ᎡᎶᎯ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏂᏙᎸ ᎧᏃᎮᏍᎩ - ᎠᏯᏙᎸᎢ 6

ᎦᏳᎳ ᎠᎩᏁᎢᏍᏓᏅᎯ ᏥᎩ ᎡᏏᏱ ᏚᏙᎥ ᎤᏣᏘ ᏤᏉᎯᏳ ᏕᎦᏚᎲᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏂᏣᏘ ᏴᏫ ᎾᎿ ᎠᏁᎲᎢ. ᎯᎠᏃ ᎡᎶᎯ ᎦᏌᏆᎸ ᏥᎩ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏴ ᎢᏕᎲ ᎠᏂᏗᏢᏉ ᏧᏳᎪᏗ ᎡᏏᏱ ᏚᏙᎥ, ᎾᎿ ᏰᎵᏉ ᏱᏫᎷᎩ ᎤᏓᏥᎾᏍᏛ ᎠᎺᏉᎯ ᏱᏗᏣᏐᏨ Ꭰ ᏭᏕᎵᎬ ᎢᏗᏢ, ᎠᎴ ᎡᏗᎴᏂᎩ ᏚᏙᎥ ᎠᎺᏉᎯ ᏱᏗᏣᏐᏨ, ᏗᎦᎸᎬ ᎢᏗᏢ, ᎠᎴ ᏳᎶᏈ ᏚᏙᎥ ᏱᏣᎶᏐᏅ ᎾᎿᏉ ᎾᏍᏉ ᏱᏫᎷᏥᎦ.

I HAVE already said that Asia is a vast country, containing a great many cities, and a multitude of inhabitants. It lies on the opposite side of the earth from us, and you may go to it by crossing the Pacific Ocean on the west, or crossing the Atlantic and Europe on the east.

ᏧᎦᎾᏮᏃ ᎢᏗᏢ ᎡᏏᏱ ᏚᏙᎥ, ᏰᎵ ᎤᏗᎴᎦ, ᎾᎿᏃ ᎠᏁᎭ ᎠᏂᏣᎢᏂ, ᎠᏂᎯᏂᏚ, ᎠᏂᏋᏏ, ᎠᏂᎡᎳᏈ, ᎠᏂᏛᎵᏃ. ᎦᏙᎯᏃ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏣᏔ ᎣᏏᏳᏉ, ᏚᎨᏓᎵᏴᏃ Ꮀ ᏧᏬᏚᎯᏳ ᎠᏥᎸᏅᎥᏍᎩ ᎠᎴ ᎦᏄᎸᎩ ᎤᏰᎾᎣᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏧᎦᎾᏍᏛ ᏗᎦᏩᏒᎩ ᏕᏡᎪᎢ.

In the southern portion of Asia the climate is warm, as in our southern states. These parts are chiefly inhabited by the Chinese, Hindus, Persians, Arabians and Turks. In many places the country is fertile, and in the valleys, beautiful flowers, spicy shrubs and fragrant trees are found.

ᏥᏍᏆᏃ ᏫᎬᏩᏓᎪᎾᏛᏛ ᏧᏃᏚᎯ ᏗᎪᏩᏛᏗ ᏂᎦᎵᏍᏗᏍᎪ ᎢᎾᎨ ᏕᎨᏌᏗᏒᎢ, ᎬᎾ ᏧᏆᏔᎵ ᏧᏂᎷᎩ, ᏢᏗᏍᏓᏃ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏓᏁᎸ ᎠᏁᎯ ᎠᏂᏃᎯᎴᎩ ᏥᎩ, ᎾᎿ ᏅᏓᏳᎾᏓᎴᏅᎯ ᎢᎩ. ᎠᎴ ᎤᏬᏚᎯ ᎢᎩᏰᎸᎯ ᏥᎩ ᎠᏫᏒᏗᏱ ᎡᎯ ᎠᏥᎸᏅᎥᏍᎩ, ᎢᎾᎨᏉ ᎤᏰᎾᎣ ᎡᏏᏱ.

Wild birds of the most brilliant colors are often seen in the forests. Peacocks, pheasants and our domestic fowls are natives of these sunny regions. Oranges grow wild in some parts, and many of our most splendid garden flowers are to be found growing on the hills and in the valleys of Southern Asia.

