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his own garden now afforded a fair opportunity of de- 
tecting its fallacy. One of the under-gardeners, work- 
ing between the pavilions, was bit by a Cobra de Ca- 
pello, and pronounced to be in danger. Mr. Gambier 
was then holding a council in an upper pavilion, and, 
at the desire of Mr. Perrott, immediately sent for Lul- 
labhy, without informing him of the accident, of which 
he remained ignorant until ushered into the chiefs pre- 
sence. The gardener was lying on a slight bed of 
coir rope,* in a veranda adjoining the council-room. 
Being asked if he could effect a cure, Lullabhy mo- 
destly replied, that by God’s blessing he trusted he 
should succeed. The poor wretch was at this time 
in great agony and delirious ; he afterwards became 
speechless ; still Lullabhy was not permitted to com- 
mence his operation. The members of council anx- 
iously waited the chiefs permission, especially when 
Lullabhy asserted that any farther loss of time would 
render it too late. Mr, Gambier examined the man’s 
pulse by a stop-watch, and when convinced his dis- 
solution was inevitably approaching, he allowed Lul- 
labhy to exert his influence. After a short silent 
prayer, in presence of all the company, Lullabhy 
waved his catarra, or short dagger, over the bed of 
the expiring man, without touching him. The patient 
continued for some time motionless ; in half an hour 
his heart appeared to beat, circulation quickened; 
within the hour he moved his limbs, and recovered 
his senses. At the expiration of the third hour Lul- 
labhy had effected his cure. The man was sent home 
to his family, and in a few days recovered from the 
* Rope made from the exterior coat of the cocao-nut. 
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