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it might add to our traditions about the “ Jumart.” 
And the tale of the elephant-hunters deceiving the 
animals by anointing themselves with their drop¬ 
pings deserves investigation. Wounds of poisoned 
arrows are healed by that which produced them. 
A womans milk cures the venomous foam which 
cobras spit into the eyes. A snake as big as a 
beam kills and consumes men with its look. An 
“ ill liver,” reprimanded by his father for vicious 
inclinations, fires a pistol at him ; the rebound of 
the bullet from the paternal forehead, which re¬ 
mains whole, severely wounds the would-be parri¬ 
cide : the ablest surgeons cannot heal the hurt, 
and the flesh ever continues to be sore and raw 
upon the forehead, acting like the brand of 
Cain. 
It is said that two of a trade never agree, and 
accordingly we find the hottest wrath of the mis¬ 
sioned vented upon their rival brethren, the 
Ngangas or medicine-men in Africa, and the 
Pages or Tupi doctors in South America. The 
priestly presence deprives an idol of all its powers, 
the sacerdotal power annihilates all charms and 
devices, “ thereby showing that the performances 
of Christ’s ministers are always above those of 
the devil’s.” These “ Scinghili,” or “ Gods of the 
Earth” (magicians), can sink boats, be ferried 
over rivers by crocodiles, and “ converse with 
tigers, serpents, lions and other wild animals.” 
