One of the most famous zombies on Haiti was Felicia Felix-Mentor. Zora
Neale Hurston reported the case of Felix-Mentor. They said that she was so
drugged that he would not even feel if a lighted cigarette was placed in her
mouth. She is in terrible shape, all her eye lashes had fallen out and she wore
rags and walks the street barefooted. Felix-Mentor hated the sunlight; she would
immediately cover if a ray of sunlight touches her skin.
The presence of Felix-Mentor attracted many visitors including those of
the Mentor family. The Mentor noticed that she resembles that of their deceased
family member Felicia. The family without knowing that it is really Felicia
took her in.
They sent her to a state hospital to receive an immediate treatment but
despite of efforts to bring her back to normal, she died a week later. Felicia
spoke in a monotone and emotionless way due to the effect of drugs. They also
claimed that Felicia laughed with no emotion at all. Whenever referring to
herself, she would never use the word “I” and she does not seem to be aware of
her surroundings.
The zombie during that time was created using the tetrodotoxin of the
puffer fish. Doctors were saying that the woman’s identity is in question. Furthermore
they said that the woman is just schizophrenic and not zombified.
The case of Felicia Felix-mentor is the same as the case of Clairvius
Narcisse. They said that practice about zombification increased during the rule
of the dictator Duvalier.
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