. Scripture natural history: containing a description of quadrupeds, birds, reptiles, amphibia, fishes, insects, molluscous animals, corals, plants, trees, precious stones, and metals, mentioned in the Holy Scriptures . e must, however, proceed to the lower orders,to creatures far below man, because they are tmgift-ed with an immortal soul, and, consequently, areneither rational nor accountable. The Mammalia, it must be observed, though most-ly terrestrial, that is tenanting the ground, are notexclusively restricted to hills, valleys, rocks, andwoods; some are aquatic in their habits, and roam
. Scripture natural history: containing a description of quadrupeds, birds, reptiles, amphibia, fishes, insects, molluscous animals, corals, plants, trees, precious stones, and metals, mentioned in the Holy Scriptures . e must, however, proceed to the lower orders,to creatures far below man, because they are tmgift-ed with an immortal soul, and, consequently, areneither rational nor accountable. The Mammalia, it must be observed, though most-ly terrestrial, that is tenanting the ground, are notexclusively restricted to hills, valleys, rocks, andwoods; some are aquatic in their habits, and roamthrough the waters of the great deep, their birthplaceand their home. Such are the whales and gram-puses, often considered as fishes, but which in reali-ty belong to the present class. Again, some of theMammalia fly like birds, and give chase through therealms of air to their insect prey. Such are the bats,which by many have been looked upon as birds, oras creatures between the bird and beast, but whichresemble the bird in no respect save that of beingformed for flight. Thus, then, of Mammalia thereare terrestrial, aquatic, and aerial. SCRIPTURE NATURAL HISTORY. APES. Order.—Quadrumana, or Four-handed THE ENTELLUS. Apes, or monkeys, are mentioned among the animalsbrought in king Solomons vessels to Palestine fromOphir, a country not definitely known. The wordstranslated apes and peacocks (1 Kings x. 22; 2 21) seem to be originally Indian, for they are bothfound in the Sanscrit language. The kinds of apesand monkeys are very numerous; as to size, someare no larger than squirrels, while others, such as theourang-outan, are almost the size of a man. Thoughthe notice of these animals occurs only once in theScriptures, it is, nevertheless, most probable that theIsraelites were acquainted with the kinds found inNorth Africa, Nubia, and Ethiopia, and certain dis-tricts of Arabia. Yet it is impossible to say whatprecise species was brought to Jerusalem. As Solo-mo
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