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Heathen humbugs No. 2 -- Heathen stated services -- Oracles -- Sibyls -- Auguries.
Something must be said about the Oracles, the Sibyls, and the Auguries; which, besides the mysteries elsewhere spoken of, were the chief assistant humbugs or side shows used for keeping up the great humbug heathen religion.