Tosefta for Shabbat 121:16
ת"ר איזהו קמיע מומחה כל שריפא ושנה ושלש אחד קמיע של כתב ואחד קמיע של עיקרין אחד חולה שיש בו סכנה ואחד חולה שאין בו סכנה
Our Rabbis taught: What is an approved amulet? One that has healed [once], a second time and a third time; whether it is an amulet in writing or an amulet of roots, whether it is for an invalid whose life is endangered or for an invalid whose life is not endangered. [It is permitted] not [only] for a person who has [already] had an epileptic fit, but even [merely] to ward it off.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Even if the wearer has not actually suffered but fears an attack of epilepsy. ');"><sup>14</sup></span>
Tosefta Demai
[The produce sold by] a merchant in every place presumed to be Demai, regardless of whether he is a Gentile or a Jew or a Samaritan. What are we talking about here? [This refers to] a situation where they bring him [produce to sell] from a Jew, but if they bring him [produce to sell] from a Gentile or from a Samaritan, it is presumed to be certainly untithed. What is a "merchant"? Anyone who brings [produce] and comes back a second time and a third time (see Shab. 61a:16 re "וְשָׁנָה, וְשִׁלֵּשׁ").
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