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Superstition #835

The most powerful charm is a piece of printed paper called “the letter of Jesus Christ.” This, in addition to the well-known letter of Lentulus to the Senate, contains many absurd superstitions, such as the promise of safe delivery in child-bed, and freedom from bodily hurt to those who may possess a copy of it.

Newfoundland.

Source: Current Superstitions (1896), entry 835.

Fanny D. Bergen, editor.

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