[EN#111] The button, when assayed by the official mining office at Trieste, was pronounced to be antimony! It was extracted from ruddle (red ochre) and limonite (brown ochre or hydrous oxide of iron): both are sesquioxides (Fe2O3) which become dark when heated and change to magnetic oxide (Fe3O4). M. Marie is probably the first who ever "ran down" iron oxide with lead. No wonder that Colonel Ross pronounced his culot a marvellous alloy. [EN#112] Kárún was a pauper cousin of Musá, who had learned alchemy from Kulsum, the Lawgiver's sister. The keys of his treasure loaded forty mules; and his palace had doors and roof of fine gold. As he waxed fat he kicked against his chief, who as usual became exceeding wroth, and prayed that the earth might swallow him. [EN#113] Pp. 337--339. [EN#114] "Tasbíh" literally means uttering Subhán Allah!--"Praise be to Allah!" [EN#115] It is curious how this goddess has extended, through the Dalmatian "Fortunale" and the Slav "Fortunja" of the Bosnian peasants, to Turkey, Egypt, and even Arabia. Applied to a violent storm, perhaps it is a euphuism for the Latin word in the sense of good sign or omen; so in Propertius--"Nulla ne placatæ veniet fortuna procellæ." [EN#116] P. 341. [EN#117] The singular is Maknáwi, pronounced Magnáwi. [EN#118] Loc. cit. p. 79. [EN#119] The passage was brought to my notice by my excellent friend, Mr. James Pincherle of Trieste. In the "Atlante Storico e Geografico della Terra Santa, esposto in 14 Tavole e 14 Quadri storici della Palestina," republished (without date) by Francesco Pagnoni of Milan, appears an annexed commentary by Cornelius à Lapide. The latter, Cornelius Van den Steen (Corneille de la Pierre), born near Liege, a learned Jesuit, profound theologian, and accomplished historian, was famous as a Hebraist and lecturer on Holy Writ. He died at Rome March 12, 1637; and a collected edition of his works in sixteen volumes, folio, appeared at Venice in 1711, and at Lyons in 1732. It is related of him that, being called to preach in the presence of the Pope, he began his sermon on his knees. The Holy Father commanded him to rise, and he obeyed; but his stature was so short that he appeared to be still kneeling. The order was reiterated; whereupon Zacchaeus, understanding its cause, said modestly, "Beatissime Pater, ipse fecit nos, et non ipsi nos." [EN#120] The name and other points connected with it have been noticed in "The Gold-Mines of Midian," p. 338. [EN#121] See "The Gold-Mines of Midian," p. 338. [EN#122] "Travels in Syria, etc.," p. 524. [EN#123] In "The Gold-Mines of Midian," p. 338, this name became, by virtue of the author's cacography, "Beoche." [EN#124] "Diario in Arabia Petrea" (1865) di Visconte Giammartino Arconati. Roma, 1872. [EN#125] Wellsted, ii. 143.