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XVI. Warriors often buried with their Armour on..
XVII. Burying Persons within the Walls of Cities, a
Token of Respect......
Page.
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59
XVIII. Sepulchral Memorials used in the East. Curi-
ous Account of the written Mountains......
XIX. Coffins anciently used for Persons of Distinction. 69
XX. Of Embalming among the Asiatics.....
XXI. Burning Perfumes at the Graves of the Dead,
designed to do them honour...
73
81
XXII. A very curious Method of honouring deceased
Princes in Persia....
89
XXIII. Particular Kinds of Food used by Mourners. 91
XXIV. Of their Tombs in the East, and their Orna-
ments.....
....
93
XXV. Songs and Music used daily at Graves, in Com-
memoration of the Dead.....
101
108
XXVI. Of the places chosen by the Ancient and Mo-
dern Arabs for the Interment of their Dead. 104
XXVII. Boughs, Flowers, &c. used in ornamenting
Sepulchres in the East.....
XXVIII, White-washing Sepulchres in use in the East 113
XXIX. Provisions placed near to or on the Graves
of departed Relatives.
115
CHAP. VIII.
CONCERNING THE LITERATURE, BOOKS, &C. OF THE
EASTERN NATIONS.
OBS. I. Curious Methods of learning to write, used in
the East..
127
II. Of the Form and Materials of their Books....... 129
III. Method of Preserving their Writings..
IV. Of Inscriptions, Seals, &c. of Letters.
V. Curious Titles of their Books....
135
141
146
VI. The same Subject continued.....
VII. Eastern MSS. highly ornamented...........
VIII. Strong Figures and Metaphors used by the
Eastern Writers......
150
153
154
.
IX. The same Subject continued..
X. The same Subject continued.....
157
158
XI. A curious Description of the Spring, from an
Eastern Writer, with Remarks
1.59
XII. Solomon's Portrait of Old Age.....
164
XIII. Solomon's Portrait of old Age continued...... 169
XIV. Further Remarks on Solomon's Portrait of old
Age....
201
215
XV. Of their Discourses, Tales, &c. in their Public
Assemblies among the Asiatics...
CHAP. IX.
OBSERVATIONS RELATING TO THE NATURAL, CIVIL, AND
MILITARY STATE OF JUDEA.
OBS. I. Of Water-Spouts on the Syrian and Jewish
V. Of the Roses and Balsam of Jericho..
VI. A Proof that by Horn of the Son of Oil, used by
VIII. Of the Fish found in the Mediterranean, the Sea
of Galilee, and the Nile.....
IX. Of the Mulberry Trees mentioned in Scripture... 253
X. Of the Olive Tree in the Promised Land..... 255
XI. Of the Dryness of the Ground previous to the Au-
tumnal Rains.....
a 2
.........
259
XII. Curious Account of certain Kinds of Seeds, men-
tioned by Isaiah, chap. xxviii. 25, 26...... 260
XIII. Different Kinds of Seeds, eaten with their Bread. 265
XIV. Eastern Gardens not remarkably well stored
269
271
XV. Ancient Method of gathering the Olives......
XVI. Oil Jars frequently buried in the Ground, the
better to preserve their Contents. . . . . . . . . .
XVII. Of the Time when the Vine and Olive blossom. 275
XVIII. Wine Presses sometimes in the Vineyards, but
mostly in the Towns.-Curious Customs of
the Ancient and Modern Greeks.
274
282
XIX. Curious Explanation of Gen. xlix. 22, 23..... 290
XX. Of the Time in which the Vine-leaf falls off..... 294
XXI. Different Kinds of Wines in the Holy Land.. 296
XXII. Superior Excellence of the Wine of Lebanon. 299
XXIII. Curious Exposition of Hosea xiv. 5-7..... 304
XXIV. Fires often made in the Fields, to burn up the
dry Herbage, previous to the autumnal Rains. 309
XXV. Different Kinds of destructive Insects in Judea. 316
XXVI. Curious Account of Locusts....
318
XXVII. Small Flies very troublesome, and often de-
structive in Judea......
