The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-30

--" k'AHF0 tI r1LiNl Today 81 nn.
90 certain festivals. XIII and eat their own
or etAer peoples children In the rurll
eis .ttets' only short distance from Port
1u Frince, Jacmei. Conaives. and other
-l-tes' Where the mass Of ignorant blacks
are herded together the ipfuenc,, Of rhe
,.,.-.,. priest Is paramount and Is so
.H4rn feared hy the government that fhsir
horrible practiors are bffIs f,tcrfer,,
Win During HaHis golden aee-fhe
IleHth cccupation-~nake vvorship was
1~Pt'Ns'ea 20 "a great extent. but al the
I.ossactea ana after The determination of
me people. it revived in AN its or
ll'uv BUSINESS. The voudoh deity
lhr sefpent-is represented l,v a HIGH
piieSl calied Fapa-ioi tloi being probabl,
corruption of the French word roD sr5
PrIestess, Mama-lot or father kim ei,,t
mother king Their commands ar l,s,-
iuts' and no sectary dar, diSoba,. tbs,,,.
ana therein lies the menace, 10 eoog ,.ov-
g[IHlsnt Tor II is well known that some OF
them ''" 10y
The serpent IS consulted through tbe
ptlest or pr.estess. and then dancing ana
9ois ~ iAduSed in, generally ending I'm
via uepauchery. The blacks are soon
carried away by excess Of frenzy and de-
manu- tur'her excitement in the shape of
1v4'Hce- Usually goat, or a cock
always white and spotless. answers for
an Offering TO the snake deity. or a pro-
pltal!on OF evil spirits. and Abe milder
members OF the order are satisfied; but
lhere are others who sometimes insist
upon the goat without horns" as a
human sacrific Is called. II is stated on
.he pest authority that whenever such
REMAND is made, means are always found
LOT lurhis hing victim. There a. a class
OF monsters IN Haiti known as 'loup-
sarous' or human wolves who prowl
around the settlements seeking 10 alb
uuct young children, whom they carry on
10 the mountains. fatten and keen until
certain days are appointed for their cere-
monies. Every white mother in Haitl
ana many of darker skins, are haunted
by a rear or loup-garOus-and with good
reason. Nurses are sometimes IN league
Win them and even the grave Is made use
OF. me mountain negroes are famous for
their acquaintance with many plants UNI
known to materia medica, with which
they work wonderful cures. as well as
eNlt@ SPELLS, IN some cases apparentlv
bringing the dead back to life IL has
been proved that sometimes when a vic
TN was wanted for the cannibal sacrifices
means are found to administer To some
white or colored child-white preferred-a
native narcotic which produces coma. re-
sembing death; and after the deceived
parents had buried their loved one. it was
secretly dug up and resuscitated for the
horrible serpent feast
The following account of a voudou
ceremony. which was held IN the year
1869 In the district OF Archaic. was
given to an American traveller bv the
archbishop Of Port au Prince A
French priest, who was In charge of the
voudou ceremonies. and prevailed upon
some of his Pensioners to take him To
the forest where "a meeting was To
be held. The men were very unwll-
ling, averring that, If discovered, both
he and they would certainly be killed
but the priest promised faithfully that
whatever happened he would not speak
word, and so they disguised him as
peasant and conducted him to the
meeting place Immediately after the
usual ceremonies of killing "A white cock
and white goat, and smearinE the
blood upon those present, an. athletic
young negro came forward, and llneel-
ing before the priestess Of the occasion.
said: "Oh, Mama-loi, / have a favor to
ask" what is it, my SOM" GIVE
as to complete the sacrifice the goat
without horns" She gave sign OF
assent the crowd in the shed parted
and n little girl was disclosed, sitting i'm
the midst with her feet bound. In
stantly rope which had previously been
made ready by passing through a block,
was frightened the child's feet flew up
toward the roof, and it dangled head
downward.
AS the priest approached with knife
the victim gave shrek which was more
than the Frenchman could bear "Ob
spare the child" he shouted, and wotad
have sprung to it's rescue. but was seized
by his friends and literally carried away
lie got safely back to town and tried to
arouse the police. but they declined 10
venture forth until morning When they
did accompany him the next Gay TO the
scene of the tragedy they found the re-
mains of the gfewsOme feast, and behind
the shed a small human skuh. freshly
boiled. The authorities instead of bring
ing the perpetrators to justice were ex-
ceedingly incensed with the priest for
what they called his Interference with
the religion of the people and under pre-
tense THAI they could not answer for his
safety hustled him off to Port an Prince.
where he told the story to the archbishop.
few years ago the leading newspaper
of Haitis capital published an account
of the arrest Of some men and women
who had carried on a regular business
of killing people and selling their meat"
in open market. This was in 1885, and a
year later the same paper mentioned the
arrest and conviction Of several persons
who had killed and eaten others.
The next difficulty was in getting 10
land over the short stretch Of Intervening
water. There were boatmen enough but
g q piece for each passenger and one
trunk (more for extra luggage) dollar
for taking the trunk to the custom house,
and another dollar for carrying It 10 the
hotel-payment in advance; and the
chances were chat II you were not emf
nently respectful TO the barefooted ruff
fan, he would drop your box In the street
and leave It TO be pillaged by he horde
Of black that instantly surround new ar
rival, like flies around q molasses barrel,
each hoping to earn cola in some way.
picking our way with care over the loose
boards Of the tumbled-down wharf we
emerged into le Grand Rue, and found
that all the streets have similar high
sounding names, but are hlthy beyond
description and DO not appear TO have
been repaired for al least hundred years
The Haitians have q saying: Bon Deu
gate Ii: Bon Dieu pare 1.-THE good
God spoiled them and God will mend
them But "Bon Dieu' does not seem
to have been in the street mendihg busi-
ness of late hereabouts. He usually helps
those who help themselves; and as the
paitians never help themselves except
to other peoples property, and make NJ
renairs whatever. the condition of th-
roadwavs is simply frlghtful The gut
tiers are always open, and pools OF tetid
water standing everywhere receive con-
slant accessions from the inhabitants US