If any one shall, with an entire new knife, cut asunder a lemon, using words expressive of hatred, contumely, or dislike, against any individual, the absent party, though at an unlimited distance, feels a certain inexpressible and cutting anguish of the heart, together with a cold chilliness, and failure throughout the body;--likewise of living animals, if a live pigeon be cut through the heart, it causes the heart of the party intended, to be affected with a sudden failure;--likewise fear is induced by suspending the magical image of a man by a single thread;--also death and destruction by means similar to these; and all these from a fatal and magical sympathy. The loadstone, (he observes), possesses an eminent medical faculty against many violent and implacable disorders;--the back of the loadstone, as it repulses iron, so also it removes gout, swellings, rheum, &c. that is of the nature or quality of iron. Likewise the wearing the loadstone eases and prevents the cramp, and such like disorders and pains. The influences of the stars appear to be as intimately known to Astrologers as though they had walked among, and carefully examined and fully realized their occult properties, for example:-- In every work observe Mercury, for he is a messenger between the higher gods and the infernal gods; when he goes to the good, he increases their goodness--when to the bad, he hath influence on their wickedness. It is an unfortunate sign or planet, when it is by the aspect of Saturn or Mars especially, apposite or quadrant, for these are the aspects of enmity; but a conjunction, a trine, and a sextile aspect, are of friendship; but yet if you do already behold it through a trine, and the planet be received, it is accounted as already conjoined. Now all planets are afraid of the conjunction of the sun, rejoicing in the trine, and sextile aspect thereof. They say of the Sun and Moon:-- The Sun is the lord of all elementary virtues;--it disposes even the very spirit and mind of men.