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Show Egyptian Justice. In ancient Egypt all court business was carried on In writing, in order thnt tho decision might not be influenced in-fluenced by oratory or personal ap-poal. ap-poal. The laws lay beforo tho Judges upon a table, and tho accuser declared in writing how ho had been Injured, whereupon tho defendant stilted in writing what ho had to say. Then came a rejoinder from each party to tho case, after which tho Judges deliberated de-liberated among themselves until thoy had hit upon tho proper legal penalty for the party who had In tho meantime mean-time been adjudged guilty This point being reached tho president of tho Judges touched with an Imago of Thniel, the "Goddess of Truth," the manuscript of the guilty pleader and the case was over. |