The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1866-01-17
Casting out Devils in India.

CaSung Out oeVlIS IS exteu5lFeiy>pldS'iS
by the natives; but there is as much diff
Guilty 10 ge, al the truth as il is to get the
spiritnalisis, the Davenpors, to declare
themselves consummale cheats. We were
present a few weeks ago at an exercise of
exoreism. The possessed was young wo-
man of about sixteen, hale and hearty in
appearance, and withal every good look
ing,'' as is the expression applied to native
yemen. She was much excited as she ac-
conpaned, or rather preceded her exorcist,
and broke out occasionally into singing and
dancing with an energy and manner which
showed that she had no self control. The
party which went with her stopped at tree
on the way, when the exorcist desired her
TO halt His command instantly brought
her PROSTATE before him, and she rolled on
The ground in violent, contorons- But
was objected by her father to fix the demon
to that iree; and accordingly the exorcist
addressed his patient in tone of sternness
to rise and go on furlher.
She did so, and with running dance to
the sound of The tomtom and The Pujari's
band-drum, she rushed along seemingly M
conscious OF all around her They halted
then under palmira tree, 10 a desert place,
near tie foot Of a hillock, where the poor
| girl was desired, to the music OF the priests
| hand-drum, to balance herself gracefully,
and approach the tree She did So and
| thea embraced ii With lremour, the effect
of compulson rather than free will. The
exorcis went through few srophes of in
cantsiory singing; then taking a few locks
OF her hair, and knotting them together, he
( fastened The bunch 10 the tree by nail and
/ then seizing live cock in one hand over
/ her head, with the oiher he cul is throat,
and shed its blood freely over Ihe STOPPING
( stumbling girl.
! He then cut off her hair and thus freed
! her from her fastening 10 the tree. The
/ bIood-stained bunch of hair thus LETT be-
4 hind, il is said, detsins the devil also, aud
lha, he, or legion thus exercised. will
haunt that tree iiil be or they shall choose
/ TO take possession Of some other un(ortu-
nate The girl seemed now weak and ex-
hausied, and could hardly walk forward
with steady pace. She was held ty one
OF the male assistants of i5e priest, and
conducted 10 tank where she was baihed,
somewhat ike our Baptist sisters, in her
clothes and came OFT OF her own accord.
hardly yet in her right mind.
But the scene was not over. The Puiara
broke a cccoanut, and after placing ii over
the smoke OF incense for little while, he
lifted he smoking censor to her with the
usual incanialory music aud singing. She
again gradually lost her consciousness, and
swayed 10 and fro with wild dishegelIed
locks Her exorcisi demanded OF her TO
tell him her demonical name. She sharply
turned upon him, and with a scream utter.
ed her name. He then inquired how many
devils had possessed her, 10 which she re-
I piled, five. Have they all taken their de-
parlare, be asked. Yes was he reply, and
Immediately after she ran along dancing
franlicaly, while the party ran alter her TO
+ the house, where, after other Jevilish ceTe-
monies, she recovered consciousness, and
( the following day was married. We Ought
+ 20 have remarked that the demonical pos
session took place on the frs; day Of her
nuptial rites. She is now all right again,
and lives happily enough with her young
( husband.
/ "HAU1, DAD, HAUL"-We doubt whether
/ Dixon lliineis, was healthy locality for
the editor of the Republican after be penned
the following fishing ilem
! "Oue day, as fisherman who lives not a
! thousand miles from Dixon, (aud who, by
] the way, has five bouncing daughters was
shooting his seine, it was damaged by cont
] inc in canlacl with snms snhsIanca lying in