Chapter XLII: The Count De St. Germain, Sage, Prophet, and

MAGICIAN. 354

CHAPTER XLIII.--RIZA BEY, THE PERSIAN ENVOY TO LOUIS XIV. 361

IX. RELIGIOUS HUMBUGS.

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

HUMBUGS OF THE WORLD.

I. PERSONAL REMINISCENCES.