Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-12-01
SOME VENEZUELA sUPERsTITloNs.
Women, 1t Is Believed, Bring Death to .
Snake Bitten Person.

SacaS 10 ija!QulSmetO was under con-
struction an Englishman holding an inn
portant position in the work was bit
ten by a rattlcsn Ike (here known as
the culebra) The man was forthwith
taken TO the English quarters and put
to bed. While the English doctor was
being summoned the wives of the
Englishmcn at work on the road hus-
tied about and tried to do what they
could to help the sufferer. In the
midst OF the confusion native came
running in with the kind-hearted in
icntion of curing the man.
Turn all the women out" said he.
What the dcvi?" said tina English
mans fricnds. What for?"
Their eyes are DEATH" explained
the native. The man will not live if
they look upon him.
With that the Englishmen turned
the native out Of the house and the
bitten man himself declared that if the
English doctor could not cure him no
supcrst,ouS native could. The phy-
stefan came and worked until the
perspira;ion ran down his face in little
streams. The women lowered around
and did what they could. In exactly
two hours and y half the man was
dead. The kind-heartcd native heard
OF it, and shrugged his shoulders and
went his way.
On the following dav a native Ia
borcr was very badly bitten by rat
tlcsnake near the same place. He was
not OF sufficient account for the we'll
pad English doctor to bother with. so
the native laborer, carried him oil to
house and ,uracd all the women ont
and sent for herbs, leaves and such
things. They worked at him for an
ho3r or so in the way that natives and
Indians know. and the next dav he
was bach at work Il, though nothing
had happened. The ,hick-hea,lcd
En-ii>I.;aeu could not explain this.
and they cannot do SO even TO this
dav.
Here is another story on the same
subject \ naiiyc wumaus lo-ycar
ol.! son Vac tt;iru mos, trigAttuiip by
some sort of yc.:.mou@ serpent. Did
She rush 10 Nm. clasp him in her
arms ana ,ly tp cure him? So, She.
The oa!, t!liry that She did VA, To
send ;5Y hes. husband aud to hide her
sell an, lrr female servants far away
from ,..c su.!ering laa's presence. Her
~, ~ ~ an" '''i "pf VI Two nus
aeu anou' a , ioohe" al'er me n"y.
al'u ~ Wa oii4v on 'he 'niFu "nl INA,
sue ioohHn upon hcF son II she had
io:Ac' up" I'm, WINE 'hc SNAKE
poison ";'7 ~ MS oiooa me natives had
no oo"o' hcF eyes Wonio nave caused
h''il 10 WON'T olooa ana aie. let TINS
woman !nNeli hef Toy WIN All a
men me exposition was helu at
ra a.'oaS ~ 80 ,ns ssai ol 'ae bot
vi. ,a"5 ',i,In wv, TWO men IRON some
le' h .! ",'n,' l'iacc ,il' on eNnlpi'ioh
u?N '"', :, =. GNrce"ihglE srho'ilons
lcp':itS' Merely 10 'ooA 4, 'aiesc POI
so'ious S"aNcS was enough !" MAKE
o''c 7n"''''vi' D"e u"S "heh thc pace
was =. Hio"''h 'Ae Don was overturned
i , NV "' 'lir u:,'S .hihSS @ol GU. ana
nesai' 10 run about IN 4 remarkaNly
ilNtly so'. ol way. "A ,lSer iet loose
Moulh nor nave created nj nan me eN-
Si't'l'e''' an" cofi'"sioh: Ieople went
laNih2 n'au III thcii desire 10 get away.
lan.es, chairs ana showcases were
oNci '.i"t" ~ thS if'ih'lc MOP, ana
ior .iihe J, looked rs though hnit the
sloM" %o0i', DC pit'eh 10 aea'h or
lam Pc" ""'ei 'ool 'eio'e '"tS cou4"
se ~; away
-. ne mn, VINO 'o .i 'a's story Pniiet
ON MS coai an" Threw II over one or
me sAahrs' anu anu me Two snake EXHIBIT,
o. I""sn. VIC o'!iefs III 'hc'f hahe'
hahus' one OF the men was bitten
~ ~, en- .''.ieS,.S' oa''.i ''''eh III llcl;
,ua' !. seeil'ei lh' '"ssio'c 'hal ne couta
nv r.: ."e"a. minutes.
us co'htanloh hhe" eSaci'y what
70 20 a't" oiu y. IN me iirs' pace ne
cai'e" inr piaiiNets or pieces OF cloth
or any.nln UNI: ,nas ne con1N get and
Vim ie'c'lah has'e ne wrapped up ms
oi'te'' companion completely out OF