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40, it was intimated to me to look quietly
on & I soon might see some wonderful
performance. I heard a deep [indecipherable]
at a short distance & soon saw a black
(one of their doctor) crawling or creeping [word crossed out]
along on the ground very slowly, he
was litterally flat on the ground & moved
like a snake giving from time to time
a solemn low sort of groan till he
reached the body upon which he stretched
himself, breathing into his mouth & nostrils
a second & third doctor came in the same
manner, And as the third had lain a
few seconds upon the supposed lifeles body
and performed certain acts of breathing
& rubbing his hands, he & the supposed
lifeles body, suddenly jumped up and
all the native spectators clapped their
hands in admiration of the wonder performed
When I tried to convince some of my young
men that there was some delusion in the proceeding
they replied Blackfellows know a great
deal more than you think, but they
cannot and will not tell you.