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made, fo that each end of the ftick ex* 

 tends about a foot beyond the calabafh : 

 the large ft end affords a handle, and the 

 other is ornamented with a long firing of 

 beautiful feathers, of various colours, 

 wound on the ftick in fpiral circles. 



With this magical JheJI the Peii begins 

 his nocturnal exorcifni, about ten o'clock 

 in the evening, having firft darkened 

 the room, and made every one quit it 

 except his patient; he then rattles his 

 fhell, by turning it flowly, in a circular 

 motion, at the fame time ringing a fup- 

 plication to the Towahoo, which, as well 

 as the motion cf the fliell, is inceffantly 

 repeated until midnight, when the Peii 

 pretends to have an interview with the 

 Towakoo ; and at that time two appa- 

 rently diftin£t voices may be always 

 overheard, by any perfon who has the 

 curiofity to liften, unlets it happens to 

 rain at that time, when the Peii imme- 

 diately 



