286 Mr. Morrison’s Account of Charms, 
8. King keuen so, “ Neck-ring lock.” This is worn by grown females 
as well as by children, for the same purpose as the preceding. 
4, A charm on which are these inscriptions: San to hew joo, ‘‘ the three 
manys and the nine likes ;” and E keae mei show, ‘to obtain long-eyebrowed 
longevity.” The three manys are: To fuh, to show, to nan tsze, many (years 
of) happiness, many (years of) long life, and many sons. The nine dikes 
are expressed in the two following stanzas of a song in the She king, in 
which a minister who has in the six preceding songs been receiving the 
praises of his sovereign, answers by numerous wishes on his behalf. 
iL 2, 
Teén paou ting urh, Joo yué che hing,— 
E mo puh hing, Joo jih che shing,— 
Joo shan,—joo fow,— Joo nan shan che show,— 
Joo kang,—joo ling,— Puh keén puh pang,— 
Joo chuen che fang che ; Joo sung pih che mow ; 
E md puh tsing. Woo puh urh hwo ching. 
Heaven preserve and establish thee, 
That in all things thou mayest prosper,— 
Mayest be like the hills,—like the high hills,— 
Like the mountain tops,—like the lofty mountains, 
Like the straight-forward path of the sea, 
That there may be nothing wanting to thee. 
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Like the moon, constantly revolving,— 
Like the sun, ascending upwards,— 
In longevity, like the Southern hills, 
Which never fail nor fall,— 
Like the luxuriant foliage of the fir. 
Each of these things mayest thou successively receive. 
5. Koo-tung king, “ The old brass mirror,” is a charm which is sup- 
posed to possess the virtue of immediately healing any who have become 
mad by the sight of a spirit or demon, by their merely taking a glance at 
themselves in it. By the rich it is kept in their chief apartments, for the 
purpose of keeping away spirits. 
6. Pei tsang han yuh, “ The jointly interred yuh stone of Han.” It is 
said that, under the Han dynasty, when a rich person died, each of his 
friends dropped a yuh stone into his coffin. Should any one obtain one of 
these stones it will preserve him from evil spirits and from fire. 
7. Chang poo, Gae, keén, * Sword of Chang poo (Acorus Calamus), and 
