FOR THE MEASLES
"'The child has the measles,' said John the Baptist.
"'The time is short till he is well,' said the Son of God.
"'When?' said John the Baptist.
"'Sunday morning, before sunrise,' said the Son of God." This is to be
repeated three times, kneeling at a cross, for three mornings before sunrise,
and the child will be cured by the Sunday following.
FOR THE MAD FEVER
Three stones must be charmed by the hands of a wise fairy doctor, and
cast by his hand, saying as he does so--"The first stone I cast is for the head
in the mad fever; the second stone I cast is for the heart in the mad fever; the
third stone I cast is for the back in the mad fever.
"In the name of the Trinity, let peace come. AMEN."
AGAINST ENEMIES
Three things are of the Evil One—An evil eye;
An evil tongue;
An evil mind.Three things are of God; and these three are what Mary told to her Son,
for she heard them in heaven—
The merciful word;
The singing word;
And the good word.May the power of these three holy things be on all the men and women
of Erin for evermore
TO EXTRACT A THORN
"The briar that spreads, the thorn that grows, the sharp spike that
pierced the brow of Christ, give you power to draw this thorn from the
flesh, or let it perish inside; in the name of the Trinity. AMEN."