The mysterious phenomenon, known for almost two centuries and popularly referred to as hiccups, at various times was the subject of judicial proceedings and scientific research, which, however, never were able to give him a reasonable explanation. In the 70s of the last century famous Soviet writer Fedor Abramov in the book “From the knee Avakumova “wrote:” There are in the North, or rather, in Pinega and Mezeni, such a female disease is hiccups, which, however, are now calmed down a bit, and more recently, a rare working woman did not ruffled. He finds, rolls on the poor – and stirs up, and breaks, and smothers, and screaming and roaring at all voices: dog-like, cat-like, and even the most непотребная матерщина иной раз срывается с губ…” 
Фото изopen source And indeed, until the mid-1950s years in a small village of Pinega, Arkhangelsk region among women a strange mental a disease called hiccups. Number of people suffering a mysterious affliction, it was so great that some of the scientists even suggested that this disease is hereditary. Samih the diseased were called “Pinega hiccups.” First mention of hiccup refers to 1785, when the bishop of Arkhangelsk and Kholmogorsky Benjamin in his message to the Synod described the disease as a special form of corruption and obsession with an evil spirit. Also in his In a letter, Bishop Benjamin linked the hiccups with the beliefs of the ancient Chud people who lived along the banks of the Pinega River and worshiped pagan gods. Idolatrous superstitions turned out to be so tenacious that their echoes could be found even in the 19th century in rites of local sorcerers and healers. So, in 1815 in Pinega a trial took place that parsed the “hiccup hiccup” case and sentenced a certain Mikhailo Chukray to 45 lashes for “damage” his cousin Afimya. In 1862 in Pinega and Mezen a riot occurred during which an angry mob burned several houses where sorcerers were supposed to live hiccups on local women. To pacify popular unrest there even troops were pulled, and the local clergy with each rebel held “soul-saving conversations.”
The mysterious illness of the northern peoples
However, not only in Pinega were cases of mysterious hiccups. So, this mysterious disease was mentioned at the end of XIV century baptizer of the Komi people Stephen Perm, to the end of his days fiercely fighting the pagan beliefs of the local population, inhabited impenetrable forests. Karelians and Mordovians knew about hiccups, Moksha and Vyatichi, Zyryans and Permians, who called Sheva’s disease – according to the name of the mysterious spirit that dwells in man.
As you master the vast spaces beyond the Stone Belt Russian settlers were surprised to learn that they were familiar with hiccups almost all the indigenous peoples of the Urals and Siberia and that its practice “guidance” perfectly owned by local shamans. It is known that Old Believers, hiding in the remote places of Siberia, even built special monasteries in which patients with hiccups were treated. That’s just healing techniques were quite peculiar and very cruel. Women obsessed with hiccups were starved for weeks, beaten with bats, frightened by chain bears or dogs and, expelling in severe frost, doused with ice water. Those who survived returned to home villages and were never again affected by the disease.
Historical chronicles indicate that the unexplained Hiccup outbreaks occurred in the 19th and 20th centuries in different parts of Russia. So, in 1834-1835, the disease manifested itself in large numbers among residents of the village of Sura, Arkhangelsk province, in 1877 the hiccup was noted in the village of Preobrazhensky, Tobolsk province, in 1912 – in the village of Chistyunka, Altai County. Last mention of mysterious illness associated with the village of Karagay, in the Perm Territory, and relate to 2009-2010 years …
Pagan practices
In the media describing the affectionate karagai disease, it was said that obsessed with hiccups suddenly they start to speak not in their own, sometimes childish voice, often switch to one, and sometimes to several foreign languages, bark, crow, predict the future, in detail describe a person’s past lives. Often, these symptoms appearing at one of the residents of the village, in a matter of days they cover entire settlements, disappearing without a trace in two to three weeks and reappearing after six months or a year. Modern descriptions in accurately repeat the symptoms of hiccups that manifested in sick and a hundred and two hundred years ago in different regions of Russia. According to established beliefs, hiccups are a special spirit that looks like on molds cultivated using certain magical practices on leftover food or drink. The favorite method of sorcerers is such: they pour kvass, stagnant well water, fruit drink or beer to the person who wants to plant hiccups. Curious that in strong alcoholic drinks – moonshine, vodka or wine – this essence does not take root, and therefore they are considered useless during magic ritual. Another interesting feature is that hiccups almost always overcome women, especially pregnant women. Having penetrated the victim, a mysterious entity settles in the stomach, and sometimes, according to sensations, and throughout the human body. First sign A disease is sporadically manifested hiccups. In this regard very effective is a folk remedy in which hiccups a person should be scared well. And indeed, it is believed that a mystical entity cannot stand a sudden loud noise, bright light or strong emotions because of which she is forced leave the body shell of his victim. Mysterious researchers Three types of hiccups are distinguished by the disease: “mute”, “roaring” and “talking.” With a “dumb” hiccup in a sick woman begin irrepressible yawning and lacrimation, drowsiness and tremor of limbs. Patients with roaring hiccups have cramping laryngeal muscles, due to which the voice changes beyond recognition. At “talking” species prolonged hiccups accompanied shouting out separate phrases and words, often abusive, obscene …
