diff -ur src/racial.c src-fix/racial.c
--- src/racial.c	Mon Aug  9 16:12:04 2004
+++ src-fix/racial.c	Wed Dec 29 11:21:01 2004
@@ -340,7 +340,16 @@
 	{
 		char o_name[MAX_NLEN];
 
-		object_desc(o_name, &inventory[item], FALSE, 0);
+		/* Access the item (if in the pack) */
+		if (item >= 0)
+		{
+			object_desc(o_name, &inventory[item], FALSE, 0);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			object_desc(o_name, &o_list[0 - item], FALSE, 0);
+		}
+
 #ifdef JP
 		msg_format("祈りをこめて%sを放つ！", o_name);
 #else