The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-07-16
WHOLE No. 1856.

HunuIeu ydrdS, and he has but q
iaint idea of the tree attempted to be des-
eriped, The contracted localities in which
) tnis Tree is found growing indigenously has
peen remarked by all the botanists who
1 nave traVersed our continent, being chiefly
: : conhned to the mountains of North Carroll
! !; Id ana tennessee. 1t is many years since
! II was added to the collection of the Messrs.
handreth, and is found perfectly hardy, the
youngest plants enduring the severest frost
unlnlured-easily cultivated, and thriving
readily IN most situations. 1t is, therefore.
much to be regretted that it yet remains TO
De generally introduced.
Inc changes wrought on many vegeta-
pies by careful cultivation and attention is
100 generally known to be necessary to re-
peat, and the present case is an instance of
IL worthy OF remark. Michaux states. that
III ! us naive soil, it does not exceed thirty
h ~ heiqPh s estimate FIAT 81 the height
of the specimen here spoken of is believed
to be pretty accurate, and should no acct
dent interfere, it will certainly attain a
much larger size, the shoots of each wear
being strong and vigorous. The diameter
OF the tree is from actual measurement.
The flowers he also states "when fully
blown, are sometimes eight or nine inches
IN diameter - and a size but one half
which they arrive at in the nurseries herein
referred to.
The DARK AGES OF EeYpT. Among the
discoveries, of the present age, the art of
decyphering the ancient hieoroglyphics of
the Egyptians, will be foupd of vast irnpor-
lance in Calculating the dark history of an
( Gent Egypt. Some rolls of papyrus, of
great extent, have been decyphered in the
museum of Turin. Among them are frar-
ments of very ancient annals of TEMPLES.
the same, perhaps, which Herodotus and
Diodorus Sculus have seen. Some of the
rolls are of the time of Memnon. of Meris.
and Ramases Melamon, and are more than
5000 years old, while the Oldest Greek and
Latin MSS. are less than 1900 wears old
Some grave-stones, very ancient, have been
found, inscribed with the names of the Pha-
Taohss; and the hieroglyphic texts may now
be very easily explained. Very curions is
a grave-stone on prlestess of Venus. 1t
represents the Egyptian Venus naked,
standing on lion, to show that love must
be founded on strength and generosity: or.
as another supposes, to Indicate that love
conquers even the fercest animals. She
holds in her hand serpent, biting her. and
under the head dress the ears of a cat can
be seen. Professor Segforth, who is en-
gagged in these researches at Turin. has
found lamp in Greek Roman taste. with
toad upon it, and the inscription lin Greek|
am the resurrection" He also has
found an hiera:ic writing upon palm leaf,
writing, before the preference was given to
papyrus, and that the papyrus led to the
discovery of parchment, and this to the dis
covery of our paper. One papyrus contains
a number of singular drawings and carica-
lures, with hieratic inscriptions. The col
oring and the attitudes of the figures are
remarkable. 1t appears that the Egyptian
painters made sometimes very free with the
religion of their country. Thus pious be-
lever is represented as an ass with an
apron, Offering a roast duck, bread and on
ions, &C. as a sacrifice to the god opposite,
which is a cat, and seems. to be nightly
pleased with the sacrifice. Another papy-
rus represents a kind of Batrachomyomachia.
The monkeys give battle to the cats in full
''armor, with shield and lances, That the
worship of Venus is derived from Egypt,
appears from a papyrus, which represents
the Egyptian Bacchanalia. The ivy, the
lotus, the sistrum, the drum, the lyra, &C.,
are to be seen. Venus is drawn on two
wheeled carriage, by two young priestesses,
| followed by a priest who holds a sistrum
and kettle drum. On the pole sits Prir
apian monkey, and a boy beats the drum,
| An old woman is seen painting Venus with
a paint brush. The most important discov
ery yet made is that of papyrus contain
ing sketch of Egyptian history in hieratic
writing. After some general chronological
! oo1or1o{iopc fonino Of tho
eminent of the gods, during period of
1897, as in Manetho. One of them reign
ed 1886 wears, and one of them only 800.
Then came the heroes and other kings of
Memphis, who reigned with those $4,000
years. The origin of every dynasty is re-
lated, from what town it sprung, how many
kings it contained, how many years they
reigned; then follow the names of the kings,
with short historical remarks, and how
many years, months and days, each king
reigned. This papyrus, which was written
in the time of Ptolom@aus, agrees perfectly
, with Manetho. Professor Leyfarth has al
so found from another papyrus, the CIPHER
!, ing system, from one up to nillion-a dis
covery which will facilitate further re-
: searches.-.N Y. Commercial Advertiser.
/, ANEcDoTE Fer THE LADIES. The prison re.
: port, among other things, contains short expo
? sition Of the difficulties and vexaIon which the
officers of the Prison have to encounter in the
: government Of the four female convicts under
their care, and tho Directors most ungallantly
o assert that these four make more trouble thar
n the whole remaining ninety-three convicts Q
!, the other sex. But not content with this, the,
. repeat a remark made to them, as they pretend
v by the superintendent of the Auburn Stat
n Prison al have (says hey under my care
- about four hundred and fifty male prisoners
y and nine females ! could cheerfully undertak
y the care of an additional four hundred and fjt
l. men to be rid of the nine women What
q brute !---E0Tecalk Gazette.
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