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art to their god Osiris, and the culture of barley 

 and wheat to their goddess Isis. The Pelasgi 

 who occupied Greece, were great agriculturists, 

 and the Romans had but two avocations, war 

 and husbandry. The Jews, whilst in Egypt, 

 seem to have been shepherds, but after occupy- 

 ing Canaan, in their respective allotments, cattle 

 grazing, agriculture and horticulture alike engaged 

 their attention, of which the Scriptures contain 

 many notices, and the modes of tillage still in 

 operation in eastern countries illustrate various 

 texts of the Bible. As in describing Canaan, it 

 is mentioned that the land whither thou goest in 

 to possess it, is not as the land of Egypt from 

 whence you came out. (Deuteronomy xi. 10.) 

 " Where thou sowest thy seed, and waterest it 

 with thy foot as a garden of herbs," which is 

 still everywhere seen, as the mode of watering 

 the lands in garden cultivation. 



After ploughing, the farmers of India, in their 

 wet cultivation, form the ground with a hoe into 

 small squares, with ledges on either side along 

 which the water is conducted. Besides prevent- 

 ing the water spreading, these embankments also 

 .serve to retain the moisture on the surface of the 

 ground for a longer period. When one of the 

 hollows is filled, the ptasant stops the supply by 

 turning up the earth with his foot, and thus opers 



