The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-05

hara of snow and ice and put him in our
hands.
Here at last was fiesh-and- blood proof
or the poisons We had laughed out o.
court as impossible. and we lost no time
In deciding to cure him. No mortal was
ever more carefully watched and dosed
than that redskin. We tried every anti
dote known to materia medica, both sim
pie and compound, but the poison turned
ana laughed us out Of court, securing
a double revenge Nothing We could ad-
minister could stop the slow but deadly
mixture. The giant buck went through all
the stages l have described, until the most
eNcruciatng death put an end 10 his mis-
cries. All our science was bound hand anc
loot utterly helpless in the presence OF
TINS curious, fatal brew of an Indian con
jurer.
We know nothing and can learn moth
ing, he went on to say, " of the herbs
that enter into this mixture. Like the
tricks or savage priestcraft this poison
mystery has long been kept secret among
the cenjurers of those two tribes. They
are always few in number and exercise the
greatest caution in transmitting Il TO those
VINO come after them. They require a long
ana severe training on the part of any
buck who feels inspired TO enter the con
Jurers mystic circle He must retire TO
the summit of the highest cliff in the re-
gloh and there, night after night for
months, holds solemn communion with the
stars and clouds and winds. This is sup
posed to give him a profound grasp of the
mysteries of nature, which is all potent In
the conjurer's art
During the daytime he lives concealed in
a mountain cave, most awesome, impor-
tant and secretive being OF course. in
order TO be less fieshy and more recent
I'VE 10 the messages OF stars and clouds
he starves himself to the bone. When he
has gone through his regimen of months
ana returns, living but inspired skeIe-
ton, TO his tribe, he Is considered worthy
10 De vested with all the secrets and sane
utles OF the conjurer's fraternity. So Sc
we're is the preliminary training that few
are aole to pass through it successfully
As me brewing of these deadly mixtures
IS the conjurer's chief occupation, they
FORM sort of college of poison.
But DR.. Melden continued there's
sun another branch of this Indian mys-
terry quite as battling as the one I've told
these tribes have wonderful powers Of
endurance and make great boasts OF their
running qualities. In this there is the
hercest professional rivalry-worse than
anything among the theater folks-aod
"hen a certain buck is outclassed he gen
- Wy 'he CohJuler Tor modified
FORM OF revenge. He doesn't care to kin
MS rival; it will satisfy him TO have hin,
crippled and placed out of the race. The
cohJurer Is ready for business on that ba-
SIS TOO, and gives his caller a brew tba,
ilakes snort work of the Objectionable
PUCK. sometimes these drugs viii para
rye the legs of the victim and have no
other erect whatever; at other times thew
50 stlffen his limbs that he practicalIv
aopoles about on pair of wooden legs
Atogether 1t Is the most curious poison
mystery IN the world more than ever
illus ~" among tribes that know nothing
at all of the intoxicating bevera eros 20
never brewed any sort Of lnto1icati ,,c
stimulant." 'i"s