The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-29
Prof. George W. Watson Tells
of Willy Deryishes and
Their Frauds.
SUPERSTITION IS ONE OF
MOST STRIKING TRAITS
Many Awful Means Are En-
ployed by Which to De-
ceive Public.

Palestine abounds in willy dervIshes who
are groes frauds and apnounccrs OF reveia-
tions, The people In the villages arc nominal
aIohanmcdana, yet worship with grovcllng su
perettion. The derwish builds for tho pur-
pose small stone building about fourteen
feet square, and surmounts tho small struc-
ture with dome. Tho building covers the
supposed resting place of saint Of tho faitn
This saint Is In communication with the der
Wish who kceps the sepulchre shrine. Tho
saint ia In such harmony with the said reve-
lator that no gives him messages TO the poo
Sle around. usually TO tho effect that they
have to bring in the shekels, and 30 forth
Reputed Miracle Worker.
Rags and othar votive offerings arc placed IN
the shrine. and become holy. II q true son or
tho faith wero to place the rag or other votiNe
onering on tha aick person no VIII bo re-
covered. IL It falls then It. Is evidence that
tho bringcr or the sick ono is not living true
to tho said faith. BY these artful means tho
dervish ls never found out FOR to announce
failure In that which everybody believes In
is to pronounce tho recipient an untrue man.
On Tops Of Hills.
These holy places called moo -kams, are
found upon the tops of the many hills of the
Holy Laid. Such moo-kam was kept by
man named All. Ho had for his ssslstant a
servant named Mohamet He crayed his mas
ter's blessing, and received II with a oag OF
journey, Soon his atore OF cash was gone
ana to make matters worse his ass died under
him Being mercirul mon. he buried MS
beneath heap or stones and sat down TO
weep over his misfortune. Whilst so engaged
wealthy merchant happened 10 pass that
way. ON seeing tho dirty fellow, the mer-
chant at once conJcctured the weeping man
a holy Dirt and offensive odor con-
sttute holiness among those people The
',odor OF sancity' may have been here de-
rived
Readily Secured Money.
In answer to the query of the merchant ''Ho
holy man. why these tears7' Mohamet, with
tho ready lic OF the East replied, 1T has
been revealed to from heaven that this
heap is the grave OF saint, and am weep
Ing to think how poor ! am that | cannot
sulld & snTino over IL lt.,,a,,. MaTsn al,ah won
chant. and forthwith poured out his wealth
delighted TO think he had been first at tho
OF the merchant as he proceeded on his way
soon brought forth many others to help the
new dervish. and to be themselves SO early
enough to build, and forthwith started the
moo-kam-
Confessed His Fraud
The success OF tho now-found- out holy
place soon reached the ears of his old master
epects TO the moo-knm. Imagine hio surprise |
TO find his old servant installed the dcrvish. |
Tho men spent the night together in the
shrine. Tho old master persistent in his !
efforts TO know the "sur' (mystcry) Of the |
place Al length All delivered himself
follows
MY master, when left you. you savo
q donkey. Ho good donkey. Qaying |
stress on tho word good). He died. and I built |
this moo-kam over his remains"
Marsh Allah" replied tho old man. Young
then began to bother the old man |
as to the ''Pur" mystery OF his tomb. Tho
old gentleman reluctant to tell the story |
TO Mohamet He said 1T too sacred for
holy men like themselves to talk about IT,
This is the usual method OF stopping tho In
Of no A
out by tho persistent queries OF Mohamot tho
Did man raid. And my tomb was the tomb of
your donkeys father
Still Smarter Jew.
In the city OF Damascus there lived at ono
limo dorvish Ic declared he went tho
six months journey each way to Mecca every
hight. The Governor General OF that city was
most supersttious man. and gavo crcdence
20 tho story OF the dervish He had tho der
lish TO his tnblo every morning 20 retail the
news OF Mecca which the lying revelator gave
'ut. His courtiers protested at tho Governor
1aving so dirty man at tho table, but II
lrm no fupcrstitious. Tho dcrvish
vas bitter In his word to the Governor con-
'erning tho Jews, and succeeded In getting |
hem heavily taxed Unable TO bear the strain |
my longer tho Jews came to their head man.
Raphael. who occupied a lovely house on tho
liver Abann They asked him TO bring them
elief. Ho promised 70 consider tho matter
Laid His Plans Well
Raphael laid his plans well. Ho got one
II tho Jews TO so with the OF tho Mo
caravan disguised a Mohnm-
nedhn the pilgrimage to Mecca The Jew
eeeived q largo sum of money in order to
purchase a pipe for tho Governor. II was TO
20 eot in tho stem with many precious stones
ust where the amber mouthpcce screwed on
aered atone C<er -behl Of Mecca. a stone that
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