Superstition and Force Essays on the Wager of Law, the Wager of Battle, the Ordeal, Torture
CHAPTER I.
TORTURE IN EGYPT AND ASIA.
The ordeal and torture are substitutes for each other 429 Torture in Egypt—in Assyria—not used by Hebrews 430 Not used by Oriental Aryans 431 Not used in China—used in Japan 431