The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-13

told Kim IN disjonted manner, The
second class, called Amatomba, are
those who divine by means II tAtoe
pieces Of sticks or bones, which by
some means are made to move and
jump about II the inquiry is f1r a
sick one, one OF the sticks vii leup
toward the person inqulrlng ana liN ~
self on that part OF the body Warh
corresponds with the diseased part in
the patient II q question is asked
by way Of example, rs the brother Of
the patient here" It win at once leap
on the brother II he Is present The
bones are each named-man, dog
cow When the inquirer comes without
asking any questions the divincr
throws his bones on the ground, If
he comes to ask about man, the
man bone shows agitation, " about q
COW, the COW bone moves, etc. This
appears to be sleight,ot-aaud sNS
tenn The third class, 1allsd laIniyan-
ga ezadhla impepa, are thought to
have real power of divmarlon They
get the power Of divlnatlon by eating
impopa, which is a me li.na used rs
Incense in sacrifices and to maze the
spirits of the dead propltlous and their
revelations clear The DIME uses
lmpepa frequently, tIe sleeps with It
near his person. II y Thought that
those OWNERS possess some clalrvoyant
and prophetic powers, This class Of
OWNERS appears to holl about The
sam3 position among the natives as
pl ophets and seers am lns other peo-
pies, The fourth class, AbImiluhi, are
those having familiar spirits Thcr
are said to be the most remarkable.
They apparently do nothing hut ST
still and the answers are given by
voices at distance of their famliars,
Auto-hypnotism is also r"ecuced. .nHt
things are sometimes found hy this in
ner power OF divinaton.
II Il not probable that the medicine
man ever claims irwin ,ia4 power over
disease. The majority If his patients
/ recover so why should h. no; believe
! In his methods? He Is especially good
I In cases Of nervous dlsaIs whi,h arc
very prevalent among tne natives Of
! West Africa. Some hypnotlSm IL
probably used. The clcmen: Of sus.
gcstion enters largely into all hIs prac.
tice. The most Of his meth ,ls seem
| to he an enormously level Ipel ao,.i-
mon sense, ON the whole It !, moro
I than probable that he does III pfa gool
1 than harm,
There often exists side b. side with
/ the medicine men a clt,s NJ healers
who correspond IN u way t. the phy-
siclans or civilized counH,cs. They
do not generally use magic They are
learned In the properties o' herbs and
are the surgeons so Far 81 surgery IS
I practlced A medicine man woIld
never thing of performing an opera
ton. In ordinary sickness the phy5I-
ella Is called In: II his remedies fail tho
medicine man Is called Many cures
aScribea to the medicine man nre due
to the methods OF tae physician Va,
was first called. Each Fort toxin IN
West Africa has Nayangd- Nklssi, the
medicine man, and the Nyanga-u.
congo. the physician, who deals witt
ordinary diseases and those not arts.
Ing through witchoraft. Every Hot.
tentot kraal Is said to have d physl
clan. and the larger ones two, skilled
In the botany, surgery, and medicn,
of the tribe. They are chosen b,
election out az the sages Of each kraa
70 look after the health Of tho inhah
itnnts. They keep their preparation
secret and practice without reward
There are also IN every kraal OF,
women who have great skill in tn
virtues Of roots and herbs Ever
kraal also mas cattle doctor.
Sometimes as In the calabar an
, Benny region the PHYSICIANS r"actic
extends over fair-sised district
wherein he travels from village TO vi
, lage. Tho Duella practitioners mr.
said to he truly great in preparin
! pouices for extracting foreign sub
stances from wounds. Mud and var
, or baths are used for rheumatism an
other diseases. There are specialist
, who are noted for their ability {
= treat particular diseases. As IN 81,
: ill2ed countries, such doctor has hi
, patients come to him. They build hut
around the residence of the great doc
tor and remain there while undcrgs
tho cure. This is common
4 f w. Africa. There arc medical 50
), cle,i J. Thcy IRE generally secret. Tho
!, have n knowledge ~ many valuabI
= remedies ana never practice witch
: craft.
y a careful study Of the African med
. cine man indicates that the physical
:, arose wholly independent and conten
= poraeously with him. The conten
>, poraneous existence Of the physical
@ side by side with the medicine MAJ
!, and hls evident independent origl
. appears to contradict the theory
Herbert Spencer that the inedlcir
;, man ls tho source and orlgin of all II
learned and artistic occupations MUG
!, evidence can be produced 10 sho
- that no one Of the occupations, Q,
a ceptng In part the priesthood. orIj
mated with hinn-Monroe n. Wol
! In Southern Workman.
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