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243
The crescent, or crescent and star, are here used as emblems of the 1 ST day of the (lunar)
month. ↑
244
The order should (it would seem) be Kala, S’ri. ↑
245
For ʿUtarid. ↑
246
For Zuhrah. ↑
247
Possibly this notion is partly responsible for the ridiculous European legend about
Muhammad’s coffin being suspended between heaven and earth, of which idea there seems to
be no trace amongst the Muhammadans themselves. ↑
248
Another such indication is hair growing close to the ears. ↑
249
Double lines round the base of the thumb are called rĕtak madu. ↑
250
J.R.A.S., S.B., No. 9, pp. 23–26. ↑
251
An analysis of them would, however, show what objects are most generally aimed at by those
who use them. It may be safely estimated that the sexual relations are here of the first
importance, the majority of the charms having reference to them, directly or indirectly. ↑
252
Supra, pp. 49, 50. The methods here given are closely akin to those of medicine (v. pp. 452–
456, supra); but the ends are different. The medical man always professes to aim at the cure of
his patient, whereas here the intention is to cause harm to the person to be affected, or at least
to acquire an influence over him for the operator’s own benefit or satisfaction (as in love-
charms). ↑