[Footnote 242: That there was honey in these parts with intoxicating qualities, was well known to antiquity. Pliny, H. N. xxi. 44, mentions two sorts of it, one produced at Heraclea in Pontus, and the other among the Sanni or Macrones. The peculiarities of the honey arose from the herbs to which the bees resorted, the first came from the flower of a plant called ægolethron, or goats'-bane; the other from a species of rhododendron. Tournefort, when he was in that country, saw honey of this description. See Ainsworth, Travels in the Track, p. 190, who found that the intoxicating honey had a bitter taste. See also Rennell, p. 253. "This honey is also mentioned by Dioscorides, ii. 103; Strabo, xii. p. 826; Ælian, H. A. v. 42; Procopius, B. Goth. iv. 2." _Schneider_.] [Footnote 243: Lion and Kühner have a notion that these skins were to be given as prizes to the victors, referring to Herod, ii. 91, where it is said that the Egyptians, in certain games which they celebrate in honour of Perseus, offer as prizes cattle, cloaks, and δέρματα, hides. Krüger doubts whether they were intended for prizes, or were given as a present to Dracontius.] HAVE YOU REALLY Considered our Continental Series of Penmanship? If you are Superintendent of Schools, or the Head of an Educational Institution, or an active School Official in whatever capacity, you will find it worth your while to "look into" the Continental Copy-books. We have listed them on every page of our catalogue, thus incurring an expense that will convince you at least that _we_ esteem them worthy the attention of every influential educator. Considering the low price, they are voted a revelation by all who see them, and yet quality has by no means been sacrificed to price in producing them. ARTHUR HINDS, _4 Cooper Institute,--New York City._ 80 CENTS PER DOZEN. CONTINENTAL SERIES OF PENMANSHIP. Comprising Numbers 1 to 7, inclusive, carefully graded with a view to the utmost simplicity consistent with completeness. This is a "brand new thing." The copies exhibit a beautiful specimen of the latest style of "flowing handwriting." The covers are attractive; the paper is of the best quality. Being the latest series issued, it embodies all the new ideas, and is generally admitted to be the superior of all other series extant, in beauty of "handwriting," system of grading, and quality of finish. PRICE. 80 cents per dozen (if by mail, postage 14 cents extra, per dozen). Sample Set of the 7 numbers 40 cents (if by mail, postage 9 cents extra). Apply for our "Catalogue D" of prices we will _pay_ for New and Second-hand School Books. ☞ We will take any books named in "Catalogue D" in payment for Continental Copy-books or Book-keeping Blanks (over), or anything else from our immense stock of New and Second-hand School and College Text-books. ARTHUR HINDS, _4 Cooper Institute,--New York City._ 30 CENTS PER SET. BOOK-KEEPING BLANKS