John L. Stoddard's Lectures 2
John L. Stoddard's Lectures 2
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For cen- turies, however, these well-built conduits have been in ruins.
Now and then one or another of them has been repaired and rendered serviceable, but negligence has soon allowed it to relapse into its former useless state. The so-called **Pool of Hezekiah ** in Jerusalem is an open tank, capable of contain- JERUSALEM 187 ing four million gallons of water; but this too is in bad repair, the bottom is covered with vegetable mold, and since it is surrounded by houses, the water it contains i...s often foul.
Few people use it, save for washing purposes; but, in sum- mer, when there is a scarcity of water in Jerusalem, the poorer classes sometimes drink it with evil consequences.
The Pool of Bethesda is in a still worse condition, since it has no water at all, is largely filled with rubbish, and even ^^~rr^ ^ ^---^ ' '---l^^^k:^^ - .
^HhE^^ l\ -'. -^ i.' -1 m ^^^•^^3 r-i^- -^r^^^^^^^ i^^^^^^S^fe'Sf^^J . . - ..^ FOOL OF GIHON.
receives the drainage from the neighboring dwellings. It is a melancholy illustration of decadence that the city of Solo- mon, which was three thousand years ago abundantly sup- plied with water, and boasted of its pools of Gihon, Solomon and Siloam, is now chiefly dependent upon private wells and cisterns.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
For cen- turies, however, these well-built conduits have been in ruins.
Now and then one or another of them has been repaired and rendered serviceable, but negligence has soon allowed it to relapse into its former useless state. The so-called **Pool of Hezekiah ** in Jerusalem is an open tank, capable of contain- JERUSALEM 187 ing four million gallons of water; but this too is in bad repair, the bottom is covered with vegetable mold, and since it is surrounded by houses, the water it contains i...s often foul.
Few people use it, save for washing purposes; but, in sum- mer, when there is a scarcity of water in Jerusalem, the poorer classes sometimes drink it with evil consequences.
The Pool of Bethesda is in a still worse condition, since it has no water at all, is largely filled with rubbish, and even ^^~rr^ ^ ^---^ ' '---l^^^k:^^ - .
^HhE^^ l\ -'. -^ i.' -1 m ^^^•^^3 r-i^- -^r^^^^^^^ i^^^^^^S^fe'Sf^^J . . - ..^ FOOL OF GIHON.
receives the drainage from the neighboring dwellings. It is a melancholy illustration of decadence that the city of Solo- mon, which was three thousand years ago abundantly sup- plied with water, and boasted of its pools of Gihon, Solomon and Siloam, is now chiefly dependent upon private wells and cisterns.
What to read after John L. Stoddard's Lectures 2?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Stoddard, John L. (John Lawson), 1850-1931 to read onlineMoreLess
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