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with the parts cut off? 17. Any special custom with respect 
to the blood ? 18. Is any godfather or godmother appointed P 
19. Is a name given to the person at the time or subsequently P 
20. Is'any particular dress worn on the occasion? 21. Is the 
person to be circumcised led upon a horse, ass, or mule ? 22. 
Is any thing done to heal the wound ? 23. For how long is 
the circumcised person exempt from labour ? 24. With what 
other ceremonies does it appear to be especially connected? 
25. Are any lustration practices especially associated with it ? 
26. Is it considered a religious duty, a law, or only a custom ? 
27. Does happiness in a future state depend on it ? 28. Is there 
any tradition respecting it ? 29. Can its origin he traced to 
any other tribe, race, or locality ? 30. What is the recognized 
name for it ? 31. Is it ever performed after death ? 32. Is 
there any reason to suppose it was established as an offering of 
part of the organ of generation to the deity ? 33. What is the 
reason now assigned for it? 34. Is it supposed to prevent 
disease, or to preserve cleanliness ? 35. Is it effectual for this 
purpose ? 36. Is it considered to render marriage prolific ? 
37. Is any special seat set apart for the operator or the circum¬ 
cised, or for an imaginary personage or deity? 38. Is the ope¬ 
ration ever dispensed with for fear of deterring proselytes? 
39. Is it performed by all classes alike ? 40. Is it in full force 
or dying out ? 41. Is it in any way connected with Phallic 
worship ? 
No. LXVI.— 1 TOTEMS. 
Description of; meaning and origin. 
No. LXVII.—DYEING, &,c. 
By JOHN EVANS, Esq., E.R.S. 
The use of colour for ornamental purposes is almost universal 
throughout the world, but the number of colours, their nature, 
and the purposes for which they are applied vary greatly in 
different countries. There are, broadly speaking, two distinct 
