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came to visit him. "Aiyobanni," said the visitor, ''you are a piai and must stop 

 doiiip; these things. The GovornmcTit pays me to be piai, so you must not interfere 

 vrith my work." "But I can not stop," replied Aiyobanni; "had Indians taught me, 

 1 might perhaps be al)le to oblige you, but as the Earthquake People trained me, I 

 dare not now give up my work." About a mouth later the Missionary was taken ill. 

 He tried many medicines without success; hence he was obliged to send for Aiyobanni. 

 Although the Missionary sent for him with a letter and a big tent-boat, for some time 

 he would not go; finally, after being sent for five times he went. When he reached 

 the Afissionary's house after making his patient take off all his clothes, he anointed 

 him from head to foot, whereupon a large number of quartz crystals came out from all 

 over his body and fell to the floor. The Missionary was so much pleased liecause of 

 the cure effected that he paid Aiyobanni one hundred dollars; but the latter took 

 good care never to tell him that he himself had caused the crystals to enter his body 

 long before he had b.een sent for to give treatment. 



