All blacks have much devotion to the communion wafer. They eat it only when they feel sick or when they are afraid of some danger. As for the Holy Water... consecrated during Sunday Mass, it is rare for a drop to be found after the ceremony is over; they carry it in small gourds and drink a few drops when they get up (in the morning) pretending that it will guarantee their well-being against all the witchcraft that may befall them”