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sets out, with his divine present, in search of a large 

 tree, about half a mile, or less, from the village, un- 

 der the shade of which he places it, and encloses it 

 by a fence of stones, and a hedge of seege : a. fowl 

 and a goat are sacrificed to the god, whom the 

 Maungy, or some other acceptable person (and it is 

 the object of the Satan* to find out who is most 

 virtuous and most worthy to address the god) wor- 

 ships and retires. 



At any other time when this god is worshipped, 

 a fowl and goat are sacrificed ; and the Maungy y or 

 person who prays, is attended by two drummers and 

 an old man, who has no wife, and, from age, has no 

 connexion with women, to partake of the offerings 

 with the preacher; of which others, who have for- 

 sworn all connexion with women and drinking in- 

 toxicating liquors, may share. Whoever violates this 

 vow by drinking or cohabiting with women, it is be- 

 lieved will become foolish; yet he may recover his 

 reason by asking pardon of the god, and by offering 

 a fowl and goat, with prayer in sacrifice at the 

 shrine; but he can never be a Hook Mo.ko, or an 

 elect eater, again. 



Idl e men and women must not approach or profane 

 the place were Ruxev is deposited, by spitting to- 

 wards him, or by doingany uncleanly act near it : should 

 any person, through forgetfulness, or ignorance, be 

 guilty of any such acts, by spitting, he will get a 

 sore mouth; and other more offensive trangres- 

 sions are productive of a strangury, or flux, re- 

 spective, y j and these diseases are often considered 



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