The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1845-11-11

should be; they accordingly embalmed me
at once-l presume you are aware Of the
chief principle ofthe embalmng processr
why, not altogether
All, perceive "a deplorable condition o.
ignorance Well, cannot enter into detail:
just now butt is necessary TO explain; tina
to embalm, properly speaking) in Egypt
was to arrest ideninitely all the animal fnnc-
tons subjected to the process. | use the IAN.
imai IN its widest sense, as including the
physical not more than The moral and rial be.
ing. repeat that the leading principle oil
embalment consisted, with us, in the immedi.
ately sresting, and holding in perpetual
obeydnce all the animal functions subjected to
the process. To he brief, in wharayer con-
dItlon the individual was, at the period cfem-
balment, in that condition he remained
Now, as II is my good fortune to be of the
blood of the Scerabeus, Twas embalmed
dltre. as you see me at present.
The blood Of the Scarabeus.' exclai med
DR.. Ponnonner.
Yes. The Scarabeus was the insignium,
or the arms ola very distinguished and a
very rare Patrician family. To be of the
bleed ofthe Scarabeus,' is merely to be one
OF that family Of which the ScarabGus is the
insignium. | speak fgura,ively.'
But what has thisto do with MIR heinz
alive!'
WHY il is the general custom. in Epvpr
10 deprive corpse. before embalment. Of i,s
bowels and brains; the race of the Scara-
boei alone did! not coincide with the cus-
tom. Had not been Scara1eus. therefore.
should have been without bowels and
brains; and without either il is somewhat in
convenient to live
Il perceive that > said Mr.. Buckingham.
and presume that all the entire Mum,pies
that come 10 hand are the race of the Scar
abei.'
.Bevond Doubt
Il thougbt, said Mr. GI;ddon very mcelIv
that the Scar,bnus was one of the E-vptisn
gods,
.One of the Eqvptiap ,obot7, exclaimed
the Mummy, starting to his feet
Gods repeated the traveller.
MIR. GIiddon, really am ashamed TO hear
YOU talk in this style,' said the Count, resu-
ming his chair. No nation upon the face OF
the earth has ever acknowledged more than
one god. The Scarabeus, The Ibis. ETC..
were with us. las similar creatures have
beep with others) the symbols. mr. m,din
tlrOnUh which we OffereC WOrShID 10 IRE
ator too aupust TO be more d;rectlv appro,cb.
ed.
There,was here pause. AT length the col
,oouv, was renewed be- Doctor Ponnonn-
err
.lt 10 MT Unavailable the, rrom what xon
have exnla;ned, s,;d he .,b,, ,mo,, The
c,tcombs oftbe river N;Ie there NAV owls,
o,bor Nnmm;es I'll. Sc,-.hmus ,r;io in =,
cond;t;on If v;,,I;,,,
There can he ny o,es,;o, Of r., ren,;sJ
,be Comm. all The Scar.bna; wer. embaimed
accidentally while alive and are now alive
Even some of those ,,,,rnoseIu so emb,I,neJ
NAV have been ovcrlook Ell nv Their even
tors. and still remain in tbe:iombs,
.WilIyou be kind enouob 10 ex,la;n, 7
said. what ,ou mean nv ,pu,noseiv so ,n
haImed.'
with great pla,snre' s,;d the M,umv
after snrvev;,a me le;sn,eIv ,brongb his eye.
il was The first time I had y. urureJ
70 address him =. J;rec, ones,;o,
with great measured said he. .Tbe
usuaI dur,,;on If MANS life =, NV time
was about .irht HUNDRED vears Few men
d;ed unIess 6v mo-, .v,y,o-,I,,,rv ,c.;J.,,
before tho ,,.ors;v brndroJ. cs,, I;yoI Io,,
yer Than decade, orc.n,nr;os Inn, .;nb,
were considered The n,tn,aJ term Ar,er 1b,.
discovery of The emh,In,;n, nr;nc;nIe ne
have already described II no Won !, occ,rr.d
to our nbilosonbcrs ,la, Randall. crr;o.;,,
might be rratifed. and At the same time ,he
interests Of science murb ADVANCED INV I;v;no
this natural term in ;ns,,lmen,s In h. case
If history. indeed. experience demousf,a,cd
hat some,hino Of the Kind was inJ;sneusa.
IIe. An historian. for example. bavinr al
aimed The ace Of FIVE hundred wouIJ write
,ook with great Iabor and then GO, himself
.arefnIIy e4balmed. leaving ins,ruc,;on, 10
,;s executors neo cm..tha, ,6ey sboujd cause
him TO be revyi6ed after the iapse of GER
ain ner;od-sav for five mr. six bundrr,,I
ears Resum;1r existence a, The ex,ira,ion
4 this term. he would invariably find his |
,rc,r work converted into a snecies of han.
- o,e-booL-,b,, ;s ~ a., into In.
e I,er,rv o,en. Fl, ,be congici;,g c,rsscs
;LdIes and nersonaI sonabLIes of uLoIr
'erds Of cx,spera,ed commen,ators Thcse
'uosses e,c which nassed nnder rbe name
r anno,a,;ons or emepda,;ons were found so
omnle,aIv 10 have enveIoncd distorted and
u".,rhai,1oJ ,hs,sx, ,b,, The an,bnr b,J 10
-. -, ,,;,h :, LANTERN 70 discover HE cum
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