Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 432
a,Babylonia, Ju-dea, and Assy-ria. Like theChinese wholet their finger-nails grow intolong slenderclaws to showthey do nomanual labor,so these oldBabyloniansand Assyriansused to show their rank by the length of their skirts. Therich and leisurely wore skirts that trailed on theground; the laboring… … but in these Eastern countries, with their clearsky and balmy atmosphere, clothing is littleneeded, and customs are different. In the reign of the Assyrian king Asshurizir-pal (883-858 b.c.) horses were introduced intothe army as cavalry. Here, now, was a prob-lem: the cavalryman had to have some…
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