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the middle of a court su~rounäed by the members of the tribe. In his hand he carried a gourd which contained beads, shot)or small stones. He began his incantations by rattling the contents of the gourd, shouting and making many weird wails and peculiar contortions. After this had done on for sometime antil he was near exhaustiox~ his face assumed the expression of one in great pain and this was the beginning of the end for some poor ignorant savage. He squirmed and turned in different directions with his eyes fixed with a set stare as if in expectancy when suddenly his gaze would be fixed on some member of the tribe and his finger. pointed direc~1y at him. The victim was at once seized and bound, the doctor‘s gaze never leaving him until this was done. If one victim i~ppe~sed~ his nervous fervor the trial was over but if his wrought-up feelings desired more his screechings continued until a second victim was secured. He had these men put to death to justify himself in the eyes of the natives of his tribe for his failing to bring rain, bountiful CrOPS,,afld success to the tribe.

	“The witch doctor who sat as jud~ge seemed to have, perfect control over the savages minds and no one questioned his decisions. The persons were reconciled to their fate and were led away to execution while they moaned and bade their friends goodbye in the doleful savage style. Some‘.‘ times they were put on a boat, taken out into the middle of a river and there cut to pieces with blades of grass,

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