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cows dying from effect, of the, 56

developed by relation of sexes, 1

different from witchcraft, 89

difficulty of evolving a theory, 67

distinction between possessing an, and doing harm with it, 35

doubts as to the existence of an, 65

effects of the, 7

eggs injured by the, 66

fowls affected by the, 61, 65, 130

having the, 45

horses liable to be affected by the, 61

hurt by the, 82, 97, 113, 161, 166

indirect advantage to those credited with the, 69

is involuntary, 36

is not always involuntary, 40

literary evidence of the, 3

locality of belief in the, 20

modes of expressing the, 17

no visible benefit to possessor, 68

origin of, 1, 7

or witchcraft, 114

people who possess the, may suffer loss, 7

possession of the, ascribed to females oftener than to males, 24

possessors of the, disliked, 24

possessors of the, to be charged to their face, 29, 30

possessors of the, unlucky to meet, 26, 27, 28

reputation of an, 28, 129

scientists, 216

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