Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-02-28
Genuine f. re.Eaters.

eating marabouts, the fanatics who have
given 50 much trouble to their French III.
lers. Every revolution among the Kab les
is religious movement set in motion by
the wild en- husiasm of the "sain:s The
religious orders Of K4bylia, all of them diff
fering in various degrees from Turkish
Mohammedanism, are Of some half dozen
varieties, adapted to minds Of various cult
vation Some, as that of Sidi Yuset. Hansali,
are mild 10 their rites and Of a purely didac-
rio or religious nature. This latter sect
originated in Constantine. comprises two
thou and brothers or khouans. and was in
1865 under the authority Of Hammo.el-
Z,uaoul. Direct descendant Of Yusef- Hau
sail An hour passed in the college Of this
order. where the whole formula Of worship
consists in saying a hundred times God
orgive J. then hundred other times, ''Al.
lab ill Allah: Mohammed ressoul Allah u
may be mouotonous, but it is not revolution
airy. From this Theological brotherhood
through various degrees of emotional activ.
ty, you arrive at the wild doings OF the fire.
aat rs. or followers of Mohammed. ben. Aissa
This Aissa was native of Meknes in Nor.
COCO, where be died full of piety three hun
dred years ago. His legend states that be
ing originally very poor, he attempted to
support his family in the true Oriental man
ner. not working for them, but by spend.
Jog his whole time at the mosque in prayer
tor their miraculous sustenance. His iner.
tia and his faith were acceptable to NOLAN.
med, who appeared to Aissa's wife with
baskets of food, and to Aissa with the order
20 fund sect The allegory expressed
by the disgusting actions of the order would
seem to be that anything is nourshmepf
the true believer. They therefore exhibit
themselves as ca ing red hot iron, scorpi ~,
nd prickly cactus Various travellers
some Of them cool hands and accurate OBJ.
servers, have seen these khouans at heir
hrrflble feat without being able to expllin
the imposture.
British soldier, an experienced Indian
flieer, halpened tn be in Ksbyia just be-
tore the breaking out of the great Sepoy re.
belion in India. and was introduced to one
of the fire e; ting orr les by Major Oval al
f'zi ouz"u, where our Journey into Kabs LA
il to te min t. With his own eyes be saw
khouan. excited by half an hours chant
'ng and beating the tom tom, drive "A swor
our inches deep into his chest by hitting it
with tile The mab marched around and
xhibitan it to the congregation as it quiv.
rid in his naked body Another scared
nis face aud hands with large red hot iron
holding it 6ually with his mouth without
0 her support Another chewed up an en-
ire leaf OF cactus with its dangerous spit es.
shich stiog ones hands severely and remain
rambling in the flesh. Another filled his
mouth with live Goals from b, azitr, and
walked around blowing out sparks Another
>wallowed living scorpion small sake.
boken glass, and nails The spectator was
in the midst of these enthusiasts being
touched by them in their antics, yet he coul !
detect no foul II lay, except hat he imagined
tie sword iu the 6rst-named experiment to
have been driven int, an oil wound or be-
tween the skin and the flesh. 1t was tc
counteract the influence of the 6re.eatiug
marabouts that the French government senl
over Ro'ert Houdin, the ingenious mechan
ician; but though he eclipsed their wonders
BY tricks Of Ell 'ctricity and slight, he has
lie but lame explanation of the ''juggler.
,es' of the Algrr,ne saints
The worst attribute of these khouans is,
that after having excited the Ignorant Ka-
tyles to many losing war by their magnet.
ism, they remain themselves behind the cur.
tain, safe and sarcastic. Prom the Rouna1
in Ku1ylia, IN the March number of Lip
pincott's Magazine
STYLE IN OLD T1MEs.-Iu 1882, Cover
nor Hancock received his guests in velvet
cap, within which was one Of fine linen
tn, ned up over the edge of velvet one or two
inches. He wore a blue damask gown
lined with silk. white satin small-clothes
white silk stockings, and red morocco slip
pers.
The judges of the Supreme Court of Mas
sachuset. as late as l773, wore robes o
scarlet. laced with black velvet. and in sum
mer, black silk gown Gent ,men wor,
coats OF every varet. of color, generally thu
pc and collar of v,lyet, of different colo
from the coat.
10 1880. General Washington arrived il
New York f'cm Mount Vernon to assum.
tie duties of the Presidency He wa
dressed in a full suit of Virginia homespun
On his visit to New Eug land. be wore to
u Coutiuentat uniform, except on the Sab
b,th, wien he appeared in black.
John Adams, when Vice President, wrr,
a sword, AMI walked about the streets witt
his hat under bis arm
At l-vees l.. Philadelphia, Presiden
Washington was cid in black velvet, hi
hair powdered aud gathered behind in a = II
bag. yellow i ives, knee and She buckl $
He bell III bis baud cooked bat, orua
mtnted with a cuckade, frioged about al
iuch deep with black feathers. A lon
sword iu a white abbard, VITA poishe
steel h'lt, hung It his hip
| WORLDLY GRIEF Il is said that the fol
flowing letter was written to lady by BE-
lrsaved and strickeo widow in Cincionati:
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hight. Cougesti n II the lungs. Our l's
is his gain. | will jaiu him GU the otat
shore. l have ordered the loveliess mona
for the funeral made With polouaise an
trimmed with 'ed point lace Loss covere
by Insurance on the TN year plan will b
paid IN sixty days | know you sorso
With me We had four doctors, at S..
visit Aunt Maria will not 60 into noar1
ing, because she mas just bought her ia
and winter things. Her bonnet is straw
There is a BALM in Gilead but my heart
nearly broken Send me a cut paper pa
tern Of that sac9ue of yours.
5ai Tin 4q Your devsted SARAH
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