New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-10-26
MODERN JERUSALEM.

To N. Editor Of The " Y Tribune
SIR: much surprised on reading parag raph
which appeared in your weekly impression of the 81
April, under the heading MODERN JERUSALEM" If
the statements made by the French gentleman are
correct, what wonderful alterations and improvements
have been effected in the valley referred TO since was
there, about four years ago. No Goldsmith had then
taken up his abode there. Neither patent reaping
machine nor American moving machine was to
lie seen; nor was there " a brick built cottage; ."
there was OF even " tile either "red or green
not to speak Of the "small square OF porcelain" the
"brght brass knob" the bell >" and the still greater
anomaly in q country ofwhich AraIic il the language
the superscrpton in English ring the bell What
wondrous transformations then the last Olympiad must
have wrought
That extraordinary pers0nage Mr.. Goldsmith, seems
to be sort of 'i-- "a. iiS --oing that
lie has red draining-ppes' from the Strand, IN ms
entry; "sn american moving in his gar
den; "a Birmingham csrpet" IN bis r" little parior
red-bordered yellow paper, purchased in Pari' RHe
de, M0incaux" on his - drawiDg-room; a"PTtss'4H
chimney:" d" curtains of STtss muslin one nursery
maid from France, and another from Florence and a
d" slave with "red whiskers," who " blacks bis
masters shoes, scrubs the floor every day and var
nshes Il on Sundays" doubtless from some equally
far-off and popular place! What collection, to be
snre We should not wonder, though, this Mr.. Colds
smith is liDeal descendant ot the great naturalist
and that the mantle Of the latter has to extent
at least, fallen upon the former Moreover, " cold
cream, " Windsor soap, "cOrk-scrcw curis, " pru-
Bella boots " blue capes" green parasos,' and
"crotchet work why not eriRot'ae and hoops, to
complete the list Of u1uries appear 10 be quite
fashionable in Solomon's 9uOndom gardens What a
pity that the dead king caunot " lit up his eyes from
The crave, and behold these, 10 him. " new things
,far III in Npyertuglesa
were he favored with the sight, we doubt not he
would be than confirmed in the truth OF the
sentiment which he uttered IN age much more plain
and primitive" Vanity Of yanities: all l. vanity"
We now notice the GROWING piece Of absurdity OF
this ludcrous literary curiosity The last sentence
reads thus: Last year he " Nr. Goldsmith had
seven crops of potatoes, thanks to his wonderful
drainagef This reminds me Of another statement
which made by resident il the same lovely val
ley in which Mr. Goldsmith is said to ruscate so lux
uriously TO a traveller who has recently published
small book. Mr.. Meshullam told me, al instance
Of the fertility of the land and climate, that he put
4" peach-stone into the ground in Autumn and Ob-
tanned fruit from It the same year! VIDE, Illus
tratoDs Of Scripture by Professor iaokett, page ~.
We need not say that neither potatoes nor peaches
grow so fast even in the warm climate and fertile soil
Of Palestine, under " the Yorkshire or any other
"system If drainage" We should think that greater
SIMPLY Of vafer would be more advantageous than
drainage, and Solomon acted more wisely when he
" made pools Of water TO water Herewith the wood
"days Of Ii, flesh Solomon inquired, " what can the
" man do that cometh after the king (" We have at
length been tod what two men do that have
" cone after the king though at very respectable
distance. One Of them grow seven crops Of po-
tatoes in twelvemonth; and the other by putting
" peach stone into the ground in Autupa' raise
a crop of peaches - in the year :" Were the
wise king apprised these things, the idea conveyed
by Temporal asutaztar, would certainly be yvidly
brought before his mental vision and presume he
might eel inclined to change the he gave to his
question: seeing such very different things from
" that which lad been already done now said 10
be performed!
Verify, there 20 be sort az romance con-
peced with the East and il is exceedingly difficult to
get writers in general to speak the truth regarding Il
French credulty particularly to sgnaze itself
e., the discovery OF the ruins of Sodo and Goaog-
rah by De Sanlcy, few years ago
hope you VII excuse me in thus occupying so
much Of your valuable space, for thought L pity
that such rrjjist should obtain currency in the most
influential journal in the New World without notice.
Ian, ST., youIs respectfully J. w. LOVE.
Lecture the Holy Lscd
EsryGsai, AberGena.irs, Scotland, June !, ls5e.