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 Charms, etc. 149 In prose : " When Christ was upon the middle earth the Jews pricked him, his blood sprung up into heaven, his flesh never rotted nor ' fustered,' no more I hope will not thine. In the name," etc. — From Mr. T. Q. Couch, who gives two others very similar. For Tetters. " Tetter, tetter, thou hast nine sisters, God bless thee, flesh, and preserve thee, bone ; Perish thou, tetter, and be thou gone : In the name," etc. "Tetter, tetter, thou hast eight sisters," etc. This charm is thus continued until it comes to the last, which is, — "Tetter, tetter, thou hast no sister," etc. — Bottrell. Toothache. In prose and verse slightly varied, common in all parts of the county, — ' ' Christ passed by his brother's door, Saw Peter his brother lying on the floor ; What aileth thee, brother? — Pain in thy teeth ? Thy teeth shall pain thee no more : In the name of," etc. This is to be worn in a bag around the neck. Mr. T. Q. Couch gives this charm in prose. It begins thus : " Peter sat at the gate of the Temple, and Christ said unto him. What aileth thee 1 " etc. Another remedy against toothache is, always in the morning to begin dressing by putting the stocking on the left foot. — Through Rev. S. Rundle. A knuckle-bone is often carried in the pocket as a cure and preventive of cramp. I once saw an old woman turn out her pocket ; amongst its contents, as well as the knuckle-bone, was the tip of an ox-tongue kept for good luck. Slippers on going to bed are, when taken off, for the same com- plaint often placed under the bed with the soles upwards, or on their heels against the post of the bed with their toes up. The