The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-07

Inefs nErses arms ard run away with
teem- ne widow o1 q missionary. <orc4a
70 stay In tss interior Of Hays1 during
tne e4yA% war Of lsss-ss, ssss1siea that lu-
Ha1a Sacrifices we're constant. and TIA.
human ,2n assn WAS so.d openly IN the maj
a. saense1, On TIE southern coat.
a. aged Midwife or TER aeathaed said.
eanaot die is pace. pgc aside the ped
aiao aas under s." When this vas d1D..
numerous small sLe.etcrs were sossrai.
MHaess me bag confessed ware the re-
aAa4ns OF children she had aten in ~
NO women were arrested near Port Az
[linse. caught II the ses OF ealing &
child rax.
These instances are taken from sig
spencer Sc Johns work on Hayu. ae-
nAoWiscged as authoritative IN regard
20 ahsss matters. conditions CT gae ts.and
are practically as they we're twenty-five
VI ai9y years ago. la serious sfTor1 nas
6seA made 10 stamp ea4 the mischief
AZ over tue West Indies the whites are
sIsaer believers frs EoosColssn o. else &C.
sefsa1I a s1peyss.ttoEs fear of SIS ryews-s
1ney declare that RI y have seer to-
ina1A OF the terrible tAsngs il cal % %
1lsosaaeFe IT, In Iamafca toslay several
q TIE most prominent men are Efleh-
doctors and maintain thslr fscfgtsca! IL
a4eIlce ~ he Enacf ineTy ef the emit The
ssDfe HAateoas the aspect Of an F3fash scr-
posed 70 be. Sometimes the Eoesioo wa
ara indaces a servant 30 administer poi-
soA 70 tee white master ard TIE latter
~ ATTACKED by a mysterious wasting sick
Eess o. gradual " eakeflnsr OF the mind
90, AZ ali events. Il is said TIE waite
man or negro vito finds a little bag or
c1tfis attached 30 his gaten0sf ssoatasr-
.as suea articles as lizards claws. yerte-
nfas or snakes. hair, etc. knows tina. The
Dreaded supernatural influence has besen
E3feeieG against him. Often he dies CT
.flsnL TX wiser. he goes to the saarsst
'Fotesrsf aud pays 10 base the spell re-
Moved
Al Interesting feature Of this form o.
ta4th Ia "a belief in Puppies" These are
dead persons vino cosae eur Of the grave
20 Woffy and iEture the living. They are
modified vampires. The euppses live in
lise cesne" trees, and on that account
me negroes car never be induced 10 cut
down tree OF that kind
ne witeh-doetors are imagined To he
able 70 ehsnge themselves into animals
OF any Kind. Sometimes they change
oth*r persons into horses and ride them
al night One way to prevent this il t.
put lot OF rice on the floor In the form
or a cross. Before the wizard can get
at MS Victim he must eat all Of the r,c..
sfain by grain. 4 chickens breast bone
~ a great fetish: ~ hidden with ag,nro-
step. the enemy viil die An "alterra-
i've In Voodoo medicine ia a nos;rtIul
winch alters circumstances in human
events; t'ssiatigt'' is one that Smoo;hs
away difficulties. I'm slavery days I'M the
southern states Obaah medicine was fire.
aues.iY employed 10 disable on drive away
brutal oserseers~ Much Of this mean.
