In Afric’s Forest and Jungle 
The next day, 1 went to see the old bale of the 
threatened compound and talked to him about 
the folly of believing in such things. He seemed 
to be much depressed and frightened, and pre¬ 
served a profound silence during my whole visit, 
only saluting when I came and when 1 went. A 
few days after this, both the bale and the little 
boy suddenly died, being evidently assassinated 
by poison. Why they were killed and by whom, 
I could never learn. I suspect, however, the 
little boy was murdered by the priests of Shango 
to avoid exposure, and that the old bale was 
murdered to frighten the people away from the 
mission chapel. 
Those who make and sell amulets claim that 
they are security against all kinds of evils. They 
are securely protected in morocco cords and bags, 
and are worn around the waist and arms or sus¬ 
pended from the neck. The amulets sometimes 
seen on the persons of chiefs and rich men often 
represent a large sum in native currency. Many 
lose their lives by trusting too implicitly in these 
“ refuges of lies.” 
Among the wicked occult arts is the preparation 
of poisons to be used in assassinating, and those 
who engage in this business have many custom¬ 
ers. Some of these poisons kill slowly, but so 
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