ᎡᏏᏱ ᏚᏙᎥ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᎢᏗᎦᏘ ᏕᎣᏓᎸ, ᎾᎿᏃ ᎥᏃᏥ ᎤᎰ ᎬᏩᎾᏬᏐᎲᏍᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ. ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏙᏓᎸ ᏚᏓᎪᎾᏛᏗ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᏂᏕᎦᏛᎢ, ᎢᎦᏛᏰᏃ ᏑᏓᎵ ᎢᏳᏟᎶᏛ ᏂᏕᎦᏔ. ᎯᎠᏃ ᏙᏓᎸ ᏧᏴᏢ ᎢᏗᏢ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎤᏣᏘ ᎤᏴᏟᏳ, ᎾᎿ ᎠᎴ ᏤᏉᎯᏳ ᏚᏬᏓᎳᏅ, ᎾᎿ ᎠᎴ ᏚᏬᏓᎸ ᎠᎾᏰᎢᎵᏙᎰ ᎠᏂᏓᏓ, ᏓᎾᏘᏂᏙᎰ ᎨᎻᎵ ᎠᎴ ᏐᏈᎵ ᎬᏩᏍᏗ ᎠᎾᎵᏍᏓᏴᏂᏙᎰ ᎦᏄᎸᏒᎢ.

In the center of Asia, there are some mountains Whose tops are covered with everlasting snow. These are the loftiest peaks in the world, and are nearly six miles in height. To the north of these is a cold region, where there are vast plains with scattered tribes of Tartars roaming over them for the scanty pastures they afford for their camels and horses.

ᎾᎿᏃ ᎯᎠ ᎤᎵᏑᎵᎪᎢᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎢᏳᎳᏉ ᏕᎦᏚᎾᎠ ᏧᏓᏅ ᎠᎴ ᏧᏍᏗᎦ. ᎾᎿᏰᏃ ᎠᏁᎯ ᎥᏝ ᏱᏓᎾᏁᎳᏗᏍᎪᎢ ᏕᎦᎵᏦᏛᏉᏍᎩᏂ ᎠᏁᎰᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎦᎾᏜᎢᏉ ᏓᎾᏘᏁᎲ ᏧᏂᏁᎩᎡᎸᎯ ᎤᏅᏗ ᎠᎾᏗᏔᏍᎪᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩᏉ ᎤᏂᏇᏓᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᎾᎵᏍᏓᏓᏴᏗᏍᎪᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎠᏫ, ᎠᎴ ᏧᎾᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᎾᎿ ᎠᏁᎯ ᏓᏂᏃᎯᎵᏙᎰᎢ.

In these gloomy tracts, there are few towns or cities. The inhabitants are for the most part wanderers, who build no houses, but dwell in tents, and live upon the milk and flesh of their flocks. They also hunt the wild deer, antelopes and other animals that are found in these regions.

ᏧᎾᏓᎴᏅᏛᏃ ᎡᏏᏱ ᎠᏁᎯ ᎢᎦᏛ Ꮀ ᎤᏂᏍᏆᏂᎪᏗᏳ, ᎦᎹᎹ ᎤᎾᏍᏓᎶᎩ ᎠᏁᎰᎢ, ᏏᏆᏃ ᏗᏃᏴᏐᎵ ᎤᏂᎷᎩ, ᎡᏉᏄᎶᏗ ᎠᏁᎰᎢ, ᏢᏓᏥᏃ ᏧᏂᏍᏆᎴᎾ, ᏚᏬᏓᎸ ᎠᏁᎰᎢ, ᏢᏓᏥᏃ ᎤᎾᏅᏣᏛ, ᎢᎾᎨ ᎠᏁᎰᎢ, ᎠᎾᏛᏁᎵᏍᎩᏃ, ᎢᎸᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᎾᏓᎴᎩ ᎾᎿ ᏧᎦᎾᏮ ᎠᏁᎰᎢ, ᎢᎾᏛᏃ ᏦᎠᏍᎪᎯ ᎢᏯᎳᏏᏗ ᎢᏗᏅᎯᏛ ᎢᎸᎯᏳ ᏗᎬᎪᏩᏛᏗ ᎨᏐᎢ.

The native animals of Asia are many of them very remarkable. The elephant is found in the thickets, the rhinoceros along the banks of rivers, the lion in the plains, the royal tiger in the forests, monkeys and apes of many kinds abound in the hot parts, and serpents thirty feet in length are sometimes met with.

