SELECTED SCRAPS.

NAMES OF COUNTRIES.
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The following countries were named by The
Phanicians, the greatest commercial people in
the ancient world, These names in the Pho
niclan language, signify something character
istic of the places which they designate.


Europe signifies country Of white com
plexion---so named because the inhabitants
there were Of lighter complexion than those
of either Asia or Africa.


Asia signifies between, or ID the middle
from the fact that geographers place il between
Europe and Africa.


Africa signifies the land Of corn or oats. IL
was celebrated for its abundance of corn and
all sorts Of grain. MI


Siberia signifies thirsty or dry--yery charac-
terislic Of the country. .a F..


Spain country Of rabbits or comics. This
country was once so infested with these ami
mails that they sued Augustus for AN army 10
destroy them. @ s4 aa a. taass 4.


Italy, country OF pitch--from its yielding
great quantities of black pitch.


Calabrla also-ior the same reason.


Ganl, modern France, signifies yellow
haired, as yellow hair characterized its first in
habitants.


The English Of Caledonia is high hill This
was rugged mountainous province in Scot
land. a#.E Y.# .'sna
Hibernia is utmost, or last habiiation; for
beyond this, westward, The PhGnicans never
extended their voyages. e...,tU III n.
Britain, the country OF tin---as there were
great quantities Of lead and tin found on the
adjacent islands. The Greeks called it Albion,
which signifies in the PhGnician tongue, either
white or high mountains, from the whlteness
Of its shores, or The high rocks on the western
coast. "l""t t' Nu a,a... ,n


Corsica signifies woody place.
Sardinia signifies the footsteps Of man
which it resembles.


Rhodes, serpents or Dragons, which it pro-
duced in abundance.


Scicily, the country Of grapes.


Scylla, the whirlpool OF destruction.
| Charybdis, the holes Of destruction.
Ena signifies furnace, or dark, OF smoky.
Syracuse signifies bad SAVIOR, called so from
the unwholsome marsh upon which il stood.
| The above were gathered from very an
cient history OF Britain