The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-06-03
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and all other vegetables which man
kind need for their nutriment, and
have used during SO many thousand
years but here are also met with all
kinds of the wild animals, which they
have tanned for their own benefit, car
ried with them and propagated the
same in all regions of the earth !; viz,
the OK, the horse, the ass, the sheep,
the goat, the camel, the hog, the dog
the cat, and even the benefcent rein
deer, their only friend and attendant
in the icy wastes of the frigid polar
lands. We are indebted to Asia for
all our domesticated animals. Direct
ly ON Tibet, but yet over on the south
ern slope of these heights borders the
charming Cashmir, where the lofty
situations Htfansfoffns the southern heat
into an everlasting spring, and where
nature affords all her powers, to pro-
duce plants, animals and human be-
ings in their highest perfection. There
is no other region on the whole earth,
that unites in itself all these advanta-
ges in such q measure, and where the
h,enaaa plant could have fourished so
splendidly without care as in happy
Cashmere.
And surely, if any section of mod
ern Asia possess just claim to be
regarded as the Paradise, described by
Moses, it is Cashmere. This land pc
culiarly situated between Thibet, Per-
sia and Hindoostan, or rather this
beautiful valley, enclosed by inacces-
sible mountains, having length of
about 30 German miles and breadth.
of 20 miles, unites in itself all that the
most luxurious fancy can imagine as
the highest ideal of all sensual enjoy
ments. 1t abounds in fruitful hills and
innumerable fountains and rivule is
which, among several, form also the
river Behut; this, like the Pisang of
Moses, flows slowly around the whole
kingdom, and afterwards forms one of
the principal branches of the Indus.
AL this populous land, resembling a
series of gardens closely connected
with one another, has nothing to in
terrupt its uniformity except boroughs
and villages. Bernier found here all
the European and the Asiatic fruits in
the greater perfeokion. The pisoaq,
doubtless the fig tree of Moses, grows
nowhere else so great and SO beauti-
ful. The crown of all plants in, this
land is the rose, which is celebrated in
all Asia ON account of the brilliancy
of its colors and the sweetness of its
fragrance and luxury receives not
small tribute from its excellent rose
osl. The beginning of the rose-bloom-
ing season is there celebrated as the
most joyful national festival of this
land. All kinds of domestic and wild
animals are found here in superabun:
dance, with this exception-here are
no serpents, no tigers, no lions, and
no hears-(although they are SO nu-
merous in other sections of India) as
if nature had, designedly removed
from this Paradise every thing that
might interrupt pleasure and embitter
human life. Had the serpent been
needed in this Paradise, she would
have found means to produce it here.
The fountain, or source of the above
mentioned river Behut, is named Fir
nag, (Which interpreted denotes SER
pen9; as proof that this creature is
known here at least by name. Even
its inhabitants are distinguished above
aA other asiss;cs. Iley nave nothing
of the Tartar and Mongolian structure
which is peculiar to the Thibetans and
Chinese, but they possess the finest
Eggropean Eggr forms and with it excel all
other Asiatics in intellect and knowl-
edge. No wonder then that they, in
20 charming a climate, are the most
sensitive to all kinds of pleasure, and
would even now by luxury and SEN
quality trife away and lose this Para
disc, if their great ancestor (Adana),
had not anticipated them in this mat
ter. This country had formerly its
own kings, but was subsequently con-
quered by the Mongolians, who eeeu-
pied q part Of Hindoostan but these
conquerors, on account of the charms
Of this yegiop, governed it with mild
ness. Since the fall of the Mongolian
dynasty, if has smarteed under the gee-
ged sceptef Of the rude Afghan
Wrested from the inhahie> who
blessings. coRfSr'e -.ants all those
tNEe. I'D on them by ma
1Ge~ f4
Jses himself locates the mild re-
G7on, in which his first human couple
subsisted on the native productions
of the soil, and became acquainted
with their future companions of the
animal kingdom, in the eastern region
of Asia rs known in his day; that is
on the Indus, which receives from
Cashmere and Thibet the most consid
erable portion of it's waters. Hii
names of rivers are not indeed adapt
ed to this region, but these have prob
ably signifcation not well under
stood; since, according to the river
described by him, his Eden must hav'
embraced all the southwestern part 0
Asia even as far as Tartary. Also tn
circumstance teaches that, according
to the common translation, the fou
Paradise rivers take their origin from
one fountain-we must not receiv
his statement in literal sense. L
all probability, this whole account
. solved Hieroglyphic, which, in sub
ordinate matters, allows more tina
one Specification. Perhaps the inter
prefer confounded the mouth of tn
river, besit the Indus, or the Gange
with its fountain or source. How
ever the report may be regarded, it
evident that there is, in all the worlt
no such fountain, orig mating fol
rivers. Michaelis translates Rivers