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147 p. 47 149 any old sore or blemish of any kind was found on it, it would not do. The priest then prayed and put the bird on the fire for a burnt offering. If he then found that the man would live long, he told him his life was good, and ordered him as before to plunge in the stream seven times.

 But if the priest still perceived indications of an early death he ordered the man to fast a day and night that is, not to eat at morning nor evening till the next morning, and devote the night to watching. After this, early in the morning before sunrise the priest put his diamond in a suitable place, where the rays of the rising sun would strike it. He then caused the man to stand before this facing the east. Now if the shadow of a man standing erect, appeared in the stone, the man's life was pronounced good, and fresh deers blood, or

the blood of a fowl, was sprinkled on the stone where the shadow appeared. This was done by dipping a little grass in the blood, and putting it on the stone. Then the man was ordered to dip seven times as before. But if, instead of a shadow standing erect, one in a reclining or prostrate posture, appeared in the stone, the mans life was precarious, and he was dismissed to await his fate.

 Note.  In sacrifices, when the end of a deers tongue was offered, it was split in two. The right hand side was called the friend and the left, the enemy, and put on the fire, so as nearly to touch each other. That part which burnt first, so as to hit? and move the other, was considered conquorer. The fire for sacrifice was said to have been handed down from a greater fire from above (not the sun) to take care of mankind; and when they made known their wants by sacrifice, the news went to the great fire above by means of the smoke.
The priest always washed his hands before offering sacrifice.