7A+Science+and+Superstition

Kevin: That There's spirits in there.In particular a black spirit in the shape of a man.The Indians worship him..." pg 109 Superstition
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They argue that they are heathen, the sons of Satan, that we must trust in God to guide us through the the wilderness, just as Moses did his people. pg 116 faith/superstition

The forest is also the realm of Satan, and against him and his forces guns offer no protection."Only prayer is proof against them," pg 128 superstition

Stories heard in Salem, of a black man and forest spirits; and stories brought from home, of elves and goblins, of all manner of evil things lurking outside the firelight's protective circle. pg 128 superstition

Why would all these trees die at once? Jonah pointed to the rings round the trees, where thick band of bark had been cut from the trunks.Cutting them in this way causes the trees to die, making them easier to fell. pg 132 science

"We welcome you, our brethren, and rejoice that you come to us safe deliveres, but if you thought to leave the Devil at home, then you would be wrong.If we hope for salvation, we must be very vigilant.Know you not that the evil one is immensely strong and cunning?Know you not the Indians are in league with him, worshiping him in their forest? of 144 superstition __Marquise__: pgs. 110-120 107-He is going to the meeting house to talk to the other elders

110-He behaved like a profit

110-Rev johnson taking his flock into the wilderness jus like the israelites

111-Ways unknown trusting god will guide him

111-The whole congregation and anyone who might have to join them

116-The salem men say we must use native guides

133-Men and women were out of their buiseness __Tory__: pgs. 120-130 __Tory 120-130 Science vs. Superstition Pg. 128- The forest is also the realm of Satan, and against him and his forces guns offer no protection. "Only prayer is proof against them," Elias Cornwell reminds us, but despite his ministrations, stories of all kinds gain credence and grow in circulation-stories heard in Salem, of black men and forest spirits; and stories brought from home, of elves and goblins, of all manner of evil things lurking outside the firelight's protective circle.

Pg. 129- I was brought up deep in the woods and I do not fear the forest as others do. Grandmother may have been speaking in jest and teasing when the Erl King as my father, but as a child I believed her.__

__Serena__: pgs. 130-140 109-"That there's spirits in there. In particular a black spirit in the shape of a man. The Indians worship him.." She shivered again, drawing her shawl round her. "Nonsense, no doubt, but there's swears they have seen it, and folk don't like to get caught in the forests..." continue. -Serena

116- "The Salem men say we must use native guides, but Reverend Cornwell and the Elders will not hear of it. They argue that they are heathen, the songs of Satan, that we must trust in God to guide us through the wildness, just as Moses did his people." This shows that they are super superstitious because they believe if they associate with Heathens it will rub off on them.- Serena

145 (bottom) to 146 (top)- and as there is no doctor here, Jonas is an apothecary. People have begun to come to him for treatment, and they pay him in kind.- Serena

That shows science because instead of saying we are sick for a reason, they let Jonah fix them up.

146 (bottom)- Under 46. 3rd paragraph shows that Martha is being complimented on her scientific knowledge. __Sam__: pgs.140-150 pg. 109 "That there's spirits in there. In particular a black spirit in the shape of a man. The Indians worship him..." superstition By: Sam G. pg. 114 "Kind knows kind. Whether 'tis a gift or a curse, I can't tell, but I know 'tis not of our choosing." superstition By Sam G. pg. 131 "We have reached our deliverance. Before us stands the City on the Hill. Beulah, Bride of God." Religious By Sam G. pg. 134 ...old man muttered something in his own language. It sounded like a prayer but could have been a curse. I had no way of knowing. He nodded once to Jonah, and then they turned, stealing of into the forest as quietly as they had come. By Sam G. pg. 168 "Such are kept by magicians and folk of that sort, up to the devils work. __Carly__: pgs. 150-160 PG. **151 //Science vs. Superstition "I almost began to believe in spirits."

PG. // **//**152** //Science vs. Superstition "He appeared so suddenly that I truly thought he was a spirit, and I started back, showing fear despite myself."

PG. **153** //Science vs. Superstition "She gives him poppy to take the pain away, but she calls for Saint Johnswort, bryony, comfrey, dill, and scabious to make a poultice." //

PG. **154 //Science vs Superstition "Martha has done what she can with her store of medicines, but Jonah's foot blackens and he is feverish. There is no doctor in the settlement. There are only a few of them in the colony, and no one is sure when we would find one willing to come. Not everyone even sees the need for one, despit Jonah's poor condition. Reverend Johnson says the matter is in the hands of God."

PG. // **// **1****54** //Science vs. Superstition "I will take my sack and head for the forest. Collecting now is not a matter of curiosity merely, of scientific discovery. It is a matter of life or death."

PG. **155 //Science vs. Superstition "More than a healer, spirit leader. Like a minister? Not like John Son."

PGs. // **//**157-158** //Science vs. Superstition
 * "The poultice has eased the swelling, and the powders have brought the fever down. The color of the skin is improving. Jonah's foot is no longer black. "Tis a miracle." "That's what it is. We are all God's children. They are better Christians than some I could name, despite their heathen ways." **

__Kevin__: pgs. 160-170 pg 163 science vs superstition "Great Stones stood on top of the hill.They had been there since time began, marking the placeas sacred to our people, and now..."

pg 164 science vs superstition "Jethro Vane complains his hogs sicken.He says that someone has given them the Evil Eye.Mary was seen to come and go from the place they roam.And she was seen staring at them and shouting, like to cursing..."

pg 168 science vs superstition "I have heard stories about this root.It grows only under the gallows tree and screams like a human thing when pulled from the ground."

pg 168 science vs superstition "All false and untrue.Old wives' tales.Doltish dreams put about my runagate surgeons and physick mongers.The root has many virtues.It provokes sleep, eases pain.Have a care what you believe, Mistress."