[cxcii]Charm for neutralising the Venom of Snakes, Centipedes, and Scorpions
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Skeat, Walter William
To bring the poison out (naikkan), rub the place upwards (urut ka-atas); to cause it to subside (turunkan), rub it downwards (urut ka-bawah). In the first case say:—
“However venomous the snake which is within ourselves,
Yet more venomous be the snake which comes (to meet it).”
In the second case—
“However venomous the snake which comes (to meet it),
Yet more venomous be the snake which is within ourselves.”
and (in either case) mutatis mutandis for centipedes and scorpions.
It was explained that the “snake which is within ourselves” (ular dalam diri kita) means the muscle of the shoulder-blade (urat belikat), and that similarly “the centipede which is within ourselves” is the neckbone (tulang batang leher), and “the scorpion which is within ourselves” the loins (ujong salbi).