Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions And the Madness of Crowds
Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions And the Madness of Crowds
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Bits of wood, nails, hair, egg-shells, bits of glass, shreds of linen and woollen cloth, pebbles, and even hot cinders andknives, were the articles generally chosen. These were believed to remainin the body till the witches confessed or were executed, when they werevoided from the bowels, or by the mouth, nostrils, or ears. Modernphysicians have often had cases of a similar description under their care, where girls have swallowed needles, which have been voided on the arms, legs, and other part...s of the body. But the science of that day could notaccount for these phenomena otherwise than by the power of the devil; andevery needle swallowed by a servant-maid cost an old woman her life. Nay, if no more than one suffered in consequence, the district might thinkitself fortunate. The commissioners seldom stopped short at one victim. The revelations of the rack in most cases implicated half a score.
[Illustration: BAMBERG. ] Of all the records of the witch-trials preserved for the wonder ofsucceeding ages, that of Würzburg, from 1627 to 1629, is the mostfrightful.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Bits of wood, nails, hair, egg-shells, bits of glass, shreds of linen and woollen cloth, pebbles, and even hot cinders andknives, were the articles generally chosen. These were believed to remainin the body till the witches confessed or were executed, when they werevoided from the bowels, or by the mouth, nostrils, or ears. Modernphysicians have often had cases of a similar description under their care, where girls have swallowed needles, which have been voided on the arms, legs, and other part...s of the body. But the science of that day could notaccount for these phenomena otherwise than by the power of the devil; andevery needle swallowed by a servant-maid cost an old woman her life. Nay, if no more than one suffered in consequence, the district might thinkitself fortunate. The commissioners seldom stopped short at one victim. The revelations of the rack in most cases implicated half a score.
[Illustration: BAMBERG. ] Of all the records of the witch-trials preserved for the wonder ofsucceeding ages, that of Würzburg, from 1627 to 1629, is the mostfrightful.
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