. Christian herald and signs of our times. ay hear and be willing thatsuch a trial should take place. After this,she goes inside and asks the man to claphis hands and to say,zizwe( we hear.)Then the doctor proceeds: You have come concerning a sick girl. ^Yes (faintly), I hear you doctor. No, I do not mean that; but I mean tosay you have come about your father. Yes (stronger), I hear you, doctor. Clap your hands, that 1 may hear,savs the doctor. I am clapping them. Do you not come here because yourmother is sick? Yes, yes (with emphasis), you are talk-ing now. Here the man becomes excited. He c
. Christian herald and signs of our times. ay hear and be willing thatsuch a trial should take place. After this,she goes inside and asks the man to claphis hands and to say,zizwe( we hear.)Then the doctor proceeds: You have come concerning a sick girl. ^Yes (faintly), I hear you doctor. No, I do not mean that; but I mean tosay you have come about your father. Yes (stronger), I hear you, doctor. Clap your hands, that 1 may hear,savs the doctor. I am clapping them. Do you not come here because yourmother is sick? Yes, yes (with emphasis), you are talk-ing now. Here the man becomes excited. He clapshis hands just as much as he can and tellsthe doctor to smell out the trouble. Whenthe doctor touches upon what the mansuspects, the latter jumps and claps hishands. This way the doctor finds outwhat will come pretty nearly what theman suspects and what will please any one is sent to consult the doctorwho can, with calmness, keep saving, ves,I hear you, doctor, in all that she says, thedoctor will send him home, saying, he does. MISSIONARY JOHN L. DUBE. not know how to do it. Your mother has been bewitched by awizard. Yes, yes, mighty doctor. Do tell uswho that person is. The spirits are telling me that he is atall man with a ring in head. Yes (faintly), I hear. No, it is a woman. Yes, yes; you were right there. She is a short woman. Yes, yes (with emphasis). The doctor will give all the peculiaritiesshe can think of to the satisfaction of theman. After the trial is over, the margoes home and tells the people about tinwizard who is using charms against themand the people go to their chief and reporjthis case, for which the one suspected hailto suffer a great deal. In the time 0Chaka and DTngaan. and even Cetywayosuch wizards suffered death. May we not hope that Christian mission:among the Zulus will be the means 0stopping all these customs which tend t<degrade people? Among some of the mission stations we have seen good exampleof those who have given up all supers
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