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inherited the customs of Dalla, and this mystic inheritance made him the high 

 priest as well as chief. To this goddess were sacrificed twice a year black 

 animals, which sacrifice is still carried ou. During the rites the people 

 divested themselves of clothing. Astarte was worshipped so within the walls 

 of Mecca ; and the customs of Dalla reveal great similarity to the worship 

 of the Great Mother in Crete, Asia Minor, Sinai, Egypt, and North Africa. 



Fig.l 



Fig. 2 



Leopard-Kxives. — From a sketch by Dr. Burrows 



