Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-03-15
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Among the antiquities In Ii" col'eciiln NJ
DR.. Ahhoi, by far the mo,t volu an curl
nus. IT - nuIne. Is the necklace of Mcn.s-i
This is a necklace Of pol ,forme ofsur, essive
oyals, each al tearing the ca.toaehe OF Me,
mes.
The extreme an iqujtv Of hi monarch's
oign ('"r hr Ia supposed 10 he tne Same vi h
Nj m the grandson of Noah )sra ties H.. be.
hullcr.and hp yencr aIion aud awe " Inch such
a relic W u d necessarily create, operate IN
stautly 10 Render Incredible the idea thai the re
liz before you is yennine. Man can hardly be-
indeed 10 credit In this aye OF tie world,
,hn he is Io''kiug on nr' klace hich has
been handed by the ro,s OF Noah, or possibl.
his been admired and iii cas,,d hv the odd
man OF the AK himself. The result has been
therefore hat savans and ravelers have 10 k
ed y th profnund intrr ST ami wih in, odn,'..
y r,edi' a. Dr.. Ahbott'e colipcllnn " lille IL
as in Cairo hut on seeing Ibis necklace, have
been so asl"uuded bv lis antiquity, that they
have turned away with contcrnl tnou5 doubt
or flat r. fusa tn believe IN its grnulness.-
We find many writers " h" speak wIIh deep
interest Of his other valuable rui uiinsiti,s, " no
u, 0nounce this one doubtful; and Others again
" ho do not hesitate 10 ssy that II Is not mann
acrured. And this Nth III p4'tlrl" Of rvi
,lrnce against it, except tho difficulty which
men find III believing In sLch relic of such an
age.
DIR. Abbot 'loes mol vouch for the genuine
II. S. of any article IN his c"lIectlen He is n
gentleman of til. IN CHEST character. ard wor
III, of the unlimited credit of all an'iq,ilrians.
Well krourIo Europran & American savans
as an indpstiops coll, ctnr and learned ami
quarian. he exhibits The articles oihia n,l-,u n.
Ching My ior tn. fact that he procured
III. m IN such and such wa ,laving to all
" ho examine them, to judge Tor then Se.ves of
til, II @, nni' e~..
We pgopose to examine tr efy the vitnce
q ing to show III g.nnlnrss of Tins r,.lir " hi h
i, ii matter more interest. as spprarS 10 us,
tnau the u,tsilons AZ 10 the Bourgon snc,e.
son. or any oher researches into e pat
HEB have orcnpied public a't"ntnn otlatr.
In tn Fl st pla' cdr. Ahb','i, a man " bose
judgement is valuable. and hr bceyes the re-
nc gen ine.
If manufactured, il world have natural.
rcen done b, sofe soran to gain PER
Soral nnorirty. Such ha not been the case
with this. II wnnll have been very rxp"n
si,e in u.aieris. design and execution. It
must have b, ea m d., in Europe, aud snni to
E. ypt for sale Altogether II would appear
thai az n ma,Ier OF spccnl"tion. Fifty 'ounds,or
tuo hundred and fifty dollars w""Id have been
small repayment for such work. LIT 'hls
fnt br considered in cnnnexion With the CIR.
cnnnstances attending the pr ocu'ing "i The rel
&c by DR.. A. A young man from Greece was
going into Upper E'ypt'o pure lS, coyc'nth
| DR. A. made an ARA ,gemrni v Ih hun Ia pnr
chase hat relics he could had conditioned
that he should bring the direct to him and
how them to n""th"r person. On his return
Dr. heard that he bad been e,ewhrre " h
them and recri, ed note from friend saying
that the young man ~as to call on hun win
some relics AT a certain hour. The Doctor as
present AID met The young man, who was
ronsid,rabls aba>h H.. had % " this neck
ace, which h. offered for small sum of mo
noy which Dr.. A. paid him Tue you man
was so mnrh chagrined that he breled DR..
At, a l5w him To throw in some other relics
he had, Mentioning rome arrows, and n hei
met and armor Supposng them to be- Gre
lcian or Roman. DR.. A. declined them. Oor in