New-York tribune., 1899-12-03

almost awful in its sudden contrast TO the lats
deafening noise and maddng scene. After
while sign from the Kattadiya called
from obscurity seven natives, naked save
for the tiniest OF waistcoths. Each car
ried a plantain leaf Of curry, besides "bete'"
Qor chewing), saffron and other spices. These
were deposited on the improvised altar-an Of
fering propitiatory to the demons! Silence again
Then after while the Kattadiya spoke, asking
the same question as before, / was Informed
Would the demon" quit? Again the answer
was given in the negative. Spite Of the good
things offered the demon refused to leave
The Kattadya next commenced mesmcrlc
passes. with concentration of thought and Will
also of intellectual magnetism as well as physi-
cal while n chetty containing q deCOctlon-
aromatic and narcotic-was held beneath the
patients nOstrils in order to stupefy and ener-
vate her obsessed intellectual faculties AZ
length with a shrill Shrek that resOunded fright
fully in the silent midnight the woman sank IN
a heap at the Kattadiya's feet. She appeared III
catalcpsy, her limbs being rigid and colo.
More food was served as an Offering Then the
Kattadiya, lifting his patient in his arms, car
ried her back tc the hut, where no one was per-
mtted to peep, much less to enter.
The curtain fell on the first act. to rise again
in the course of a quarter OF an hour on lholc
dancing and music in which the Nctun karayo
and the BereWayOs surpassed themselves surely
1t was pandemonum The performers energy
had been undoubtedly reinvigorated by me
betel chewing and rest. We were otered 'betel'
but declined with thanks. 1t was just : a
m when the kattadiya rcappeared he ha!i
taken a bath in the sea, ana was wearing
clean wastcloth. H1 held up his right name
music and dancing ceased instanter Ihen polit-
ing his dhOrjee at the hut he drew II soieIilIlly'
slowly back toward him. Once. twice. thrice,
when in response the woman, stlll apparently
i'm a sound sleep. abnormally sound came Walk
ing out Of the hut. Her eyes fast closed she
followed each movement of the dhorJee. Mnen
ii was pointed in mdar her face was uplllted
10 if; her eyeds closed fixed on II. By CIR
cuitous route she was directed and drawn UP 70
the Kattadiya, remaining 10y his side, hxed' iaS-
cinated. his very shadow. a finc jungle cocH
was then brought forth and slaughtered on 'he
altar. The demon" was told, would not en-
tireIy quit without an offering Of blood The
conquest was even now not quite complete
THE SACRED THREAD
The Kan-ya-N Nool, a thread spun by a virgin
at sunset. and saturated with oil saffron ana
lime was then adjusted around the woman
person This thread IS an amulet, and is trst
blessed by the breath Of the kattadiya then put
on and touched by himself alone DummaIa' a
species of very nfammable rosln the gum oI
the sal tree, gungah Indian hemP; ana otn,I tn,
drugs and narcotics best not TO mention. III chet-
ties were placed around the patient. VINO pres
emily became wellnigh obscured by theT luhit'' l
After this the Hooniyan kerema Wheh pu,'VV
kin was cut i'm halves, the Kattadiya mean"hlie
commanding the last departing demon TO enter
therein and take up his abode. instinct, leaIIi-
ing or psyChometry apprised hlm OF the ueHloh
acouiesccncc presumably, for after rev MN
utes the pumpkin flung into the sea. 'dSly
n huge nail was driven into the stem OF the lo lol-
test cOcoanut palm, to jmpaie any st.ay uoili IN "
that might be lurking about on mlschet beh..
The patient was certainly changed-a uileitht
being apparently. All that dehant' eVl sId!e
was gone from her eyes her soft black VelNety
Oriental eyes Natural now she looked anu
acted consistently with her sex and caste. iiei
first expression was one of astonlshmehl pc
Wilderment indeed for a second or TWO, theh her
impulse was to go and seek seclusion But 10
this the Kattadiya objected She must remain
in n humble suppliant posture untll the ioHoW
ing was intoned in a jargon half IaHll' man
20 Rrahma silva, Vishnu. Walia' come!
Come Uanumantu Come, all ye gods. fe de-
mons he bound be confined. be conquered Be
subscrvient to our will. BY the power OF Nlshhu
| compel We: | and the higher gods (devaSD
are one. Demon Recr Iakseya' be bound oy
this charm. by our will command.
This ended-and il was truly impressive as
chanted by that powerful bronze statue of il
man i'm the dead silence-the last OF the flSacaS
ar malignant demons was said to have departed
The woman was freed. one long, cohNulSlNe
sbuddcr proclaimed this. The first cock an
nouncod the break of another day Wheh we
arose to go, and 10y the dual light OF PailhS
moon and rising sun wended our way along the
seashorc to our picturesque bungalow amid the
cocoanut palms.-(By permission OF the Leon
ard Scott Publication Company NeW-1ork'