History stores many facts about supernatural phenomena occurring in different countries, with different peoples. It is noticed that certain groups of people have exceptional abilities to bring evil to other people either by the power of their own unusual will, or by some kind of mysterious magical art.
In some parts of our land, for example, in Haiti, Australia, Africa, and here and there in Eastern Europe, the belief in spells and curses is as strong as ever. Although many in the West deny this, it is still undeniable that sometimes, for example, rich people, for no apparent reason, suddenly fall ill and die.
Among the most famous methods of supernatural killing is the ritual of sharpened bones, which is widespread among the aborigines of Australia. The early settlers from the continent were surprised at the rapidity of death caused by these Aboriginal methods. An extraordinary form of execution has been known for thousands of years and continues to be used to this day.
The weapon used - "kundela" - ritual bones of slain large lizards, kangaroos, emu, or carved from wood. Their shape, as well as the material from which they are made, are different in different tribes. It is usually a small pit 8 to 9 inches long, sharpened at one end and carefully polished. They are additionally tempered in fire, the blunt end is tied with a human hair, and then they are endowed with the Mulunguwa energies.
After the weapon is ready, it is given to the Kurdish - the special ritual killers of the tribe. For intimidation, they are smeared with human blood, and then roll in kangaroo wool, wear masks made of emu feathers.
Uniting in groups of two or three, the killers relentlessly pursue their chosen victim. Having finally driven her into a trap, one of the killers stops about fifteen paces from the victim and, directing a bone at her like a pistol, makes a quick lunge forward, but throws nothing at the same time. The attackers disappear, confident that death will surely come, as if a stab had been really stabbed to the heart.
Descriptions of the death throes of those dying in agony after such a ritual murder are rather unpleasant. One anthropologist wrote of a man who was dying from a Kurdish attack: “His cheeks were burning feverishly, his eyes became meaningless, and his face was distorted by terrible suffering … When he wanted to say something, the sound got stuck in his throat, and foam appeared on his lips. His body began to bend, and his muscles contracted convulsively … soon after that, he fell to the ground and began to beat in his death throes ….
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For the man described by Dr. Herbert Baysdow, death came as deliverance.
Many psychologists believe that in this case, death is only the result of fear, in which a lot of adrenaline enters the blood of a person, therefore the muscles do not have enough oxygen brought in by the blood, and this causes convulsions. According to scientists, fear affects the lowering of blood pressure and, ultimately, can be fatal. Therefore, if the victims did not believe in the magical power of the deadly bones, then probably for them it would not have ended so tragically. Western experts argue that ritual killing with bones is a form of psychosomatic suicide.
One or two cases that have occurred in our time show that the methods of ritual murder that existed among the aborigines are not completely forgotten. In 1919, Dr. S. M. Lambert was working on the Rockefeller Foundation International Medical Division at Mona's remote mission in northern Queensland.
In an article published a few years later, Dr. Lambert writes that killing with ritual bones does not leave physical marks on the body: there are no wounds or scratches, since the weapon does not come into contact with the human body. It is impossible to establish the cause of death from a medical point of view. But the doctor still did not admit that death could occur only because of an incomprehensible and long-outdated ancestral spell.
When, in 1919, one of his assistants, Rob, fell victim to a ritual spell cast on him by the local sorcerer Nebo, Lambert changed his views. Immediately after the pointed bone was aimed at Rob, he became ill and very weak, although Lambert's examination showed no signs of fever or symptoms of familiar illnesses. He tried to reasonably explain to the unfortunate man that no harm had been brought to him, but Rob's life was fading away every minute.
Then Lambert went to the local sorcerer and threatened that he would not supply the tribe with food. Nebo reluctantly agreed to visit Rob and give him a medicine to stop the magic bone's power. The day after taking Nebo's potion, Rob completely recovered and felt fine.
However, more often than not, people from the induced spell die, despite the attempts of white doctors to save them. In 1953, a sick aborigine, who angered his tribe with something, was "pierced" with a bone as punishment and was on the verge of death when he was flown to the Northern Territory by plane.
Kinjik, that was the name of the unfortunate man, was neither poisoned nor cut, did not suffer from any disease known to modern medicine, but doctors in Darwin quickly realized that he was dying and that the reason for this was the fear of damnation.
However, no one at the hospital could help him. The native lived seventy-two hours, and then died in terrible agony. An autopsy of Kinjik's body did not reveal any poisoning, or any hidden wounds that could cause death.
Three years later, in mid-April 1956, another native, Leah Woolumi, was brought to the same hospital, suffering from the same ailment as his predecessor. A thorough examination, including X-rays, blood and cerebrospinal fluid analysis did not reveal any abnormalities, and the doctors were at a loss to guess what caused such a serious condition of the patient.
As one of the specialists observing Leah Woolumi said, life seemed to flow out of him, like sand in an hourglass. Psychiatrists tried to cure with hypnosis, trying to convince him that he was able to cope with the illness caused by the curse, but his strength gradually melted away. Three days after being admitted to the hospital, Lia Woolumi died in great agony.