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Excerpt from Commerce and the Holy LandBy a singular coincidence, and without the slightest reference to gold, Wady E1 Asha, in the text, is pointed out as the most desirable coin a fendre into Arabia.That Ophir was a country of Arabia, is evident, from its being classed by Moses, (gen. X., along with Havilah, among districts settled by the Sons of J oktan, which certainly belonged to that region and that it lay upon the coast, is clear, from ...

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Excerpt from Narrative of the United States' Expedition to the River Jordan and the Dead SeaThe object of the Expedition, the narrative of which is here presented, was unknown to the public, until a very short time prior to its departure from the United States, when the indications were such as to induce me to apprehend that it was not appreciated. Nevertheless, I had an abiding faith in the ultimate issue, which cheered me on, for I felt that...

Excerpt from Report of Commander W. F. Lynch, in Relation to His Mission to the Coast of Africa, 1853A letter received fi'om Sierra Leone since my return here, reports a large proportionate increase for the first quarter of the present year, but as it is not official, I withhold it. It will be seen that the reported exports very much exceed the imports, and the inference is, that all of the latter, as well as the former, are not entered at the...

Excerpt from Narrative of the United States' Expedition to the River Jordan and the Dead SeaIN the Preface to the large and illustrated edition of this work, it is stated that The object of the Expedition, the narrative of which is here presented, was unknown to the pub lic, until a very short time prior to its departure from the United \states, when the indications were such as to induce me to ap prehend that it was not appreciated. Neverthel...

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Excerpt from Narrative of the United States' Expedition to the River Jordan and the Dead Sea Tm: object of the Expedition, the narrative of which is here presented, was unknown to the public, until a very short time prior to its departure from the United States, when the indications were such as to induce me to apprehend that it was not appreciated. Nevertheless, I had an abiding faith in the ultimate issue, which cheered me on, for I felt th...

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Excerpt from Commerce and the Holy Land This pamphlet, sent forth at the instance of others, is accompanied with the single hope, that it may elicit a spirit of inquiry and discussion among intelligent men. Written only for delivery, without an idea of publication, few of the authorities consulted in the preparation of the lecture were noted down, but, as far as memory serves, those not quoted in the text, are named in the " Note to the Read...

Excerpt from Report of Commander W. F. Lynch, in Relation to His Mission to the Coast of Africa, 1853 The fruit is large, oblong, pulpy, full of seeds, and of an agreeable acid flavor, and its juice, when sweetened, is drunk as a specific in putrid and pestilential fevers. The mandingoes convey it to the southern and eastern districts of Africa, and through the Arabs it reaches Morocco and Egypt. The ashes of the fruit, mixed with palm oil, s...

Excerpt from Narrative of the United States' Expedition to the River Jordan and the Dead SeaIN the Preface to the large and illustrated edition of this work, it is stated that The object of the Expedition, the narrative of which is here presented, was unknown to the pub lic, until a very short time prior to its departure from the United \states, when the indications were such as to induce me to ap prehend that it was not appreciated. Neverthel...

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