Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-10-25
VI EscellaIacous.
ipm he Nnited Scrricc journal


hav" h5ird of Il class of MussuIu,ans ,bc
aiec cpiesai sect or saint, by name Shaikh
hulIal ,;s.s.,,ho, in nrdc 10 impress the unbc-
l'evcrs VIII the truth of the Mrs,umnn's
faith Hspaned TO ms followers the power
"i plum Eng $" ords and daggcrs, cutting OF
their 'oagae frying it and putting it together
again, SSilng oil the head and limbs, scoou
ing out the eye, ana in truth, doing with
'he'r ooaies Whatever il pleased them to do;
all OF witch Col. C. in company with
Clergyman, Il MIR. R, had seen " hen
Tie latter grew sick and ran cut OF The place,
declaring it was the pow er of Satan, which
10 This ,isiy he believes, aud the Colonel.
that it 4 done through the power of the ar,
OF magis, a, which, |, Of course, laughed. &
"ec''res' mat SD soon as Il man of the rcsi-
nten (bs the name of Shakh kurccn, one
"i ,irseGuiiai) should return from lurIou.h.
would'mitness the exhibition.
la'ge tent was accordingly pitched.
ana mtg lamps furnished, and plates full of
OF arseii'c, and Quantities of a plant of tie
cactus tribe, filled with milky juice, a drop
"t WHICH. if it fall on your skin. blisters it,
and yast quantity of the common glass
hanglesSSor bracelets, worn hy The women,
and dasgers and swords, an,l things like
thick ssselskewcrs, and other horrid looking
weapahs like a butchers steel, only with a
hansllessStyercd with chains. and abou, 20
h"haissto beat oil manner "f drums, and ,n,
when ';l was ready about five of the Off
GERS letts the mess table with >scif, an.!
along with us about hundred scpnys
"rowdch into the tenn. " hen VIC were
seated and silence -Ol,ainrh tic work com
menceaby a sort of cbamt from the sacred
hooAS.sg''e drum bcatcrs joining in aud
keeping time; the chant increased at length
hnth- and. xelacifv. until. ..hnvino
'se'zesf' mold ofthe instruments. the body kcp,
IN Il SOFT OF swinging motion. they plunged
the Skewer instrument, one through each
check, another through the tongue, n third
through the throat, aud then commenced
slabhin. themselves with swords and dag
gers. Sail sorts of instruments. Others cut
rt1' their tongue, and. having r0nst,d it in
The fire, put it in their mouth again. when
i, immediately united. they cat the arsenic
and the hlisIerne milk plant, vlI> Others
munciieti the glass bangles rs 'hou.h h rhrv
were The creates, dclicacicS. Thi, nnS all
done within half yard Of nv knees, for
they came mp close 10 me with many lamp.
in order that nigh, see there was no de
crption; and do assure you that it made
me feel sick, and produced any Thing hut
an agreeable sensation on my mind. for to
this moment know not what to think of it,
am not supcr>ri,inus; and although the
colonel and numerous most respectable ma
tivcs had declared to nc iha, they did ac-
tmallv do these things. and tha, if sense
We're 10 he liz any manner trusted they had
seen il all done, | w0u!i nevertheless, no,
believe it. was told beforehand lhnt il
| required faith and purity on tho part ofthr
performer, end thai not Il tirap of blood
would follow, but that otherwise, Il few
| drops of blood would sometimes follow. the
instruments, and rhc performer would re.
ccive some slight injury.
On taking my departure from The tent,
happened to say that should. at all events
think more honorahly of their powers if
saw them exhibit in the open face of day
and divestcd of noise. moton. paraphcrna
Iia, &c. On the following day, while re
clining OIL my couch, at about two o'clock
reading an English newspaper, without ;
servant or Il soul near nc. in rushed kazZe
(prles' or ludIc,) his hands full of instru
mcnts. which throwing on the ground, h,
seized one. plugged it through his chccl
on tho left side, anothcr, on The right, third
through his tongue upwards. so that it siucl
into his nose. another through his throat: h,
then stabbed himself with bright shar,
creese, which entered his body about tire,
inches; not drop of blood fell. lie wa
going TO cut of his tongue, when begged
hin 10 desist ! was, in truth, perfect
ly nauseatcd at the sight. The man wa
III state OF tircnzy, and really looked fright
ful, his face stuck fnIl of instruments, an,
siabbing and cutting himself with all hi
might. | sang out for some people AN,
turned him out
| have now told you what I have sccn
and yet will not ask you to believe it. 70
] know not myself what to think. Their
are many persons of very strong minds il
other respects, who firmly believe, and wh
do not hesitate TO declare their belief, ,ha