The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-04-26
DRIVES OUT SPIRITS
HOW "Hooooo DOCTOR" TREATS
HIS PATIENTS.
Negro People Mostly Are Firm Belisv
ers In His Power 10 Save from
Effects Of Being Con.
Iured by Enemy.


other doctors may cure you II you
are stricken with some disease. but
there ~ only one doctor who can cure
you n You are really "hoodooed."
The hoodoo doctor is a tall, gaunt
and cadayorous looking negro with a
wealth of long wayy hair. and he lives
la the West side. says the Kansas CITY
Star De ls familiar figure on the
streets ot both cities. and invariably
carries little black hand satchel
The hoodoo doctor ~ held In awe by
ninctonths of the negro population
and his services are ln demand by the
people Of his race.
"You may laugh at us for believing
In our hOOdoo doctor" said one colored
woman. but what IL the difference be-
tween him and the divine hoalers Of
white folks7'
The negro people. or at least great
majority Of them. are nrm believers In
the power Of the evil spirit and go 30
FAR as 10 credit some of their race with
the power to 'coniuro' an enemy. OF
one Of whom the coniuror Is ioal
Gus.
when such a person pays a social
call to a supposed friend the FIRST thing
necessary after the visit. according e.
the hoodoo doctor IL 10 throw coars,
talt over the floor Of the room In which
the alleged coniuror has visited. and
then, with vigorous movement
sweep tho salt east and west and north
and south. the while the sweeper NUT
tcrs an incarnation known only TO the
hoodoo doctor and to his patients.
The next step II to send for the hoo.
doc doctor-thc quicker the better In
order that the conluror may not have
time 10 get In his deadly work or Ia
work any material harm 10 the health
or the happiness Of his victim.
When the hoodoo doctor arrives
upon the scene he goes through tho
salt sweeping process again and calls
upon the evil spirits TO depart In
stnnter. His visits are preferably
made at night. but where this Is i'm
practicable the room wherein lies the
victim Of the dread hoodoo IL darkcn
ed. The hoodoo doctor then proceed,
10 rub HIS patlcnt-always In the darh
and the evil spirits he robs out OF d
coniurod patient are said to be mar
yolous In size and hldcous 10 behold
After the rubbing process IL over tn,
hoodoo doctor prepares connection
Of hard boiled eggs. fresh grass In sum
mor or the dried article In winter. d
handful Of twigs and several Other
mysterious aud more or less unpala
table ingredients. the connection a SO
cret known only to tho hoodoo doctor
This he feeds In tablespoon doses nm
IN he ~ assured that the work OF the
conjurer has been destroyed and his
patient free from an the wiles Ia
which victims OF the eyil spirit are
heirs.
Once a negro has been hoodooed hc
IL apt to have "A rocurrent attack at
any time, always being more or less
susceptible to the wicked coniurer
Thus Is the hoodoo doctor In such
great demand
People can be- hoodoocd In different
ways" said the hoodoo doctor They
can be 'nxod 40 they can amount Ia
anything or have any success In bust
ness or love or be able TO keep In fair
~ good health, and they Just got "a
get that hoodOo out Of 'om before the,
ever will be any good. That's whats
the matter with lots Of the white folks
failures. only they think they are to,
smart to bother with the hoodoo doc
tor"