Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-08-24

Ish resiueat ni tlat .'!'re. Vixen sic re-
arned, all crnwdcd aroJnd Ter 60 hear her
eport OF the country She hal visited She
described the roudS, TIE Carriages. the hor-
les, the wealln Anl the splcu,lar af the eli.
les and highly cultivated state OF the couu-
try.
Her audience were fAlI Of envy at the |
condition of Englisllnc,,. and were on the |
poiat OF retiring with taat impress 4ion,when |
Inc woman happened 30 add, that tie coan-
try She had visited, only waited one thing
to make it delightful " WHAT'S that -
was the general reply: " it has not date
tree in It." said she, - never ceased to
Look Tor one all tho time was there, hut
looked in vain,' The sentiments of the
Arabs who had listened TO Ter, were, in an
instant changed by this information. 1t
was np longer envy, but pity. which ihey
ielt Tor men who were condemned to live
IN country where there were no date
trees. .Iatcom's Persia.
| E,roa The Worth yinerlcen Jos,ypcl.
onGcoto@fcG, syteins--Sir. II the fnl-
lowing pages wlliii i,r your Journal. (
oiier them for insertions. They ,rc the A.
,noent ot conversation reduced to wri-
tiny, aniof course necessarily sunerGcial
and imperfect. \ lady, whose reading
was more among the Ii.llter books Of lfef.
Azure, than the pUnderons ones of science.
having met with some illusions to the pI.i-
canian ADD .feptanian tl,eories of the Garth.
aud mentioR OF GntcnnistS and .Neoisnisis.
/ requested 0i me an explanation of these
sF'eihs. Without professions to any pro-
E~uul knowiedgc OF geology, should haze
hes',ated at the task, ii very learned
observation had been necessary ; bgt trns-
ting 'h'tm .air enquirer had too. little ac
qualiLsanre With scicRce, to expose my err
rors; Il s'ie would, aud too much gocl ma
tnre 10 it, il she conA, attempted a
bret ez?"sition Ofthe subject
A'nong the heatben divnities, there
Were TWO 81 great eiaiueacc. whose names
have beenbolfowed by geologists, as very
convenient to designate their different ilie-
crei, Neptune was the God of The sea.
the brother OF Jupiter, aud drove about the
| caPriclous element he ruled, in a large
Siicu drawn by sea horses, of a breed
| Wh,ch arenow extinct, exceDt in the DESIGNS
"' artista. lie carried in his hand fork
wi,h three prongs, called trident. As
| me N1d himself mas not been seen Cor
| some centuries. very famous nation who
.imNe driven very iuriously over the ocean
%llh0a' the aid ri horses, had long claimed
! 20 Dc ~ possession cf his trident, which has
| ncen called. g the sceptre of the Globe
1he world has generally acceded to this
"rete1sIon, Though having driven with ton
| mpch violence, and too little cauton a.
! sanst some who were travelling Inc same
| rSl'', u IS SUPPOSED, that younger natinn
| optai0ed oae oFthc pronss in short scufile.
WHICH ensued at last, in consequence of
frequent alteration
! vulcan was msye renowned for his
skill, than for his good fortune. He for
med very brilliant, bur unfortunate mat
rimonial connection. His principal en-
ployment was forsitg thunderbolts tor Ju,
lplfer, who, like other tyrants. was of;4n-
IN a passion. Our fellow t0wnsnan, DR.
Franklin, has protected us by one Of his
| discoveries, from the skill Of Vulcan, aud
the force o. Jupiter and as he also oontri
bufed to establish the liberty Of our conn
| tiy, both these exploits have been hanpily
coinmemn we'll known iine IN la
! tin. which lneed not repeat.
Vulcan'S workshops were situated near
mount Etna, and he employed number
OF slgantick journeymeu, with only one
| eye IN the centre Of their forehead. called
/ CYcioDs. a very particular account or
these people, and tile adventures OF Ulvs-
SEES among them. yon will find in the 9Th
book OF that most amusing poem, ODYSSEY.
! 1t IS impossible rot 10 remark here. how
| mich the poets can make out of the SIM.
piest materials. This story of Vulcan. his
! labnuIs and labourers, are all derived
from one OF the earliest iron founders.
whose whrkmen, to protect THAR eyes from,
the lnten"c heat of the metal. wore lea.
tber mask. which had one LARGE hole in the
centre Homer transformed these ponr
placksmiths into monsters, and made them
homortal
Now GeoI9gists are ,,evided into two
parties tive fist say that this globe was
formed by ibe agency Of FIRE. and thew are
cellei Iu'caliS.s, from the God of fire
The others MAINTAIN iba- water was fhe
gent, and are called .f:otQRtsis, frOm tbe
God Of that el9mcnt PERHAPS ,4ou NAV oh.
tan some idea of their different theories.
~ apply ng rhen alternately 10 the forma.
ton 81 ira, co'aiIeous magnificent. wed
DIM cake, which stands on the table near
u, with all lis ornaments of gilded box.
motto, -liells, sugared alRondsi &c. Sst.-
. In reasoniag on is formation. Of wilch
rally know little mare than Of thsf IT,,
earth, which g-Dans under It's wei ut
WI Apply. alternately, the Nepiurian and
Fulc1naln IN rjes, TO account for its CON
stuction The lady here inquired. whe.
der The fhcoi es did not interfere witb
tie AiOsa'ck account Of tie c,eation.--j
eyfI'ineb TO her, that ,here was notl,ipc
!ncyerent IA these Investigations fIiat IN
tie rnrinna drflarflnrnfs nrLl.n nl.I IT,