If we desire to be fully informed of a nation's history, we must not reject the fables under which the few traces that remain of its origin are concealed. These, however extravagant, always merit attention they have an influence on the character of the people to whom they relate.--_First words of_ MALCOLM, _History of Persia_.
The Chinese often call the king, the kingdom and the nation by the same name, nay, even also the capital city.--REGIS, _History of Corea, in Duhalde China_.
The cradle or first seat of mankind was in Asia, between lat. 30 and 50; which is also the native place of all the domestic animals, fruits and grains.--_Adelung, Bailly, Higgins, &c._
The Genesis was a compilation of Moses from older annals, some perhaps by Noah himself.--_Revd. Mr. Davies, Herder._
The patriarchs of Moses and Pitris of Hindus were nations, personifications of early tribes.--_Drummond, D'Olivet, Wilford._
The early gods and kings of Greece and Italy, were probably tribes, the chiefs and followers being called by the same name. This is true also of the various Hercules or wandering Heroes.--_Dodwell, Jamieson._
Trying them by the languages, the Americans will appear to be children of the earliest human families.--BARTON, _Physical Journal_.
A flood of historical light has lately flown from India and Asia; but we lack still the real annals of Thibet: Polynesia and America may yet supply many facts and fill some blanks.--The original seat of civilization was between the Ganges and the Nile, the Caspian and the ocean.--The first tribes after the flood were fishermen and Frugivores, next hunters who did spread north east as far as America, and shepherds south west, as far as Cape of Good hope.--PRITCHARD, _Physical History of Man_.
The genealogy of the kings of England is derived direct from Noah in 25 generations only, to Cerdic first king of Wessex in 495; and through SCEAF born in the ark! giving more than 125 years for each generation, which is impossible, and proves these names, successive tribes or dynasties till Woden.--INGRAM, _Saxon Chronicle_.
The Ethiopians, Nubians and Egyptians are a peculiar race, perhaps in Africa before the flood.--CHAMPOLLION, _Systeme Hieroglyphique_.