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Guecubu has rodcvhim. If the earth trembleSj 

 the Guecubu has given it a shock ; nor does any 

 one die that is not suffocated bv the Guecubu. In 

 short, this evil being has as great influence over 

 calamity as the occult qualities of the Cabalist 

 have upon physical effects ; and if his power 

 was real, he would be the most active of any 

 agent in this nether world. 



The Ulmenes of their celestial hierarchy are 

 the Geniij who have the charge of created things, 

 and who, in concert with the benevolent Meulen, 

 form a counterpoise to the enormous power of 

 Guecubu. They are of both sexes, male and 

 female, who always continue puYe and chaste, 

 propagation being unknown in their system of 

 the spiritual world. The males are called Gen, 

 that is, lords, unless this word should be the 

 same as the Gfniiof the Arabians. The females 

 are called Amei-malghcn, which signifies spi- 

 ritual nymphs,* and perform for men the offices 

 of Lares or familiar spirits. There is not an 

 Araucanian but imagines he has one of these in 

 his service. Nicn cat gni Amchi'inalghen, I 

 keep my nymph still, is a common expression 

 when they succeed in any undertaking. 



The Araucanians carry still farther their ideas 

 of the analogy between the celestial government 



More properly peris or fairies, from their obvious resein* 

 )>]atice to that aerial class of beiug<; of oriental origin^ 



