Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-07-21
A RAmarkable Flower from ngypt.

| OIL New 10tk, eA4lpAeu d Ntagbe t4aHS VU'"'"
al BY him from the East, II was first shown III
a dty state, and then placing Il iNilhe water, II
gradually expanded into flower astonishing those
who witnessed It. Ds. D. read The following pa
pet on the subject:
The interesting subject Of This notice came In
10 my possession 5 years ago, while on ptoies'
sIonaI engagement IN exploiting fot some LOST
Emerald and Copper Mines In Upper Egypt, II
was given ME with much ceremony by IN ala0,
attached 10 he travelling patty accompanied, IN
token OF some medical srtyce had telidtted Inn,
aud soIenMIy ehlOned never 10 peEnlanenlIy part
with il that Il would never exhibit sisls II decay
II popetly cared fet, that lis possession through!
life would tend 10 revive hope In adSeEsly, and
buried with The possgssot would enste for hun all
the enioymeuts oflhe 7lh heaven Of Malolnet.
The first part OF his theory, am disposed nom
numerous Trials and proof positive, 10 ulety dis
card; and The second am uubeeyeE enough 10
resign all claim 10, as lIuYe alrady made tulnIs
disposition oft.
Il was asserted at The lime by him and his taee;
that about " yeats previously II had been taken
! from the bretsl Of Egyptian mummy, female
high prieseSs, and was estimated US Eteat tattIy
os very few had been procured during The last
cenluty.-Whle doubling lie assigned place u
discovery, for ttasOns which will hereafter odi
vert to, must acknowledge The uniting inte'est
II hus excited amongst oil paElissto whoa have
shown Il In different pats Of lie world, During
a period oil yeats III has accompanied me In all
my wandetipss, and may state has been displayed:
| - the curious SOME OF 500 times without aiiy
LimInulon Of lis extraordinary properties, OF IN.
jury 10 its fInetlily when pEorely carrl Tor. y
has been examined by lew most eminent l'lIlHs'
| nl.,ss aaIi knu nj Enf0nk
and as VT no positive position has been Unsigned
10 II In tho botanical Kingdom.
Many who have Aeen II have heard OF such
wonder being In existence somewhere In Tie Easl:
bAt have regarded II as pretty Oriental fable. For
those who may mol have had oil opIIltlnlity Of
witnessing It's peculiar organization, ! will w
sclbe il nS nearly as can, aud leave scientific
bfOlhets and botanlStS the opportunity Of lecrlv.
lug OF rejecting lie theory Of lis ao!ioD, anu Of
| giving II name and position.
lRIay culipale It III Its :unexpanlcd slate both
IN color, Shade and sl29 " the top OF dtled poppy
head, with stem attached 10 Its back In the ceIIttt
when Il semer'ed 10 glass OF water lOl O min.
ute OF two, the ittes Of ls lle4J gGalaally swell
and expand, and throwing themselves back IN,
eqni distant order, assume the appearance Of a
beautiful luliaeu starry flower, SOMEWHAT re-
senblns The passion or sun Hover; ~ tbs Stale
il remains tot hours sometimes, according 10 The
degree OF moisture retained until after evaporation
Tho Gbtes contact ss gradually as they expanded,
aud II c.assumes lis original appearance ieady Tor
Slnlilat experiments 10 be repeated al ltbitum,
Its origin, its location, alld tue plant bearing Il,
are entirely involved in mystery. Tie pretty OH.
ental toie Of It's being found IN the mummy Of a.
fvma e priestcss, reject as unlenhble-6tst, be.
cause l'haye uI1one several myself aud lmye had
opportunities OF Ueing present at unEolllUg Of OiIl'
eIs Of oil Glasses; OnL never discovere anDthe, OF
head Of any one who llali and secondly, thai in
lie examination Of hieEOgypllcs Of every aye aud
variety, | never diScOyered anything that bOle HE
renloieSl Resemblance 10 H. and l0Se who uEe con-
yersant with llle wonderful leatntes OF lie Egyp-
tian religion and ptiestcrait, viii observe how
eaectiy they seized upon aud deiliel anything sym,
boical OF their mysterious iellels, and Transmitted
them 10 pUsterity figured os hletoglyphicsi ond It
IS but natural 10 pre- uIne that this iOmely look
lns Aower, with lis halo, so typical Of glory, and
resurrection, would have ranked high IN Their my.
tholOgy, II II aud tho knowledge oil It's ptoneleS
had been known 10 them. Moreover, an e1aHina.
ton Of the elaborate works Of Josephus, lieiOdi
tus, King aud DiUdoms, Siculus 50 Auent, In their
description Of Egyptian Mythology, Inns failed TO
elicit uny description OF notice oil II whatever
lam disposed 10 assign It place Of much later
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~, e., ny n,Iy,;mN"a nj ,yo,,' IL tbs nscn,c'
cons, helhdlo device Of tEit knights, In illnn.
net similar 10 The scol0p shell aud palm branch.
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w. s"n, ",s,,,t,., " Inv famiis i" Jaso,;Lin,,
com" y"nsi, n'"U,,s,,,t" has ,seo,isd ,O,;Cs
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Enlv man mi So"J nv tGam lie tStSt NJ H. lila.
Lrmi ne II esnoSej 10 lie mon, on lie avn of the
R"inLsuv' II wo"LI hocons xntd,n,,s ri, IN view
ali I;Eo mnio tLe stnt NJ lie S,yint. viii iI Ere.
L.. ~ liz s, i, ,"ni ,ain, IN ;,s in,,Iin.s i
Of this readily explained. as during moonlight
.ne.e Is more coP1ls aspos't o. new 1han eny
hare all The elect Of immersion.