FOR THE MEASLES.
“‘The child has the measles,’ said John the Baptist.
“‘The time is short till he is well,’ said the Son of God.
“‘When?’ said John the Baptist.
“‘Sunday morning, before sunrise,’ said the Son of God.”
This is to be repeated three times, kneeling at a cross, for three mornings before sunrise, and the child will be cured by the Sunday following.
FOR THE MAD FEVER.
Three stones must be charmed by the hands of a wise fairy doctor, and cast by his hand, saying as he does so—
“The first stone I cast is for the head in the mad fever; the second stone I cast is for the heart in the mad fever; the third stone I cast is for the back in the mad fever.
“In the name of the Trinity, let peace come. Amen.”