Part 28 (1/2)

Marbles are of many different kinds, usually named either from their color or country; some of one siated with different colors They are classified as ancient and modern: the ancient are those found in quarries now lost or inaccessible to us, and of which there are only so;--the modern, those from quarries still open, and out of which blocks of marble continue to be taken

In what countries is Marble found?

The United States, Great Britain, France, Spain, Italy, Africa, Egypt, and many other countries, produce marbles of different colors and qualities; sohly esteeypt, Italy, &c Those, also, of different places in the same country frequently differ from each other in quality and appearance Of the European marbles, that of Italy is the most valuable

What kind appears to have been held in the greatest esteem by the ancients?

A beautiful white marble, called the Parian; of which the Grecian statues were mostly made By some, it is supposed to have taken its name from the Isle of Paros, in the Mediterranean; but by others fro in it a statue of Venus Parian marble is often ures of men, animals, &c, cut in stone or marble

_Statuary_, one who makes statues

Who was Venus?

The Goddess of love and beauty, as an object of adoration in the idolatrous ages, when norantly knelt down and worshi+pped stocks and stones, which their own hands had fashi+oned after the likeness of things on the earth, or iain, the sun, moon, and stars, instead of the one and only true God

In those times, every nation had its peculiar deities, to ere paid divine rites and honors, and to whose names costly temples were dedicated: these deities were divided into two classes, superior and inferior Venus was one of the Grecian Goddesses, supposed by thes and celebrated warriors, and sages too, after death, frequently received divine honors; as Confucius, the founder of the Chinese empire, who, after death, orshi+pped by that people as a God Ro of Rome, likewise, was thus adored by the Romans; and st other nations ht be recorded

_Deities_, fabulous Gods or Goddesses

_Idolatrous_, given to the worshi+p of idols

_Superior_, higher in rank

_Inferior_, of a lower rank

_Sage_, a wise man

CHAPTER XIV

GOLD, SILVER, LEAD, TIN, PLATINA, SULPHUR, GEMS OR PRECIOUS STONES, AS DIAMONDS, RUBIES, EMERALDS, TURQUOIS, PEARLS, MOTHER-OR-PEARLS, AND IVORY

What is Gold?

The purest and most precious of metals: it is soary, &c; in a shape rese other bodies, as in Siberia; soenerally occurs in a rains

What is it called when found in a perfect old: it is, however, seldo frequently alloyed with silver, copper, iron, or platina; sometimes concealed in other minerals; from which, if sufficiently abundant, it is extracted by art

Where and in what enerally found?