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Show Forma of Oath. A Cblnaman baa been thus sworn In: On entering the loi the Hiic Immediately knelt dowu. ami a ililiiu i-sucer having been placed In his hand he broke It. Tbe olllcer nf the court through an Interpreter ihen addressed I him Ihua: "You shall tell the truth! and the whole truth, and If you du pot tell the truth your soul will lit narked like the saucer" A '.Mnhatii luedon witness first placed his right hand on tbe Koran, ruf 'he other linuil to bis forehead and brought the top of hie forehead down lo the hook kJiJ,. touched It with his. head. Ho tlicu, looked for aome tui e upon It. nnd I li g asked what effect that' reii.uiuny saa tn produce answnred.lhnt hp was bound by It 10 speuk Hie truth Thi; j dciHialllnn of a (ientoo has been re-1 c lied who touchoel with his hsnd ihe l foot of. a Llrnhmln. HuddhlHis have teen awnrn by "the three holy clt 1 tire lluddli 1. Dhnmtnn and I'm Snngha and the devotees of the K flrmamenta." and a I'arMte on the Zend Aveata. or by binding a "holy rord" round bia body. Iw Times |