 | Ezra Sampson - 1813 - 434 pages
...divination. The Obi is composed of a farrago of materials, among which are the following, raamf/y, blood, feathers, parrots' beaks, dogs' teeth, alligators' teeth, broken bottles, grave dirt, rum, and egg shells. The negroes generally believe in the power of Obi, and often consult the Obiah men and... | |
 | Bryan Edwards - 1819 - 636 pages
...parrots' beaks, dogs' teeth, alligators' teeth, " broken bottles, grave-dirt, rum, and egg" shells." . " With a view to illustrate the description we have...number which have occurred in Jamaica, not that they were peculiar to that island ouly, for we believe similar examples may be found in other West India... | |
 | Joseph Jones - 1876 - 852 pages
...usually composed of a farrago of material, most of which are enumerated in the Jamaica law,* viz : blood, feathers, parrots' beaks, dogs' teeth, alligators'...teeth, broken bottles, grave dirt, rum and egg-shells." • PuMd i;eu. Fere Labat* in bis history of Mnrtinico, Ims mentioned some instances of this pructfr*... | |
 | Joseph Jones - 1876 - 848 pages
...usually composed of a farrago of material, most of which are enumerated in tbe Jamaica law,* viz : blood, feathers, parrots' beaks, dogs' teeth, alligators'...teeth, broken bottles, grave dirt, rum and egg-shells." •PuMdlTGO. 232 Relations of Tetanus to Various Nervous Diseases. Pert Labal,* in his history of Martinico,... | |
 | Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines - 1912 - 1064 pages
...under severe penalties the practice of obi, enumerates among the materials used for fetishes or spells, blood, feathers, parrots' beaks, dogs' teeth, alligators' teeth, broken bottles, grave dirt, rum, and egg shells. Balls of earth or clay mixed with hair, rags, or feathers, and bound with twine, or in... | |
 | Carter Godwin Woodson, Rayford Whittingham Logan - 1926 - 766 pages
...act, "or other Slave who shall pretend to any Supernatural Power and be detected of making use of any Blood Feathers Parrots Beaks Dogs Teeth, Alligators Teeth, Broken Bottles Grave Dirt Rum Egg Shells or any other materials relative to the practice of Obeah or Witchcraft" shall on conviction... | |
 | Michael Mullin - 1992 - 436 pages
...Negro or other Slave who shall pretend to any Supernatural Power, and be detected in making use of any Blood, Feathers, Parrots' Beaks, Dogs' Teeth, Alligators' Teeth, broken Bottles, Grave Dirt, Rum, Egg-shells, or any other materials relative to the Practice of Obeah or Witchcraft . . . upon Conviction... | |
 | Milton C. Sernett - 1999 - 612 pages
...law, viz. Blood, feathers, parrots' beaks, dogs' teeth, alligators' teeth, broken bottles, grave-dirt, rum, and egg-shells. With a view to illustrate the...examples may be found in other West India colonies. Pere Labat, in his history of Martinico, has mentioned some which are very remarkable. It may seem... | |
 | William Earle - 2005 - 260 pages
...Negro or other Slave, who shall pretend to any Supernatural Power, and be detected in making use of any Blood, Feathers, Parrots Beaks, Dogs Teeth, Alligators Teeth, Broken Bottles, Grave Dirt, Rum, Egg-Shells or any other Materials relative to the Practice of Obeah or Witchcraft, in Order to delude... | |
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... superstition upon their minds, we cannot but attribute a very considerable portion of the annual mortality among the negroes of Jamaica to this fascinating mischief. ." The Obi is usually composed of a farrago of " materials, most of which are enumerated... 