THE EGYPTIAN PLOUGH. 



and is less elegant than the ancient plough of Egypt, as 

 represented on their monuments. 



The Egyptians attached the oxen to the plough by 

 the horns, while the Hebrews certainly laid the yoke 

 upon the neck of the oxen. 



THE EGYPTIAN PLOUGH. 



The labour attending this sort of ploughing must be 

 of a very light kind ; indeed, we are told that the care- 

 less, indifferent air of the eastern ploughman would 

 often lead you to suppose that he was traversing the 

 fields merely for his own amusement. This is in places 

 where the soil is light, and where it is not necessary to 

 make deep furrows. But on some descriptions of soil 

 he may be seen giving greater attention to his work 

 and pressing on the handle of his plough to prevent it 

 from skimming along the surface. Such cases, where 

 watchfulness on the part of the ploughman is necessary 

 to the success of his work, were doubtless present to the 

 mind of our Divine Master when he said, " No man 

 having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is 

 fit for the kingdom of God." (Luke ix. 62.) 



The ploughs of Greece and Rome were nearly as 

 simple as those of the Holy Land, and among all the 



