26 APRIL 



"A garden coolie! How can he find out 

 thieves ? " 



" If the mistress will give 4 annas to bring the 

 materials to burn, he will go as one unconscious 

 and tell it in his sleep." 



" What ! Without knowing anything of it him- 

 self?" 



" It is so ; after making prayer and burning 

 incense, the god of his own country comes, and 

 tells him which is the thief." 



"Well, you are a very curious people if you 

 believe that. However, here are 4 annas for the 

 experiment." 



By-and-bye he came and requested me to come 

 and see. I found every one of the servants in a 

 circle round the garden coolie, with the boy in 

 their midst, and two or three outside men belong- 

 ing to other people, and the boy's father, all stand- 

 ing near. There was an earthenware dish, on 

 which was a bunch of plantains, and some dall and 

 betel nut ; all of which had been already offered to 

 the unseen god. In front of the coolie was another 

 dish containing something burning. Over the fumes 

 of this he held his head with closed eyes, then 



