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292 out of the well of Beth-lehem, that was by the gate, and took it& brought it to David: but David would not drink of it, but poured it out to the Lord. 2 Chron XXVI.10. Also he built tower in the desert, and digged many wells" for he had much cattle, both in the low country & in the plains; husbandmen also, & nine unclear in the mountains, & in Carmel: for he loved husbandry. 2 Saml XVII v 18. 19. Nevertheless a lad saw them, & told Absalom: but they went strike out: quickly both of them away quickly, & came to a man's house in Bahurim, which had a well in his court, whither they went down. And the woman took & spread a covering over the well's mouth, and spread ground corn thereon; & the thing was not known. -- (1 kings Ch 1. v 9. 98 mistake doubtless) Psalm 84 also mistake 352 6

  To make a tank was one of the most meritorious performances strike out: of with the HIndoos, which contributed more readily than any thing else to remove the defilement of the soul, (1 Dubois 169, 184, 187. Gibbon 302; R. C Ind. 256) and hence it is to be expected that they excelled in making them. "No less than 42,000 were in the single province of Chorazin (1 Dubois 184. Jos. Ant. 6 7. ch 12, sec 4. ---
  355. The pyramids of Cholula are constructed of alternate strata of brick & clay -- 2 Humbolt 120.