Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-08-11
SIN AND SUPERSTITION.
Dolngs Of the Awfully Wicked--Compacts
WIFE the Evil One--Shocking Impietles.

Doings OF the Awfully Wfcked--Compaets
with the Evil one--shocking Impieties.
1t Is curious that no one, even among
the wisest, seems to have doubted the
possibility of sort Of compact with the
Evil Being. Even so sagacious a man
as Bacon indicates his belief in such
barters, and speaks as IL they were
facts OF comparatively known oc-
Then we have other writers Of good
standing who display, as we may say,
the same credulity, and who, in fact.
never seem to question the existence in
all parts of the world Of beings who
had disposed of their chances of eternal
happiness for the fieeting pleasures OF
this life. q
The Satanic compact, as we discover
Is very simple one for a deed so
momentous as the transfer of human
soul to eternal perdition. His Dark
Majesty seldom allows more than twenty
years of this worlds prosperity IL
exchange for the torments of his owl
dreadful realm in the next. Nor does he
give unlimited riches.
Jean De Burguen. who sold himsel
In France in 1888, and who was to devote
himself In the intervals of his pleasures
to the ruin OF as many other souls as he
could, only received an income euuiya-
lent TO $50 Of our money.
Here We see that the devil, as usual
understood thoroughly what he was
about, and that he was very close at a
trade. knowing that the market was
abundant.
Sometimes there was roundabou
way OF making the desired exchange, al,
In return for the same some charm
talismah is given.
Tho Tnnhpn ID a,,;or.
ing lately on this subject, states that ii
Is customary In Germany even to thi
day to obtain charms by an agreement
some sort with the Prince of the Power
Of Darkness.
The gamblers use and will make anv
sacrifice to obtain them. Tho write
says;
" Here Is one Of them in rough out
line. 1t Is by far the worst and most
6lasphemous we have ever heard Of in
Central Germany-a distinct piece Of
witchcraft, as 1t seems to us. To tn
words of. the charm, distinctly note
down at the time, we regret that we can
not refer. The receipt without then
stands thus:
Catch toad on Easter Sunday morn.
ing before sunrise, take a piece of sol
wood-pine, etc.. not beech or oak
little larger than the toad, and theI
nail the wretched creature upon it in IT,
form OF cross, hang 1t on an is late
pole towards the sun, thus gradually
changing its position with the progress,
OF the day keep sprinkling it now ana
then with water, for II it dies before the sun
sets your labor has been in vain. If when
the sun goes down he Is still partially
alive 1t Is enough; take him to tn,
nearest ant hill and bury him in it.
''On Whit Sunday dig him up. If no
one has disturbed the hill you will fine
the bones quite clean and white; pu,
them In little bag, hang 1t round your
neck ana you Will always win in games
Of chance. -..... '
This charm is, of course violation
OF every law Of humanity and religion
giving ones self to the devil even more
formally than II one signed q contract
with him In ones own blood.
" III we could reproduce the words to
be used at the different hours it would be
seen, imperfect as our account even thcif
would be. what mysteries are carica .ure,,
and, therefore, violated.
1.-The man who employs such means.
simply says: Il shut myself out of the
Told OF Christ; all want is to win at
cards"
During tho reign OF the Orleans
Regent of France-viewed by historians
generally as probably the wickedest
man that ever lived-the practices of
"itchcraft were OF q revolving char
1cter. At night sometimes in the pres
ence of this Prince there was q sort of
iiabol.cal seance held at which tribute
was paid to the devil in the hope OF
obtaining favors from him.
There was an able who, at midnight.
said the mass backward, altering the
prayers to make the most horrible BIAS
phemies. There was regularly con-
5ecrated host used which was subjected
to every outrage which the depraved
OF the celebrant could
devise.
The purpose Of the function was to
insult and defy God, and thus, of course.
10 do oil the honor possible to the
devil.
TO realize the infamy of these pro-
ceedings 1t Is necessary to remember
that all who took part in them were
believers In the sacred character of the
ceremony ofth mass and of the actual
presence OF the polluted host of the
body and blood Of the Saviour Of man
kind
Nowadays 1t would probably be Diff
cult to find individuals, even among the
most abandoned atheists and scoffers,
who could be capable Of enjoying
of this nature were it only for
There is a certain reverence for the
faith OF others and a finer feeling among
mankind which would act as a restraint.
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