A History of Indian Literature v1.c8.s3.61
A History of Indian Literature v1.c8.s3.61
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[^1): Translated by M. *Bloomfield*, SBE., 42, p. 24. [^2): The belief that toothache is caused by worms, is not only prevalent in India, Germany, England and France. In Madagascar, too, it is said of one who has toothache: “He is ill through the worm.” And the Cherokees have a spell against toothache which says: “The intruder in the tooth has spoken, and it is only a worm.” (James Mooney in the 7th Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology, 1885-86, Washington, 1891, pp. 357 f.).