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them. Each having tablelands be- 
tween them. 
The Central or Celestial Mts call- 
ed also Kuen-lun in China appear to 
become in the West the Belutag or 
cloudy mts of Tartars, the Pameru 
or polar father of the Hindus, the 
Paropamisus of the Greeks, or Bd-ur 
lord of light. 
The Altay or Alatay or Atalay 
spreads through Siberia and Tartary; 
with various names, the Chinese 
call it Kinshan or gold mts. The 
range called celestial in almost all 
languages is the most stupendous and 
interesting. It is the Kilman of 
the Tartars, Tangra of Thibet, 
Mem or pole of the earth of Hindus, 
Muztdg of the Turks, &c. 
But the collective name of these 
lofty regions was very anciently de- 
signated by appellations — the roots 
of which were TAL, TOL, TUL, 
meaning tall, high, lofty or eminent 
(lands, regions or mountains,) as it 
does yet in many languages, the 
English Chinese and Arabic for in- 
stance. Such were TQLO,T’H ALA, 
TALAHA, TULAN, &c, in the 
old Sanscrit and primitive languages 
of Asia. Whence came the Asiatic 
ATLAS and also the ATL ANTES 
of the Greeks, who spreading thro’ 
the world Westerly, gave these 
names to many other places and na- 
tions. 
Some of these ancient and modern 
names will be mentioned as exam- 
ples. 
, Talaha ancient name of Tulan or 
Turanor West Tartary by the Hin- 
dus, who dwelt there before the 
Turks. 
Tolotes , Scolotes , the ancient Scy- 
thians and Turks. 
Talash Kingdom conquered by 
Oguzkan 2850 years before C. now 
Tala in Turkestan, Tali the ancient 
kingdom of Pegu, Talao of Laos, 
Telinga of South India, &c. 
Tola-nor and Tola-pira the lake 
and river of Tola in the country of 
the Kalkas. Tollen their capital. 
Talish , name yet of East Cauca- - 
sus. Jlthulas since called Assyri- 
ans or Asuras. 
Baran-tola is Central Tola, name 
of Thibet, this last name comes from 
Theba refuge, or Tib a peak. Pa- 
tala was the capital of it, and Toh , 
Tulon, Tiding , &c. cities in it. 
Rutala is the thibet or heaven of the 
Cingalese. 
tulan is a province of Gurwhal 
and Till of Bukharia. 
Thala or Tawala, Bwala, is the 
highest southern peak of Imalya. 
Matala or Mantulahy or Manso- 
var is the sacred lake of Thibet. 
The 7 earthly worlds, or conti- 
nents of the Hindus are often called 
Tolo or Tala with various appella- 
tions, whence Tholos and Thule of 
the Greeks, and Tellus of the La- 
tins. 
Out of Asia these names abound 
also, since the Talas or Atlantes oc- 
cupied or conquered Europe and 
Africa, nay, went to America in 
very early times. The Hindus say 
that Jltalas]tinga£ Tilly a conquered 
Africa. The Greeks mention many 
kings or a dynasty of Atlas or Te- 
lamon in Africa and elsewhere. 
The Atlantes are also called Ti- 
tans, Uranians, Ammonians, Thra- 
cians, Scythians, &c. by the ancient 
Greeks and poets. See Diodorus and 
Bryant. 
In Greece they became Jltalantes,, 
Talautians of Epirus, Jletolians of 
Western Greece, Thalacas or Thra- 
cians of the East. 
They gave name to Italy, Mala 
meaning land ■ eminent , or Vetulia 
from the capital of the Eetulas since 
called Hetrurians, Etruscans, Tos- 
cans and Rasens; and their capital 
Vetula and Vetulonia. Jitelum was 
the capital of the Oscans. The Tuli, 
Rutuli, Cutuli, Antuli, Latins, &c. 
were also tribes of Old Italians, per- 
haps come fromth e Cunt alas an old 
nation of West Imalaya or the Ve- 
tulas a nation of Demons there. 
In Spain they became the Bas - 
tulas, ( Low-talas ,) Talasen or Sons 
of Talas, mixing as in Italy with 
