BARLEY. 



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Ear and Plant of Common Spring Barley. 



similar to that of the Egyptians. * In the beginning,* 

 said this child of nature, ' our fathers had only the 

 flesh of animals to subsist on ; and if their hunting 

 was unsuccessful they were starving. Two of our 

 young hunters having killed a deer, made a fire in 

 the woods to broil some part of it. When they were 

 about to satisfy their hunger, they beheld a beautiful 

 young woman descend from, the clouds, and seat 

 herself on that hill which you see yonder among the 

 blue mountains. They said to each other, It is a 

 spirit that perhaps has smelt our broiling venison, and 

 wishes to eat of it ; let us offer some to her. They 

 presented her with the tongue ; she was pleased with 

 the taste of it, and said, Your kindness shall be re- 



