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23 magnet, give the watch to another person and desire him to make the experiment; in which he not succeeding, give it to a third (at the same time replacing the magnet), and he will immediately perform it to the great ehagrin of the seeond party.

This experiment cannot be effeetedeffected [sic], unless you take the preeautionprecaution [sic] to use a very strongly impregnated magnetiemagnetic [sic] bar, and that the balance wheel of the watehwatch [sic] be of steel, which may be ascertained by previously opening it, and looking at the works.

The witches’ chain.

Let three young women join in making a long ehainchain [sic], about a yard will do, of Christmas juniper, and misletoe berries, and at the end of every link put an oak aeornacorn [sic]. ExaetlyExactly [sic] before midnight let them assemble in a room by themselves, where no one can disturb them; leave a window open, and take the key out of the keyhole and hang it over the ehimney-pieeechimney-piece [sic]; have a good fire, and plaeeplace [sic] in the midst of it a long thinnish log of wood, well sprinkled with oil, salt, and fresh mould, then wrap the ehainchain [sic] round it, eaeheach [sic] maiden having an equal share in the business; then sit down, and on your left knee let eaeheach [sic] fair one have a prayer-book opened at the matrimonial service. just as the last aeornacorn [sic] is burnt, the future husband will cross the room; eaeh one will see her own proper spouse, but he will be invisible to the rest of the wakeful virgins. Those that are not to wed will see a coffin, or some misshapen