The Pulaskian., 1920-08-26
DEVIL OF BRAZIL
Mischievous Imp a Creation of
 The Aborigines.
Is Pictured as Having Strong Spice of Humor and Little Desire to Hurt Human Beings-Has
 But One Leg.

iIs 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 tEe traces he leaves on the bark of trees he climbs. His palms are pierced in the middle. His ears are big and he wears red cloak and cap. He smells of sulphur and his eyes emit thick, stifling smoke. But his most dis tinctive characteristic is that he has only one leg he neither walks nor runs, but jumps along, writes New York Tribune man.
 This is the description compiled from the accounts of many witnesses, of Saey Perere, special indigenous devil of Brazil, whose biography was not long ago published in book form at Sac Paulo. The preface declares that there is so little original, native ele- ment in Brazilian culture that it is worth while to preserve whatever there is. So the great Brazilian news paper, o Estado de Sac Paulo, insti- tuted an inquiry regarding Sacy Per ere, who is described as 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 lected in the book entitled 70 Sacy Perere" (the Saey Perere). In the Neue Zurcher Zeitung Dr. A. Ustei publishes extracts from the testimony, out of which Saey emerges as fairly harmless, amiable and humorous sort of devil, who, in spite of his terrify- ing appearance, does not really want to hurt human beings, although he Is fond of practical jokes of a rather crude brand.
 Sacy Perere Is 100 per cent Ameri- can. He was here before Columbus, for he was invented by the aborigines of Brazil, the Tupi Indians. His name is of Tupi origin, Caa Cy, meaning evil eye, and perereg, the Jumping one. So Caa Cy Perereg, Portuguesified in- to Saey Perere, means jumping evil eye. To his above description should be added that, according to a witness of scientific accomplishments, his smell comes from sulphur hydrogen (HaS).
 His one leg has q story, told by old negroes, wEo have it from their slave ancestors. According to this story, once upon time the devil decided to give q 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 chance to gnng of small devils apprentices to go joyriding to the earth The devil became enraged and pursued the youngsters, capturing them all except one, whose leg, how ever, he slashed off. 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 1t over on the devil, though they are one legged.
 The Sacy and his gang appear usual ly during tornadoes, when they ride tEe wind. They alight on the backs of horses and tie knots in their names. Sometimes a Saey is observed on the roof of house. He scares the passer- by or throws dirt down the chimney.