Beth.

It is said that through the second division from the ninth to the sixteenth verse, a man
may obtain a good memory, an open heart, desirous to learn, and an extended intelligence.
Whosoever desires to attain this must begin as follows: Remove from a hard-boiled egg the
shell deftly and cleanly, so that the inside shall remain uninjured, and write upon it the above
eight verses as well as the fourth verse of Deuteronomy, xxxiii., and eight verses of Joshua i.,
and also the holy name of the angels, Chofniel,84 Schuwniel,85
and Mupiel. The translation of these three angel-names it is not necessary to
know, because they must not be pronounced, but since it will be of interest to the reader to
know the meaning of them, it will not be superfluous to give them here. Chofniel signifies
Cover, or overshadow me, mighty God! (namely, with the spirit of wisdom and knowledge).
Schuwniel, turn me, again, mighty God! that is, change me, convert me into a better man or
woman, as David once said, "Create in me, oh God," etc. Mupiel means: Out of the mouth of
the mighty God (namely, let me attend upon the decrees of thy laws, as if I heard and
received them from the mouth of God himself). Finally, the following must also be written
upon the egg: Open and enlarge my heart and understanding, that I may hear and comprehend
everything that I read, and that I may never forget it. All this must be done on a Thursday
evening, after fasting the entire day, and then the egg must be inserted whole into the mouth,
and when it is eaten, the four first verses of this division must be repeated three times in
succession.