Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-01-30
THE DREADED NIGHT DOCTOR
A Bug.a.BOo Which Terrorisos Many
Ignorant People.


ignorant People.
A TALK WITH CoLoRED NAN WHO BxLIEvEs
IN SLAP" DOCTORS AND DARE NOT LEAVE
HOME AT NIaHT-rALKs TOLD ABOUT BULLET
AND RAZOR PROOF IMAGINARY MONSTERS.
No person unless he has listened TO their har-
rowing tales can realize the deep-rooted belief
in the existence of might doctors" among the
more ignorant and superstitious class of colored
people. Voodooisnl, the hidden art of conjur-
ing and "night doctors are all found among
the articles of faith of many of this class. They
Will not listen to arguments intended to dis
abuse them Of such ridiculous ideas, for their
own or their friends imagined experiences are
proof enough to them. Every now and then
case In the Police Court shows how some scamp
has taken advantage of their credulity to rob
them of their hard earned money by pre-
tending to practice voodooism upon them,
or shows that q police officer was des-
perately resisted at the dead of night
simply because the man 20 be arrested as q sus-
picious character believed the officer TO be q
might doctor" For the benefit of the unin-
formed, 1t may be stated that a night doctor is
man who is believed to kidnap unwary col
ored people in the dark, capping plaster over
dissecting rooms. where they are laid upon the
table aud dissected for the benefit of science be-
fore the blood has become cold in their veins.
BELIEVER IN NIGHT DOCTORS.
bel,ever in nigh doctors in ono ot the aenart-
49,. h,,n,aS h,r,, ~ 49, y, "s uep"
nie sa. te n nun Tue o'ner gay. ne 'ouno
OF tne cOrrlaoIs OF tne department.. he had just
the wood hoy when THE STap N m.n stonnad
and bluntly asked: :" Do you know ANYTHING
about night doctors ?"
Inc colored man cropped the stick like nash
,,inionsv e,ancaS OF Sis as ne sns
you az me s,cn auesn Fun. ne exclaimed The
tective anxicns 70 Get Scne NC ,r,asso soo het
the roscsis Who may mon nnnnS;nn iouo5
he spmsn;cinms,v .sled 'e''''' "n"r your s'sn'
The assurarce ina tho ore.t.o,er VA. a
private detective, aud did not need Badge, did
daviight and the rolnred m,an rao";~eS %ss
COMMUNITY somewhat hnt kent on his euard
leaning on his pile Of wood he said in p low
81 va, 10 ono of1on, rn'snf VI
mind don't sag YOU is but you i Sns To- q GODS eH
nobody. an 1 want to keen clnr of dem folks
you is talkin bout"
PLENTY OF THEM AROUND.
After more assurances and questions as to
whether there really were such people, he said
conddentially: 'NN cose dey is slap doctors,
plenty Of 'em. I'm skeered mos to def, cum
aank: Il! MY ole oman wont lem me go outen de
DeV ia hoTe cnI1red and Wh;t o,d Go, 90 T.,
alxuf ~ in bat nl,
its rood hve y 'NN'
ssfGd vo;, ever ,,,eeA opoo,, osLod tho ronortor
"Deed did, boss, wunst. ri nevah give en-
anndder chanca af lin holm !, and 6Sts whv
staV nn1er Kiver in Dc nioht ~ "A0 "'''' why
' - - $3.50 e
THRILLING EXPERIENCE
''Teu me about 1t, urged the reporter.
swell, you know whar de monument (monu.
ment) isq An you know dat bit of road wat
go, 49,, Nv a ,no,-s Wi -. 49,, -,
goes oo"n ny oe wa'er' wen was ofiVan oe
wagon IN de DARK long dst road Dey was q
boy in de wagon wit me- 1 got down often de
wagon to aX de grit, and den was shore some
oooy was 1ollerin me. turned round quick
an seed man hop on his back in de long
grass: dldn Jet on SEED him, but got In de
sumpln loiierin US, an got out agin, tendln
to nix de grit agin. kind O. turned my eye
over my snouiaer ana SEED ne mos Ketched
us. oh Lord? | hollered, and landed in de
as ias as he could run an otaway."
asad tb you s satisnea ne was one OF them9
u amt sa'si1ed muffin bout It," he ex-
;a,m ani ha ninht 2i,h ~ mt0n ne Was one VI
o ,n, uH I'VE.
oes Soul we 'eio'e IL nisn' o"c'ofs'
"sAeo tne iepoi 'ei'
"Believe in EN-! Why she's ben ruined by
'em, an she seed 'em ketch man. One nav
min fore light she was Iookin' ont an de winder.
-. -, 100, ~ - 49,. ~ on w
an she SEED EN- KNOCK iaooer from en- under q
man, an when he come down dey jes' clapped
Hiil inCcI d WdSou OIL uIlS Ou,uiahl no uOlSc
She tole me bout dat long ago. and jes' de
udder day was wonderin eff she'd tell de same
story, SO, seq |, pears like hearn some body tell
about night doctors knOcktn' a ladder from en-
under man an pack1n, him or. Dat was me,
Say n she nu Sen sue Ooie ne ssh.e taIe ezacKy.
rnnned her once. hut dat was hefn' wns
married and doan' know de sahcumstan noes.
She was out in sahvice den, an dey ruined her
clean to her own do, an she buss-ed in jes' in
time. Her daddy done TUX her out of sahvice
den, an l married her."
you say That there are colored doctors as
we'll as white?' asked THE STAR man. Eyes
dey Is boie kinds, an dey get $50 or S25 fur
every one dey ketch. dOan blame de white
folks SO much eft OATS dere bizness, but for my
own color! I'd jes' like to kill EN-. But den-you
can't hahn en-"
"Why not?" asked the reporter.
"NOw you know jes as we'll as I do dat dey Is
sheeted from head TO toes. Shootin' 'em is no
good, and dey turn de edge of a raZzer jes' like
stone wall. No, indeed de oniest way is to
keep clar Of 'em. Oats wat I'm q dom, to de
AN ODD STORY.
$40 Won know anv one else who avor mot
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49,, 80, 49,. - 49,. Wv w nv
H no .l, inu uoau NnoW no more o0ut ols Wot
III Ieidiii uan ols yer SUCK o WOOD, cepen Wot
I ne uonG .Tie me- ne saiu ne seea EN- Retch
i i1..ie s,ai; an III Guy put sumpln nuuuer yer
lpolnti,ng 10 the 'front.' ana PACK OF MS head) and
Sunpln nuOQer yer tpOlntlnS 10 the SIDES OF