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 Sculptures with Numbers inscribed over the Animals. An- 

 tiquity of the Tombs at the Pyramids - - 131 

 Geese numbered, as well as the Eggs - - 132 

 All done by Writing. Veterinary Art. Artificial Mode of 



Hatching Eggs of Hens and Geese . . - 133 



The modern Ovens for Hatching Eggs ; and the Process - 134- 

 Sheep twice shorn and twice produced Lambs in one Year. 



The Veterinary Surgeons - - - - 138 



Wild Animals treated in the same Manner - - 140 



CHAP. XII. 



Religious Opinions of the Egyptians - - - 141 



Sacred Institutions of other Countries borrowed from Egypt. 

 A particular Deity for each Month and Day. Astrology 

 from Egypt _--.-- 142 



Supposed themselves the first who taught Man the proper 

 Mode of approaching the Deity. Study of Omens - 143 



Divination of Children. Superstitious Notions. Sacrifices 

 of Meat-OfFerings of very early Use in Egypt - - 144 



The Opinions of Proclus and Macrobius of early Sacrifices. 

 The Israelites. Victims. Passover - - - 145 



Earliest Sacrifices of Animals. The first Offering - 146 



Oxen and Geese offered in Egypt to the Gods. Oracles of 

 very old Date. Origin of different Deities in Greece 

 a new Idea - - .... 147 



Borrowed from Egypt. Some not Egyptian. No Heroes 

 among the Gods of Egypt. Statues of Mercury. Gods 

 known in Egypt, though under other Names - - 148 



Gods of Pelasgi without Names. Adopted from Egypt. 

 Worship of Bacchus introduced by Melampus. Phallic 

 Mercury - - - - - - 149 



Oracle of Dodona of Egyptian Origin. Oracles of Egypt. 

 Besa. Its Answers given, as at Heliopolis, in Writing, 

 and sealed - - - - - - 150 



Different Forms in consulting different Oracles. At Aphaca, 

 the Presents sinking or swimming gave a good or bad 

 Omen. Oracle of Ammon. ( Fic?e ^>^/ro, p. 248, 249.) - 151 



