2973. I saw afterwards a black cow with a woman, and the black cow was licking her with its tongue, and also kissed her. This was said to have been a sign that the belled spirits would not hurt them, whereby I learned that the belled spirits are symbolized by black cows. There were some spirits who were afraid of them, for they had made a plan to commit a crime, so first they entered into friendship with them, which was shown to me as a petting of the black cow and its reciprocal caress-which also licked the woman on the face, rising up on its hind feet. 1748, 28 Aug.