Thousands of young boys volunteered to fight during the Civil War, some with their parents' permission and some without. Some enlisted as musicians, some as soldiers. Some were messengers or aids in camp. Some carried the colors. Some were captured and sent to Andersonville or Point Lookout. Many died of disease or were wounded in battle, perhaps losing an arm or leg, with no mother there to comfort them. The parents of these young soldiers could do nothing but worry and wait for some word from or about their sons. Sometimes the news came as a relief; sometimes the news was not good. The boys...

Places and things as well as persons are naturally liable to diabolical infestation. Exorcism in regard to them is nothing more that a prayer to God to restrain this diabolical power supernaturally. Exorcism is the act of driving out, or warding off, evil spirits, from persons, places, or things, believed to be possessed or infested by them, or are liable to become victims or instruments of their malice. The book contains both the Official Roman Catholic Rite of Exorcism that is performed by priests, and the Simple Rite of Exorcism that can be performed by anyone, and also the difficult to...