The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1884-02-08
An Imposter.

AL 1mpobter
The adage that "thcrc is nothing new under
the SUM-" is being verified in many ways in
this land ~ ours. This progressive age is i'm
proving upon amd introiu cling 10 all appearances,
new, which rcaNy hal their origin half Gems
tEry ago. ,>.othsayers mnSls4,lrls, ISaa<nets.
witches aul witch doctors, have all
lay; bat we are renvtiy &NcIi@,d to the be-
lief that MT since the earthly pilgrimage Of our
Saviour and tie day, ofihg Apostles have ANY
miracles bcon performed, such rs healing the
SEX, making the lame TO walH and the blind to
SIC. hy G.crc touch or wort. But imp"sters
have c-r,c, of whose coming we have been fore
"nrn 1. The advent OF man who calls him
- Dr. James Ellis, accompanied 10y II girl he
lis his daughter, among TIE good people ofthe
Pea Ridge section of this county, claiming to be
able to heal ali diseases, by quoting certain pas
saGcs OF Holy scripture and the use Of pecu
iiarly constructed plumb line. which little in
strumcnt directs his thoughts by its unerring
drop d i'll some respects alarming. This vile
impoetcr has dropped down, as it were, ani
taken up his abo lie among these honest. sturdy
people, and 10y the practice of his ncfarioussde-
vices has absolutely unsettled aud dcthroncd
the rcas"n of some of the most credu0us and
unsuspccting citizens, who have allowed their
SupcrstitiOus natures to control their better
Judgment, to the exclusion Of cvcry rational by.
rothcsi., and great cxcitcmcn, prevails through
out the nciohborhool.
Dr. VI. ~ Moore in his "Reminiscences of
York., relates the circumstance Of "A wonderful
care affected by one DR.. ErindIe, u celebrated
witch doctor (Which will serve to illustrate the
character of ths DR.. EllisJ of North Carolina.
1t seems that one Mosio Grahbic had been be.
witchcd and was confined To bed all day in IA
Stupor until between 1 and II u clock at night
N"Ste would scream aloud, jump out of bed, run
| out Of the house, and would not return until
next morning after daylight. lie would give ~
| nn explanation Of his conduct, that Mrs. Big.
cert, an old witch that lived in the woods some
distance from his house. rode him every ni.ht
u a certain house. where she met other hags
like herself spend the night in their wild ic-
lights, would hitch him under chestnut tror,
and he would rctnrn every morning with ms
feet full of chestnut burs. DR.. Brini!c was sent
for and when ho came the first thing he did was
To- give MOsic an cmctic, which caused him to
eject from his stomach crooked pins, needles
Uei the cat - chair, and with some dead drlcI
hog weed, CAV, the cat nirc clips" This was
repeated alternately by Mosie and the doctor.
Mpsic was cured an WAS never known t. cpcat
h'' screaming aud jumping out of bed At night
ari running away. DR. Moore, the writer OF
this story, was present, went into the house
where Dr. Brinile was, nnl complained u the
old witch doctor that lie Or. NoDrcJ was suf.
icrinE from u severe pain in hi, arm, whercupon
pr. Erindlc said he could cure it; passed his
hani up AMI down the arm of DR.. Moore rapidly
three times, saying ~. ahI out,' then said,
"Now YOU are we'll" "lcs." says Dr. Moore,
II was we'll, for hal nothing TIA. matter with
my arm simply did this to test the coniurcr
paid him quarter and left" This happen Ell irt
IS2p or n2l' such is the power Of OF all such
rs Dr. l'rIui.c and Or. James Ellis 10 effect II
cure oil diseases suYcrnaturaiy. We hear yOu
say--"But he cured Mo-ic Grlhhic" Granted
but Mosic Grabbics aNuIent was imaginary
disease of tAc mind, AMI just ns soon as he was
convinced that the clU-c vas removed ana
assured hy the mys;cr, ,Us DR.. Brinil, that the
ot witch would Fever ride him again his mii.l
VAS relieved auI Mosie was restored We feel
n profound sympathy for ihc converts ot such as
pr. James Ellis, ani are lrU.y asiouished at tho
influence he cXcrtS among people who have
ever occn characterized for their good sense. -
H"NsG possessing even more than ordinary ntclli
g""cc have resented with patriotic zeal tho IN
troduc;:on Of any new ian .el" person or plan
~ WAS fully demonstrate al jy tac warm reception
siYen to Prof Lowe with rocks and fence rails
whrn he dropped down in hi, hg balloon.
We learn that some OF the citizens have be-