poisoning. A we'll Srcwn mineral ernAtie
y a fs.oriie poison with the witch-Goc-
tors. These sorcerers certainly rs1ssaSs
Soma extraordinary knowledge respecting
the use or plants Tradition Is a great
book and in the bills Of Hayti grow
many herb8 similar 20 those employed by
The priests 81 Obeah of Africa
The Obeah ceremonial is imported III
Tect from Africa. through the medium of
the brotherhood of sorcsrers ynoaoofSrn
IS = worship II seHsuaiifv ard rs rites
Always end In an nrgie. The meetings of
The worshlpers take place at dead os
iAsnt4 and as secretly as possible. Sir
Spencer 81 John. in the work already
quoted. saws that on such occasions each
Initiate pats on pair of sandals. and
tasters around his NJ her body uaov
red h7ndkerchlefs. The high prizes. Off
efSting Is decorated with a great num-
Der Of such handTerchiefs and a blue
girdle gives finishing touch TO his cos
tune. The attire OF TIRE high priex;ess
shows similar prediction for red
which. representing blood Is the voodoo
color. and scarf worn about the waist
Is OF the same hue
The priest and priestess stand near an
altar on which has been placed A wooden
cage containing a large yellow snake Of
the harmless apcctss described The cere-
mony haS!ns with adoratlon Of the serpent
by everybody press ut after which the vo-
tafies solicit various favors from the wiz
ard ard witch in chargs. One wants the
love OF a person admired: another * aux-
ious to be cured Of d!sease: vet another
desires revenge upon an enemy. and SO 4
Fces. Their the priestess gets upon tie
box containing the srake and vreSsutlv
she Is fillei with The spirit OF the sod
Her whole body IS ccnvuised. ana the o..
acie speaks from her mouth To sorra
she promises everything that ia fattering
10 their hopes: upon others she bestu-vs
curses and threats according 70 he- ca1-
rice. Against the DEGREES thus uttered
there is no appeal and TIE crowd never
doubts
When the pviestess has recovered from,
her duek-i-. and the oracle Is over. gifts
are Dia I'D upon tho altar. TIE SO are fn~
Tire witch ard wizard OFFICIATING \ vase
containing The blood Of a goat stiiI warm,
seals or the lips ~ those present an Oath
- suffer death rather than reveal any ~
tie secrets Of ohsah. When obfst.7ah'e.
the blood Is human. and is mixed with
white ruin. IL the absence Of 4 human
sacrifice n white cock or white rcay -
killed II the cock hapSens to ~ one q,
those freak chickens with feathers gov
ing Tire wrong way 50 az n give L 4
rumoled appearance. II - much better
All the wnrshtpers drink ~ the blood AMI
mark their persons with &:
New comes tbs dance which Is - wtr,J
tn the ceremony. During the nerf7rrr-
snce everybody has partakon freely ~
INN. and by this time tha excitement -
f1taxtcation is ~ r high pitch The lrtast
pats his hands on the hox IN which rha
serpent IS confined. and prcss nt!v his BODY
becans agttatN1. This agitation IS r57-,s-
I 'vunscated - tie vr5eetess. and fr9rs4 her
50 gains the whole circle - wo~shiue~>
every one commencing certain movements
/ N which the uppeS mart - thA body tho
h@ai ana the Shoolf2~s appear 95st,ca-es9
~ length a spsc IS os f7lry sezes all with
a nervous trembling. Sogne srsu ronra
awf ~ Ird tear their own clothes bite
;hs3r own flesh ana fau inssusihie What
/ follows "a too disgusting - describe
Waite men have witnessed these r~-r-
monies rore than orSe Strle wears aga
4 French raire biaekes1e7 Nls .s>e with
burnt cork ard. accompanied ~ tv,7
friends tx swiss disguised as rrrrces ~
'ea6e6 a Yco}oo festival After a v-hl.a
c0rk ara white goat had been killed arr
the excitement WIS M 'ts highest ar a.h.
}esic vHunc negresz kwe't hsfcrs The argaxv-
esS znd saii, - mama I have = favo-
- ask Give US - complete tAe sarr7Fee
the rOat without korT,s''
The prtestess gavs SIGN 81 Assem-. ~.
crowd SeHs-at~1s ars there vas chn4
seer sitting With itz fses hound n a~
instant fhe priest pTroa chesf T. = knife q,
hiS hand ana the Shrek - the tses5-4,
aroused ne french priest ~ rea 'i-t~ :