The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-25
HE PUFFS AND. ,.PRRAYS.
CHICAGO BAs A VooDOosDOCTOR
WHO IS DOING WE'LL

An nliterete Old Farty Is He, Yet Per-
sons of Wealth Seek the ,Greasy
Fakir and 1Aster to His Blasphsmous
MinistrationsT That Eclipse the6uper-
stitions OF the Dark Ages?1ea a's
From tn, Chicago Inter Ocean.
These who believe that superstition has
been left far back IN the middle ages enter
tain delusion Of very respectable dmen-
sions.
What, superstition" such persons will
excaim, 'in this era OF telegraphs and tel
ephones, and daily papers! Impossible"
But it is possible all the same 1-not only
possible, but an actual, existent fact Su-
perstition, in a most abject, degraded, and
debased form. hourishes and grows fat in
this very city. xii 4ssTs
In the Iear Of the Northwestern terra
Gotta works on Clybourn avenue, there
stands shabby, one-story, four-roomed
frame cottage, where voodooism in one Of
its most painful and pernicious phases is
practiced daily. Outside the cottage is dis
played the shingle, Frederick Wi kel, No.
639 Wrightwood avenue and Commercial
street, near Clybourn avenue. Lake View"
sive practice. The afflicted crowd to him
every day, and his bag Of shekels is gro ving
beautifully large. His dupes are not con-
fined to the poor and Ignorant. Persons of
wealth drive to his houss IN their carriages,
and submit to the blasphemous ministra-
tons described further on.
A reporter and artist visited the voodoo
doct r. They were ushered. via dirty
kitchen, into the waiting-rOom by Stat
arFlv xxyaFt- fvan nha
the Doctors spouse, it was assumed. The
waiting-room was tenanted by two persons.
One was a beautiful girl OF about %,
stylishly habited in black. The other was
middle>aged man of respectable appearance
and very well dressed. He might have
been a prosperous mechanic or business
man. The doctor was engaged"
A survey of the apartment showed It to
be cheaply furnished. Cheap prints in
large gilt frames ornamented the walls.
These prints were all Of a Catholic nature,
a likeness Of Leo Kill, copy of the
Alteration Of the Magi." and very good
photograph of st. Alphonsus Catholic
church nt Lake View, and such like. "A rude
altar was erected on a caest Of drawers
Two yellow wax candles, with long black
wicks and copious cutters, showing that
they had been recently lighted, stood on
either side of small wooden cructfx.
When this much was noted door opened
and the doctor" entered. He is a thick
set, vulgar. greasy-lookiug man who walks
with a waddle aud talks atrocious English.
He was habited only in shirt and trousers.
40. tutti. tutti, tutti, Pm very tired" he
exclaimed, waving his hands. "Ha, two
MORE" he added, as he noticed the new
arrivals 'You want TO be cured, too"
The reporter explained that he did not
desire 10 be in any letter health than he en-
joyed at that moment he simply wished TO
talk with the doctor"
He pleaded pressure Of business. The re-
porter said be could wait.
The doctor then whispered 10 the young
lady and she arose aud went with him into
the sitting room, which, as the door opened.
IL u as seen was b drOOm. Loud laughter
vas heard from ms De. When the door next
opened two young la lies came out, the one
already seen and another. The reporter
remembered the magical trick u drawing
eggs oct OF bag AID grew nervous. Both
girls were laughing immoderetelY, u y
quite possible that these misses, both Of un-
Questioned respecfabiiity, had csgT visited
the greasy fakir through curIpsitY.
Again the reporter was tackled. lie wa
quite vel. tlsnk you. but be had ga aunt
Nho had been AFFLICTED slth rheumatism for
sixteen year. lie did Dol tlAink q neces-
sary 10 explain tbst ne estimenie ia1Y BAD
been buried over Tires yeas, end has La
. pies m9Dgment efeetea " hsf neuefy "