Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-25

of fresh water. This is to be used in half filling, with three or four meas ures, a large wooden bucket or tub with fresh water. into which one Of the smaller hot stones from the center of the fire is to be put after the cere mony.
 The wooden bucket was provided, together with iron rakes from the engineers room. The firewood was scarcely fficient for a good heating; the stones in the center and beneath were, however, undoubtedly 'red-hot' The outer enclosure, surrounded by canvas walls, was about 12o feet by 50 feet
 The fire there am told, invariably burned for or days before, and the stones became coated with lime learn that on one occasion the French authorities having forbidden the priest to perform in his usual place, he made the oven of other stones, heating them for 3e hours. On attempting to cross, he walked only part of the way and ran the rest. His two disciples and a woman also ran across, and the woman's feet were so badly burned that she was laid up for a week. The prophet and his disciples declined to have their feet exa mined and cleared out of sight.
 At 4.40 when the priest came in the stones on the side of the pile would bear to be touched by the hand.
 The aids began to turn the stones stones 
 burned at the ends. The upper stones were none of them red-hot on top; the lower ones, two layers deep. however could be seen to glow between the others. but they were only near r d- hot in the center.
 -.The old priest Papa fla. beat t'te near stones with a large bunch of ri leaves three times, and then began 10 walk through the middle rttner hur- riGedly, followed by two acolyt"s. who appeared to shun the hot central ri1se, anG walked along the sides Then he walked back. followed by several; then back once more with an increas- ine, crowd most of whom avoided :he center. The florny-footed natives did the rest. One white boy took off his shoes, but could not stand the heat upon his bare feet. and stopped.
 At this point G. a.. after the second passage forward and back). I ha the hottest stone of the pile n the cen- ter, which the feet had certa inly rested several times, hauled out and p,aced in the water bucket. The stone VIZ much larger than I had recokened wished. A trif1e of the wate- was spilled by the plunge. and the rest boied hard and continued to Go so for about 12 minutes. At the end If to handle, ans I sent to tine ship for a sack to hold it, directing the ic-' maininE water to be mea sured. I. was a long stone; the lower part had been immersed in the central fre. and il was certainly much hotter than the average center stones. During thls IlTne other persons walked over the stones without special preparation, the disciples still lodging the hot cen- tral line and following near the cooler part I asked Papa -Ita If he could take upon his hand small ho. stone near the center. He sail he would. but he did not. Next many white per sons walked over. stopping long enough to lean over and lightly and quickly touch the hottest stones with their hands.
 After this the outer crowd was allowed to come inside the bar fer. It was a capital exhibition of savage ma gic and well worth seeing. hut I.o mira ole"