Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-03

against one another: and according 90
English colonial law, It takes two eye.
witnesses 20 convict a man. even ~
petty theft, though the Identified chick
en- or melon b. found In his possession.
The most plous jamaica negroes land
they are all intensely feligiUnsl, Will lie
a blue streak while holding a pebble IN
the mouth, under the bellef-dCflvCd
from some remnant % Obea superstl-
tion-ihnt the ilny stone exempta them
fr'sm perjury.
Among the mass Of Ignorant blacks In
the interior. the mysterious terrOfs OF
obaism still hold sway. Many clln-stalk.
grass rooted huts contain Ohen or YOU
dou Idols. rudely carved Of wood. With
brass lacks driven IN Tor eyes and
fringe uf skunk skin stuck on for hafr;
and maybe a crucsnN and image N the
Blessed Virgin stands beside ~. OF a
Methodist hymn-b1Ok-so curl1usly Ia
the acquired religion mingled with that
Inherited from generations OF anccH-
tors, - danlcuit o. ~ 90 draw the ilne
between aupcraiitl0ua. English resi-
dents 81 Jamffca tell ~ that today. IN
she depths Of the forest aud the reccsHcs
Of the mountains. hcathcn rides, worthy
Of darkest Africa. are pfaciiced. - pro-
plrate the serpent deity and gain the
favor OF "dupplcs" or ghosts The SER
pcni- worship IL carried on ~ secretly
as possible. their Nominations taking
place IN secluded places IN the dark.
ness OF Night aud the scct1rles bound
by oatha ~ secrecy. The invisible sod
~ consulted through a priest ur priest.
ess. who u generally the most intclh-
gent ana crafty 81 shelr number. ana
turns the matter % his own financial
account: and then they dance and sing
in wild carous1i. Tho cxcitihic blacks
are soon carried away by cxccfH "
frenzy and demand further excitement
! 4 a.. .aHF a. a
goat. dove. or cock -aiNays white ana
Hpotless-anawert FOR an Offering 60
the serpent -dicty. or 10 plac1tc che evil
sr{rta, 10 she satisfaction Of the mllder
members Of the order. Hut wcllsin-
formed people now hvlnR in the Island
assure me there ~ no douN that "the
goat without horns" A. human sac.
race u called. II sometimes offered In
these mdcous orgies. In such case q
child n the vlctlm-white. n one can be
| stolen or abducted, or the back baby
/ OF some fanatlcal woraw pper. In Hnlti
where the negroca diner from these only
by reason Of q few generations Of 40
/ called lf-governmenf- there Is %.
| crct clan called f,nup-Earous. chumtr
wulvcs'D. who prow around thc settle
mcnta. seeking io ahduct young chll'
dren. whom they carry IN 90 the noun
| tainr, faftan and keep until che day.
appointed Tor their Noudou cercmunirH
| Every white mosher IN Haiti u haunted
by fears Of the fshup.g arua-and with
! good reason. ~ II said that cplorud
nurses are sometimes IN league wttf
thc ahdurturH. aud that even the gray,
u made use nf 10 furnish sacrifices. The
mountain negroes IN the BLACK Republic
arr famous Tor their hcdunintances viii
many roots and herbs unknown 90 ma
tcfsa mcdioa, with which they wori
Wonderful cures, as wen as much mis-
chief.
II has been proved that In several IN
stances when a victim was wanted ful
the Oboa sacrifice. means were found q
administer to some whfe Or coluret
child a native ntrcniic. which pnoduce
coma reacmhilnT death: ana after IN
deceived parents had buried their love
one u was secretly duF up and reaua
cl;nted Tor the serpent orglc. let us be
Hove that no such horrible ching exist
In the English island. near che close ~
thr nlncieenih century.
A few years ago the colonial govern
meni ~ Jamaica took up In earnest IN
neglected cause OF education. Their
are today 40 elementary schools in IN
island. with aboui 1900 pupiA. whit
and cniOrcd. enrolled; god showsnl
consdsffrT that the entire popuh dol
T. only COCOA. The government aid
sNres Fehefif hv IN annual grant -
is6Ts pounds sterling. exclusive Of A.
it.ln-Itai salaries. Among hlghe
cducsf oral institutions there are sever
nj tralrsng colleges for teachers, I