The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-07
IK CANN|BALS OF HAYII.
re SANS INTERFERENCE IN BE-
~aIr OF A SAVAGE ISLAND.
.xs.~A~> Of wifebcvaft Imported
r Afrfea-PPevaIence Of wee
x>.ss~ and Incidental Estfng Of
mnman Bcings-Wfld Cefeaonfes.

- ueople OF E2ySi-ine mass Oh tnern,
49, : 10 ssv-hzve advanced very slight
= heyoad the absolute savagery Of their
$500 ancestors The latter. when I'M
100 In the eighteenth century AZ slaves
~ork OF the great sugar estates.
s-.~s, with them their religion. wnica
~srioszsly known as soe6oossn."
.rseahtsrl." ''Fetishism," "Ju-Ju'' and
.uumbo-Junbo"--is one Of the most an
-, faiths In the world. Practically ali
- TIE natives Of the Dark Continent.
Syrfne the Mohammedans, believe in &.
~ worship OF :ne serpent is the most
~.sndeuoGx feature and the great yellow
s-ske-a harmless species Of ophidlsn IN
Arenous 20 Hayti-Sas promptly adop.-
"a ~ god by the imported negroes. II
: supposed to Dc az Incarnation Of the
ssch-hend-
Devfl-worship, OF course. Is the mos.
.rsmit;ye form of religion. Man worshsns
.has he Ii afraid Of long before he
rxyrs 10 revere a deity OF good. The re-
Hrious idea OF the savage Is the propE-
ssa,lon OF the powers OF eyii. lest they In
tare him This required sacrifices and the
nos, acceptable sacrifice. from the view
potnt Of the fsnd, is a iiviae human be-
tux In Hayti the great yellow snake IL
aerer thoroughly satisfied unless gersaf
Nth human flesh, and infants are partIe-
nInriy acceptable. Hence the frsaueat
eaughsering Of chill issn In various prov
tnces Of the Black Republic, particular
r. AZ certain seasons One of the mos re-
narkable features OF the business is thar
mothers often cornive az the murder CT
their own offspring.
Only within the last few years through,
Stanley and other explorers has it b.
come known how common, and even
gensnl the practice OF cannihailsm In
among the native tribes OF africa The
taste Tor human flesh Was brought over
ky the blacks originally imported into
Hzyti apparently. and their descendants
have not lost the craving At al events
sansibalism Is a mos; important feature
Of the religion Of yoodoo on the island
After the enthusiastically designated
o. the XII Without Horns''-has beer
slain. the soup-pot and the saucepan ,la-
!sa the business. For obvious reasons u
y Undesirable To go into details respect
ins such horrors, but II may he saI1 that
The human sacrifice at a yoodoo oYgie h,
Hayu y invariably eaten by these who
take part. Furthermore. the capture and
Killing OF victims is continually golrx On.
Without much interference fron the au-
theFitiee
The population OF Hayti Is about GO
~. AMI consists almost exclusively ar
blacks with hardly a trace Of walta
blood. Having been segregated orissnai-
90 large Plantations. remNte from COM
tart with whites, they retain to fhi4
Gay almost all Of their aboriginal traits
ard customs. They have not fegsnsr-
ased, az has sometimes heen alleged. bat
Saw simply maintained their primitive
condition. with slight improvements HAY
U today IL almost African az the most
remote interior OF the Dark rantinefg.
The country Is largely mountainous ara
singgsarly well adapted as 10 climate and
eIasfsise for easy savage existence.
Here Is the true western horne Of f,hsat,
- religion which exercises a NEST DOW
1ia influence all over the West Indles
essn ne best educated white people be-
re infected with dread Of it's rnvsteti-
S~s aud truly diahollcaI powers
orosherhcod OF sorcerers and poison
- sxteaas ali over Africa. Their frater-
Fly - OF most ancient origin and con-
esrring many things they possess mr.
.asuai knowledge. In particular, they are
asaaalnted With vegetable and mineral
fpisaas. including some druEs unknown
- yet 10 science BY means of certain
mysterious decociions they are said 10 be
AbF to produce insanity. peraiysls. iiio-
q OF slow decay OF body and mind IL a
VICTIM In Africa these priests Of Fetish
eqnHsoniy act as secret police for the IA
i've chiefs. smelling out as witches any
Eed. The same brotherhood runs the
machinery OF the voodoo faith all over
me Wess Indies. and IL Is represented in
many cities OF the United States by doc
iars who enjoy a large practice" among
ths eosored people. their prescriptions con-
Esang mainly OF love potions." ''spSls"
70 destroy enemies. ''hoodoo" charms,
and other material" Of witchcraft.
~ hayu this system OF superstition IL
~
90 ai-powerfui and sur trnatural being
namely the Great Yellow Serpent All
Mowiedge past and present dweiis in the
IepuIe ous Its VIII car only he conmani-
SEC through Its priests ard priestesses.
.ness personages are generally dIstsa-
kasaed by peculiar knotFing of their
curry wool. which must he work Of con-
ssaesabie labor. Commonly they lead most
osfraFed lives. Such is the terror II
sp'red oy the priests that few women of
We iover order dare resist their Az
saeces. Next TO Unrestricted neentious-
a~ss eas highest happiness from the
's"-roiHt OF bad negro IL unlimited
s9m' ard IN this luxury the offerings II
as followers enable the wtich-Goctor 60
indulge 20 his hears content. The priest
80 pflestess are otherwise addressed ty
1e FotaTtes stfectionately as papa ard
asstna. They receive the gifts which tie
N4NsNNAa kkGNkGr. NEf1 10 Ut@NUssS
ZEN u any Way Is - Incur the prospect
" the greatest yntxfortunes
an AtrteA The sacr Aces 20 ohesh are al
sSss nanin bs.nSS. In the West Indies
~ influence Of the whites has brought
sN.as TIE substitution o. chicken-cc~ks
ara goats for such purposes IN Jaual+
g curing the last twenty years. only'
I'VE instances of human sacrifice fH Woo
sa9 worship have come 20 tight Or the
a ~
tFsfo fanatics ~ Havti ss extremely
ssnmon. and no recent government on
We slard has dared 20 grarpis with the
~, - Indeed, late prime minister was
s'hs@I Gre % the hrctherhoosi % witch
se'o's. ard IN 1861 the president or The
ss'pnohc. SasDave. toined the fraternity
- pt1iilcal reasons. bathcd himself IN
nc o'e>od 81 goats. took part In the most
..s.rai deeaucher5es Incidental - the ''Sa-
80. rites. and ever sacrificed human vis-
TINS !, "a sleSed
Vhly Few years ago. during the nrexi-
10y q Gen Gefrfar3. realty enllgAt-
."3a man. eight persons were brought 20
..sdce ard saot for killing u:tle wsri
Aae cead WAS strangJed by her own aurt
a." was s3s5 tSst her mother countyed At
.ae ees3-sr5 VAS subsequently eaten. -
W. he1shAorAooa Of Fort az Prirca Il
Soo temple was raidea. and q pack
-, % saitt1 GGGa1 flesh vas fatiw3
WED IN Eeaves Persons accused I'm sN,=
.Eaecstce1 declared boldly that members
" we eest families n the city were mem
- Q, their society. ara that II proof
V sas was wanted. X was cnty necessa a.
% BEAT TO ceremonial drum. which
,'aad Fetch them into court ,uannedls ely.
= spfsars that no sectarv % oh~s \
aA7~s - a!sohey iris summons. The case
sss tro9Yes.
"a another cSscsssor ore % tAe hast
e~n as'es C. Fovt al Primo rich as3