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* c go out of him ; but Jet every one be upon 

 " his guard, as this wicked fpirit will, if he can 

 4< out of fpite, attack fome here prefent." They 

 then fell into a kind of rage, were fhaken 

 with agonies, fhouted out aloud, and threat- 

 ened the pretended demon* they fpoke to him 

 as if they had feen him with their eyes, made fe- 

 veral paffes at him, as if they would flab him, 

 the whole being only intended to conceal their im- 

 pofture. 



On entering the cabbin they take care to fix 

 into the ground a bit of wood, to which a 

 cord is made faff ; They afterwards prefent 

 the end of the cord to the fpeclators inviting 

 them at the fame time to draw out the bit of 

 wood, and as fcarce any one ever fucceeds in 

 it, they are fure to tell him that it is the de- 

 vil who holds it ; afterwards making as if he 

 would flab this pretended devil, they loofen by 

 little and little the piece of wood, by raking 

 up the earth round it, after which they eafily 

 draw it up, the crowd all the while crying 

 out, A miracle ! To the underpart of this piece 

 of wood, was fattened a little bone, or fome 

 fuch thing, which was not at firft perceived, 

 and the quacks mewing it to the company : 

 " Behold," cried they, " the caufe of the dif- 

 " eafe, it was neceflary to kill the devil to 

 " get at it." 



This farce laded three or four hours, after 

 which the phyfician flood in need of reft and 

 refrefhment; he went away alluring them, that 

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