a machine used in Palestine to force the corn out of the ear, and
bruise the straw, Isaiah xxviii, 27, 28. The wheels of these carts were
low, broad, and shod with iron, and were drawn over the sheaves spread
on the floor by means, of oxen.
CASTOR and POLLUX. It is said that the vessel which carried Paul to Rome
had the sign of Castor and Pollux, Acts xxviii, 11. Castor and Pollux
were sea-gods, and invoked by sailors; and even the light balls or
meteors which are sometimes seen on ships, were called Castor and
Pollux. An inscription in Gruter proves that seamen implored Castor and
Pollux in dangers at sea. It is to be observed, that St. Luke does not
mention the name, but the sign, of the ship. By the word sign, the
sacred writer meant a protecting image of the deity, to whom the vessel
was in some sort consecrated; as at present in Catholic countries, most
of their vessels are named after some saint, St. Xavier, St. Andero, St.
Dominique, &c. It appears to be certain, that the figure which gave name
to the ship was at the head, and the tutelary deity was placed on the
poop.
bruise the straw, Isaiah xxviii, 27, 28. The wheels of these carts were
low, broad, and shod with iron, and were drawn over the sheaves spread
on the floor by means, of oxen.
CASTOR and POLLUX. It is said that the vessel which carried Paul to Rome
had the sign of Castor and Pollux, Acts xxviii, 11. Castor and Pollux
were sea-gods, and invoked by sailors; and even the light balls or
meteors which are sometimes seen on ships, were called Castor and
Pollux. An inscription in Gruter proves that seamen implored Castor and
Pollux in dangers at sea. It is to be observed, that St. Luke does not
mention the name, but the sign, of the ship. By the word sign, the
sacred writer meant a protecting image of the deity, to whom the vessel
was in some sort consecrated; as at present in Catholic countries, most
of their vessels are named after some saint, St. Xavier, St. Andero, St.
Dominique, &c. It appears to be certain, that the figure which gave name
to the ship was at the head, and the tutelary deity was placed on the
poop.