Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-11-23

was as often as any of the better sort
supped with him. 1t has been computed
that Nebuchadnezzar's golden image
and the various other images, utensils,
&c. OF gold, in the temple Of Beius at
Baby ion, amounted in value to 1870 mil
lions OF dollars. Vast loads of gold and
silver were often carried in triumph DO.
fore Roman Generals, when they re-
turned from conquered provinces. The
gold with which Solomon overlaid tho
most holy place only, rbom SO feet
square, amounted to more than 100
millions Of dollars OF our money.
Critic, writer in the Christian Spec.
tator, supposes also that tho amount Of
wealth was formerly much greater than
at present. He noticed the following in-
stances THE Israelites, soon after
their escape from Egyptian bondage Of
Tered for the tabernacle gold and ser
TO the amount Of S85o,0oo. Exoons,
xxxvlii, "a, IS. This was probably
borrowed Of the Egyptians, but it shows
that gold and silver were plenty in Egypt.
The contributions of The people for the
sanctuary, in the time of David, exceeds
A millions of dollars. | Chronicles,
xxx, 1.-THE sum which Ham an offer
ed Ashahuras, on condition Of being per-
mitted to order the destruction Of the
Jews, was 10000 talents of silver,
| $500, 900 dollars. Esther, iii, 9. Tho
immense treasures which David is said
to have collected for the sanctuary,
Chronicles, xxi, ID, amounted to $50
millions of pounds sterling, fCrito says
7S9 millions, but erroneoqsy) or 5e5o
millions of dollars, sum greater tliAn
the British national debt, and exceeding
all the money coined since the Discover
ry OF America. tits supposed by some
learned men that David never amassed
such an immense sum, and that an er.
ror has been made by the ranscribers Of
this book. Prideaux conicctures that
the talents Of gold and silver given by
David and others for the temple might
beof another sort, of far less value than
the Mosaic talents. He remarks that Is
these talents are valued by the Mo.
sale talents, they would have buile
the whole temple Of solid silver.
Critic estimates the talent Of silver az
a42 pounds sterling, and the talent Of
gold at 5375i sterling, according 10 DR..
Arbu,hnot's Tables of ancient coins, y
inserted in the translation of Johns Ar.
chaeology.
French Lotteries.-Inthe report on the budE<
ct of 1925 il is stated, the produce to govern.
ment may be estimated at II 100000 francs.
This affords melancholy evidence of the de.
hsion OF those who run the risk, and of the
immense profits that may be made hv skilfulls
specializing on the cupdty OF mankind,
BAPTiSTS.
The total number of Baplis,s throuehr
out the United States, is computed at
present 10 be about $4,000. The in-
crease during the last year was about
IL 900, which has been nearly the annual
average increase since 1919. The num-
Der of associations of this sect of Chris
lians is 1874, among which are s,5sA
churches, and 2,2lo ministers.
Prevention Of Drunkenness.-On
readers are aware that the Volatile AL
kali has been considered as a remedy for
in,oxication. We said, in former
number, that, should this be the case, il
is doubtful whether the antdote wuuld
not encourage The vice, rather than tend
TO suppress it. In one Of the foreign
journals it is stated that German ply
sician IN. Bruhl Cramer) has discover
ed that the exhibition Of diluted sulphur
ic Acid, with occasional bitters, causes
at length such disgust towards brandy
and other spiri.uous potations, as to era
dictate the disposition to inebriety. II
this should prove true, it would BIO fap
more valuable discovery than that Of
medicine which rendered drunken
man sober, and enabled him to return to
his favori,e po,ations with impunity.-a
| Med. CHR. Reuidzv, No. l8.
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