Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-06-29

fhs bringing 81 q sait la q lsssies's eoart
o. oae "a the back rezi1n, ~ tais eoanry by
yoang asan Against his H.llef - feeoger
daIaa.es Tor the lsss sf a dOx which hs
cialaaa she bessirehsf 80 that it r4n Ia =
circle until ft died of exhaustion has
brOGgnt int0 a1tics tha f1et thaE there IS
aa almost general belief la eitcheraft,
eharuIs 4ad sDagir spells among the fafna-
bag population la lhose Isolated localities.
4ad that there aFs many old soalen eho
are regularly eoasaifed ~ young and uld,
and ia hoss arts ana - psrElatural pow
ers they pu1 fhs <rsatsst faith. Az tae
tFial af .ae lawsuit nIeusionsd several q
tA..ss 80 laca a. g. stined ID tasi ease,
AMI ths e4rluas ant ahsnrd beliefs they
profess were sigeE in great detaiL The
principal one. ASH ths one most lasht f1r
aaisies and counsel ~ the cammuahty foe
miles troand b. kaFbara Fisasr, y 40 lives
Ia tha Duukari s.stlem az Ave mil.s rom
ksinholdsviis. in a sEiaA eahia N the
moantails. sac is sights years 0ii, lent
sad gray. bag is stiu active an1 well pre-
seryea physically oho is a shrswds cum
nias oit son,au ant lives al5ue. sheis -
independent that sac will take the case oi az
one who u a stranger % her 90 ~ho sas
thinks lives la any large town, unless the
applicant simply wants her totreat him To-
a eosnmou ailneul requiring no 'wouder
working" slferer from hurts, hrs,
burns. br4lses. f-l1ns aud similar aliil. nts
she ~il treat at ouee, AMI mens womsa
and children come near AMI Tar o. seek be
ait Husbands take their wives and lath-
srs taSe On . children % have her operate
on them Tor every III II a chilt Is de-
formed. dem,snted, hind, tongue-tied, or
annRtura!iy aifictsd IN any way. 10 -
taksn at once O. Dame Fisher. II farmer
has his horse stolen the trst thing he does
IL 10 consult this Old woman and emplors
her % all ln r-cOgerin. the lost animal
AMI detecting the thief II there IS fire
ia the ncish0o hood the old ~oman is
soasht for Attenuation a. % tts cause, and,
Il it Is believed 90 b. incendiary. FOR = rev.
citation a. 70 - no sst the hre. II there Is
trouble with cattls, ( y COW is hresehy, II
crops look BAD. Dame Fishers aid IS the
first thing sought She stands ready ar
sany time o. extend her aid, and 4 she fails
Ina what she undertakes it ig attributed
unanimously % lack ~ faith IN her on the
part OF the person she IS working with
lf answer O. questions asked o., the wit
ness AZ the trial of the -ase OF the old
woman and her son mentioned above, tho
following were given as some Of the meth
ods used by the witch woman in work
iDg their charuis. In case horse * sto3en,
the thief may bs caught snd the horse re-
covered n shere can BE- three hairs from
tho missing, animals tail found ia the
cut into equal snsths, xnotted ia the mid
die. and then igHtsd at both enfts. This
must be- done at sanset, while the hairs are
held on a showed near the stable Which =
ever way the two ends point or turn as
they bur- viii iadicate thu direction taken
by the thief The stub ends are 20 be
buried la the baruyard where the sun
shines. This acts 50 upon the thief that he
can not 10 beyond n certain limit, and
gradually and iuvoiuatariiy turns the
horse back % the spot from which 10 was
stolen, and it IL only necessary for the
owner of the horse % Do on the watch %
capture bin.
To make a persons well run dry ashes
OF witch hazel are forced into the mouth of
a toad. which is then dropped in the we'll
Cows may be made % give bloody milk by
ObIiging tb-m % trample toads under their
feet. ID, = cows may be made productive,
strokes Of lightning warded or, crops
Increased. enemies ew,tched, plaques
ahrought into communities. sni evils AMI
blessings laid upon persons at viii ~
these wonder workers by the nse OF simi-
lar charms. ami they undertake all such
Jobs a. they nav b. reqaested. They viii
guarantee 90 stunt the growth Of a baby.
destroy a rivals beauty, separate man and
wife. settle lovers quarrelS- lay at rest a
lover's doubts a. - he faithfaluess ~ his
sSeethsart. procure desired marriages. og
any other thing equaily absurd ou receipt
of a fee Tor che pa pose. IL some design
fug person wishes - separates a man and
wife the witch viii instruct him or hel
- get hair from the head OF a
woman whose hair il Opposite in color 70
shat of the wife q the man in whose fam
us the sspara-ion = desired. The hair
atust unter no eircufussances bs red, how
ever rher ne iact must be- ascertained
a. O. which was torn ths nearest Co run
ming water. the husband ~ the WIFE, That
person must te theone operated on. Some
thing that fhe husband ami wife have
worn some tine dur lng their lives must bs
procured amt burned. and the hair held IN
the smoke thar rises. and then buried a,
the side - the house where the ioo,ne.l
couple live. ga that the wafer from che
esves may .trep On the spot The name Of
the person who Is being operated upon is
then WRITTEN n a piece Of paper and
ialriad where tha shadow of sfn1ssfh hing cast
bv thc uzht ot the moon viii fau upon it
n me mar sna wife a. not imBsedissel .
quarrel snl separate There Is lack Of faith
m the operator. and he or she must prav
while stsniins ~ a. sast eiut three sue
ressivs days ior ftth IA the power u ths
witch Woman
ln th- notencv rf the ~itch-hare tht
-rrn.i.r- Vorsers rh.edv feiv. and they usr
M powders rr iecerfiros It - burned g.
.sh..s and the .esvas ami blossoms used
NaunE veuirn carry 80 leaves iu their
b..-ofns az q i1ve charm. sud sleep wits
shslr fnier tfeir pillows t' make ther'
.lrr.trn ~ thefr bowers fut ~ enc rersoii.
,shn .ssrHef un ere recent 'ar-suit oniy
one ssII thsr he had nEver Vef bat a friena
81 refafFs hfvfrheI All tha rest bad
.uTare.l in srHe vsv fren rla spells NJ
r..en nafisfts.i tv chsrus The witness.