To Keep someone with you

"Cut Every Fingernail And Toenail.
Take Three Strands Of Hair From The Mold Of Your Head.
Parch All Of These Together,
Then Powder Finely.
Sprinkle Over His Food And Add To His Drinks.
He Will Remain With You".


She cut off all of her fingernails off de left hand, she cut off all of
her right an' each one of de five toenails an' three strands of hair from de mole of her head an' parch all dat together. Grind it up right real fine
an' pound it up an' if he drinks coffee or tea, why when he comes, why when she
fix his supper, jes' put dat - dust dat over his tea. Let him stir it up
with his sugar. Yo' couldn't run him 'way from dere. [She laughs.] Dat'll hold him right dere.