one mass, and then use it. If
it is made right, it will certainly hold.
HOW TO MAKE CATTLE
RETURN TO THE SAME PLACE.Pull out three small bunches of hair, one between the horns, one from the
middle of the back, and one near the tail, and make your cattle eat it in their
feed.
ANOTHER METHOD OF
MAKING CATTLE RETURN HOME.Take a handful of salt, go upon your fields and make your cattle walk
three times around the same stump or stone, each time keeping the same
direction; that is to say, you must three times arrive at the same end of the