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Read Ebook: The Art of Preserving All Kinds of Animal and Vegetable Substances for Several Years 2nd ed. A work published by the order of the French minister of the interior on the report of the Board of arts and manufactures by Appert Nicolas
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Conclusion 123
PERU.--ITS CIVILIZATION AND CONSTITUTION.--THE LEGEND OF THE INCAS: THEIR POLICY AND HISTORY
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The Peru of the Incas 127
Cortes and Pizarro 131
The Inca hierocracy 132
The Quipos 134
Authorities for the history and religion of Peru 136
Garcilasso el Inca de la Vega 137
Peruvian civilization 139
Huayna Capac's taxation 142
Social, political and military organization of Peru 143
Education 152
Material well-being 153
The legend of the Incas: Manco Capac and Mama Ogllo 156
Were the Incas really the sole civilizers of Peru? 159
Succession of the Incas and character of their rule 160
Free-thinking Incas 161
Huayna Capac's departure from traditional maxims 166
THE FALL OF THE INCAS.--PERUVIAN MYTHOLOGY PRIESTHOOD.
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Recapitulation 171
Atahualpa and Pizarro 172
Father Valverde's discourse 174
Atahualpa's imprisonment and death 176
Inca pretenders 179
Worship of the Sun and Moon 182
Viracocha, god of fertilizing showers 184
His consort, Mama Cocha 186
Old Peruvian hymn 187
Pachacamac, god of internal fire 188
The myth of Pacari Tambo 191
Cuycha, the rainbow 194
Chasca, the planet Venus 194
Worship of fire 195
Worship of the thunder 196
Worship of esculent plants 197
Worship of animals 198
The Huacas 199
Peruvian priesthood 202
The Virgins of the Sun 204
Punishment of faithless nuns 206
Independent parallelisms, illustrated by the "couvade" 208
PERUVIAN CULTUS AND FESTIVALS.--MORALS AND THE FUTURE LIFE.--CONCLUSIONS.
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Peruvian temples 215
Sacrifices 218
Columns of the Sun 222
Hymns 223
Religious dances 224
The four great festivals 225
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