The Sherbro and its hinterland . Fi;^. 41.—Thk P(tko Skckkt Sociktv—(Irohi n\^ Tasso ConNi-RY. (Iatrcna.). {rofa(c/>af:c 134. Y\^. 42. — IoRo Meiucink, ) rroN On. SlIKkHKO. XIII SECRET SOCIETIES 135 default put in gaol for two months ; his people making noeffort to pay his fine, although they could easily have doneso. Witnesses giving evidence could not be induced tohandle these boards,—as they stated that the medicine wasexceedingly bad. This will give an idea of whatinfluence fetish has over people. The whole affair was avaluable object lesson ; bringing home to
The Sherbro and its hinterland . Fi;^. 41.—Thk P(tko Skckkt Sociktv—(Irohi n\^ Tasso ConNi-RY. (Iatrcna.). {rofa(c/>af:c 134. Y\^. 42. — IoRo Meiucink, ) rroN On. SlIKkHKO. XIII SECRET SOCIETIES 135 default put in gaol for two months ; his people making noeffort to pay his fine, although they could easily have doneso. Witnesses giving evidence could not be induced tohandle these boards,—as they stated that the medicine wasexceedingly bad. This will give an idea of whatinfluence fetish has over people. The whole affair was avaluable object lesson ; bringing home to the native mindthe beneficent power of the British Government, whichthey seemed thoroughly to understand. CHAPTER XIV SECRET SOCIETIES—{continued)II.—THE BUNDU The Bundu is a society that affects only the women, andit is worked with even greater secrecy than the Bundu bush, where the young girls are trained, isalways selected in a very secluded spot and there isnothing to give any indication of its whereabouts. It isenshrouded in mystery. Sometimes, as I was travelling through the upper district
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