WOMEN WORKING AN OLIVE-PRESS.
"The olives are thrown into the pan, and then two men (or women) grasp the opposite ends of the handle and walk around in a circle; the weight of the roller crushes the olives, and after a while the oil flows slowly from the hole in the side of the pan. When the olives are crushed to a pulp, and no more oil will flow, the mass is mixed with water and placed in bags of coarse cloth. The remaining oil is forced out by treading with the feet, or by crushing in a press with heavy weights. The process of extracting oil from the olive was well known to the ancient inhabitants of the country, and is often mentioned in the Bible.
ANCIENT LAMPS (MATT. XXV. 1).
MODERN LAMPS.