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time I had become known in the village, and the people came to me 

 in crowds, especially women, some begging for charms to increase the 

 attention of their husbands, others for charms to get them husbands ; 

 upon others I spat, at their request, to cure cutaneous diseases. Towards 

 evening, they brought me the woman possessed of the devil, whom I pro- 

 ceeded to cure, [God pardon me,] in the following manner : Wrapping 



up some of the detonating powder in a paper, I gave 

 Casting out a Devil. . . , ■ _ , 



it to my servant to keep; then sending for the wo- 

 man, and wrapping up in a piece of paper a small quantity of ashes 

 in the presence of the people assembled, I gave it to my servant to 

 give her, that she might deposit it in an old grave-yard for the night. 

 I had of course before given orders to my man, to give the woman the 

 detonating powder, instead of the ashes. The woman implicitly fol- 

 lowed the instructions, and next morning returned with the paper, 

 accompanied as usual, by many people. I then ordered the woman 

 to place the ashes on a stone, and putting a rod of iron into her hand, 

 directed her to watch a sign from me for striking the ashes : I then 

 commenced vehement incantations, becoming very excited at times, 

 until at the given signal, the ashes were struck, and a loud report, as 

 of a matchlock, succeeded, when I ended by exclaiming, " I have shot 

 the devil ; now you are cured." The populace were astounded, 

 and loaded me with their attentions. I remained three days at Kara- 

 chee, and on my departure, presented the woman with a looking-glass 

 I had purchased for two rupees, telling her to look at herself in it, when- 

 ever the devil felt again inclined to return. To the east of Karachee is 

 Dera Ismail Khan, to the west the hills, to the north Usturana, and 

 to the south Tak. 



23rd Ramzan. — Proceeded seven kos to Rohree, a place contain- 

 ing eight hundred houses and three Hindoo shops. The 

 fighting men amount to one thousand. The cultivation is 

 carried on with running water. To the east is Dera Ismail Khan, 

 to the west the Hills, to the north Karachee, and to the south 

 Tak. The headman is Mahammad Raheem Khan, by tribe a Barak- 

 hel. The inhabitants are enemies of the Suryanees. The houses 

 are in a fort, and the ruler distributes justice on a low platform 

 outside. On arriving, he refused me entrance, and I put up at a run- 

 ning stream near at hand, and having cooked a pillau, invited the 



