[CHAPTER XLIV.]—DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND.—MATTHIAS THE IMPOSTOR.—NEW YORK FOLLIES THIRTY YEARS AGO. [370]
[CHAPTER XLV.]—A RELIGIOUS HUMBUG ON JOHN BULL.—JOANNA SOUTHCOTT.—THE SECOND SHILOH. [380]
[CHAPTER XLVI.]—THE FIRST HUMBUG IN THE WORLD.—ADVANTAGES OF STUDYING THE IMPOSITIONS OF FORMER AGES.—HEATHEN HUMBUGS.—THE ANCIENT MYSTERIES.—THE CABIRI.—ELEUSIS.—ISIS. [386]
[CHAPTER XLVII.]—HEATHEN HUMBUGS NO. 2.—HEATHEN STATED SERVICES.—ORACLES.—SIBYLS.—AUGURIES. [392]
[CHAPTER XLVIII.]—MODERN HEATHEN HUMBUGS. [401]
[CHAPTER XLIX.]—ORDEALS. [408]
[CHAPTER L.]—APOLLONIUS OF TYANA. [415]