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Notions of superior beings
I deem it proper in the next place
to give you a little information, as
far as I have been able to collect [word crossed out]
concerning any traditions, legends super-
stitions ideas & practises of any traces of religious
belief that may be round among the Aborigines.
The question has often been asked. Do these
Blacks believe at all in any kind of Superior
Being or beings of a superior order? Have
they any idea of a future state? Is there
any sort of religious belief [words crossed out] amongst
them or do they practice any religious rite?
That they believe in evil spirit or evil
spirits (called Wandung in the Wirradurri dialect)
is pretty well known. The dread of these
[words crossed out]
evil spirits, continually haunts them.
All the ills they suffer, [words crossed out]
sickness & other misfortunes especially, if suddenly
inflicted [words crossed out] and if
they can not [word crossed out] at once easily account for the same
are ascribed to the influence of some evil spirit,
who either directly or indirectly by the instru-
mentality of some evil disposed person has

I deem it proper in the next place to give you a little information as far as i have been able to collect concerning any ...ideas and practices of

Have they any idea of a future state? Is there any sort of religious belief among them or do they practice any religious life? That they believe in evil spirits as evil spirits... is pretty well known. The dread of these evil spirits continually [indecipherable] them. All the ills they suffer sickness & other misfortunes especially...and if they are not easily... of the same are ascribed to the influence of some evil spirit...