Soc., Jan., 1909, Gen.
Houtum-Schindler Comes To The Conclusion, P. 157, That Marco Polo's Tree
Is Not The "Sun Tree," But The Cypress Of Zoroaster; "Marco Polo's Arbre
Sol And Arbre Seul Stand For The Persian Dirakht I Sol, I.E. The
Cypress-Tree.
If General Houtum Schindler had seen the third edition of
the Book of Ser Marco Polo, I., p. 113, he would have found that I read
his paper of the J.R.A.S., of January, 1898."
XXII., p. 132, l. 22. The only current coin is millstones.
Mr. T.B. CLARKE-THORNHILL wrote to me in 1906: "Though I can hardly
imagine that there can be any connection between the Caroline Islands and
the 'Amiral d'Outre l'Arbre Sec,' still it may interest you to know that
the currency of 'millstones' existed up to a short time ago, and may do so
still, in the island of Yap, in that group. It consisted of various-sized
discs of quartz from about 6 inches to nearly 3 feet in diameter, and from
1/2 an inch to 3 or 4 inches in thickness."
XXV., p. 146.
OLD MAN OF THE MOUNTAIN.
Regarding the reduction of the Ismaelites, the Yuaen Shi tells us that
in 1222, on his way back after the taking of Nishapur, Tuli, son of
Genghis, plundered the State of Mu-la-i, captured Herat, and joined his
father at Talecan. In 1229 the King of Mu-lei presented himself at the
Mongol Court.... The following statement is also found in the Mongol
Annals:
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