were, the footmarks of fowls on the
surface. But if one would see the demons themselves, he must burn to
ashes the after-birth of a first-born black kitten, the offspring of a
first-born black cat, and then put a little of the ashes into his eyes,
and he will not fail to see them," etc., etc.

_Berachoth_, fol. 6, col. 1.

In each camp there are suspended three hundred and sixty-five myriads of
stars, etc.

Agrippa, being anxious to ascertain the number of the male population of
Israel, instructed the priest to take accurate note of the Paschal
lambs. On taking account of the kidneys, it was found that there were
sixty myriad couples (which indicated) double the number of those that
came up out of Egypt, not reckoning those that were ceremonially unclean
and those that were out traveling. There was not a Paschal lamb in which
less than ten had a share, so that the number represented over six
hundred myriads of men.

_P'sachim_, fol. 64, col. 2.

"It is unlawful to enumerate Israel even with a view to a
meritorious deed" (_Yoma_, fol. 22, col. 2). From Rashi's
comment on the former text it seems that the priest merely held
up the duplicate kidneys, upon which the king's agent regularly
laid aside a pea or a pebble into a small heap, which were
afterwards counted up. See also Josephus, Book VI. chap. ix.
sec. 3.

It might not be amiss to remind the reader in passing that if
one were to reckon one hundred per minute for ten hours a day,
it would take no less than sixteen days six hours forty minutes
to count a million; and that it would take twenty men, reckoning
at the same rate, to sum up the total number stated in the text
in one day, so as to ascertain that there were 1,200,000
sacrifices at the Passover under notice, representing no less
than 12,000,000 celebrants.

At the time when Israel in their eagerness first said, "We will do," and
then, "We will hear" (Exod. xxix. 7), there came sixty myriads of
ministering angels to crown each Israelite with two crowns, one for "we
will do" and one for "we will hear." But when after this Israel sinned,
there came down a hundred and twenty myriads of destroying angels and
took the crowns away from them, as it is said (Exod. xxxiii. 6), "And
the children of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments by Mount
Horeb." Resh Lakish says, "The Holy One--blessed be He!--will, in the
future, return them to us; for