THRESHOLD—SLAB IN ASSHURBANIPAL'S PALACE.
[1] Sayce: Baby. and Assy., 88.
[2] Rawlinson: Babylonia.
[3] This reminds one of the snails, etc., that were crushed and brewed in small beer for rickets in New England. See Alice Morse Earle, "Customs and Fashions in Old New England."
[4] Arnold: Stories of Ancient Peoples, 123.
[5] The narrative is set back in the days of Assyrian Empire.
[6] Maspero: Ancient Egypt and Assyria, 320.