. The history of Herodotus. A new English version, ed. with copious notes and appendices, illustrating the history and geography of Herodotus, from the most recent sources of information; and embodying the chief results, historical and ethnographical, which have been obtained in the progress of cuneiform and hieroglyphical discovery . fermity of beer in Armenia drunkthrough reeds having no joints.—[G. W.] 2 The custom of drying fish is fre-quently represented in the sculpturesof Upper and Lower Egypt. (On thefisheries, see n. ^ ch. 149.) Fishing wasa favourite amusement of the Egyp-tians ; and
. The history of Herodotus. A new English version, ed. with copious notes and appendices, illustrating the history and geography of Herodotus, from the most recent sources of information; and embodying the chief results, historical and ethnographical, which have been obtained in the progress of cuneiform and hieroglyphical discovery . fermity of beer in Armenia drunkthrough reeds having no joints.—[G. W.] 2 The custom of drying fish is fre-quently represented in the sculpturesof Upper and Lower Egypt. (On thefisheries, see n. ^ ch. 149.) Fishing wasa favourite amusement of the Egyp-tians ; and the skill of sportsmen wasshown by spearing fish with the fishermen by trade caught them inlong drag-nets, the line being confinedto poor people, and to those who castangle for amusement ; and a largedouble handled landing-net was em-plojed for shoals of small fry. It isalso probable tliat when the inundationretired, they used the wicker trap ofmodern Egypt and India. It is a basketabout 2^ feet high, entirely open at thebottom, where it is about 2 feet wide,and with a smaller opening at the topabout 8 inches in diameter ; and beingput down into shallow water, whateverfish is enclosed within it is taken out bythe man who thrusts his arm throughthe upper orifice. See At. Eg. W. p. 41 and 53-68.—[G. W.]. Chap. 77. FOOD. 109 Quails^ also, and ducks and small birds, tliey eat uncooked,merely first salting them. All other birds and fishes, excepting 3 Quails were caught, both in Upper I. and ΙΙΛ, and at Rhinocolura, on theand Lower Egypt, like other birds, in edge of the Syrian desert, the culprits,large clap-nets and in traps (woodcuts banished by Actisanes to that spot,
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