. The astrologer of the nineteenth century . OF VENOMOUS ORTROUBLESOME INSECTS OR REPTILES. This talisman is to be made of iron, when the sun and moon en-ter the sign Scorpio, It has been proved to be very powerful ineffect; so much so, that, where it is buried, no kind of venemousreptile or troublesome insect can come within certain yards thereof.*It is also said to be efficacious in saturnine diseases, especially ifniade when the moon enters the constellation cancer, conjoinedwith the sun. * The MS. from which this is taken cost fifty guineas, and a medical gen-tleman to whom it belonged, af
. The astrologer of the nineteenth century . OF VENOMOUS ORTROUBLESOME INSECTS OR REPTILES. This talisman is to be made of iron, when the sun and moon en-ter the sign Scorpio, It has been proved to be very powerful ineffect; so much so, that, where it is buried, no kind of venemousreptile or troublesome insect can come within certain yards thereof.*It is also said to be efficacious in saturnine diseases, especially ifniade when the moon enters the constellation cancer, conjoinedwith the sun. * The MS. from which this is taken cost fifty guineas, and a medical gen-tleman to whom it belonged, affirms that he had himself proved the truth ofthis observation; for being at one time much annoyed with beetles, he made thistalisman, and screwed it to the floor, when these troublesome insects immediatelydisappeared; but afterwards, when the servant removed it, through ignorance,they returned in great numbers, when lie again -nailed it to the floor, and theyagain disappeared ! This talisman is easily made. 2 k 498 ILL USTRATION, No. LXXVIL. A TALISMAN AGAINST ENEMIES. According to the opinion of the ancient theurgists, this talismanis under the dominion of the sun and Jupiter. It is to be cast of thepurest-grain tin, in the day and hour of Jupiter, at a time whenthese planets are in mutual aspect to each other, from the signsT» SI9 or £ , and during the increase of the moon. The charactersare to be engraven on the same in the day and hour of Mercury,likewise during the moons increase. It may be suspended about the neck, or worn about any part ofthe body, so that it may be kept secret to all but the wearer. Itseffects are, to give the most decisive victory over enemies, to defendagainst their machinations, and to inspire the wearer thereof withthe most remarkable confidence. (£§*• It is to be remembered, that in this and the following talismans,the embellishments or scenery are to be omitted when they are made. 499 ILLUSTRATION, No. LXXVIII.
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