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recite the matapwru incantation. The following is a speci- 

 men one ; it is termed a " momono " : — 



Monokia te waha o te tipua 

 Monokia te waha o te tahito 

 Me puru to waha ki pari a nuku 

 Me puru to waha ki pari a raDgi 

 E ki mai na koe, he tahito koe 

 He koeke, he kai-ure. 



This mdtdpuru is performed by travellers before entering a 

 village where they imagine they may possibly be in danger 

 of being bewitched. 



The karakia known as " iitikura " possesses great powers 

 of healing, and is most useful in restoring to life those appa- 

 rently dead. 



Another good item is the whakaeo. This word means " to 

 deprive of power." If you are attacked by a taniicha, or 

 demon, you should at once pull a hair from your head and 

 cast that hair towards your assailant, at the same time repeat- 

 ing the appropriate incantation, which is a variety of the 

 tuaimu. 



Here is another spell by which you may avert the evil 

 omen of meeting or seeing the little green lizard : — 



E tarn a ! 



E patu koe ki tua 



E patu koe ki waho 



E patu koe ki te hau e pa nei 



E patu koe ki te papa e takoto nei 



E patu koe ki te rangi nui e tu Dei 



Tau e riri ai, ko uta, ko tai 



Ko rou ora 



Ki te whai ao 



Ki te ao marama. 



The above is a whakaeo ; it deprives the evil omen of power. 



The following is said to be effective when you are in trouble 

 with a taniwha, or water demon : — 



Haere i tua, haere i waho 



Haere i a moana nui, haere i a moana roa 



I a meana te takintia 



Ki t9 whai ao, kite ao marama. 



But do not forget the hair. 



The expression " tvhakaeo " is also applied to man ; certain 

 spells are recited or actions performed in order to deprive 

 enemies of strength, vigour, energy, &c. Sometimes the 

 medium of the tribal war-god will explain to the warriors 

 that a certain act must be performed in order to whakaeo the 

 enemy. 



A man dies and is buried. Something causes his friends 

 to think that he has been bewitched. The priestly worker of 

 mysteries takes the matter in hand. He proceeds to the 

 grave, carrying with him a stalk of the rarauhe fern. Over 



