, 1879-08-17
Intervals. In this manner he cattle-pest, it was
believed, was dr,yen aYaYH

| III ltl1S tu2HuEE AC EAkt4E-pcStt ~ MI
believed, was driven away.''
II ;he epidemic does not stop, no mntter: til
Women's in .2nta:lons did not succeed meral
because some malicious man has seen their pss
cession. so whether they fail or not. the cont
dence in tiese magical arts remains uushakeI
Sometimes o:her kinds OF arts are resorte
to for the same purpose. 4 Coos rcoorte
writes from the Bresin District: s'Aa epilena:
made an awful havoc among the sheep OF thi
place; medical help was of no avail. Follo1.n
| picked , the best shceo, and, In the night
brought 1t to the cemetery aud slaughtered it ol
the grave OF peasant who had recently beer
hurried: Then the body Of tie peasant was ex
humed and"the yiscera Of the dead man IN,
sheen were inrerchanged. The; PEASANTS, bnd,
| was buried again, aud That OF the sheep va!
burned ON pi'c OF wood built over the grave
then the ashes were collected and given to the
! sick sheep with heir fool.u
| Traces OF fetistisu mar be found amoar the
| Russian peasantrV.. The Russ;an Nens sa"s
! "ln rhe Province of Jampor there is mission
| arr bro hrrhood whose ohiect is to propagate
! ChristtsH4ssT among the Mnhammedan nopua-
tfon of that province. Perhaps it would be a
| great deal better If that bro -heyhood should
enlighten the peasants, who arc Officially known
as Christians, while III fact they are not far from
Pagans, Worship ng trccs springs, and the diff
ferent natural nhcuomena. Last year, for in
stance. in the Village Of so1az-or, Of this PROV
fnce, there appeared sDr ng. The local sorcer-
ers and Witches announced that IT, possessed
miraculous healn. properties Crowds Of peo~
soees ~ 10 hanas - 70 ~ " ~ h!nus u nls
nrjes+ ~ t,a xa y. .'as .oGa! l1'4slclans. me
held at the s2rng to the authorities The no.
r;no ~ cSaoo, ,ho+ 1ulsfeuea ha IN nestroEhs
disnerspd ,h smnnnao1 ~ osSu :pcIe, nnu
o,e,'a. 81 ,"e e,.noosea soreeress. ffesent1s
me peasants did not attemp: to nut out the
ire. They said: 1T ia the Gods will And
on,en Ike f3ra ,h h.1 ~ ''[.u ~ eAsn~
ed hr ~ -. IL u,uAe w 'pto luf1ooS r'ot
ner h IA thsr ...a'.', ~ ~ ~ rs.s pone1 ~
Ind lrft him on thc .o,nd s nnar1r Get do, - 1o'ce
""u C T1s 11u Hhas ou ,.e gsouuo neag.s ueau
s,va tha AZ, y, 'ne 1,t 1rovnsc o. Ferm,
Gh.;+;ns, .,.~ ~. ntss' ns' at.AouSh dounnal,y
their sarrrao ~ viii fa...es nas15 " ~. @ -.
~ thar own ha1,af 49, IVY NY 'isn ;Ia
sviftIr 10 an anno:n,ed n'ona a oa ney ;. rioe
RE sarricrr ,1's t}a 20 ar,ai c,,ans = GU
cooong to Its appearance pred. how the
peuding ercnts are =, - han '
pen IN se year Tilen the @ auinal is &c roasted don on
,nc sorre7 oeat Whan tha fooi nra,aaaas..
are ended ,i'eg .u,.,,,1 disnarsa ),
The neasants helisve that Tho eoroor.r. nov,
con;ura roin md canse Gr,nrh+ 80 ae1, : san
dawn ran dr. no. drn,a,t ~ Hnt ~ ns1n % us't'
Tsr-Khnncr ssrs 6asI,. t6a r., W.. o1s aomn OF
estahIished a fartorr Witch hoo,s' uosue'
cess: nnhanr;}v thera camn a. q rrein.,.ns 80
,;ronrhr~ and iba ncon1a hs1io1,so - ,t'nt 5s..
wea1her ia onc5 n,.rded hv nat,s"E ,en;.s nts uls
rhot hs wonr.d r. ,.,r ,s;s. mas aoie 20 est
,he crnt,1 ~ +. W. 'su ~ 10 ts51 ~ peisuaae
in vain he lacoi NAE n,saaa9 ~ ixssseu
nn1r w.s he ror<aa ~ Spasn toI n'1l, not
was hn-naJ ;, 0-NAN'o' WV "lS iae'o!y
- n tha pror;n,. ~
1;,,,-. .tio ,aeo ~ =. sara.oh, savs tne 4Yeao
a. ~ resort w. uousua ~ ,ne peasants ar
she.. hsi;a.a h.;rss" @ ~ sttanse nGans wnlca
ana rnnnv +ska ,a;s ~ a'a.e ene w st,'a .,o o.u
arou135 r1o corro p..s ~ W waeer a1u sp!asu u