Superstitions 
natives as a person having an “evil eye.” De¬ 
sirous of making some noctural observations, I ; 
concealed a lighted ‘‘ bull’s-eye ” lantern under my 
rain coat and went out into the town one very 
dark night. I went some distance before I was 
discovered by the passing people. I then began 
to return. Sounds behind me showed that I was 
being followed by a large crowd and when I 
was near enough to the mission house to feel 
safe, I drew the lantern from my bosom and 
flashed the focused rays around me. They all 
fell back as if shocked and then the still night air 
was filled with the sound of running feet. The 
next morning some old men, looking very grave, 
called to see Mr. Phillips on special business. 
While waiting for him to come in, one of them 
said to another in a low voice, “ Ojoo booboo- 
roo.” This means “wicked eye’’and is their 
expression for “evil eye.” When Mr. Phillips en¬ 
tered, they informed him that the night before I 
had taken fire out of my breast and thrown it at 
the people. I was somewhat disturbed at this 
serious turn of affairs and at once brought out 
the lantern and showed them how I used it. 
They were greatly surprised and seemed satisfied, 
but it was sometime before the people stopped 
averting their eyes whenever I looked at them. 
97 
