Afterdarkhasfallen,aboutsixo’clock,noonedarestoleavehishouseexceptforsomeveryimportanterrand;andifitisnecessarytogooutsolateasnineorteno’clock,alargepartywillgotogether—thiseveninthetownitself.Everynativehasadogortwo,ofagoodbarkingwatchdogbreed,nottoprotectproperty,fortheftisunknown,buttodriveawayghostsatnight!Devilpossessionisbelievedinfirmly.Whenaman,takessick,hisneighbourstry,inafriendlymanner,to“drivethedeviloutofhim.”Perhapstheyhanghimupbyhisthumbs;possiblytheyputhisfeetinboilingwater,causingfearfulscalds;ortheymaydrivesharks’teethintohimhereandthere.Butthemostpopularmethodisplainandsimplesqueezing,tosqueezethedevilout!Thisoftenresultsinbrokenribs,andoccasionallyindeath.Itisacuriousfact,inconnectionwiththis“squeezing,”thatthenativesareremarkablyexpert“masseurs,”andcan“drivethedevil”outofasprain,oraheadache,oranattackofneuralgia,bywhatseemstobeaclever