Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-06-23

astringent taste like alum. il often rubbed
over meat TO render IL tender. and Creole
cooks wrap steak in its leaves for the same
purpose. The fruit has an odor like straw
berries
enter thus into detail 10 show how easy
the mere poisoning is and how hard IL is to
obtain proof against the offenders. Though
there are many accidental deaths from
these causes some are no doubt distinctly
traceablo 90 obi They often make use Of
herbs which cause slow decline in their
victim. A lady from st. AIMS parish told
me that she had nearly fallen q victim to
the revenge Of thieyish servant in this
manner
The poison was administered 10 her in Che
morning draught OF milk which she was in
the habit OF taking before rising.
After trying many remedies her physi-
clan advised change Of air, suspectng tho
trne condition of affairs. and when re-
moved from the vicinity Of the occult
p0isoncr she rapidly recovered
IT one negro has % Crudge against
another he goes 10 en- ohi-man for trick
or charm, and 80 great is their belief in rs
power that when one discovers a bottle
hung over his door. broken egc-shells or
feathers concealed IN the thatch of his
house, OF % bundle of RAGS In the path
leading 90 il, hc knows that ." Obi has been
set for him. and takes the only means of
protection m his power 10y hing pre-
Cptately OF 90 another practitioner IN the
arr for some charm 90 CountcraCt its power.
They resort o. many common tricks, as
we'll rs more dangerous ones, and project
their pig-pens, hcu-coopa, etc, 10y hanging
various charms near them 10 keep of ma
raudors. They make use of II also 60 dis
cover the whereabouts of stolen goods,
and procure love pmlters, etc, from the
same source.
They are believed 10 witch - their enc
mlos and sometimes set fire 10 whole fields
Of guinoa-grasS 10 carry out "a grudge
against its owner.
They are said also 20 mix Underground
glass into food 10 destroy the animals Of
their enemies.
They are very credhlous and supersti-
tious and have q firm belief in " duppics
or ghosts.
Not long since friend Of mine visiting
a- Penn i'm ~. Elizabeths was awakened
one night hv a noise outside her window.
which was ON the ground floor and opened
ON the berhecuc." Having recently ar
rived from ENGLAND, with "a most whole
some horror Of burglars. as she listened
and found that the noise was low mutter-
inc she was instantly convinced that "a cou-
pie of midnight maraudcrs were planning
au entrance.
Creeping NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. French win
dow and pceriug through the "jalousies #"
she saw q large, sturdy negro standing just
outside hraudishing his arms in the bright
moonlight and muttcring to himselfa volley
of Hhbcrishiu the untranslatable Jamaica
lingo"
Giving mp reluctantly her burglar ="
theory she concluded he WAS an escaped
lunatic. and. with her heart in her mouth,
summoned the master of the house TO her
rescue. 10 turned ont 10 bc tipsy negro
who. inspired hy spirit of e very material
kind uo other than Jamaica rum inn
agiucd himself pursued 10y a "duppee and
tlo victim e Obeah. lie said that the
duppec made bin wander over the face of
Enc country. and had taken the shape Of q
black dog and " logged his every foot
step. Being questioned he replied: Obj
TOO mooch fur me. mas,a. Duppee follow
me everywhere. Nassa Fobra gentleman;
him mo- send pc Qutshic away With
some difficulty and by the aid of "a dog of o
more real nature than poor "S4mbo'S w
ghoetlv follower. Dc was induced 20 take
his departure and the quiet of % tropical
night was once moro unbroken. l..