Mariposa Democrat., 1857-10-08
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the San Francisco Globe:
"The women were sent to one portion of the
place, the men to another All was still; the
simmer of the wood in the stove made quite
painful impression on the nerves. The novelty
of the situation, the uncertainty and expecta-
ton of what was to follow, the perfect stiffness
heightened the murmuring whispers, the dull
splash of water, the listening and serious faces,
the white screens themselves, everything was
calculated to excite the superstitious in any one
One by one the men were beckoned out till it
was my turn. | was told to undress, and was
then laid down in an ordinary tin bath, which
| remember was painted inside and out a
DR.. s., who, in passing, is one of the flthiest
minded men | ever met-was officiating as
washer which ceremony, consisted of wash
ing one all over in tepid water, and blessing
each member as he proceeded, from the head
downward - brain to be strong, ears to be
quick to hesr the words of Gods servants,
eyes to be sharp to perceive nose, mouths
arms, hands, breasts, with the peculiar bless
ing appropriate to each, down to the "feet to
be swift to run in the ways of righteousness !"
"Wasiied, and pronounced "clean from the
blood Of the generation" | was handed over to
Farley p. Pratt, who was seated in a corner,
and appointed to give to each "clean man a
new name whereby he should be known in
the celestial kingdom of God" He called me
"Enoch," and passed on back to our waiting
stool, and some strongly scented oil was laded
out Of a mahogany vessel in the shape of a
cows horn. by means Of n little mahogany
dipper and poured on his head This unct-
uous compound was rubbed into eyes nose,
ears and mouth, sodden in the hair, and strok-
ed down the person till one felt very greasy
and smelt very odorous. This ordinance, per-
formed by Elders Taylor and Cummings, was
accompanied by formula Of blessing similar
to the washing" and was "the amounting"
administered preparatory TO being ordained a
" King and priest unto God and the Lamb,
which ordination, however, can only be per-
formed in the real Temple.
"Greased and blessed, we had then to put on
the garments" dress made of muslin or
linen and worn next to the skin, reaching
from the neck to the ankles and wrist, and in
shape like a little chds sleeping garment.
Over this was put shirt, then robe made of
linen, crossing and gathered up in plats on
one shoulder, and reaching the ground before
and behind, and tied round the waist. Over
this was fastened small square apron similar
in size and shape to masonic aprons, generally
made of white linen or silk with imitation fig
leaves painted or worked upon it. A cap,
made from square yard of linen, and gather
ed into band to fit the head socks, and
white linen or cotton shoes, completed the
equipment.
"While thus dressing ourselves farce was
being performed in the next compartment.
The creation of the world was being enacted.
Elohcim, j. NJ. Grant was counseng with Je-
hovah, Jesus, and Michael (Adam) w. c.
Staines, about making and peopling the earth.
He sends these three down to take look and
bring them back word as to what are the pros
poets. They pretend to go, examine, and re-
turn to report.-The first chapter of Genesis
is then performed, Eloheim taking the "and
God said part, the three pretending to go
and accomplish the command, and return and
make report, using "and it is So" The mind
was struck with the wild blasphemy of the
whole affair. When they came down to the
creation of man, three, Jehovah, Jesus and
stroking each of us separately pretending to
form, and blowing in our faces, pretended to
vivify us. We were then supposed to be as
Adam, newly made, and perfectly ductile in the
hands of our makers AN alegory to be terri
bly, carried out) But we were alone; little
more farce, and our wives were introduced,
who were similarly arrayed, and been similar
ly conducted towards as ourselves, their Off
cials, of course, being women, Miss f. R. Snow
and some others. We were made to shut our
eyes as if asleep, commanded to rise and see,
and our wives given us. Joy of course filed
our hearts, and we filed off by twos, to the
compartment where we had heared the voice
of Elohem.
"They were then led into an apartment rep
resenting the garden of Eden. "This apart
ment, by the aid of some dwarf mountain
pines in boxes (now paintings) was made to
look something like a garden. W. G. Staines
as Adam, and Miss Snow as Eve, were our
'fuglemen;' we did what they did. Some
rasins were hanging on one shrub, and w. W
Phelps in the character of the devil aohich he
played admiraJly, endeavored to entce us to
eat of them. OF course, the woman tempted
me and did eat We were then cursed by
Eloheim, who came to see us; the devil was
driven out and this erudite astronomer and
Apostle & wrigglcd, squealed, and crept away
on his hands and knees"
If two hogsheads make pipe, how many
viii make a cigars