IX.

CHARM AGAINST SNAKE-BITE.

Above it is thundering,

Lightning,

Speckling, clinging to the skin,

Skin to bone,

Bone to flesh.

The flesh has been bitten,

Bitten by a snake.

God, send the cure.

Holy Mother, overshadow him.

This charm is made with “virgin water,” using a hazelnut twig, especially if a snake has been killed with it. The bite is washed with the water, and a mouthful is taken three times.