The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-25

i4tcS were prdCl1CeU 10 any oXtenT a.
mong the negroes of New England
New York, New Jersey. Delaware, and
Maryland can not now be definitely told
But it flourished in spite of attempts
TO repress 1t in the warm states of the
Southern Atlantic sea-board, South
Carolina, Florida, Georgia, and Louis
lana furnishing the best natural con-
diuons for its practices. In Jamaica
today it continues with all its revolt
ing features, even, it is declared, TO the
extent of human sacrifices. There are
grewSome tales current among Louisi-
ana negroes in the Mississippi river
lowlandS of awful orgies, ending in the
sacrifice of white male infant child.
In 1859 hunting party in the almost
lmpenetrable swampS on Lake Borgne
in the parish of st. Bernard, lying about
thirty miles from New Orneans, came
upon the remains of what had been
camp fire of an unusual character. II
was not hunters camp, that was cerc
tain, for II had been made in the sum-
mer. The cane and thick underground
had been cleared away and under four
great live oaks the fire was made. 4
partially effaced ring-made by the
tramplng or many feet-waS distinctly
traceahle. and in examining the spot
more closely the bones OF the rattle
snake, theowl and dog were found with
others so changed by the action of fire
and hot water as to be unrecognzable
Finally one of the gentlemen discover
ed portions of a skull of something
Whats this, Doctor7' he enquired of a
physician-who has since become a cell
ebra ted surgeon in New York-a crack
shot and famous fisherman. Where
Let me see il. Why. Good Godr' he
said, with look of horror on his usu-
ally cheerful face, that's the skull OF
a child"'
He kept the CHASTITY thing for a clos
er examination. and finally said il was
the skull Of a child about a year and q
half old. OF course il was impossible
10 discern anything OF race, or sex,
but that it had been subjected to the &C
ton Of fire was clear. The discovery
made some local sensation. There was
another theory besides that OF human
sacrifice by voudoo worshippers. II
was 10 the effect that an elliCitimate
child had died somewhere near-in New
Orleans, perhapS-and as a burial per-
NIT might induce undesirable develop
msntS the body had been given n a YOU
doc woman 10 be made way with and
had been burned at the annual meeting
But this view had but few believers
II was not their way OF doing things.
to begin with. Then there were many
more expeditions and less troublesome
Of disposing Of a cadaver. The
leaders Of the youGOo are pretty well
known in every southern community
Those nearest the locality. when the
CHASTITY relic was discovered. being
questioned. swore they knew nothing.
Il i the second instance IN which a |
chhlli'S skull has been found with the
same surroundings and under Ike con-
citions- The truth OF the matter viii /
never BE- known
few men are among The initiates having |
passed the neophyte staEe-iauEh ar /
this pueriie trifing. only INDUCED IN !
for revenue. just as real knight TEN /
plsr would scOrn lodge or order that j
worked in public han with an au-
disnce looking On that had been ad- 4
mitted u an hon0rsriuEn Al fifty cents /
per head
Tie very little that IS known 81 vou-
doc mites or what happens AZ these an !
aual meetings has been CLEANED from 1
the accidental words dropped by old |
and confidential negroes 20 their trust