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Word: spearpoint (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1935-1935
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...savage does not try to understand the mechanics of magical transmissions, but it seems obvious to him that objects once in contact retain a mystic affinity. Thus he believes that if his spear has wounded an enemy who escaped, he can make the wound fester by thrusting the spearpoint into a fire. He must take extreme care in disposing of his hair cuttings, his nail parings, his spittle and his excrement lest these things which remain a vital part of him fall into hostile hands. More abstruse forms of wizardry he claims to know nothing about, pointing out reasonably that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Powers Unseen | 8/5/1935 | See Source »

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