Now, the same peoples who still employ the bull-roarer as a sacred instrument also bedaub their bodies with clay, for no apparent reason unless it may be to frighten their enemies or repel intruders.
Demosthenes describes the mother of Æschines as a dabbler in mysteries, and tells how Æschines used to assist her by helping to bedaub the initiate with clay and bran.
It is only certain that war parties of Australian blacks bedaub themselves with white clay to alarm their enemies in night attacks.
Both Greeks and savages employ the bull-roarer, both bedaub the initiated with dirt or with white paint or chalk.
Yes, but you must not bedaub the walls," said Mother Carsten.
