Thaumaturgia; Or, Elucidations of the Marvellous
Chapter 10
On amulets, charms, talismans--Philters, their origin and imaginary efficacy, etc.
Amulets used by the common people.
Eccentricities, caprices, and effects, of the imagination.
Doctrine of Effluvia--Miraculous cures by means of charms, amulets, etc.