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A SAFEGUARD AGAINST THE EVIL EYE
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and is observed in public and private \ It is
performed daily, and often several times a day, over persons
of high rank, such as rajahs, governors of provinces, generals,
practices,
and other distinguished members of society. Whenever
people in these positions have been obli