The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-11-23
HOODOO CANDLES"
NEW onLKAKs SUPERSTITION
or STRANGE ORIGIN.


LaiiDs.
The standard OIL company i rsaron.
slhis for q Superstition obtaining Amonr
The negro population a. Neu Orleans.
and AmSnG mAaf q the aofs Ignorant
whites. particularly thoas e French ~
Latin ex,raetttn This superstition se.
lalsa q a particular hind uf taper %
candle % black pArAlln. sAya the New
Nork SUN
It, intFudaesg0n waa due ID ! ynang
lfieh American nhmsd MaKeghHY Mh0.
~ means 81 : prank. developed = nos
thriving iadassry f1r the standard on
eomiany sams ten years AEa be came
g Neu Orleans from Tennessee tn
guest Of . iob. aad obtained employment
e. eiis salesman. being assigned % tha
+ Preach quarter
Corner grossfisa wero tie places
shsse BE- dla business. and hs nufired
that their customers bought tGnales To-
stead ~ Oh
Upon inaulry ha discovered shai large
numtsra ~ ths candles wsfs used ~
TIE negroes % burn wiih other charms
e oeanterart the spells piaced npoa
them by ihe veotoo doctors
Coiored candles srff the basl sellers.
- be- hit upsn fks plan phica ua8e lhs
sianisrl OF ihs largest seller ~ hooto0
candles 70 ths eoflf Securing q gross
= ahlie tapeFs. hs stained lhsm bial X.
aad selecting : Efoeefy ln ihs hsari ~
that sttsienens An0wn a. fhe Coal nih.
ha placed thsns "a ihe counter and Ia.
heled thp nux ilona0o canalsn with
he prupriesof ID 90 ne secret. b. stood
- 10 wAteh
The nrsi nskro sho saisfea uas an
ai1 woman. ard asr cyss afeN n8aD1
vith excitement - shs read tie sian
''W'ui yuh sail Ao0fea raasis .l-sss -
she inquiries. psefiag aawn iato fhs boz.
sfhase aFe 81 tesn ihe witches %
replied NageFasg Want IS ~ oae7-'
be adtsd u5efihs = candle io har
The 90 aaFAY'a kAlr aimosi raes oa
Ed a. ehf hacked away ID haffof
Wknf Nrs aWAY fum hHah ahlts
nar noar Fa pal uaHe ~ - sitca
fsn'ls % me ltex sh0 look lak 4 bad hack
slen Ter me-"
Soi ai ail Aanf Mile replied ne
salesman fhsY afs r. kesp - the
haoaoo That's sty they're black Yoa
aaghi b knoe taafs eood iash uhea
- burn if asslasf : hoo.fao
An dsf - fse bossf" asked Aunt
Nii.if cdglrF asarsf kaas = aat
faH d iwaes IS nfl rfWar. Ia mlnh. /
q fii f M Aene fu hn-
a wlef aa sa aoNenA Ais aa&nla'.
- t'se ~ v ts sem# pss
sias ~ a aa fltea - IIirt 81
fhf nftt aHHlas aaHf tHHIs zAaHrf
p q tl asai aaaf h adiaut
9asa ara lafs5E8 Importance
IlIi dfae ~ eG df aassi she "a.
e.aiHfl tish uarJ BAL a ns daaa
Eens tr reaf iaek ilat eaaa
isaf fr ioHaF 81 q hlls s. sa Hsaaueiia
81 seins d = asa faa aEa8f nsFs
f on msh asHahiff ea enH IS /.
sn hanheE eH EHlha keH
f# s aa1 aH s. a,stioo aea iaals
sr kmiuH
Like eiidaFe fHs cess ~ 81 SEE hoo.
- fandie snssad hum Ila cai nln
= 80 blaekesT1 Patch a Tafsrn.
assI Afiey. Eia8ffF.llr ChsfasI Ffafs
eea ihrueheaf The negro aalfismsnfs.
Ard ihsre eaa = demand faf haaaas
aHHtiss uhira hullsd lle mafasf anf
80 ihe uianaEef q thf tu oempanf 90
NifinE for rea supplies nhAh wefs
SIMILARLY tfaasHl G. enaM 90 hiaek
The neat anH Hataral Mep aaa the
mAuaiaCiurs II hlath candles. Ard ~
aaf there r. aeafeslY neesa ia Nss
1flsAna and tha Niaslsslppi ana louis. /
sna territory eea has nui $ fasefts u
black tApers ua hand % eoualafaet lie
gasila ~ voodao doctors
e the same manner the FnaHs irtsh-
naa eaa the means uf camine nafanl
'andiea made - he oil company Is Ia.
rafeeic The eld time sax canalss used
iaf fsara ln churches aud AZ ssKas ana.
= NuN ufleans a larErg CasAaar (
HaF easily 81 seem h0m ths company
aided another profitable enterprise ia
e lauE Tag af fsmHnefativt IS prod.