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their god. There are many of these priests

throughout the country. Then there are a sort of

witches, who make ouanga, or fetiches, with eggs,

lizards and heros, to avert evil, Inflict punishment

or to tell tho luture. borne of the rues practised by

the Papa-Lol, in connection with those assembled

with him, are (rightful and lascivious in the ex

treme. The blood of their human victims is at

such times put in u sort of gourd, and the Papa

Loi, holding ibis in his band, dances with tne rest

in the wildest inuuuer, all throwing their bodies

Into the most extraordinary and libidinous con

tortions. lu all these rites and practices there Is

strange mixture of the grossest superstition with,

strong animal passion aud sensuality. They show

that the negroes here ure last goiug back to (he

rudest pagan superstition and barbarism of

Africa.

1 speak here of the Haytlens. I did not

hear the same things of the Dominicans,

degraded and demoralized us thev are.

The tendency to African barbarism and fetich

ism is greatest where the pure negro race pre

dominates. In llayti there are, probably, nine out

?f every ten persons pure negroes, or u ur to that.

The rest, winch are a very small minority, are iuu

latloes, grids or other mixed people oi color. There

are scarce y any wlnte natives.

T11K 1NUA1IITANTS.

In the KepubUc o. Sr. Domingo there is a great

proportion ef those or mixed color, though the

pure whites ure about as rare as lu buyti. 1 was

struck with the latge forms and powerful muscular

development of the llaytieu negroes, ltoth men and

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The New York herald. (1871). New York [N.Y.], 1871-03-17. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030313/1871-03-17/ed-1/?sp=4

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The New York herald, 1871-03-17.