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going to have them charmed away in a day or 

 two." "Very well," answered the lady, glad to 

 have the opportunity of convincing the child that 

 the whole thing was a delusion, "when they are 

 charmed away, come and shew me your hands." 

 But about six weeks had elapsed after this had 

 taken place, when she was again told that the 

 girl wished to see her. She was accordingly 

 shewn up, when she said, " If you please, ma'am, 

 you told me to come and shew you my hands 

 when the warts were charmed away, and, you 

 see, ma'am, they're all gone now." This, it must 

 be confessed, was rather a "sell" for the lady; 

 however, the fact being undeniable, all she could 

 do under the circumstances was to say that it was 

 a very good thing that she had got rid of them, 

 and that she was very glad of it. 



I am told that in Sussex, where "charming" is 

 also much resorted to for the cure of warts, the 

 process of counting them is the part of the charm 

 which is apparently the most relied on. 



Domestic animals not unfrequently contract 

 sudden fancies for, and occasionally as sudden 

 aversions to particular individuals, in a strange 

 manner, the latter being apparently more difficult 

 to understand than the former. Doubtless some- 



