The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-01-10

a" 1As AAeisaG 0eds
Childr~n. / wish to tell YOU about the
E,ds which ere worshipsd two thousand
years ago. b ancient tiEDes the propls
lad no Bible. and = they made Eelisios
tos .hsmsslvss.4 They Imagined -
rlouds. and mountains, aud hills. and
soods, u waiers, TO BE- full ii code.
They were sarposed 10 be very mssh
Ike men and wosaen, Lss With far great
- power. they were also supposed 70 b
generally engaged IN some sers Of wick
~dness. They we're represented - quar-.
usling amsng themselves. o. % engaged
"a some mischief. Ye, the ancient Gre.
clans and Romans--,hc wises people
then living. % they cs,sidssd :hemssivss
---worshiped these deities, OF whom thess
were many thousands. a.
JuP,sr was the chief Of CODE and was
most honored by ths PEOPLE. He W.
represented with an eagle BY HE side. He
was often called Jove, and was said to b
the father Of the gods. Jsno was he
wife Of Jupiter. Her emblem was ths
peacock. She was Represented ~ - u.
aaturcd woman. and WHO usually d
nore harm than good.
Saturn was god Of sime. He wss rep.
resented a. az vld msn, with bald.hse1
aud a scythe in his hand. This vss m
tended to signify that time destroys every
thirg in it, progress, - ; scyshs csss
down the grass
Mars was the god Of war; He was
represented with . helmet, speas ard
sword, prepared for battle. Whsn the
ancients went to war, they always psaysd
his god to help them conquer their sas-
inies.
Neptune was the brother Of Jupiter.
aud lived IN the sea. He Vas repSsssn.
ted as driving horses IN the wsier, holding
u, his hand sor. of spear With three
Joints, called trident. They .aaeisd
i'm to be generally occupied in getting
u,, storms and tempests. 10 wreck and
crown those who sailed upon the sea.
This was certainly an idle dream. yet
1t was not unnatural. have often looked
-, the sea in q storm, and could easily
imagine the waves were lsshed sgaiass
re trembling ship by some angry mon.
,ter Of the deep. .-~4a4 4. -.
ldercury was deity generally oscu.
p.ed in gong errands for the other geds
aid goddesses. He was represented
18th wings on his hat and feet. In his
and be held a wand, called esducsus.
lis adventures, as told by old poets, are
very amusing. In our times We should
-. such fellow as Mercury into our state
.ason. if we could catch him, for he was
:. very grea, rogue.
Hercules was a famous giant, who per-
,,smed as many feats as Samson. When
=, was ala infant and IN his cradle, he
,,raugled serpent, and when he grew
"p he slew several monsters, and did
- any remarkable things.
Apollo was god Of music, poetry paint
Ig. &c. He had harp in his hand and
,lys Of light around his head. The po-
,'stell marvellous tales Of his music.
Vulcan. the god Of fire, was celestial
| 'acksmith; aud used 10 make thunder
oIts for Jupiter. For some n,isbena,io I
,.c was kicked on, OF heaven, and came
Gambling down upon an island in the Med,
irrranean. He was lame ever afterward.
Venus was the daughter Of Jupiter,
aud the goddess OF beauty. She was rep
rrsen,ed in cha,io, drawn BY doves -
ne was the wife of Vulcan. and although
very beautiful behaved very badly.
Besides these de.les of which | have
/. en- telling you, the ancienls believed IN
attitudes Of others, They supposed the
nth and air, the mountains and tho val.
J, IS, all 10 be peop!ed with dei.es. Those
'''at lived in The woods they called Dry
q Is, and those that lived in the water
aiads. The poets of those ,ilIes inven.
rrl agreat many stores OF these dsltes
"aich people generally imagined 10 b
GrIe. La this way the heather mythology
"as extended until i, embraced thirty
l.ousand gods and goddess.s.
Thus have told you Of the chief godl
and godesses Of the ancient Greeks and
somans. These nations Housished sbOu
tso thousand years ago. They. wes.
s.-ry wise and learned IN many respects
hey had elegant poets, whose works srs
Ill admired. They built costly temples
l4e ruins Of which still exist, and sxcis1
,..- admiration OF the wsrld. Yet thsi,
llgion was full of absurdaies, and w
,.onder how i. could have been bsleust
the most polite nations OF anci-n
mes. How thankful we should Be whez
- think how many blessings .bs Bib,
n,s bestowed on us. Those ANCIENT M
ans did no. have the Bible 10 teach then
The true God, and therefore hey wor
ped many gods. We Lave The Bible
II we know there il one Ged our hesv
" Father To Him dear children. 20,
s,'ay come in prayer, for he is every sheI,
a. once. Love and servs Min on earth
81 you shall live with Him in heaven.
sirmony, .Nov., 1856. B. n. II.
lii Reaching Kansas. Extract :
'-ttrr dated at Lawrence, October 90