These were taken off during the festival of the Saturnalia, to shew that his reign had been that of happiness and liberty. […] The head of one of these monsters, cut off by Perseus, was fixed in the formidable shield of Minerva, called the Egis. […] The loss of Caste degrades a Hindû to a most miserable condition; cuts him off from all society, and causes him to be regarded as an impure and detestable animal. […] The right arm of the victim was then cut off, thrown up into the air, and suffered to remain on the spot where it fell. […] Then one of the Druids, cloathed in white garments, ascended the tree, and with a golden hook, cut off the misletoe; which was received into a white sagum, or cloak.