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by dying of fear? 16. Is it usual for the sorcerer to operate 
through objects belonging to the victim or intimately con¬ 
nected with him, such as his cut hair or nails, morsels of his 
food or clothing or property, so that he may be harmed by 
what is done to these objects when they are burned, &c. ? 
17. Are names considered to give a hold to the sorcerer? and 
are the real names of people ever concealed from fear of this ? 
18. Is any object hung up or placed in the path of the 
victim to “ take his soul away,” i.e., kill him ? 
19. Are symbolic arts of magic common ? Are pictures or 
figures practised upon to produce an effect on the objects they 
represent, as when an image is wounded in order to act likewise 
on the person it stands for ? 20. Are dice, lots, sticks, &c., 
thrown that they may indicate by their fall or position an 
answer to the question ? 21. Are there any other mechanical 
divining instruments, as swinging-rings, &c. ? 22. Are death- 
charms or love-charms made with symbolic objects, such as a 
dead man’s bone to produce death, knots to fasten love, &c. ? 
23. Is the idea of curing a wound by salving the weapon, &c., 
known ? 
24. Is haruspication or examination of entrails used ? 
25. Are the stars noticed as giving prophetic information ? 
26. Are there any distinct rules of astrology ? 
E. B. T. 
No. XXXI.—CRIMES. 
Even the rudest communities have something approaching 
an unwritten criminal code. The administration of justice 
readily conforms itself to system, and unconsciously crime and 
punishment fall into relation with each other. Inquiry will 
be made under this head as to what acts are regarded as 
criminal—(a) against the person, (/ 3 ) against property, 
(y) against the State, ( 5 ) against religion ; and the reasons why 
they are so regarded. The procedure in the administration 
of justice and the punishments inflicted, come under 
No. XXXIV. 
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