. 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 . 134 VESSELS AND BOATS. Book Chap. 96. VESSELS AND BOATS. 135 straight through the keel. The mast is a piece of acantha-wood, and the sails are made of papyrus. These boats cannotmake way against the current unless there is a brisk breeze;they are, therefore,
. 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 . 134 VESSELS AND BOATS. Book Chap. 96. VESSELS AND BOATS. 135 straight through the keel. The mast is a piece of acantha-wood, and the sails are made of papyrus. These boats cannotmake way against the current unless there is a brisk breeze;they are, therefore, towed up-stream from the shore: ^ down-stream they are managed as follows. There is a raft belongingto each, made of the wood of the tamarisk, fastened togetherwith a wattling of reeds; and also a stone bored through themiddle about two talents in Aveight. The raft is fastened to thevessel by a rope, and allowed to float down the stream in front,while the stone is attached by another rope astern.* The resultis, that the raft, hurried forward by tlie current, goes rapidlydown the river, and drags the baris (for so they call this sortof boat) ^ after it; while the stone, which is pulled along in stem, instances of which occur inmany countries at the present day;but many had two ruddeis, one ateach side, near the stern, suspendedat the gunwale (see cut No. I. i
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