Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-09-10


mence with a prayer, but he believed he i
would omit that's" after tieing the knot. he
said, sit was customary to give the married l
couple some advice, but he believed he would
omit that; it was customary to kiss the bride.
but he believed he would omit that aiso''
The ceremony being ended, Jonathan took |
the squire by the button hole, and clapping
his finger on his nose. said. esquire, it's Gus
t"marv to give the magistrate FIVE dollars
but Ib'l,ere I'll omit thatr'
! UNPACKlNG OF AN EGYPTIAN MUMMY.
! On Friday evening, June Sd, Mr.. Petit
grew undertook the task of bringing to light,
after the lapse of thirty centuries, or more,
one of the inhabitants of ancient Egypt, be-
fore one of the most crowded assemblies
within the walls of the Royal Institution.
| The mummy is one brought by the late Mr..
Salt, from Thebes. and purchased by Mr.. Z.
at a sale of Egyptian antiquities few months
since. II has three cases, painted wooden
one in contact with the body, an outer coffin,
and Il sarcophagus Of sycamore wood. This.
lwhichswas of an obong shape, is of exceed
ling interest, for 1t is covered with HERO
'lglyphics and pictorial representations in vari-
GUS colors. One OF these represented the
deceased conducting the boa. of the sun, (the
emblem of this deity Phar, being seated in
the centre, under the canopy formed by the
snake Urcus, ornamented with the mitre, ty-
pcal of the upper regions) and steered BY
t Horus, the son Of Osiris. Mr.. Pettigrew re-
marked that Horus was always the steersman
: of the boats, and he thinks that Horus, or
; Hor, is the origin Of the Greek Haron, or
; Charon, an! perhaps Hare-one. Another
i, singular representation on the sarcophagus
| was Illustrative Of the deceased throwing off
Il this 1:mortal COLL and standing established
: this being represented by the corporeal man
= painted red, falling to the mother earth; and
i the spiritual part painted blue. with the hands
', extended to the heavens. The whole case
5 was entirely covered with herogivphcs.
4 many passages Of which Mr.. p. read off,
E from which it was apparent that the emDalmed
2 individual was a priest concerned in the l,ba-
4 ton. that his name was Osiri, that he WIS the
4 son of priest of Ammon Ononofri. who was
n the son of Il priest Oukkonso, who was the
5 son of priest Horseis. that his mother
l. name Masitr-se. The lecturer pointed
: out some curious variations to the manner
n which the name of the deceased and OF
d his mother spelt, occurring in the forme,
e case in no less than five different ways. and
n in the latter in three several modes. The
l. inside of the painted coffin contained various
y figures. connected with the Egyptian mythol
l. logv, and prayers offered up to the various
l. 'deities Of the deceased Osiri. They ran ir
,f this manner-"Open the gate Of Heaven
e open the World, and the gate of the region
a to Osiri." At the foot Of the case, Isis wa:
L. painted embracing the feet. and line of hi
" eroglyphics expressing ''Ths is Of Isis who
e embraces thy feet"
2. At the bottom of the case was very spir
= tied representation of the deceased, as {
n mummy, ca the back Of Osirian, or Sacred
e.. Bull. galloping off with the body. Mr.. p
ID gave various interpretations of the charac
Ie tiers. and proceeded to unfold the mummy
Id The bandages were exceedingly numerous
very clean, applied in the neatest name
possible. and extended to perhaps not les
- than 1000 yards. Several inscriptions wer'
- found upon the bandages. The pitchy mat
s: ter occcsioned the bandages to be firmly iixet
:, to the body. and the time allotted to th'
- meeting being quite exhausted. Mr. +. wa
~ only able to make out one side OF the head
= which appeared in perfect preservation, an
" clearly exhibited the ancient Egyptian
~ Icountenance. The viscera had been removes
10 from the body by an incision in the left flank
:. as described by Heroditus, and the var'ou
y. parts were found upon the body and between
, the legs separately bandaged. in compiet
" state Of preservation. The limbs were ser
"a arately NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. PaPer.J
e. Losr PRAIRIE. Ark;s. 1886.
III Mrs. David Crockett.-Dear Madam: Pei
:. nit me TO introduce myself to you as one 6
a. the acquaintance of your much respecte
y husband, Col. Crockett. With his fate in tn
~ fortress San Antonio, Texas. you are doub
p less long since advised. With sincere fee
III ings Of sympathy, regret his untimely los
"a to your family and self. For if among
u" strangers. he constituted the most agreeab
W companion, he, doubles, to his beloved Wi
er, - rh;d-ar ,,,,s, h.,a baan f,vo,;,e nec,
or -. - l., HI. Ices Era.do,n h..b.e
IS deprived Of one Of her bravest sons, in who's
bosom philanthropy glowed with as geni