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Rh and ize of which are beyond computation. We may bring as a proof of its frehnes, if any proof can be neceary repecting what is the object of our enes, that all the people who live on its borders lead out their cattle to drink of the water of the ea, which they willingly do; and experience has hewn that they thrive better with this than with freh water. The colour of the water of the Phais reembles that of water impregnated with lead or tin; but on tanding and depoiting a ediment, it becomes perfectly pure. It is even provided by the law, that thoe who ail into the Phais hould not import any foreign water into the country; but as oon as they enter the tream, it is ignified to them, that they hould pour out what water is left in the hip; which if they neglect to do, the common opinion is that their future voyages will not be properous. The water of the Phais does not corrupt by keeping, but continues free from any taint of this kind for more than ten years. The only change that takes place is, that it becomes weeter than it was originally. The Statue of the Goddes Phaiana is placed to the left of the entrance into the Phais; which Deity we may reaonably conjecture, from her figure and appearance, to be the ame with Rhea, as he holds in her hands a cymbal, has lions under her throne, and is eated in the ame manner as the Statue by Phidias in the temple of Cybele at Athens. An anchor, aid to be of the hip Argo, is hewn here; but as it is of iron, it does not eem to be ancient; it differs indeed both in ize and hape from thoe at prevent in ue, but nevertheles appears to me to be of later date than the Argonautic period. They alo hew there ome fragments of an ancient tone anchor, which are more likely than the other to be the remains of the anchor of the Argo. No other monument is now to be found there of the fabulous hitory of Jaon. The catle, in which four hundred lect