Show SHIP BUILDING BY ANCIENTS trade was waa old in the days of jacob palatial lal yachts for were cleo patra and leo some flome curious records ot of early ship building ore are found in ancient history we read in genesis that ships old on the Medi mediterranean terra noan even lit in tile the days of jacob eighteen hundred and thirty ylara yara before christ ammon built long und tall ships with sails on the it d sea HUB ninety years yeara later the ship ario arho was built the first greek vessel which ventured to pass through the sea BOB with out sight bight of land being guided only by the stars the wonderful vessel built for loiero king of syracuse excited curiosity and wonder the craft was constructed under the direction of the celebrated mathematician archimedes by a ship sli ip builder at corinth from wood cut on oil mt lettia etna liar her decks were paved with small and odd tiles on which were depleted depicted with wonderful art scenes from ito ilo mers iliad on the upper deck w ns aft rt gymnasium containing gardens plant ed with many kinds of shrubs with walk between them overshadowed by vines and ivy tho the rots of which were nourished in moistened ned earth near this apartment was it dining room dedicated to venus venua paved with agates cadei and other pheolous pre loua olous stones tile the walla and ceiling were G act ciprus and the doors of ivory I 1 near tills this waa as a library the walls being of boxwood and the coiling artl tho resent lug the sit by with tho constellations emboss embossed td upon it we rea real I 1 also of the pardons gardens of the baro of 0 it lioi of litra utra of the domo demonra tirs of the Ito long ships imbt first in Hall ingli ju Itches in III which loo I 1 co tho the emperor dmd to sail bull from constanti not nolle ae to tile the coasts and which tho the sultan to use to it a latt at day of the fe luccas anti and the gondolas gon dolan of the vew huns and a variety ol of pleasure ct cfaft aft common to astern coun tries in early times ruriA or the leaves ot of early an irlo 10 lo saxon wo we find that about 1000 A 1 I II if irold sant to athelstan u magnificent ship with mith a goldan n boak beak and surrounded by shields internally kilt gilt in tills athla ship the wild north rn rii mori mon arch doubtless tho seas in corn com fort though tile tho norse norsa VI of tho the period but groat great boats |