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Show Naphtha and Plutarch. "The burbarlaua," aaya Plutarch, "to how the king It force and the aubtle. ly of Ita nature, aiattered aome drop! of It In tbe atreet which led to nla lodglnge. and. atumllng at one end. they applied their torchoe to aome ot he Aral drnpa. for It waa night. The flame roiiimiiulrated ltai.lt awluer than thought, and tbe atreet waa Inatan tnnooiiely all on lire " Thla ahuwa that aa (ar back aa the time of Ali'i aii.t, r the Oreat naphtha waa giving ape-d eihlbltlona literally "burning up th road." Old I'lularrh tella ua that I hla eplatela took plar In th dlatrlcl of Kcbatna, where Aleiatuler found a whole lake of thla liquid apeed producer. pro-ducer. Ha marveled, and tbe natlvea gave him tbe demonstration. Collier' Weakly. |