CHAPTER VII

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Native superstitions.--Charming a bewitched woman.--Exorcising ghosts from a field.--Witchcraft.--The witchfinder or 'Ojah,'--Influence of fear.--Snake bites.--How to cure them.--How to discover a thief.--Ghosts and their habits.--The 'Haddick' or native bone-setter.--Cruelty to animals by natives.

## CHAPTER VIII .

Our annual race meet.--The arrivals.--The camps.--The 'ordinary,'--The course.--'They're off.'--The race.--The steeple-chase.--Incidents of the meet.--The ball.

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