Pow-Wows, or Long Lost Friend, by John George Hoffman, [1820], at sacred-texts.com
A VERY GOOD REMEDY FOR MORTIFICATION AND INFLAMMATION.
Sanctus Itorius res, call the rest. Here the mother
of God came to his assistance, reaching out her snow-white hand, against the hot and cold brand. + + +
Make three crosses with the thumb. Everything which is applied in words, must be applied three times, and an interval of several hours must intervene each time, and for the third time it is to be applied the next day, unless where it is otherwise directed.