168 SUPERSTITIONS OF NORTH QUEENSLAND ABORIGINES, 
blood; the end of the spear being broken off sticks firm in his 
flesh, but he feels it not. He continues his hunting quite 
ignorant of what has happened, and returns to his camp as even- 
ing comes on, knowing nothing of the evil which is impending. 
As night approaches he is sick, symptoms become more urgent, 
he is light-headed, plays, laughs, and makes a great moise, then 
he grows delirious, and soon succumbs entirely under the in- 
fluence of the Beecharrah. 
THIMMOOL. 
This name denotes another very common superstition amongst 
the blacks. In this case the mysterious weapon is a pointed 
fragment, six or seven inches long, said to be derived from a 
human leg bone, and it is believed that both sickness and death 
are caused by this bone when held over anyone whilst asleep, 
the weapon being at the same time pointed at but not allowed to 
touch his body. Death supervenes as the effect of this occult 
cause, as in the above instance. The blacks live in great dread 
of the Thimmool being pointed at them. 
Marro. 
The name of another method of working evil which is 
especially adapted for dealing with a black when at a distance. 
The instrument, Marro, employed in this case is derived from the 
pinion of a bird, and consists of two small pieces of bone 
fastened together by wax, in which is placed some hair of the 
person whose injury is intended. The method of procedure 
with this charm, is to place it on or stick it in the ground, 
surround it by fire, and afterwards set it in the sun, and again 
return it to the fire. Varying the ceremony according as the 
intention is to kill or only cause sickness to their enemy, and 
when they think their victim is sufficiently sick, or they are 
otherwise satisfied, they suspend the effect of the charm by 
placing the Varro in water. 
WINGO. 
With regard to this superstition it is stated that the object to 
