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She brought her mouth close to the sprained foot of his friend and muttered something over it, which he could not hear.

Verbal Charms. — I give the two following charms, the one for a sprain the other for a stye, on the authority of Mr. Archibald MacLeod, South Uist, Student in Divinity.

Seim an t-Stiiomha (Sprain Charm).

A Phaidir an toiseach — Urnuigh an Teagharna — Agus aig a dheireadh : —

" Chaidh Criosd a mach maduim mhoch. Chunnaic e cnamhan nan each air am bristeadh ma seach ; Chuir e cneamh ri cneamh, chuir e smuais ri smuais ; Chuir e feithe ri feithe, chuir e feoil ri feoil, chuir e fuil ri fuil : Is mar a Charaich e sin, gu'n caraich thu so."

First, the Lord's Prayer at the beginning and at the close of the charm :— •

" Christ went out at early morn. He saw horses' bones broken and scattered ; He put bone to bone, and marrow to marrow ; He put sinew to sinew, and flesh to flesh, and blood to blood And as He repaired that, may you mend this."

Ehra-Seim-air an Leamhragan (Charm for the Stye).

Bha'n eora so air agradh mar a leanas :— An toiseach. — *' A Phaidir " — Urninghan Tighearna, an deigh sin an eora mar so : —

" Carson a bhiodh a h-aon an so ? Gun a dha 'bhi'n so ? Carson a bhiodh a dha'n so ? Gun a tri a bhi'n so ? " &c.

Agus mar sin gu ruige naoi, agus a phaidir aig a dheireadh. Agus dh'fheumadh an geasadair anail a chumail fhad 'sa bhiodh e ag radh na eora, air neo cha deanadh an eora leaghas, agus bha i gu bhi air a radha air bucull a ghalais.

First the Lord's Prayer, then the charm : —

' ' Why there should be one here ? Without two being here ? Why there should be two here ? Without three being here ?" &c. VOL. XI. 2 G