The constellation
J1149 Miscellaneous means of detecting
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- Feigned madness unmasked by threatening man's child · J1149.1 entry
- Cheater discovered by fishing in the street. Man arouses the curiosity of the rascal who has swindled his wife · J1149.2 entry
- Detection by disrobing in a dance. A man masking as a maiden has committed adultery with the queen. A clever girl by challenging him to disrobe in a dance exposes the imposture · J1149.3 entry
- Urinalysis reveals coition as cure for illness. Treatment successful · J1149.4 entry
- Detection of guilt by smile. Buried money is stolen from blind man. Latter has boy watch and notify him when passerby smiles at him. The smiler is the thief · J1149.5 entry
- Thief detected by his answer to question. "How would you treat a woman who came into your possession?" Answer: "I would use her and then give her to the servants." This reveals his true character · J1149.6 entry
- Thief posing as corpse detected by pricking soles of his feet · J1149.7 entry
- Magistrate detects thief's complicity by associating cut hand with companion's severed head · J1149.8 entry
- Magistrate finds thieving innkeepers guilty of arson. Silver buckles are not melted by the fire · J1149.9 entry
- Truth detected by spies listening to reactions of defendants at night · J1149.10 entry
- Washing test: defendants given basin of water. Guilty one wastes it uselessly · J1149.11 entry
- Ninety-nine wise men and one fool ordered to pour milk into a tank all at one time: only the fool obeys · J1149.12 entry