Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-08
W|TCHCRAFT SPELL
ENTERS HEX TRIAL
Features Case of 'PoW-WoW'
Doctor Despite Efforts
to Suppress 1t.
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small child, All he remembers Is that
she measured him with piece of string
and then said words" over him.
His S0-year-old mother explained that
this was the common practice when
children were noisy at night and that 1t
nearly always worked, and that the fee
was so cents. She also is firm believer
in "Pow-Wowing, but holds that the
art of benevolent witchcraft now is de-
cadent, since the old masters are dead,
and did not pass on all their secrets.
The man himself has had recent
experience. He was afflicted with stom-
ach trouble and went to witch" She
tied a string around an egg and placed
1t on red hot Goals The egg broke,
which was evidence that he really had
stomach trouble. II 1t hadn't broken,
conclusion would be that he did not
really have stomach trouble, but only
imagined 1t.
Declared Words of Bible.
The witch doctors, said the old
lady. whispered secret words, but they
have told her confldentially that these
words were from the Bible. They are
IioV' Ao"CFCiJ Az CFCA Jbouy OAHAS, SAC
says.
How can there be anything evil
about witchcraft," her son asked, when
the words are from the Bible" He has
heard frequent references to the "Sev-
enth Book of Noses" says the Metho-
dist minister at Shrewsbury, but per-
sonally he never has seen a copy.
Inquiry among the clergymen OF York
revealed sincere desire to protect the
good name of the city, which prides it
self on inheriting the white rose tradi-
ton of the House OF York in England,
and is satisfied to let its medieval in
teritance rest with this lovely legend.
Nevertheless the museum of the
York County Historical Society con-
tains evidence of the hold which the
witchcraft belief has had in the past
and which apparently has been revived
in the last few years The young lady
in charge blushingly admitted that she
herself had been "pow-woWed" when she
was child, in common with most other
children of her acquaintance.
She exhibited copy of the celebrated
''Himmels Brief" or letter from heaven,
which appears to be one of the holy
documents of the witchcraft cult. It's
origin Is unknown. 1t was brought
from Germany with the earliest settlers
in this part of Pennsylvania. The copy
in the museum is dated 1923 and is
beautifully decorated with scrolls paint
ed by hand. Obviously, the work of
some ancient fanatic, crude in both
ideas and diction, this paper apparently
has been accepted by hundreds Of fami-
lies as a direct revelation, of equal
standing with the Bible.
This letter." the transmission reads,
tAxyN II nrI III toia
an angel threw down from heaven to
Magdeburg. ANY one who desires a
copy of this letter it shall be given him.
Who does not believe in this letter I
will depart from him. Who works on
Sundays is condemned. I now order
you not to work on Sunday. Go to
church with good heart. Do not
decorate your face, nor wear strange
hair. Do not be idle. Give to the
poor and give freely, and believe that
this letter is written by Myself and from
Christ sent to the world.
Threatened With Destruction"
BE not proud. Abstain from all that
is bad. Think that created you and
can destroy you again and do not talk
bitter words. Be not happy If your
ne1ghbor Is in distress, or Is poor. Have
pity on him. Then our Lord will bless
you on earth. Who does not do this
Will be condemned on earth and is lost.
Il, Jesus, wrote this with My own hand.
Who talks bad about Me, that man
shall have no help from Me. Who has
this letter and does not believe it, he
is condemned from the Christian
Church and from the Almighty. Do
not act or work like the senseless
animals. You have six days in the
week in which to work, but the seventh
day, which We call Sunday, you shall
keep holy. If you do not do as tell
you I will send you want, famine,
pestilence and sickness. I will also pun
ish you with many plaques. I also
order you not to work late on Saturday
Every person, be he who he may,
young or old. small or big, rich or
poor shall be sorry for his sins and
pray that they be forgiven. Do not ask
for silver or gold. Do no bad things
Have pity on My son. Give this letter
to every one who asks for it and il
your sins be as great as they can be
they shall be forgiven you. On the
resurrection day I will inquire about
sins and you will be obliged to answer
Any man who carries this letter with
him or has 1t In his house he will not
have any damage Of thunderstorms
He Will be secure from fire or water
Who tells this to others, I will reward
him in the world to come. Keep this
My order that sent you by My angels
II, the true Lord, from the throne
OF heaven, the son Of the Lord and
Mary"