The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1856-06-18

| e''Hclcu upob butlT IlPS, bS III cpltepSy D.,
the countenance writhed in the most
frigh'ful distortions a pe,spira,ion, so
| profusc that it rolled down the cheeks in
huge drops, rose uron the pale and sick
| ly brow the "Al'lah.h .houi" each moment
was cried with redoubled fury, until.
with the violence of the shouts. the voice
! gave way and the words became nero
frao'ic roarings, as from caravan of
| wild beasts
Suddenly, a sound more distinct and
| more terrible than the rest arose from
the heavirg and surging mass Lab H.
lab el il rArlAh !" cried voice whose
tones werc like nothing earthly; ard the
others present caught up and echoed that
fearful cry. The next moment there
was domonac shrick. and the man who
lad at first shouted rolled over upon the
floor in dca,hlikc convulson. Those
next him with another frghtful 'Allah-
hou," turned to his rclicf They stretch
him up-ihcy chafe his hands-fhey
rubbed and tried to bend bis limbs but
he lay iuaninnte and rioid as n cornse
With lightning rapidity. the infection
of this raroxysm spread the "Lah il'lah
el il Arlahs" became more terrible still:
the devotces tossed their arms in the air.
with the fury of maniacs An instant
more, aud another dervish lcapcd from
the floor, as if shot through the heart.
and fell IN convulsions
This brought the frenzy to climax
The imam encouraged the delrnm by
hn 10 h, A
toched himself from the group. The
bigh.priest took an instrument that
looked much like a pair of tongs. with
which he rinched his checks with all his
might but The dervish made no sign of
pain. A little child. n sweet little girl
of about seven years of age entered the
chapel, and calmly laid herself down up,
on the crimson rug. Assisted by two
attendants, who from the first had sta.
toned themselves one on each side of
the Nhrab, the priest stepped upon her
tender little frame, and stood there some
moments she must have suffered much.
hnt when he dismopnted, she rose and
walked away with an air of extreme sat
isfaction
Now commenced another and equally
painful portion Of tho service. The imam
regulated the time of the chant by ever
aud anon clapping his hands to increase
its srced, or commanding by gestures
that it must be slower Wall succeeded
to wall. howl to howl, Al'lAh how to Ai-
lah-hou, till at last the strongest men.
unable to bear the violence of the exer-
tion, fell to the ground in convulsions. or
sobbed with anguish like infants. On
tie whole, a more revolving scene than
the howing dervishes could not be read.
lily conceived and dreadful is the dis.
tortion Of that spirit which can deem
such torments are acceptable in the eyes
of Cod
A few days afterwards, it was my for.
tune to make more intimate acquaint.
with one of these dervi>hes; it was in
this wise The Osmaulis have two dis
onscs which are peculiar to themselves
the one they have named geVln7ik the
other yc|(a'yjh Under the head of gel.
linjik.thcy described almost any possible
illness of the body. TIE yellaniik is the
more simple and more easily cured dis.
ease Of the two it signifies only tooth.
ache and its coucomi'ant pains in the
face S. difficult is the gelliniik to cure
that the happy ability has long been
ve'ted in a single family through whom
the power passes with each generation
but the yeIarjik can be cured by those
cmirs or dcrvishes who are descended
from Fatima, the daughter of Moham-
med.
The charm consists in this. It is the
fair sex who are usually afflicted with
face-ache in Turkey; and, at any rate.
these quacks have particular love for
those who are called the weaker yes
sells " of humanity. The lady is Effected
with nervous pains in the check. Faith
is imperative aud there is one particular
cmlr upon whom her choice falls He is
sent for bis feet are folded beneath him
upon the divan. and his green turban re-
adjusted The veiled beauty is led by
slave into his august presence, aud seat.
ed upon low cushion before him The
emir utters shori prayer lays his thumb
upon the nose. breathes softly upon the
forehead, gently rubs the cheek and
the treatment is complete.
A young slave belonging to the house
where for a while VIC were invited to so.
journ, was afflicted with yelanilk. Im.
mediately, on her desire being made
known, messenger was despatched for
an emir whom she named, and who was
rather eminent in the cures be effected
The family except one agod relative up
on whom this slave attended, we're stay
ing at their country residence Fitnet
Hanaum was led into the presence of the
emir. He might once have been a hand
some man, but now his countcnance had
taken that sickly and distorted expires.
sion which often follows their dreadful
ceremonies and with his thick. brstling
moustache aud his long matted beard, il
gave him by no means prepossossDg
appearance,
| was that morning amusing myself
with an electrical apparatus; and after
he had operated upon Fitnot, he passed
Inc as | stood in the piazza making ex.
perimenls, which piazza was his nearest
way TO the garden from her room He
surveyed the jars for few moments with
intense curiosity, aud then departing to
short distance, slowly drew forth a