Toward the sunrise, being sketches of travel in Europe and the East, to which is added a Memorial sketch of the RevWilliam Morley Punshon . gh during the nightthe rain descended, we were perfectly dry and secure. Next morning we made a long and tedious ascent tothe summit of the mountains, and there burst upon usone of the grandest views in all Palestine. Below us,the mountainous undulations we had passed, with theirwild and desolate ravines and ridges. Before us theblue and rucrfjed chain of the Moab Mountains, theirfeet washed by that great and melancholy marvel,the Dead Sea ; far away the J
Toward the sunrise, being sketches of travel in Europe and the East, to which is added a Memorial sketch of the RevWilliam Morley Punshon . gh during the nightthe rain descended, we were perfectly dry and secure. Next morning we made a long and tedious ascent tothe summit of the mountains, and there burst upon usone of the grandest views in all Palestine. Below us,the mountainous undulations we had passed, with theirwild and desolate ravines and ridges. Before us theblue and rucrfjed chain of the Moab Mountains, theirfeet washed by that great and melancholy marvel,the Dead Sea ; far away the Jordan Valley, with itsline of verdure ; and, in the distance, rose notable peakafter peak, until the eye rested on snowy Hermon, itswhite, glittering summit set against the distant entire length and breadth of the land was clearlydiscerned, and we were filled with wonder that acountry so small and circumscribed should have exer-cised so potent and imperishable an influence on thedestinies of humanity. Yet here it is—the land ofpatriarchs and of prophets, the land of Immanuel ! Now we descend into the valley of the Jordan to. Sketches of Travel. 277 the northern shore of the Dead Sea, passing here andthere in our windincrs down the hills and through thepasture land the tents of Kedar, which, in the distance,look like black, circular rings. The sea, usually calmand placid, was disturbed by the wind, and the greatwaves lashed the shore. But we were all eager for a dip,and plunged in. The waves rolled over us. How thewater made the eyes smart, and the whole body tingle !It filled our mouth. TJgh! TMiat a taste of potas-sium, sodium, magnesium, asphaltum, and the decayedsinners of Sodom and Gomorrah! That pungentlyacrid, nauseous, detestable taste, salt, bitter, sulphurous;that unpleasant, sticky, glutinous stuff, making thebody burn and smart, inflaming the eyes, stitieningthe hair and setting each particular hair on end!We were not able to ascertain the buoyant propertyo
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