The San Francisco call., 1909-12-08
ANSWERS TO QUERIES

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Central House,
Butte County, Cal. What Is vocdooism prac-
ticed by negroes?
l. voodooism is from voodoo. an
African word. or possibly a corruption
of the French yaudois. the name Of a
people who, being hereties, were ae-
cused in medieval times of witchcraft-
Voodooism is the body of superstit1ous
and magical beliefs and practices or
other agfcal performance-used al
negro population of the United States
and the West Indies. The practice or
voodooism differs. but not in essential
particulars, between one locality. and
another; its objects are ever the same
In some localities it comprises serpent
worship; in others it's chief mode is i'm
agination-the practice ofwreaking ven-
geance on an enemy by stabbing. hack
ing and otherwise maltreating an
image of the person against who the
evil intent is directed; or voodooism
may retain traces of cannibalism, as
when the rite requires the drinking or
human blood In short, it is an aborig-
inal African religious system, retain
ing some hold on the negro's mind.
side by side with some amount of
Christian belief, each influencing the
other. Voodooism comprises. in addi-
tion to the arts of maleficent magic,
the art of compromising philters or love
potions. 1t is practiced by '-voodoo
doctors and 'voodoo priests" and the
people in each more or less definitely
circumscribed district usually recog-
nize a chief-voodoo king or queen.
While voodooism is prevalent in Hayti
! and to a small extent in the United
States. it is regarded as a relic of
African barbarism.
CITIZENSHIP Reader Of The Can.
City. Is there any state in the union in which
a foreigner can become legal citizen before
he has been resident of the United States five
consecutive years. Is there any state in which
be vote before becoming a citizen? IL
name such states
In any state an alien soldier of the
United States army of good character
may be admitted to citizenship on
proof of one years previous residence.
but no foreigners In the following
states an alien who has declared his
intention to become a citizen of the
United States may vote at any or all
elections, after having lived in the
state from 6 to II months: Ala
bama. Arkansas. Indiana, Kansas,
Michigan, Missouri. Nebra ska, Oregon,
South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin. In
Indiana the alien must have resided
one year in the United States and six
months in the state, in Michigan the
alien must have declared his intention
two years and six months prior to No
vember s, 1894; in Missouri he must
have declared his intention not less
than one year, nor more than five
before election; in Nebraska he must
have declared his intention 80 days be-
fore election; in Oregon he must have
declared his intention more than one
year before election; in Texas he must
have declared his intention six months
before election
WARDEN Subscriber. City. How, is fish
and game warden appointed and what is his
salary
BY the board of supervisors for
period of two years. The salary is ac-
cording to the class of the county. In
those of the second class, $125 per
month; first and third classes, 500:
fourth, fifth and sixth classes, SIS;
seventh, eighth. ninth and tenth
classes. $50: and from the eleventh to
the fifty-third. inclusive, $50. In addi-
ton thereto. the warden shall be al
lowed a sum not to exceed $25 a month
for expenses incurred by him in the
performance of his duty The appoint
ments in the discretion of the SUPER
visors are made at the first meeting in
January
TO PAPER wALI.S-w. H. NJ. City What
are the rules for determining the amount OF
paper required for housef
The following rules are laid down in
Owners and Builders Magazine:
A single roll Of the ordinary wall paper is 1s
yards long by IS inches wide. and single roll
of ingram felt or cartridge paper Is eight yards
long by is inches wide and contains eight Yards
of border A single roll OF two strip border Is
the same length and width and contains 16 yards
| of border Common wall paper is put up in
double rolls, while ingram. felt and cartridge
paper is put up in triple rolls. Prices quoted
| Of paper required to cover a room mni-
| tiply the height of the room bv the
length Of the four sides and divide by