CHAPTER III.

EUROPE DURING THE DARK AGES, _Continued_ 21-33

Gross Superstitions.--A Crucifix that Shed Tears of Blood.--The Virgin's House Carried Through the Air by Angels.--Satan in the Form of a Beautiful Woman.--Scenes in Hell.--The Burning of Witches.--A King who Cannot Write his Name.--Feudal Lords as Highway Robbers.--The Serfdom of the Peasants.--Return to Cordova.