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The superstition that maladies can be cured by royal taction is dead, … — The Devil's Dictionary

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The Devil's Dictionary — Ambrose Bierce

The superstition that maladies can be cured by royal taction is dead, but like many a departed conviction it has left a monument of custom to keep its memory green. The practice of forming a line and shaking the President's hand had no other origin, and when that great dignitary bestows his healing salutation on

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