Tooele Transcript Bulletin | 1917-01-12 | Page 8 | Divination in Japan

divination in japan fields in which the sacred rice for or tho coronation ceremony coro mony in japan Is grown brown were selected through tortoise shell divin divination atlon an art quito quite popular in the island kingdom being used upon lipon many occasions to ascertain ascetta in tho ness or possibility of 0 various projects tho divination Is effected by first worshiping a god called gravano kaml kami thon then a tortoise shell Is taken and scraped inside until thin and the surface polished in tho the shou aro are hollow squares in each of which there Is a certain sign marked in black ink tho the whole Is then baked under groat great heat causing cracks to appear in tho the surface these cracks are thea studied in accor accordance danco with tho the formula in tho the divination book tho result resu it being a sort of codo kessap from tho the gods this Is not tho cart earliest lest form of divination known la in japan previously there was waa a kind called Fu Futoma nl in which tho the shoulder blado blade of a stag was used in place placa ot of tort shell chell