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rite God, to do feme particular Adi, if they efca^ 
ped from it, as to build a Temple, or perhaps a 
Thing of lefs Confequence ; and in Commemora¬ 
tion of their Deliverance they hung up the Votiva 
Tabula , with a proper Infcription. They fometimes 
alfo dedicated a Tablet to the Gods in Thankfgiving 
of fome fortunate Event, though they had made 
no-Vow to do it. 
We next proceed to Lacrymatories, Lamps, and 
Urns; but, as I have already given my Reader a 
general Idea of them, I fhall forbear to fay any 
more on the Subject. 
There are fome large earthen Jars ( Gutti ) which 
the Antients ufed for Philtration of Liquids, parti¬ 
cularly the Water they drank at their Meals. 
American Idols, 
Thefe are the chief Contents of the remaining 
Repofitories. The Idols are made of Earth, and 
either burnt or hardened in the Sun ; fome of them 
were worfhiped in Peru, others in Mexico , when 
the Europeans difeovered that Part of the World: 
They were placed in the High-ways, to be ready 
for the Adoration of Pafiengers. 
The Indians worfhiped two fupreme Gods; one 
of which they efteemed the mofb powerful, and 
looked upon as the Author of all Good; the other 
of all Evil : The firft they worfhiped through 
Love, and thanked him for the Effects of his Good- 
nefs; the other through Fear, imploring him not 
to do them or theirs any Injury. 
One of thefe earthen Idols, that I have mentioned 
above to have been worfhiped in America , bears a 
vet y great Refemblance to fome of tnofe preferved 
among the Antiquities of Egypt already deferihed; 
which 
