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active weapon. As he advances in age, 
his horn lengthens, or is ‘ exalted,’ or is 
raised higher; and, in proportion to the 
growth of his horn, so is his safety, or his 
prosperity, or his means of resistance to his 
enemies ; or, by metaphor, to the assaults of 
any species of adversity. But, these con- 
siderations in your mind, you see why the 
Hebrews describe God as the ‘ horn of their 
salvation,’ safety, or defence; and why, to 
say that they were in prosperity, or strong 
against the buffets of fortune, they said, that 
their ‘ horn was exalted.’ ”’ 
** Concerning the Antelope, brother,” said 
Mrs. Aston, ‘“‘ I have met with an interest- 
ing remark, by Mr. Colebrooke, the distin- 
guished writer upon the antiquities and eco- 
nomics of Hindostan; namely, that the 
waters of the Ganges are held sacred only 
so far toward the sea as its banks are fre- 
quented by the Antelope. A pleasing super- 
stition, which he explains, by observing, that 
where the soil or surface ceases to be fit 
for the Antelope, they cease also to be fit for 
agriculture, giving place to the salt-water 
of the Delta of the river.” 
