Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-03-14
! SECRETS OF yoUDOo
THE SACRED RITES n...
WITNESSED BY WHITES BEEN

0rcat Secrecy Is Mainta,..,
s,nas i. ~. a'ned by u. '.
'''ormance Of IN. r..
"e'at'ng to the sn.. Ne
Whore voudooism I. p... stitiea
rha ''csd'
.a saporstitions more or less
A'noiiR the negroes OF Louisjan. uurren
$50 49, :. slae OF voudoo, arc without sf VIE
- .,s :. sns"Sery brought by tho sn. uou't
von,loo o.Ma,' neSroes from Africa ~
scr;haS ~ 5e.a,, mas never hoo, lE
;sct haca,se ' ~ ~ any writer on ths " y
rev,,iar ron,; ao' ene most part, tbers !, sue
whota.ar .ha. VI iorm OF the rites .h,la %
n;nn;nn .ney may have been IN a. I.'sa
"a - n"'o doubtless become cors.
.,s.,.s, .u WIN various superst,.s'a
~, sono u winch We're derived - sOas
sna e 49,. themselves, and were press. ol
49,. snI ,eDval Times when evan ~ !.
=. '';, sn.cne, people OF Enrope bsl;. ~
vondoo ritsa ~ 'ne practice Of magic y
have ,,suai,' h,s as prsoticed In Loujsis,.
thay a 70 co., Zen oohducted in secret l.,
rroion,,ad Ia -: oeiieved to consist - :.
IF hoth savas ,,o'ene dancing by persos.
=. uovi seAes, sometimes with LITTLE e
dah,uchary ,,h;s,. o .oiu OF scenes Of viz
and from IL sraa. o.ourreu at these dance
ip,, snaLas ISM statements thai il.
,.;ss. I, sra,,Is aseu u some Of these ~,
,yorsh;n ai. ppsar chat a sort OF seruan,
pronndwork n,op ~ .Ai 'e,'st q part Of H.
basel "po" winch the rites n
In tho We.
in Havti 49, .es' put most particular,
! rs n,,;,a ''sais OF negro savappr
e 4ae oounnon' and the rites ara a
hrac;n,, s.rra,s. us y, che extreme, en-.
dorad dahai,ah "orsnip, the most sh.na
and cann;haI;e, WIN human sacrifice
III ,va,,. ~ or spencer St. John Il
Wa Ina;", !, ~ Diack republics Of ths
o ,. ~ nas related at length ".
I've establishe1 as sae. winch appear d
tirelv cradinla r., ,aces ~ testimony ca.
doo nr.otinas;., e narratives OF tho Won
~ 10y =, are detailed and cir
oanoI,s;,,a ~ .nu WINE an the Testimony i
~ o"e f..ricah origin Of thess
sup ~. s..eions 'ne writers who have paid
ahlo n troo., ~, .ne suoject have not been
tn;ha a., - Ia,, ,.t n,y.hs TO the particular
sa.;.a run which they vera
Tho f,r.t , 800 VI THE WORD.
o,,rata a;na, ...e. 70 give any apparent 40
~, neutrality-suspicious. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS account OF the Arr
= pn;t;pt, .us li'es y MAJOR A. B. Ellis,
~ "no' ~ seems, has madea
1.as VI sne nero tribes In their ancient
a. ine Iopuiar Science Monthly
.o =. ms az "..ic'e u winch we find some
g.. ~ r. nc gives the follow
.s.s s "a W ~ "e''a''oh ana definition Of
, M
NC WIZ 49, so.ll belongs TO the Eve Ian
eX w.. A s.; - SPOKEN on the slave coast
=. "s'o 1Ai.o'' oetween the River Volta
AZ ~ ono "eae anu one kihgdom OF Porto
g. =. =: anu eA.ehus inland, as
sa.;,. -. ~ Nnu"u u ABOUT ioo miles, Its
vi - 1 IN .ne very so-to inspire fear
H., 49, ~ 'us' 'ne same way as En-.
s.sa,;.h, ., peop'e useu the word
.so,n 10 70 say IL is used asa
;"~.:. p:N nun sou' ana also an ad.
!e.e !" wy 'e'ae VI sacred or belonging
W M ~ So.
+, -, ny nae''e sou may De oescrlbedas
" 49,, 80 nio lh,ase' parapnefnala and
$500 80 y, "usi' oalled Vodu. priest
40. L. m M, ne VINO stays with
w 80 "e "oru ~ not an epitheto OF
ny ny POI '' ., Soo, ~ isa general term,
a.. ~ 10 Sneie'o,e' 'iicorrece 10 say That
=. - .ne nal.e vi an imaginary being of
e., 81 h n,al po%e', 'es'''ins 'n Tue
NJ ~ u -, q ',', IN, sn''Ae'
~ oouo1 .he Py'hoh soa' wofshipedY
o.1 ,l'"'oi''.i''s VI esoutneasterti dlstncfs
y. ~ ~ W. 10Y may very CORRECTLY oe ue
ST. Ka 90 { soue, ou' :. = nov npre asoGa
- - 81, "' ~, .iunti' w
CO oouoi sous VI ',e rI"c pau'heon- Inc
o. p.esslon 'vuu worshp means, taen'
+, s. "o.'p' ""''" 10 '"'nei ooinpie'
"eu9i'e .e'n'
M 49, 49, AMI l, ,oopoo
a. WY a''' peoPie VI tne eve ua
0.on, arc "eii hnoMn "o,snipers VI
4 ~ eHo' ~ 100 pon' 80 Gnu 10 ayous
.n ca i.-o, "e'. "uo.y suoJus '',a "
sse Dlnoiess anu SOU 'u.o s,avefy. uau. .
n - 10 " w 80, "sa'
. ,nu'es' "neie .ney ,r I,, ene,' iens
.oh; ooilie Vi 'lese hyu'us "e.o p.ousI'
W i1oois'"sia' anu nen'1 'no auaNe eas
W.. "n'en Il. i1u,lu ne,e. gu. an r,h;n" u.'
o'ioe'' Which "e,e NJ. enaAe "o.9n.p''
were aiso reuuceo 70 slavery, anu soins u
.ne.f hummer "eie o'ousno W t ~. 81
.na 'ieir supers.l.'onS were 'n'"s''e WIN
'n n ., .le otners' ,.
Inc "hyoahs hau very el"o1. "'e 80.
penn cuio' hiain1ainlns .eap'es "a w." 49,
Janus Vi YOUNG elris ,n,''s. .h aus
P pa ~ .ne uances anu o.ner ,, uHI,s ~
! nese leiia,e a..enuan'1 49, VIZ VI IT, , mama
sisIerhooa' known rs hoSio, 'n Hsu. .hs
Oh their snake goa is pahn-eoi' Gays WV
q"o'eu 'pore .,,,, .n,sars
1he Nosio vi D'nns1 u ~ "ai =, ' ri but
witii one ooso'n s.''e''reu W." pa Ia, ssll
0ne'. oisuih n'a' f,Iomsntsof
caSiOns they wear a hllet OF the Saine INA