New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-12
EGYPT AND THE HOLY LAND.

Hf. ". {. PRinr delivered the q iri srd fn.l lee
lui. o. me couTse upon Egypt and the Holy Llai E"
yn IhOTtcsy evening, at tie Brooklyn NleuGln 10 a
IeIge tugie1 e lie commented by saying thai Egypt
was no deed country though il might be lsni Of the
.oead' We are, however much in tho dark in regard
to gypttn records, and tie language is Absolutely
dead one Of the fret steps ia decpheTDg these hsro-
glyphic INSCRIPTIONS was identifying the names of
king. and o7ters. The Rosetta Sone aud tue per.s-
veIarcs Of CbampolOn, Afforded the fret clue 20 tie
elucdstion Of thSse mysterious signs. To csrtsin
extent the Egyptian was phonstic LANGUAGE, bat 80
obscure that the progress n i.s ttabslson mas been
very Glow.
A rev specimen Ct the ancient Egyptian was intro.
duCsd 10 the audience, who 10 his youth probably
frerd and companion OF the Israelite Joseph, having
lain wrapped in bis mummy ease for al least 5000
years. Mr.. Prime referred 10 the penny wise and
more than pound foOIshness Of the American people,
which SUFFERS 30 fine collection Of Egyptian sntqu
tee as that Of DR.. Abbott TO go begging for por-
chaser. II this collection not secured to
this country, it will be too late a. in few weeks If
not bought is 10 be taken to the British Museum
1t is mistaken idea that the sycamore tree If
sacred history s identical with the /" button ball
which we call sycamore The sycamore OF the
Bible is in realty the f. tree. In speaking Of tAs
mode Of Eastern travel fhe lecturer said that in point
Of fact the traveller sold himself to the dragomsn, who
takes charge Of everything but it does no harm to
watch him. especially while procuring provisions
The Nile boats only 20 before the wind; bat, fortu-
Lately for the yOysger, the wind in Egypt always
blows from the South directly up the river. When
lDtIt u 10 WHO, lJc DOht u Lfd'htu O4 uIdNA W
the rayes Mt the rate of FROM ten TO twelve miles per
day TrsveEng up the Nile is luxurious IN the ex-
IRENE far the cuisine Is concerned. Al kinds Of
choice water fowl with fsh ard other meats, are pro
cured in the greatest abundance. The leland Of Pal
lac just above the first Cataract s one OF the most
beautiful spots in the Est If not in the whole world
II s nearly covered with rGined temples, and Wa
formerly place Of unusual sancti y. The ancient
City Of Ttebes il about two hundred miles below this
first cataract. The popular des Of lie immense walls
and hundred gates is rather mythical as it appears
never 10 have had any walls at all, snd its many
gates were probably those of it's numerous temples.
Enormous quantities OF mummisd snimas are found
in the toDbs Of Egypt-crccofes, cats, ibises, &C.
Thousands Of them being found in pits Geese, ducks
&C.. ready tked for the table are also found mum
ned. Mr.. +. exhibited ring Of fine gold, with the
Of Cheops upont This ring, doubtlsss, belonged
TO that biDg, and is very valuable; DR.. Abbott has
been offered $500 for il. TIE knitting work of a
lady who dropped ber lat stitch 5000 years ago. was
aHo shO q: the leaves Of the lotus seep flower,
taken from under the head OF q m1mlny, and msny
ether Interesting relics. The lecturer closed with
descriptiOn Of tls seDulcb res 10 the pyraun!ds.