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284 were practiced in the temple of Baal Peor. There is a Mexican temple dedicated to the generation goddess, like the Cares of the Greeks & Romans, the Isis of the Egyptians & the productive power of India. A phallus or Priapus, was found in or near Chillicothe, unclear unclear, and was presented to Mr. McCullogh who deposited it in the hall of the Am. Phil. Loc 7. ---

322. Nine murix shells, the same as described by Sir Wm Jones, in the Asiatic researches, have been found within twenty miles of Lexington, in Kentucky, in an ancient work. (Archeloga Americana 241) Their component parts remain unchanged, and they were every way in an excellent state of preservation. These shells, so rare in India, are highly esteemed & consicrated to their God Melia dava, "Whose character is the same with the Neptune of Greece & Rome. This shall amongst the HIndoos, is the musical instrument of the Tritons." The foot of the Siamese god Gaudma, or Budha, is represented by a sculpture in Ava, to be six feet