Powerless science
Modern medicine calls as causes causing hiccups, lack of oxygen in the cells of the brain, lack of or overabundance of iodine, calcium, zinc or vitamins in the human body group B. The very same disease, popularly called hiccups, doctors attributed to obsessive psychoses or even to sluggish schizophrenia, an effective treatment for which is considered deep hypnosis. However, according to eyewitnesses, hypnotic the impact has never yielded an effective positive effect. Moreover, during the sessions the creature, the inside of the patient happened to enter with doctors in heated debate, sometimes revealing such facts of the biography of the attending the doctor, from whom he was embarrassed, which led the insidious hiccups delighted … Ural and Siberian healers believe that You can protect yourself from hiccups using a number of simple tricks: evening and morning prayer; constant carrying with you in a secluded place a pinch of salt, fresh poppy seeds or red non-washable ribbon from chintz or linen. If hiccups penetrated into a person, then the patient should be exposed strict fasting and soldering with water over which they were spoken special prayers. After 5-7 days of similar procedures in a sick person severe vomiting begins, during which at some point from he comes out with something that looks like a kombucha. Expelled it should be burned immediately, and the resulting ashes should be buried. After The treatment obsessed with hiccups falls into a long and deep sleep. Waking up, he does not remember anything about what happened to him, and Feels completely healthy and full of strength. Believed that on a cured person over the next three years not in able to influence none – even the most powerful – witch.
83-year-old Anna Bushueva, a resident of the village of Alekseevka Kudymkar district, finds missing people or forgotten somewhere objects and things. And once, as the locals say, she even predicted August 1991 coup. The old woman herself explains that it’s even not a gift, but the leprosy of the hiccups that live in her body.
About how much the hiccups lives in the body of Anna Dmitrievna, herself the old woman does not know. He says that the old one has already forgotten everything – and when appeared, and where it came from, and even more so that it says.
At first glance, grandmother Anya is not noticeable in anything – modest and calm. In a handkerchief and in felt boots, I’m glad to pour tea to the guest and – I’m already old, I don’t already hear well, I go, and before the war passed, the truth behind the rear, – the old woman began to calmly tell.
“Why do you torment the mistress,” suddenly Anna Dmitrievna’s soft voice became hoarse and low – she is already old. What has come? Get out from here! Go away I’ll kick it out now!
From the heard goosebumps run down the back. Horror. My heart sank – “apparently not Bushueva says, not that, like a hiccup – a soothsayer woke up”.
“Wow, the hollow, he again,” the old woman spoke.
When Bushueva was 35 years old, they spoiled her. She drank homemade kvass from one unkind old woman. They say that in kvass were butterfly larvae. So Anna swallowed one – “evil people gifted her hiccups. “For the past 46 years, Nastaovich, the demon calls himself, lives in the body of his mistress and is very afraid of frogs.
– Nobody loves me, but I follow people so that they don’t steal, – says Nastaovich through the lips of an old woman, – only the children of my mistress love. All! I won’t say anything else! Get out! I am a butterfly, and you … Bitches! – The woman hid her face in shame with her hands.
Not only in women know about the steep disposition of women, or rather hiccups Alekseyevka, but also Yegve, Korchevna, Batina, Radeva. Everyone knows about the gift old women find missing things and people. Letters are written even because boundary.
Neighbor old woman Valentina says that Bushueva more than once found her husband in the village, prophesied where she would serve son.
– I remember … In May, it was a long time ago. Nastaovich says in her – in Bulldozers will soon go to Moscow, power will completely change – bad will be. Three months later – the coup of the State Emergency Committee, – wonders Valentina, – I remember the bulldozer attacking the tower.
Bushuyev herself does not know when the hiccups “broadcast” in her. But often she is very ashamed of her second inner self.
“Oh, mother, here’s a worm sitting here,” Anna points to her chest. Dmitrievna, – tormenting me – swears hard! You really don’t take offense. He’s playful man. Says peace as if mine protects.
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