44 George Redways Publications. 



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The Blood Covenant, a 

 Primitive Rite, 



And its Bearings on Scripture. 



BY H. CLAY TRUMBULL, D.D. 



CONTENTS \-The Primitive Rite Itself. <i) Sources of Bible Study (2) An Ancient 

 Semitic Rite (3) The Primitive Rite in Africa (4) Traces of the Rite in Europe 

 (5) World-wide Sweep of the Rite, (6) Light from the Classics (7) The Bond of the 

 Covenant, (8) The Rite and its Token in Egypt (9) Other Gleams of the Rite. 

 Suggestions and Perversions of the Rite. (i) Sacredness of Blood and of the Heart 



(2) vivifying Power of Blood (3) A. new Nature through new Blood (4) Life from 

 any Blood, and by a Touch (5) Inspiration through Blood (6) Inter-communion through 

 Blood (7) Symbolic Substitutes for Blood (8) Blood Covenant Involvings. Indications 

 of the Rite in the Bible. (i) Limitations of Inquiry (2) Primitive Teachings of Blood 



(3) The Blood Covenant in Circumcision (4) The Blood Covenant Tested (5) The Blood 

 Covenant and its Tokens in the Passover (6) The Blood Covenant at Sinai (7) The 

 Blood Covenant in the Mosaic Ritual <8) The Primitive Rite Illustrated (9) The Blood 

 Covenant in the Gospels (10) The Blood Covenant applied. Importance of this Rite 

 strangely undervalued Life in the Blood, in the Heart, in the Liver Transmigration 

 of Souls The Blood-rite in Burmah Blood-stained Tree of the Covenant Blood- 

 drinking Covenant Cutting Blood-bathing Blood-ransoming The Covenant-reminder 

 Hints of Blood Union Topical Index Scriptural Index. 



" An admirable study of a primitive belief and custom one of the utmost 

 importance in considering the growth of civilisation. ... In the details of 

 the work will be found much to attract the attention of the curious. Its 

 fundamental and essential value, however, is for the student of religions ; and 

 all such will be grateful to Dr Trumbull for THIS SOLID, INSTRUCTIVE, AND 



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The Art of Judging the 

 Character of Individuals 



FROM 

 their Handwriting and Style. 



WITH 35 PLATES, CONTAINING 120 SPECIMENS OF THE 

 HANDWRITING OF VARIOUS CHARACTERS. 



EDITED BY EDWARD LUMLEY. 



CONTENTS, AND LIST OF PLATES. <i) Art of Judging the Character by the Handwrit- 

 ing, now first translated from the French: a. Introduction ; b. Character of Men from the 

 Handwriting ; c. Art of Judging Men by their Style (Plates i to 22) -(2) Account of alleged 

 Art of Reading the Character of Individuals in their Handwriting, by Dr W. Seller (Plates 

 23, 24, 25) (3) On Characteristic Signatures, by Stephen Collet, A.M. (Thomas Byerley} 

 ^Plates 26 to 32) (4) Autographs, by Isaac D'Israeli (5) Hints as to Autographs, by Sir 

 John Sinclair -(6) Characters in Writing, by Vigneul Marville (Dom Noel Dargonne) (7) 

 The Autograph a Test of Character, by Edgar A. Poe (Plates 33, 34) <8) Of Design, 

 Colouring, and Writing, by the Rev. J. Casper Lavater (Plate 35). 



