History of Circumcision, From the Earliest Times to the Present Moral And Physical Reasons for Its Performance
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As the wild Indian cf the plains runs sticks through his anatomy and capers wildly about to torture his body, so some of the creeds delight in tort- uring their devotees. The Jewish religion is the one best suited to tranquilize the mind ; it is very philo- IT) 8 History of Circumcision. sophical and rational. Were he to acknowledge Christ, he would not have to change his course of life to become a most exemplary Christian. The celebrated letter of Moses Mendelssohn to the Swiss clergyman, Lava...ter, in answer to a dedication of the latter to Mendelssohn, is probably the best exposition of the essence of the Jewish faith that can be found. Therein he sa3^s : " We be- lieve that all other nations of the earth have been com- manded by God to adhere to the laws of nature. Those who regulate their conduct according to this religion of nature and of reason are called virtuous men of other nations, and are the children of eternal salvation." Such a religion does not unsettle man's mind. These apparent digressions are made to show what additional factors exist, besides circumcision, to induce longevity in the Jewish race, and that the subject may be better understood ; for these reasons the above com- parisons have been made.
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