323
326
329
XXVIII. Different Kinds of Goats in Judea.
XXIX. Different Kinds of Sheep at Aleppo......
XXX. Of some peculiar Quadrupeds mentioned in
XXXII. Great Usefulness of Storks in the Holy Land. 338
XXXIII. Of the Migration of different Kinds of Birds,
and the Use to be made of it in Agriculture.. 339
XXXIV. Of the vast Numbers of tame Turtle-doves
found in Egypt, &c....
XXXV. Olive Groves, Places of general Resort for
Birds.....
351
355
XXXVI. The Mediterranean well stored with Fish of
different Kinds.....
356
XXXVII. The Luxury of the Harams, very oppres-
sive to the People of the East...... ... 360
XXXVIII. Public Justice badly administered in the
East........
... 366
XXXIX. Peasants, in Persia, permitted to approach
the Throne, with Complaints of Oppression
against their Rulers....
367
ra and Balbec....
383
XLIII. Of the Power and Influence of ancient Palmy-
...
390
XLIV. Certain Particulars relative to Palmyra..... 385
XLV. Some curious Remarks on the Euphrates.... 387
XLVI. Of the Woods and Thickets in Judea..
XLVII. Of the wild Beasts in the Holy Land....... 394
XLVIII. Hurtful Animals common in the Holy Land. 395
XLIX. Method of charming noxious Animals....... 397
L. Hollow Rocks and Caves, Places of Defence..... 399
LI. Tents usually pitched near Fountains..
LII. The great necessity of Fountains and Reservoirs
of Water in the East.....
401
403
LIII. Fountains, the lurking Places of Robbers and
Assassins..
409
LIV. Of the Water Engines wrought by the Feet.... 410
LV. Cutting down valuable Plantations, one of the Me-
thods used to distress an Enemy..
LVI. Strong Watch-Towers, built in the Vicinity of
483
417
Cities, to keep their Inhabitants in check.... 414
LVII. Curious Particulars relative to Askelon...
LVIII. Of the Importance of Settlements near the Red
Sea.....
......
419
LIX. Towers used for People to fly to, in Times of In-
surrection or Danger..........
LX. Farther Information concerning the Use of these
Towers....
425
428
LXI. Mountains also resorted to, as Places of Refuge. 429
LXII. Nature of the Encampments used in the East.. 430
LXIII. Curious Remarks on Habbakkuk i. 8, ...... 431
LXIV. Of the ancient Division of Companies into ten'
Men each..
LXV. A remarkable Illustration of Gideon's Defeat of
435
438
the Midianites.....
LXVI. Curious Illustration of 2 Kings vii. 12....... 443
LXVII. Curious Illustration of Joel iii. 3. . . . . . . . .. 446
LXVIII. Stopping up the Wells, an Act of Hostility in
447
LXIX. Curious Illustration of 1 Sam .v. 1-10..... 450
LXX. Manner of introducing a Captive Prince into the
Towns of a victorious Kingdom.....
LXXI. Dust very injurious in the East-Of the bitter
Waters, &c.......
453
467
LXXII. Of the Time of the Year, in which they usually
began their Campaigns in the East...... ... 476
LXXIII. Farther Particulars on the same Subject.. 482
LXXIV. Hail and Rain dreadful in the East... 484
LXXV. Curious Illustration of 2 Kings vii. 15...... 485
LXXVI. A Sword hanging at the Neck, a Token of
Humiliation and Subjection.......
.......
487
LXXVII. Curious Illustration of 1 Kings xx. 34.... 489
LXXVIII. Barbarous Customs used by Victors in refe-
rence to the dead Bodies of their Enemies.. 492
LXXIX. Particular Places used for Prayer previous
to Battle....
493
LXXX. People in the East often carry their whole Fa-
milies with them, when they go to War..... 495
LXXXI. The granting of a Banner, a sign of Protec-
tion....
496