The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-13
A BABU GHOST STORY.
Strange Results of Mrs. Bhattachar-
Twas Tank Bath.

1ya'S rank Bath.
Amrita Baza- Patrika: Babu Harihar
Bhattachariya writes the following from
Khurrial in Hooghly district. which is
2l-l Chuckoo khansama's lane, MirZapofe
street. Calcutta:
A belief in ghosts and spirits in this
faS end of the 18th century is sure TO be
put down as superstition pure and sim
pie. Yet manifestations which DO occur
| IN our very presence can not be accounted
for as being other than supernatural If
men deep read in philosophy and science
are asked as TO the causes of such phe-
nomena they ascribe them to something
mysterious; but they would never admit
| the existence of sucn agencies as spirits.
l myself had no belief IN them; but my
recent experiences have thoroughly con-
virced me that there are such beings as
spirits.
NY wife has a good constitution. was
/ hale and hearty. ana she was passing ner
! life, happy and jolly. always engrOssed in
\ her household affairs. On the 18th of the
/ last month she went to have bath in the
! tank attached to my gardens On her re-
turn home she felt very uneasy, and was
| slowly swOoning. Addressing my mother,
she said that something was wrong with
\ her, as she felt a choking sensation, and
was losing all vitality, and after that she
! became quite unconscious, and remained
so for more than an hour. A doctor was
/ Immediately sent Tor. and by Application
/ OF reStorativeS and other medicines she
came back to her senses. But this state
did not last long. for she commenced
!
| talking to herself, and again. raying like
/ maniac. she would scream in fright as
\ If some one was going to strange her.
The scene was most pitiable. and we were
at our wits end as to what to do. Doctors
| treated her in their own way. but it was
of no avail. Her sufferings continued for
six days. without the slightest Sign OF
relief.
one of my neighbors limited that the
case was one of possession by spirit
and suggC, sted that Gunga Moyras son
from -!aihar should be sent for. as he
was considered the proper person to cure
such q case. On the End of June the
elders were consulted, and their consent
having been obtained. / went TO Naihau
and informed Gunga Moyra's son of all
the particulars. He promised to come on
Friday, the 9th OF June, and directed me-
to keep ready a S-gful of water to be-
before any other person had touched the
water of that tank. Punctually at II a
IT. ne arrived at our village He is a
notwithstanding old man of 20 years or
minutes he asked for tulasi leaf. which,
being given to him. he wanted TO see the
shouted out, '.kristo Moyra, why are you
here?" Without making any reply he re-
peated certain incantations and touched
her head with the leaf, which at once
made her quiet and senseless.
Thereafter he came away and made ar
rangements for the poojahs in a room
in the outer apartments. On one he sat
himself the second was placed in his
front, on the four corners of which were
arranged jaba flowers; and in the center
was a brass vessel. filed with water
from the jug referred to above; the third
was reserved for the patient After the
poojahs were over. which took nearly
half an hour he directed that two strong
persons should keep hold on her. He then
gave three low tappings on the seat re-
served for her and by magic. as II were,
she came straight running, shaking and
shivering and took her seat. No sooner
had she sat there than the ojha drew
circle round her with piece OF chalk,
The patient again demanded to know
whether he was not kriSto Moyra. OF
Naihati. Be it noted here that no per-
son in our village, not even myself, far
Gunga Moyra's sons name was krtsto
Moyra. We only knew him as Gunga
swered in the affirmative, and inquired
what had she to do with his name She
said: You have no business TO modest
me; | have done you no harm; why
should you tease and trouble me? beg
of you TO leave me and depart in peace.
The ojah. in n defiant attitude, replied:
Il have come to drive you out II you
go away gently. l shall deal with you
we'll The patient said: L am Issur
Chose of Bassyne; then retracting 1t
sad: 81 am Aunt KOmal." The ojah
angriy said: You are lying and prevari-
eating, and unless you give out your real
name and the information asked of you
I shall infiict a punishment on you which
you will remember forever. Inc pa
tient remained obdurate and talked ir-
for a long time without the
least sign of yielding.
Thereupon the Olah drew with q piece
of chalk on the floor the outline or pic
ture of man. and. taking a knife and
heating IL redhot, thrust it on the pic
ture at the region of the heart The
pc tent at once screamed, and. showing
as if dangerously hurt, stammered out.
My name is Jogin- i am II years old.
suffered from fever and died OF ulcers
all over my body a year and five months
ago. without being cared for and without
a drop of medicine having been admins
tered to me. Myself and the patient. were
playmates and l always loved to be in
her company. / had been lowering over
her all this time. and had no opportunity
TO get into her. On the nth. after her
bath as she was wiping her hair, a lock
of it touched me; and L got possession Of
her. Now Jogin was cousin of mine;
and the circumstances attached to his
death his age and the exact time he
uied were exactly given by the patient.
my wife never heard or knew
my cousins age or the particular date
On which he died and the disease of which
he died.
The operation of exorcism commenced
at 1 pm. and lasted till > pm. 1t was
broad daylight. and il was in presence of
more than 30 persons that all this took
place. l am quite sure, as well as other
persons are; that there was no trick
whatever. BY alternately coaxing and
threaten a promise was eXacted from
him that he would leave the patient with
put injuring her. leave the village for
miles of its radius Being asked if he
would like to take any food before leav-
ng the patient. he expressed a desire for
some milk, which was given The patient
frank the whole Of It. and then lay down
for five or six minutes. after
which she resained her consciousness.
md inquiring the reason why such a
arge crowd had gathered in the house,
With her wonted modesty put her veil
Town and went into the inner apartment
IS If nothing had happened TO her. She
s TO now all right and is quite hannV
IS before
The best medicine you can take is
hat which builds solid foundation