New Materials for the History of Man, Derived from a Comparison of the Customs and Superstitions of Nations: Read Before the Nova Scotian Institute of Natural Science (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from New Materials for the History of Man, Derived From a Comparison of the Customs and Superstitions of Nations: Read Before the Nova Scotian Institute of Natural Science

To attempt to trace them to their origin has been regarded by all, who have treated of them, as being a hopeless task; and they have been viewed as curious antiquarian subject-s, instead of being regarded as the most singular historical memorials in the world.

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