in Syria^ Phoenice cfV. ^y^. 



Bottom, in large Hemifpheres ; which, as foon as they touch 

 the Surface and fo are aded upon by the external Air, burft, 

 at once, with a great Smoke and Noife, like the Tuhis fulmi- 

 nans of the Chymifts, and difperfe themfelves round about in 

 a thoufand Pieces. But this happens only near the Shore; for, 

 in greater Depths, the Eruptions are fuppofed to difcover them- 

 felves only in fuch Columns of Smoke, as are now and then 

 obferved to arife from the Lake. And perhaps to fuch Eruptions 

 asthefe, we may attribute that Variety of Pits and Hollows" 

 which are found in the Neighbourhood of this Lake, and com- 

 pared very juftly by Mr. Maundrdl to thofe Places in England, 

 where there have been formerly Lime Kilns. The Bitumeny 

 in all Probability, is accompanied from the Bottom, with Sul- 

 phur, inafmuch as both of them are found promifcuoufly upon 

 the Waih of the Shore. The latter is exadly the fame with Jr^"'"^"^ 

 common native Sulphur ; the former is friable, heavier than 

 Water, yielding, upon Fridion or by being fet on Fire, a 

 f^tid Smell. Neither doth it appear to be, as T)iofcorides Li- 

 cribeth his ^JphalUis ', of a purpliih Colour, but is as black as 

 Jei, and exadly of the fame iliining Appearance. 



Game of all Kind, fuch as Partridge, Franco/eens, Wood- κ-./, c... 

 cocks. Snipes, Teal, &c. Hares, Rabbits, 7.2c/^^//j, Antilopes, Ξ 1% 

 &c. are in great Plenty all over This Country. The Method ''^^'"'''' 

 made ufe of by the Inhabitants to take them, is either by 

 Courfing or Hawking. For which Purpofe, whenever the Turks 

 and ^ΓΛ^ί of better Fafliion travel or go out for Diverfion, they 

 are always attended with half a Dozen Hawks, and the like 

 Number of Gray Hounds. The latter are ufually ihagged and 

 much larger than thofe oi England-, but the Hawks are for the 

 moil Part, of the fame Size and Quality with our Gofs-Hawks^ 

 being fufficiently ftrong to pin down a Buftard and itop an 

 Antilo^e in full Career. They perform the latter of thefe 

 Aotions, by firft feizing the Animal by the Head, and then mak- 

 ing a continued fluttering with their Wings, 'till they are 

 r^elieved by the Gray Hounds. 



But the only curious Animals that I had the good Fortune 77..skinkore. 

 to fee, v^tXQ t\iQ Skinkore , ma thQ Ί>αηιαη Ifrael•, both of 



lUKiuve). >(^ \u77U J^< <faL>M. O'lofcor'id. ). i, cap.ioo. 



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