[2] Essays on Theism, 1875.
[3] John i., 9.
[4] Hebrews xi., 3.
[5] I avail myself of the condensed translation in Bancroft's "Native Races," vol. iii. The original French translation of Brasseur du Bourbourg is more full.
[6] The Feathered Serpent is perhaps the representative of the Dragon and Serpent in the Semitic version; but has not the same evil import, and his color gave sacredness to blue and green stones, as the turquois and emerald, both in North and South America, and perhaps also in Asia and Africa.
[7] I do not think it necessary to attach any value to the doubts of certain schools of criticism as to the Mosaic authorship of the Pentateuch. Whatever quibbles may be raised on isolated texts, no rational student can doubt that we have in these books a collection of authentic documents of the Exodus. They are absolutely inexplicable on any other supposition.
[8] "Cosmos," Otté's translation.
[9] Hamilton, "Royal Preacher."
[10] Harvey, "Nereis Boreali Americana."
[11] Osburn, "Monumental History of Egypt."