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84 CLIMATE.
about 200 in breadth, and is about 50 feet deep; it
contains, however, at present, scarcely any water.
The Middle Pool is above 420 feet long, and about
250 broad; it is about 40 feet deep, with 12 or 14
feet of water. The Upper Pool is 380 feet long,
230 feet wide, and 25 feet deep, and contains from
15 to 20 feet of water. There were, in the beauti-
ful valley in which the Artoss and the Pools arc
situated, a number of copious, unfailing- springs of
delicious water. The sides of this valley and of.
the neighboring hills, were covered with thyme and
other aromatic plants that filled the whole air with
fragrance. Over and around all this scene, rendered
sacred by so many associations and objects of touch-
ing interest, " the light hill breeze" seemed truly
"blithe to blow.". And such a breeze! so soft, so
sweet, and so ethereal, I had never met with
before. I know not whether this is the com-
mon experience of travellers, but during most of
the time of our sojourn in Palestine, the climate
was delightful, beyond anything that I had pre-
viously seen and felt, or even imagined. As this
country is generally visited by foreigners in the
winter, this may possibly account for the fact
that so little commendation has been bestowed upon
the climate; or, it may possibly be that we had,
about 200 in breadth, and is about 50 feet deep; it
contains, however, at present, scarcely any water.
The Middle Pool is above 420 feet long, and about
250 broad; it is about 40 feet deep, with 12 or 14
feet of water. The Upper Pool is 380 feet long,
230 feet wide, and 25 feet deep, and contains from
15 to 20 feet of water. There were, in the beauti-
ful valley in which the Artoss and the Pools arc
situated, a number of copious, unfailing- springs of
delicious water. The sides of this valley and of.
the neighboring hills, were covered with thyme and
other aromatic plants that filled the whole air with
fragrance. Over and around all this scene, rendered
sacred by so many associations and objects of touch-
ing interest, " the light hill breeze" seemed truly
"blithe to blow.". And such a breeze! so soft, so
sweet, and so ethereal, I had never met with
before. I know not whether this is the com-
mon experience of travellers, but during most of
the time of our sojourn in Palestine, the climate
was delightful, beyond anything that I had pre-
viously seen and felt, or even imagined. As this
country is generally visited by foreigners in the
winter, this may possibly account for the fact
that so little commendation has been bestowed upon
the climate; or, it may possibly be that we had,