CHAP. VII. 
THE WITCH-DOCTOR. 
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and gesticulating, rushed from the kraal down to a 
little rivulet close by, where she had been seen to go 
several times during the morning; she returned in a 
few minutes and again applied her mouth to the now 
open wound and brought forth a renewed stream of 
blood. She now desired everyone to search her ; and I 
can assure you she had very little clothes on in which 
she could hide anything; but she made us look into 
her mouth, and even into her ears. She then re-applied 
her mouth to the sick man’s sore and spat out a 
quantity of blood and—and—a grasshopper ! 6 There,’ 
said she, 4 is the monster. But there are more.’ And 
after showing us her blood-stained mouth she again 
proceeded to suck, and this time spat out a black- 
beetle ! The wonder became great, and the Kafirs 
exclaimed 4 Mar-whow ! ’ (a wonder) ; but she again acted 
the 6 vampire,’ and out came a lizard, a long, narrow, 
crawling reptile. The sick man became excited and 
said he was better; but the witch-doctor was not yet 
satisfied. Sucking the open wound again, she spat out 
another mouthful of blood, and in it a matted clot of 
hair. 6 There,’ said she 4 is the bewitching matter,’ 
and the bewitched man is disenchanted! We young 
fellows all looked amazed, and the Kafirs were fully 
persuaded of the witch’s spells and power of cure; 
and, what is strange but natural, the sick man got 
quite well. 
