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Show . A Story of Witchcraft. A Stovy of witchcraft in East Africa was told at a meeting of the Folklore society in London by Robert Webb. A man applied to a witch doctor for a powerful charm to kill an enemy. He was given a parcel to bury in the path ' down which the victim was to. walk. To test its efficacy the man buried it just outside the door of the witch doctor's hut. A female slave of the magician was the first to leave the hut, and on-passing on-passing the spot fell dead. The witch doctor sued his client for the value of the dead slave and the case was tried before the native courts. |