...built by Ptolemy IV, which was propelled by 4000 rowers -- The magnificent and colossal Thalamegus -- The giant fleet which Hiero sent against Carthag... ...tinent -- Discovery of new lands -- Arrival at Easter island -- Wondrous stone statues carved by an extinct people -- Descriptions of the statues on E... ...the Cannibal Priests........................................... 108 Avenue of Statues in Cambaluc........................................... 109 Camb... ...hat they are slightly below the medium height of Europeans. THE WONDROUS STONE STATUES CARVED BY AN EXTINCT PEOPLE. In some respects Easter Island, th... ...chisels and capable of the same uses as steel. Much the larger number of these statues lie prostrate, but many still stand with grim visage and Jewish... ...d but by savages so incapable of performing such work that they ascribe to the statues a supernatural origin. Of the theories and traditions set forth...