Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-15
IL COMMERCE., Lima.-The abo-

I'll COMMERCE., Lirna--The abo-
l. rhymes in Northern Peru and
Southern Colombia have no
IL use for the medicines, clinics
and scientific treatments Of
fered them from time to time by mis-
sionaries and doctors that visit them In
their native wilds. They simply refuse
eign "deviltries," as they have quite
catalog of devils of their own whose
methods are very efficacious in sickness.
Their favorite cure for sick people Is
an exorcism. If that doesn't restore
them to health, as a last resort they
take a bath-but that Is considered an
extreme remedy and is only admins
tered after serious consultation OF the
doctors" who are often mere boys:
The doctor" generally has nan
dozen assistants. They all wear
profession. Prof. Nordensklod reports
the treatment of a sick girl.
A goodly number of men, women ana
children assisted the doctor" who was
a boy of about IA. The boys gathered
leaves and flowers to decorate the m
yalids room and erected a platform, on
which the doctor" danced a furious
liz while singing at the top OF his voice.
The women furnished kind OF peer
made of corn, which added conSloerSoy
to the fesivity Of the occasion. After
mite a few antics the crowns and
flowers were deposited upon the cata-
faloue and the doctor" pronounced q
mystic formula, afterward placing
sort of baton upon the other offerings.
ON TOP of this nondescript pile the pa
tient was then placed, the medicine
man keeping up his singing ana dancing
all night ..,
feet upon the patient, but the medical
exnert and his assistants are always
very well satisfied with the treatment.
If the patient dies after such orgies II
is simply the memorable law Of Destiny.
4 4 X +
Melbourne Foot Ball
Followers Are Really Tame.
Sydney Bulletin.-Following on e D
too hiding administered to the Peru
soccer side at Lima by Paraguay, the
home barrackers stormed the Foot Ball
Federation'S building and tried to set 1t
on FIRE. After q Rugby match at Mar.
bonnie, Southern France, the crowd
rushed the field and strung up the ref
cree, who was cut down just in time
and recovered after "protracted medi-
cal attention" These cabled items
should evoke the jealousy OF Melbourne
foot ball supporters, none OF WHOM mas
got quite so far as arson and lyncnlng,
In spite of years of persistent EFFORT.
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"Segaras" Gained
Popularity Quickly in England.
London Observer.-For those who de-
light to celebrate centenAries this is an
ant occasion. It was round about 1880
that the cigar really established itself
in England. when Bryan sang its
praise it was still q scarcity, and i'm
portation was forbidden, but after the
Peninsula War we began to get more
sense. Cigar smoke began to drift back
to England on the winds from Spain,
and after a while the habit prevailed
of smoking the fragrant "segaras," as
they were at first called. How quickly
thew became popular is evidenced In the
fact that while only 26 pounds Of cigars
were imported to England In 1923, by
1880 more than q quarter Of Q million
pounds Of cigars came in. 50 we can
at this new year greet the hundredth
birthday by the cigar In favor.
At first It was smoked only In its own
temple, nobly entitled "cigar-divan,"
where the gentry partook Of coffee, Cos
sip, newspapers and leaf tobacco. Dis
raeli's "Endymion" describes Q capacious
saloon II the Strand .'vell Ut and