TRIAL BY ORDEAL.
1; appeals 11 1 al the good od cusiom of ti ai by 01de.1l still flourishes in certain parts of Africa, though not in the uisli'ct- when- the missionaries are now working. Ih, , have 0 court of justice in those parts of the eatih, 60 if they want lo find out if a person is guilty of any offence or not they put him to the poison test. The offender is made to drink a solution of the bark of the mwavc tree. If his -tomach rejects tlie po ami, '-e is considered innocent, but if the poison lemairs where it s put and ho dies, then t".e natives say, "Serve him light, he musL be guiitv.'' The most remarkable thing i- that the offenders never make the ►•pghtct objection lo being tested in this way, as they are firm bel evcrs in its infal ibility.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81881, 5 November 1906, Page 4
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149TRIAL BY ORDEAL. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81881, 5 November 1906, Page 4
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