, 1876-02-05
Tow The People Live In Bible-Lands
.--The Undcscryed Good Char
acter Of the Camel.
Tea and Coffee Cultivation In British
tndia..-The vailisner1a spi-
rails.
Exploration of Sumntrn.--A Tor
nndo III Swcdcn---Dr:lt1ling
the Xuytlcr Zee.
LITERATURE,

LITERATURE.
sAan|Er mAa7,HEays TRAVELS IN THE
En7xns l1tr, PRESENT AND Hnr. py 1IAnntEr
o12,a 1u M 49, cbc,S ns. ,e Jaa,en
sicelurg Co. pree, y.
AZ tho aga OF 70. Miss Nfartneau proparaa q
nov edition OF book OF travel which she first
rut forth ut tho ago OF 40. It iB slrone tests-
nonlsl To the mort OF hor work that n demand
for it Should exist nftot IL las boon hofosc tho
public twonty-seTcn yoaEs. Iooks OF tho claka
10 wlit, II belongs aro npt to bo erhemorAl,
passing cut Of night md Of memory after brief
period Of light service. They aro ilttlc more
than chronicles OF po,sonal experience, and re-
cord hasty aud aunertica1 mnrcssious, 1T only
for the, amusement OF empty loura But this
Is ondoucd with permanent qualities for IL In
,he product Of thought, tho offspring Ut vigor-
GUS, cultivated, an1 contotnplativc mind.
Miss Alartinenu began hor travels In the East
In the year 1886. She wns thcn IN tho maturity
OF her powers, student Of ,are oarneatnotB
md requirements. and already tho nuthor Of VA
sioua works married. by unuaual breadth and
grasp Of thought. The annaln Of Osionsal Iauds
had occupied much OF her attention, and by ro-
hect1on ard research, aho wns really TO derive
tho largeHt boneft from visit to altaH Of natu-
"A! and historical interest. Tho serious and GU.
lisIltoned confederation n!e Garo 10 ayery object
Of Importance TINT cnmo within her nottco ia
manifest III hor iae1atiou. which IL laden with
the fruits Of lsbosonB md discriminating study.
The first laf OF lhe look III Tiled with notes
ppon EGypt,-n country which AaB moro atttac-
son for ali4s Afarti1cau tnnn auy olhor In tho
Orient. Ter observations upon ita life In the
paRt and tho prcsout form valuable and en-
te1ta!uing treatao upnn tito anclent and The
modern races that hAve Inhabited tho Valioy OF
tho Milo:
ns g9 h9 9,Ss sssn1 ss @ g. + s
confounl!n8 tn 10 nut but III tim rpir study Ones
powers ot observation atnk uuler tie lorpetua Of
Who sets furh from Cairo eager for new srenes and
d.ys q fro!'s. co.t.sa taek ~ suans: citizen Of the
sohas 1T tsoseSa and i .aua I'D i
tho.vht ean rave him from returntay home pes.
sroses sad ssy s og %rs sa' a.I *ae' @
1saxc a Ssek y
death with tic Sh.,'' ~ wo wsrc tot We should be
n turns net fEon. TActes, Of from tho frst oarse
hs to work night aud day to Gas back to cairo a.
and 20 my liz trus philosopher to whom no tdiaas
o man IN any ago come alas. who h1a no rrojudccs
suoas Of new fieau Bit. tor alt lesween these tuo
sioas le,or ~ lilo mind aud aririls eau 10 iyolyel
ia; trial to health and temper such as II little
ese1no o: en leaving hone ~ Ihs aor ~ eato s1o
can hardly fA.s Of returning fro Egypt wser aud.
therefore, u better nun.
OF the absorbing interest With which aIisa
Martineau papccscd tile nntiquition Of Egypt, a
striking iuhtnnce is giyon in hcr account Of 4
1isit to tho Great Pyramid:
ATTN {r hp11 ~
abroad two ear-trnmpes. kecll,sr. in of
secidcnt ilrpep!na 10 them. could not supply tho
tsoss .a sstts IL py wns
ny hands frs cu'.inv. g. laft 4 nclow. In tho
op neyeF n, ar III
hcy anil wo talked ~ usns tstsna tae forty minute.
w. we5o .heTs w1nt ~ !, sse7 %e
nalc out snd 1anched. and still nosef though. 81
ny trumpet, t! ut Tue end Of three hon1a nnsl bali
fstn my parting with It, II In the hautls Of tho
Ar.b, aud wa remined 81 Tho assenshng fact that
bad heard well without II - viii. 1t. Ill that tiaa
neysr viii again; and stTunger psoat euaId not II
lJrsmd.
On turning back finally from tho mighty mon.
uments OF Mi extinct nation. tue pyramIdB and
tho Sphinx. Mlss sfartineau records tioao with
uther interesting reflections:
Thry teach III to bo modest and patient In regard st
sar knowtdse 81 the anclsnt world, " showing u
10, ye.1s oi hnan existence. ani about nv VIC H wss M
who u tbs eursat days. wo hase. In reality know,
sssss seMnss "s !: a Il Il Asz a: " ea @s,s n
.Sss o.. We s hsye esas ~ but c, IL petss
ia by thcr mute exhibitions Of tber iron tools an
seel .rmor, their great range Of manufactures s,,t
tlicans they ecant vine BY ayplon, aa strsv tris
.weet c.kea viii scclE and pound their 'p!eea IN
lounges sa hs adies fntt md i nj na VS. 10. su dr.,
eetct tGan we csn. saw 1t Or: Abtot.s, piece o'