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has discovered the same thing among
the Northern tribes, even the name is
the same. This good Spirit is called Baiamai
or Baamee by Mr Pridly. I will give give
you the description the Blacks gave me of Baiamai
in their own simple way of expressing themselves.
Baiamai is altogether good & always
likes to do good. He always has been &
always will be a man litterally he always
long long ago did sit down & always will
sit down. Whatever he wants to be done
must be done, he only need say a command
& it will come; if for instance, he wants to
eat fish, he only need say the word & fish
will come to him out of the water.
Here you will observe we have at once the
attributes of eternity, of goodness, of omnipotence.
He is also said to have a son called:
Either himself or his Son sometimes send a message
mostly accompanied by a song which it appears
is sung in honor of him or at his command
I remember on one ccasion, there was a great

has discovered the same thing among
the Northern tribes, even the name is
the same. This good Spirit is called Baiamai
or Baamee by Mr Pridly. I will give give
you the description the Blacks gave me of Baiamai
in their own simple way of expressing themselves.
Baiamai is altogether good & always
likes to do good. He always has been &
always will be a man [indecipherable] he always
long long ago did sit down & always will
sit down. Whatever he wants to be done
must be done, he only need say a command
& it will come; if for instance, he wants to
eat fish, he only need say the word & fish
will come to him out of the water.
Here you will observe we have at once the
attributes of eternity, of goodness, of omnipotence.
He is also said to have a son called:
Either himself or his Son sometimes send a message
mostly accompanied by a song which it appears
is sung in honor of him or at his command
I remember on one ccasion, there was a great