Daniel R. Tobias wrote:
On 2 Dec 2007 13:26:24 -0500, jayjg
<jayjg99(a)gmail.com> wrote:
The way these inquiries are traditionally done is
that one submerges
the person being queried under water for a period of time; if they do
not drown, then they are a witch and are burned at the stake, whereas
if they do drown, it proves their innocence, and their souls go
straight up to heaven. Win-win!
It seems too much of a pain... after immersing them in the water, you
end up having to take a lot of time drying them out before they'll
burn well.