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Superstition #832

Toothache may be cured by a written charm, sealed up and worn around the neck of the afflicted person. The following is a copy of the charm:—

I’ve seen it written a feller was sitten
On a marvel stone, and our Lord came by,
And He said to him, “What’s the matter with thee, my man?”
And he said, “Got the toothache, Marster,”
And he said, “Follow me and thee shall have no more toothache.”

Newfoundland.

Source: Current Superstitions (1896), entry 832.

Fanny D. Bergen, editor.

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