El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-24

popularity believed to have been con-
structed by the devil and Iertuillali
said that he was so good haluI RAJ
philosopher that he could carry SleN q
fun Of water without splitting drop.
The external galleries Of the towers
Of the cathedral of NOtre Dame, IN
Paris. literally swarm with SculPluI Gu
devils. Most noted Of the whole ulaDol
cal crew is one that has played no small
part in French literature, It's 1ame na -
ing spread TO all parts Of the world
The evil creature, serving the arcnlLec-
rural purpose of a Sar6oHle, iTtiis
upon the parapet, surveying the city as
If with intense satisfaction. Its eA-
preston a marvellous portrayal OF
demoniac joy
Superior knowledge Dangerous.
The possession OF superior knowledge
was dangerous i'm days of old. at all
events, TO exhibit it was unsafe. in the
thirteenth century, when Roger Bacon
threw the image Of rainbow upon
screen by means of a glass prism, he
performed an experiment with Whlch
every child nowadays is familiar But
his audience, never having beheld such
a phenomenon, fled in terror. and the
philosopher narrowly escaped being
prosecuted and burned for wItchcraft-
still Are Believed In.
Even at the present time. In civil
lied countries. there are plenty Of peo-
pie who believe in devils Idle minds
still find mischief for Satan 20 do. But
TO discover this form Of superstition
in active and general operation. one
must visit such relatively unenlight-
ened land
No religion has ever been able to get
along without devils. The ancient
Egyptians went to the grave literally
papered and painted over with the
ritual requisite for successful en-
counter with the devil spirits waiting
TO oppose their passage into the abode
Of blessedness-
Devil Worship Oldest OF All.
Devil worship is the most primitive
form of religion, and hence one Is
not surprised 10 find among savage
peoples ceremonials which have no
other object than the Precipitation OF
evil spirits Among the natives Of Aus
tralia one meets with devil dancers
who wear plumed headdresseS. and
thickly covered with white paint Civ
ing them a peculiarly grisly aspect
Apart from these adOrnmentS. they are
entirely naked; but an imitation OF
clothing off such It may be termed
is made by painting lines on the front
Of their bodies and things which are SO
as TO suggest in an odd ana
striking way the effect OF Civilized
evening dress coat
Devil Dance of the Moki.
The Apache indians have a devil
dance OF their own. in which the per
formers wear very fantastic maski
anu Lett0 gear bllA one must WISH AAAN
MOki. in their own country in tbs
southwest to see the business of devil
dancing elevated to a really artistic
plane
The principal devil of the MoI5i
IS the Great Plumed Snake. which
oddly enough is also the god that
controls the rains. He is the arch
enemy of the sun. who is the beneficient
divinity par excellence Once in
long while con the occasion OF an
eclipse he actually succeeds in swaI-
lowing the sun, but is. compelled 10
lisgorEe. Several centuries ago. when
this tribe Of indians dwelt in cliff
houses along the Rio Verde. the snake
brought about a deluge. and later on
he SO afflicted the Aloki in other ways
as to obliEe them TO migrate north
ward into Arizona. where they now re-
side
The principal ceremonial OF the year
IN MOki Land is one in which a tremen-
iOus fight is represented between the
devils, headed by the Plumed Snake,