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REMOVAL OF WARTS
THERE WAS A CERTAIN MAN IN TOWN OF GRAND MARAIS, MICHIGAN,
WHO HAD THE POWER TO REMOVE WARTS BY RECITING
MAGIC WORDS AND SPECIFYING THE DATE BY WHICH THEY WOULD
DISAPPEAR.
Submitter comment:
THE INFORMANT HAD FOURTEEN WARTS CHARMED FROM HER HAND
IN 1912 IN GRAND MARAIS BY A LUMBERJACK WHO "CHARMED".
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
Subject headings: | Charm / Enchantment / Conjuration BELIEF -- Curer |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN