Gods and devils of mankind : the whole dark picture strikingly contrasted with the beauty and purity of revealed religion / by Frank S. Dobbins ; assisted by Hon. S. Wells Williams (1897)
Dobbins, Frank S. (Frank Stockton), 1855-1916 · [S.l.] · leaf 444
ther agreed. Thechild was then placed in frontof the altar, and on the groundnear his feet were placed fiveeggs, into which the priests ad-jured the devils to go. As soon as they were sup-posed to have entered the eggs, the chief of the priestscovered them over with an earthenware vase, and atthe… … TALL WHITE DEVIL. 444 TAOIST SUPERSTITIOUS. and made an incision with a lancet on the fleshy part.The blood which flowed from the wound was allowed to mingle with a small quantity ofwater in a cup. The seal ofthe temple, the impression ofwhich was the name of theidol, was then dipped into theblood…
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