" duties of the ruler described, 109.
  " crimes and penalties described, 110.
  " the law of castes described, 110.
  " penance and expiation described, 110.
  " respect for cows enjoined, 111.
  " transmigration and final beatitude, 112. 
Maritime character of the Scandinavians, 361. 
Mars, originally an agricultural god, 330. 
Materialism in Christian doctrines, derived from Egypt, 256. 
Mater Matuta, Latin goddess of the dawn (note), 325, 327. 
Melchisedek, king of justice and king of peace, 407. 
Minerva, her name derived from an Etruscan word, 325.
  goddess of mental activity, 325.
  one of the three deities of the capitol, 325. 
Missionary work of Christianity, why checked, 506. 
Moabite inscription in the Hebrew dialect, 400. 
Mohammed, recent works concerning, 448.
  " lives of, by Muir, Sprenger, Weil, and others, 449.
  " essays on his life by Babador, 450.
  " prophecies of, in the Old Testament, 451.
  " lived a private life for forty years, 454.
  " his early religious tendencies, 454.
  " his inspirations, 454.
  " his biography in the Koran, 455.
  " his mother’s death, 456.
  " his first converts, 457.
  " protected by his tribe, 458.
  " his temporary relapse, 460.
  " and his followers persecuted, 461.
  " his first teaching a modified Judaism, 463.
  " his departure to Medina with his followers, 464.
  " change in his character after the Hegira, 465.
  " in his last ten years a political leader, 467.
  " Goethe’s view of his character, 468.
  " his cruel treatment of the Jews, 469.
  " his numerous wives, 470.
  " his death and character, 471. 
Mohammedanism, its special interest, 448.
  " its essential doctrine the absolute unity of God, 472.
  " its teaching concerning the Bible and Koran, 472.
  " does not recognize human brotherhood, 473.
  " among the Turks, its character, 473.
  " promotes religious feeling, 474.
  " inspires courage and resignation, 474.
  " in Palestine, described by Miss Rogers, 475.
  " in Central Arabia, described by Mr. Palgrave, 478.
  " in Central Asia, described by M. Vambery, 477.
  " in Persia, described by Count Gobmeau, 477.
  " in Egypt, described by Mr. Lane, 477.
  " in Turkey, described by Mr. MacFarlane, 478, 484.
  " in Northern Africa, described by Barth and Blerzey, 477,
                 485.
  " its character given by M. Renan, 485.
  " its monotheism lower than that of Judaism and Christianity, 481.
  " does not convert the Aryan races, 500.
  " pure from Polytheism, 502.