Magic, Words, and Numbers
Series: A New Library of the Supernatural
Holroyd
1975
Submitter: Things no one will say:
Who cares if this book is old and hideous? The public must have it! It’s full of helpful advice that anybody can follow. Do you need money? Just pluck a hair from a mare’s privates, recite a magical incantation, and make a pact with a talking snake (page 82). Are you worried about your relationship? Rip the tongue out of a live toad and place it on your lover’s heart while she sleeps. Or, better yet, trick her into drinking pulverized wolf gonads (page 83). Is there a dung heap nearby? Use it to unleash the incredible power of common household herbs (82). Or, just bury this book in the manure where it belongs.
Holly: It’s…interesting…and there are public library patrons who go for this sort of thing, for sure. A library needs to know their community and what works. If this subject matter does fit in your library’s collection, at least offer materials that aren’t almost 50 years old.
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