ᎤᎦᎾᏮᏃ ᎢᏗᏢ ᎡᏏᏱ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏣᏘ ᎤᏃᎴ ᎢᏴᏛᎭᏉ ᎠᏰᎸᏍᏗᏍᎪᎢ, ᎢᎸᎯᏳᏃ ᏓᏲᏍᏗᏍᎪ ᏓᏓᏁᎸᎢ, ᎢᎾᎨᏃ ᏕᏡᎬ ᏕᎦᏓᎦᎸᎢᏍᎪᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏂᎬᎾᏛ ᎦᎳᎨᏯᏛᎥᏍᎪ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᎤᏲᏍᏓᏅᎯ. ᎢᎸᎯᏳᏃᎪᎯᏗ ᏂᏓᎦᏍᎬᎾ ᎨᏐᎢ, ᎤᏣᏗᏃ ᏓᎪᏄᎶᏍᎪᎢ. ᎯᎸᎯᏳ ᎤᏂᏧᏈᏍᏗ ᎥᎴ ᎦᏃᎸᎥᏍᎬᏉ ᏚᎾᏗᏃᎯᎰᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏄᏓᎴᏒ ᎢᏤ ᎤᏰᎾᎥ ᎠᏂᏒᎲᏍᎪᎢ Ꮭ ᎠᎴ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏱᏓᏂᏃᎯᏰᎰ ᏴᏫ, ᎠᎴ ᏅᎩ ᏗᏂᏅᏌᏗ, ᎢᏴᏛᎭᏉᏃ ᎥᏳᎩ ᎤᏂᏩᏘᏍᎪᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏧᎦᏴᎳᏥᎶᏛ ᎢᏳᏂᏧᏈᏍᏗ ᏚᎾᏗᏅᏍᏗᏍᎪᎢ.

In the southern portions of Asia, hurricanes are common, and these sometimes are so violent as to overturn the houses, rend the forests in pieces, and scatter ruin and desolation over the land. The country is often parched with drought, and destructive famine follows. Sometimes millions of locusts come upon the wind, and devour every green thing, so that nothing is left for man or beast. Pestilence often visits the people, and sweeps away thousands upon thousands.

ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏍᏗ ᎡᏏᏱ ᎤᏍᏆᏂᎪᏗ ᎤᎧᎵᏨᎯ, ᎾᎿ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏂᏙᎸ ᎠᎴ ᏄᏍᏗᏓᏅᎢ. ᎡᎶᎯ ᏅᎩ ᏄᏓᎥ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏓᎪᎾᏛᏗ ᎡᏉᎯᏳ ᎨᏒᎢ. ᎾᎿ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏓᎪᎾᏛᏗ ᎦᎸᎳᏗᏳ ᏂᏕᎦᏛ ᏙᏓᎸᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᎿ ᎤᏓᎪᎾᏛᏗ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᎤᏰᎾᎥᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏧᎾᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᏗᏅᏃᏛ ᎾᎿ ᎠᏁᎲᎢ.

Such is Asia, a land of wonders both in its geography and history. It is the largest of the four quarters of the globe; it contains the loftiest mountains, it affords the greatest variety of animal and vegetable productions, and the seasons here display at once their most beautiful and their most fearful works.

ᎡᏏᏱ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏓᎪᎾᏛᏗ ᎤᏂᏣᏛ ᏴᏫ ᎾᎿ ᎠᏁᎲᎢ, ᏴᏫᏃ ᎾᎿ ᎢᎬᏱ ᎤᎾᏕᏅᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᎿᏉ ᏅᏓᏳᎾᏓᎴᏅᎯ ᎡᎳᏂᎬ ᏣᏁᎭ. ᎾᎿ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏟ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎤᏍᏆᏂᎪᏗ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏂᏙᎸ ᏴᏫ ᎠᏁᎲᎢ. ᎾᎿ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏂᏍᏆᏂᎪᏗ ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏯ ᎤᎾᏕᏅ ᎢᎩ; ᎠᎴ ᎾᎿ ᎤᏟ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎤᏍᏆᏂᎪᏗ ᏚᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎸ ᏱᎰᏩ.

Asia, too, is the most populous quarter of the globe; it contained the first human inhabitants, and from this quarter, all the rest of the globe has been peopled. Here, too, the most remarkable events took place that belong to the history of man. Here the most wonderful personages were born that have ever trod this earth; and here, too, the mighty miracles of Jehovah were wrought.