. Palestine : the physical geography and natural history of the Holy Land. aces of refuge. Hares are only mentioned in Scripture as an example of theoperation of the rule which excluded particular classes of animals from being used by theIsraelites as We do not find that any traveller notices Rabbits in Palestine. They may exist; but, if so,they are very rare. Russell describes them as scarce in the vicinity of Aleppo. Some are therebred in the houses for the use of the Franks; but the Turks seldom or never eat them, and theJews hold them to be, like the hare, one of the animals forbidd
. Palestine : the physical geography and natural history of the Holy Land. aces of refuge. Hares are only mentioned in Scripture as an example of theoperation of the rule which excluded particular classes of animals from being used by theIsraelites as We do not find that any traveller notices Rabbits in Palestine. They may exist; but, if so,they are very rare. Russell describes them as scarce in the vicinity of Aleppo. Some are therebred in the houses for the use of the Franks; but the Turks seldom or never eat them, and theJews hold them to be, like the hare, one of the animals forbidden by Moses. In fact therule which excludes the hare certainly excludes the rabbit also. The fur of the white rabbit ismuch used at Aleppo; but that of the black, of which the best were in Russells time importedfrom England, bears a double price, and is in great request among people of the law. The Coney of our public version of the Scriptures, and the |9t£f, shaphan, of the original,has been conceived by Bochart and others to be the Jerboa. Shaw was rather disposed to. [Syrian Hare—Lepus Syriacus.~\ a The company, consisting of twenty or thirty horsemen, servants included, draw up in a line at the distance of six or eightfeet. Near each end of the line, which is termed the Barabar, two brace of greyhounds are led by footmen, and advanced a littlebefure the centre : the falconer rides. It should be remarked that the dog leaders are surprisingly adroit in finding a hare, and areencouraged by a reward if they give proper notice, which is done by calling out deliberately, Yatoo I ( She sleeps ! ) In thisorder the Barabar marches slowly, and as soon as the hare is put up, one, or a brace, of the nearest hounds are slipped, and thefalconer, galloping after them, throws off his hawk. Such of the company as choose follow, the others remain standing in theBarabar, to which the sportsmen return when the chase is over. The hare cannot run long where the hawk behaves properly, butsomet
Size: 1407px × 1775px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1840, books, booksubjectnaturalhistory
