The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-01-17


at the close o. the nineteenth cen
fury the fees annually paid In Korea
10 the sorcerers were estimated at
t75O,0O0.
The Pansu acts M master 81 the
spirits, having gained by his potent
formulate and ritual an ascendency
over them. ny his spells he can d.
rect them. drive them out. and even
bury them. The Mutang IN supposed
to he able 20 influence them with Ter
friendship with them. She has ia
pray to them and coax them Ia go.
by her performances she puts her.
self en- rapport with the spirits and
II able to ascertain their will and 10
name the ransom for which they viii
release The victim who n under tor.
ment.
More varied than the functions
OF the Pansu are the pacincations and
propitiaiions. called kauts or kuts.
performed by the Mutang. The kaut
may he carried out either at the
house Of the patient or at the home
of the Muiang. or at some shrine or
temple, called tang. dedicated 20
some spirits. which are seen on the
hillsldes In Korea. II. as Is occa-
~slonaily the case. the Mutang belongs
to the noble family, she Is allowed by
her family to ply her trade only in
her own house. Those who require
! her services send the required fee and
necessary offerings. and the ceremony
Is performed by the Mutang in her
4 own house or at the tang.
Her equipment consists 81 a NUM-
bcr OF dresses. some OF them very
costly; a drum. shaped like an hour
glass. about four feet high; copper
cymhals: a copper ong n copper rod
with small bells or thinkers suspended
from il by copper chains. q pair OF
! telescoping baskets; s'rips OF silk
and paper banners whici 'oat around
her az she dances; fam, umbrellas.
wands. and the images O. men and
animals.
Paraphcfnalh In Museum.
The Paraphernalia OF the sorccress
or eNorcist was acquired FOR the Unit
ed States national museum through
the agency 81 the late Honorable W.
W Rockhiil. formerly envoy e%Ntraor-
binary and minister plenipotentiary
uf the United States t. China. and IS
now exhibited In the section OF his
toric religions in the older building
OF the museum.
The scrEicc of the Mutaug most
IN demand is the healing of the sick
continued DR.. Casanowicy Il: a sick
man believes that his distempcr has
been caused hy q spirit. he sends To
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toLas and learn what spirit j. doing
mischief The Mutang may declare
the name of the upirit without going
a. the patients house, or may say
that she nus see the patient first.
on retaining her fee she names a
fortunate" day for the ceremony,
which will he performed either At
her house or shrine or at The pa
TENTS house, according 20 the seri-
business of the ailment and the fee
he can pay.
Please, MIR. Spirit, Go Away"
The performance OF q certain sor-
ceress reported tool place before the
open door of the sick mans house, IN
an enclosed space within which were
tables laden with food and d~clicac!es.
Three old women accompanied the
Mutanr. two OF them beating large
hourglass-shaped drums. while the
third clashed cymhals. The sorceress
faced them, dressed In rose-pink silk
and A pauzc rohc of bun, It's sleeves
trailing ON the ground. Tier hair
was decorated with strips OF white
paper and a curious cap Of Gun gauge
with red patches. over her left
shoulder she carried n brightly paint
ed stick supporting n gong upon
which She beat with another stick,
executing at the same time a slow
rhythmic movement accompanied by
a chant Every nov and then one
or the ancieut drummers gathered
pieces Of food and, scattering them
to the four winds for the spirits Ca
eat. invoked them by saying, DO not
trouble this house any more and We
Will again appease you ny ontrings.
The eXOrcism lasted from . In the
afternoon until { the next morning,
when after fourteen hours OF treat
mcnt the patient began to recover.
II ia believed by another writer, how
ever, that an the gestures and whirl'
ing and the noise Of the drums and
cymbals must In some cases actually
KIN Instead OF "cure.'
FN