THE

DARKER SUPERSTITIONS

OF

SCOTLAND,

ILLUSTRATED

FROM

HISTORY AND PRACTICE.

BY

JOHN GRAHAM DALYELL

F. A. S. E.

EDINBURGH:-WAUGH AND INNES,

BOOKSELLERS TO HIS MAJESTY;

W. CURRY, JUN. & CO. DUBLIN; & WHITTAKER & CO.

LONDON.

MDCCCXXXIV.

ANDREW JACK AND CO. PRINTERS.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I. Of an Evil Eye, Invocations, and Male-

dictions

II. Occult Infection and Cure of Maladies

III. Miscellaneous Remedies, or Antidotes to

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XVIII. Tests, Trial, Conviction, and Punishment