The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-13

may DC. ne VIII SlldEntWhJ pl'h OUT lll' U0H'sI
such there be. strip it Of the meat. and store it
safely away for mature discussion. Tea. coffee
butter and sugar in any form should never. we
arc told. enter into IL canine bill of iare.
An Exhaustive Account Of Cyprus.
The natural curiosity awakened by tho
British occupation Of Cyprus is in fair WAY to
bc grntiiled. Much light uron the stra'egi"a
AMI commercial value nj the Island AMI IN IT,
social and sunltory cond' ons. may Dee l.ained
from articles writtnn ior English reviews and
magazines by II. :. Poole and Wy Il. II. Lang
late British Consul at Barnacl. For ancient
Cypriote history down 10 thr Il innu 60 inquest
We have the careful summary rrcaNed 60 Con
hi Cesnola's volume and supplemented and
explained by the record of the authors discoy-
cries. or th8 long era Of prosperity enjoyed
under the Lusignans. aud Of tho stirring events
attending tho accession Of tho Nenetlans and
their Subsequent displacement by tho Turks. a
very readable and tolcrnbly full account was
contrlbu, ID not long ago by q. d'Orcet TO the
Rerue fh'Hdnnique. BY far tho most exhaustive
and authoritative book upon the subject. how
ever. is the German work OF FRANZ Won L6Hrn
now introduced TO English readers by Mrs. A.
b. JoySRn under the title CVprus Historical
and Descriptive. nom ne Earliest Times 10 tho
presem Ddv With MI these materials. IT should
be possible 10 answer every question prompted
by the interest now attaching 10 an island os-
tecmed for thirty centuries the most precious Of
the Lovan,
4 glance at the map suggests q key TO the
whole history Of Cyprus. Tho position Of the
island must ever make il n weapon or a danger
II the masters Of Syria. of Egypt. or Asia Minor.
How early its importance WIS recognized is
established hy some Of tho most ancient "
written records TO people Ike tho Phrni-
clans. confined to narrow strip Of coast. and
skilled in metal working. Cyprus with its I'M
limited wealth OF copper could not fail to ofler
a strong attraction. and accordingly so far
back M tho time Of Hiram. King Of Tyre. o
contemporary ~ David and solomon n. C.
1000. We find phUnic.gn colony in the island
revolving aRains; the tribute levied by tie
parent town II s. certain thai phrncian set
tiers were soon joined or perhaps preceded by
omigrnn's from Silesia and pArygia. and. as 10
the shnr" nj Egyrt we have a statement Of
Herolotus that the popuat.oa in his day CON
sisted partly II Eth.opians. In tho tine
Of Moses. ~ We learn from hierogyuhics
Cyprus was Il poss, ssion Of Egypt. having been
conquered by the hcot Of Thothmcs III. With
these Semitic colonies had mingled stream OF
Greek emigration perhaps auteecdent t. all
other settlements cxcept tine Phpuican and
certainly prior to tho Troinn war; since % Crock
Prince. Cinyras Is mentioned in the Hind as
the ruler Of the island. Precisely wher Cyprus
fen under the AssyrInn domination we DO NOT
know. hat &C. ~ pnuy rtltes tho more remote
Crete was subject 'Y me NlNles In $50 Is. G..
the more eastcriv slHud would naturally have
been h'H yet more irmi} ln ih' grasp OF Ash
atir conquerors. Ia the cuGelf0rn insori ptions
the Cyprl7' KINGS are recorded a. DOING hom-
axe TO A-sur- baupal upon his expedition
u teypt lh 0-u Is {. mite later SCION pissed
inc lau'r part % ms me IN cyprus. ana
di'l more yei no seems 70 have exercised but
lttie nhucnce IN Shaping The laws and nstitu-
lions. these having received peculiar and inn
m"'"pe stampirom the proximity ~ FhpnifiA
me worship 81 ArArodite. Tor instance, hnd
0eer imported from the main land. and il sin
ister eNel upon private and public morality =
established by conclusive evidence Every one
KNOWS me description Wh!'n Herod nus gives
OF tAe customs O! bGoyl women al NE
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