The inhabitants of the Philippines . emained on priest had nodded approval as she went on, but as shestopped he said : And then . To which the lady replied, Then he died. This poor man came off easily, for in some cases peoplewho suffer from fits and other diseases are thought to bepossessed by devils, and are severely beaten to drive outthe evil spirit. The patient does not always escape withhis life. The women often dream of lucky numbers in theManila Lottery and make every endeavour to purchasethe number they have dreamt of Amongst the Christian superstitions may be mentionedthe f
The inhabitants of the Philippines . emained on priest had nodded approval as she went on, but as shestopped he said : And then . To which the lady replied, Then he died. This poor man came off easily, for in some cases peoplewho suffer from fits and other diseases are thought to bepossessed by devils, and are severely beaten to drive outthe evil spirit. The patient does not always escape withhis life. The women often dream of lucky numbers in theManila Lottery and make every endeavour to purchasethe number they have dreamt of Amongst the Christian superstitions may be mentionedthe feast of San Pascual Bail6n at Obando. Those whoattend this function are commonly the rowdier class ofinhabitants of the Capital, and they go mostly on foot,making music and dancing on the way. They also dancein the courtyard in front of the church, not forgetting torefresh themselves with strong drink in the meanwhile. This is not at all an edifying spectacle, for the dancersare covered with dust and with the perspiration from their. TAGAL GIRL WEARING SCAPULARY. Vlofiuc p. 216. TAGALS: SUPERSTITIONS 217 active exertions. I do not know the legend that givesoccasion to this curious form of devotion. Occasionally,and especially during Holy Week, another form of penitenceis practised by the natives. I remember, about 1892. seeingone of these penitents, a man having a mask on his face,the upper part of his body bare, and a long chain fastenedto one ankle and dragging on the ground behind him. Inone hand he bore a flagellum with which he from time totime lashed himself on the shoulders, which bore evidentmarks of the discipline they had received. A youth whofollowed him occasionally jerked the chain, throwing thepenitent violently at full length upon the dusty road. Thisform of penitence is not approved, however, by the priests,for when I called on the parish priest, the same evening,I mentioned the circumstance to him, and he directed thepenitent to be locked up, to stop what he ri
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