Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-23

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a 10 J,,.arsd man. and he has
sfll | Il. methods to the wants wants 0, ms
,5aPie4 =" Ne has taken frogs SNAKES pms
pslsni, . r'y iron and many other thinSs
ssss o. ,a .on.achs of his patients II ms
nm the s'o'' Los are TO be believed, and
cd thef 80 wsxad fat Oh the superstl-
b " s,-. Of his dnpes. .
ds1' 'F Nj. parients was negro named
Ore vi ,,J Slight fever sores on his
BEL WnO t,rtor gave him pills made
edy LUG -. flesh He then had him
ho1l r'..J laid on the floor. His wife
n';,..,,ed to catch a big rooster, kIIi IL,
FS . .ssl letting il bleed iiiteen minutes 1t
81 a'' N. ,ut up in small pieces anu Plds
10 " ,.,,.s- the mans back. rms was
Fre' a., w., -bp woman was sent out for a
dla5 5ir.cred 70 get one from Ger
sftH ''' This the doctor had heated,
til p'0' IL. ,he woman rub it over his
,sI teen ni''''
.atA ,ha brick, the doctor poured fluid
IaAu- ruop il and set it upon fire. 1t
non .nrry planted on the mans naked
w y, r-ovokng big howl. a pau OF
81. .,. va. then dashed over the man ana
''r rs. bundltd into bed
x wa p,og BELLS TREATMENT
...,,rrant was continued for several
s-ill the man grew no better.
tl!' a,J boodoo." said the doctor On
risit he brought five big feathers,
j " .t..e we're bound around the mans
" The doctor banished all the watch
M -.., -eqr of the room, and seiZing
.,Iienly threw it over Bell, mutter-
s"' ~ incantatians He plunged his
-. irro the mans mouth, and then
huge green frog that he said he
- .,r,,tt In the mans throat.
r-..l-irk qpp,ication followed. and red
NJ flannel were tied around the
..,,'s ankles. The next day the doctor
tslout a score of rusty pms from the
-. neck, then small snake This
.ssfae pauient seemed no better, the
I-.,-sl;i that gold must be used to fight
s.,nal First gold five dollar piece was
- linn. thea gold earrings and jewelry.
- when all the poor mans gold trinkets
| NV zone silver was called for.
srallyth doctor said he wanted money,
rr.r.y-ei,ht dollars, no more and no less.
3 small piece OF ground that the fam
1rovoed was sold, and the doctor got fifty
l,lsrs He then began all sorts of capers
20, the man to get up at midnight and
mn twice around the house without cloth
bg 10 20 out and roll in sand every hour
,ts-t clock al night. etc. But just then,
rrkiy for the man, the doctor WAS arrest
A charged with practicing medicine with
g1t ,icense.
Many other tales are told OF the ridicu
ous practices followed by him. One old
gygag afflicted with rheumatism was
nnpe.led 10 get up at midnight and walk
tire times around the house and then XIII
T, chicken and sprinkle herself with the
tod Another patient WAS wrapped in
Fellow flannel tied with red cords to cast
Q. q spell that made her nearly blind.
QUEER CURES
Still another was told to eat raw catfish
tnrse times q week for consumption. One
tsi to alt IN a room that was hung with
NJ flannel, not being allowed to go out
ii. after . p m, when the spell was not
nE'Cng' SUI another cure was for the
pai!en, to 90 out some dark night and
,41; q chickens leg and part of the giz-
Hri 10 front OF the door OF the person who
Isl east tue spell, also hanging up bit OF
@sTed flannel over the door that the per
". suspected had to pass through.
An old woman in La Villa, a suburb Of
:. city, was voudooed, so she said, and
he Dsishbors were kept awake for a week
Hhsr lamentations over her approaching
.e.;h as she felt sure that the spell meant
i.H she WIS TO die soon. Several old
Rnbers Of the community got together
We Sald that this must be stopped and
nat the vOudOo must he removed.
An oil negress, who lived on the out
Ar:s Of the settlement, and who had a
equation as d witch destroyer, was called
= aud the fight began She chose three
"a women and two young ones to help
u and began the campaign. The afflicted
ne was stripped, washed with water as
:s as she could bear, and was then bun
Led up In red and yellow flannel.
chicken was killed and the parts
0uhed around the house, each one OF the
p2''I bGrylng her share, where none OF
ae Others could see it. All this time the
"a lady was Yelling and crying that the
,'-40O was lighting her and trying to
"'24gie her. \ big crowd had assembled,
~ NE scores Of torches in and around
'I5 !ard made the scene a weird one.
CASTING OUT A voUDoo.
tA7 'oudooed person was next plassd
..P'h The floor and all five danced around
~ singing the refrain being taken up
y. ~ !'lned IN by persons outside. After
-'esN minutes OF this they suddenly
Hopped and all ran outside and three
~-les around the house to chase of the
'''''S 'hat they had cast out. Returning,
-! changed the patients covering, put
- Vi yellow eutirely-this being fatal
...'' 20 spirits. This continued for several
: us winding up with a severe beating
nc patients back with switches
=; AZ abous daylight the five women cover
!, - ;-e'' AeadA with red and yellow hoods
:-5t ,"H out among the houses near by.
,s," -eNly one stopped and began digging
-. SINAI! cottage Its owner stood by
fU'veEng features and claspei hands.
\ ss,ng uo~n foot or 30 In the soft sand
49,. 'Pien all at once and held up q big
=, - 1eu with apiece OF blue ribbon. This
M S greeted by the crowd with bowls,
- 'Sh was made for the alleged YOU
VINO Led, The five then returned to
-. Ss't4Se where the old woman lay
ror my and showed her the voudoo. She
h. ! screaming, and tears OF joy rolled
no. A ne, Cheeks. All Joined hands once
r.: uu danced around her, and then the
"a. were oysr. The vosdoo was cast
"a, s.O"u dispersed and all was still, as
a Ae'ro would ventura ont for fear NJ