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British _gold_ coins, having on them the name TIN.'" THE END. NOTES [1: Undoubtedly the finest coral is dredged from the Mediterranean; it is an important article of commerce at Marseilles.] [2: "The shrikes, or butcher-birds (_laniadae_), are a numerous and widely-diffused assemblage, living upon the smaller birds and insects; the former of which the shrike sticks, when killed, upon thorns, as a butcher hangs up meat in his stall; hence the name of the genus."--_Vestiges of Creation_.] [3: Vestiges of Creation.] [4: These birds build in the crevices of precipitous rocks, and tho female lines the nest with the down plucked from her breast. From these nests natives rob the down and sell it.] [5: Vestiges of Creation.] [6: "Oxides are neutral compounds, containing oxygen in equivalent proportions."--_Dr. Ure_.] [7: Sesquicarbonate of soda that is found in the west of the Delta. In Mexico there are several natron lakes.] [8: The cuneiform character, which was used in every part of Asia Minor, up to the time of Alexander the Great, consists of a series of wedges or accents variously combined, as, [Cuneiform: *** **]]. [9: A Metope may be described as the intermediate space in a Doric frieze, between two triglyphs, or separating grooves.] ***END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK HOW TO SEE THE BRITISH MUSEUM IN FOUR VISITS*** ******* This file should be named 13755.txt or 13755.zip ******* This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/1/3/7/5/13755 Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions will be renamed. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and res
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