The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-11-03
DEVIL OF BRAZIL
Eischieyous Imp a Creation OF
The AbOrigines.
i Pictured as Having Strong Spice
Of Humor and Little Desire TO
Hurt Human Reings-E9as
Eut One Leg.

His color Is black, his nose broad
and fiat. A long, pointed tongue Is
sticking out Of his mouth; the teeth
are triangular and sharp: otherwise
he has the face Of an infant. He has
three fingers on each hand, as shown
by tie traces he leaves on the bark OF
trees he climbs. Els palms are pierced
pn the middle. His ears are big and
he wears red cloak and cap. He
smells OF sulphur and his eyes emit q
thick. sitting smoke. But HIS most dis
finctfve characteristic il that he has
only one leg; he neither walks nor
runs, but jumps along, writes New
Work Tribune man.
This Is the description compiled
from the accounts OF many Witnesses
ln8 6acy Perere, special indigenous
devil OF Brazil, whose biography was
mot long ago published ia book form at
IGao Paulo. The preface declares that
there is 80 little original. native ele-
lment In Brazilian culture that It is
worth while 20 preserve whatever
Rhere 10. So the great Brazilian news
paper, O Estado de Sac Paulo, insti-
Ruted an inquiry regarding Sacy Per-
ere, who ia described az. one of the
very few tropical native products.
Readers were asked TO submit what
ever they knew OR heard concerning
this Brazilian representative Of tie
Evil One and the answers were col
pected In the book entitled 30 Sacy
Perere" 1.-THE Sacy Perere). In the
Neue Zurcher zeitung DR.. A. Usteri
publishes extracts from the testimony,
out of which Sacy etnerges as fairly
harmless. amiable and humorous sort
of devil, who. In spite Of his terrify-
ing appearance, does not really want
10 hurt human beings, although he Is
fond Of practical jokes Of q rather
Acrude brand.
Sacy Perere is 100 per cent Ameri-
ican. He was here before Columbus.
for be was invented by the aborigines
f0f Brazil, the TupI Indians. His name
lls Of Tupi origin, Caa Cy, meaning
evil eye, and perereg, the jumping one.
30 Caa CIV Perereg, Portuguesifed I'm
10 Sacy Perere. means jumping evil
eye. TO his above description should
sbe added that, according TO witness
of scientific accomplishments, his
smell comes from sulphur hydrogen
StH.S).
His one leg has story. told by old
negroes. who have 1t from their slave
ancestors. According to this story,
once upon time the devil decided to
give a banquet In his cave There was
plenty OF everything and more than
plenty OF cahaca (sugar cane brandy.
The guests got so drunk they could
hardly move, and the ensuing confu-
sion gave a chance to gang of small
devils apprentices to 60 5oyriding to
the earth The devil became enraged
land pursued the youngsters. capturing
them all except one, whose leg, how
ever, he slashed oft The little devil
was the original Sacy, and his Off
spring were born with one leg only.
Now the Sacys are very clever and
swift and they can easily put It over
ON the devil, though they are one
legged
The Sacy and his gang appear usual
ny during tornadoes, when they ride
the wind. They aIight on thesbacks of
horses and he knots IN their names.
sometimes Sacy IL observed on the
ROOT Of house. BE scares the passer-
~ or throws dirt down the chimney.