The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-02-06
Gistoliral.
The seven wonders of the world.

Every one has heard Of the seven wonder,
of the world, for each new wond,r Is regular
lv assigned a place as the eighth. But til
larger proportion Of our ri lerS, who hay
forgotten the classical instru ,tions Of thci
youth will find their memories refreshed by
the iollr wing:
lst. The Colossus ut Rhodes. I. stood or
the two moleS which formed the entrance o
the harhor, at the city Of Rhodes. 1t was
composed of brass, and some estimate Of the
amount used may be made from the fact
tIat after it had remained in ruins S0l
years there retnainel after the dminu-
ton from rust and theft, 100000 pounds
1t was sold to a jew of Odessa and CARR, d
away ON 900 camels. 1t WIS hollow, and
The cavities filed with stones, to counter.
balance its weight and render it firm on its
pedtal. It's hcigjth WAS lt5 fet, and all
vessels could pass between its legs. There
were few persons who could encompass its
| thumb with both arms, and its fingers were
larger than most statues. 1t was the work
mahShip ct ChaFeS. who was employed 2l
years in building it. 1t was erected B. G.
300, and after having stood so years, was
broken off below the knees, and thrown down
by an earthquake.
End The Temple oc Diana at Ephcsus
aud the building of it occupied 22O wears.
| was 42b feet in length 900 in breadth.
adorned with l27 columns of the Ionic order.
OF parian marble. each 60 feet high. and
statue of the goddess. supposed to have been
sent down from heaven. On the very night
Of the birth of Alexander the CIR, at it was par.
TALLY burnt down by lie as t,lS ,ooh the
means to immortallze his name. Cinocratcs
WnS lin ltn /. I
building. Alexander offered to appropriate
his >pol;s to its restoration, if the Eghesans
would give him the sole honor, aud have hts
nanc placed on the Temple They refused,
really from national pride, but with the pre-
ten"e, " that it was not right for one dylni-
ty to erect a temple to another.'
3D.. The Labyrinth of Egypt. 1t is in
lower Egypt near Lake Moels According
to .lerodotuS 1t consisted Of 3 ,0C0 chambers.
| 500 above ground, and the same n.mhcr
subtcrrarcan. 1t had so many Intricate
wlndlngS that when once in it was m,t ssI-
bile to get out without guide. 1t i said to
have been built by l. kings. All tie opin
IONS with reference to It's object appear to
yicld III acGncn and ingenuity to that Of
oIatteFcr, who supposed it to be an archi
tcctuiai symbolic representation Of the zodl-
&C, and the course of the sun Though the
same one half being above, and the other
below the earth !; whilst the 5000 cham bers
have symbolical reference TO the pro .cssion
OF the cqulnoXcS
4'h. The Pyramids of Egypt. OF these
there are nearly leo, and they constitute the
most Stupendnus work Of man. The largest
IS the Gtlzch, nenr the Nile, which covers II
and is said 10 ifave ,nilIoycd IuU,UuU men
thirty years Ill building
5,h. The Temple of Jupiter Olympus. 1t
was situated on the river Alphtus, in Elias
near the spot where the Olympic games were
cclcbr tied. Its height was 6S feet breadth
90, and length 800 ct. ! vas adorned in
ternally with great variety of statues.
The figure of Olympian deity was composed
of ivory and gold, and of such vast proper
lions that, though seated 1t reached nearly
to the ceiling, suggesting the idea, that III
rising it would bear away the roof. In the
right hand 1t graspcd an image of victory,
and in his left scepUe, on which was erch
cd an eagle.
9Th The walls and hanging gardens of
Baby lon. These were built by Semirainis
were $50 feet high. 81 feet thick, and about
sixty miles in circuit. They We're composed
OF brick baked in the sun, and cemen,cd
with bitumen instead Of mortar. The gar
dens Were situated in an immense palace
built at the west cnd of the brlqg which eros
scd the Euphrates. 1t contained square of
400 feet on every side. and was carried up in
manner of terraces, one after another. till it
reached the walls of the city. The ascent
was from terrace to terrace by means of stairs
ten feet wide. The whole pile WAS sustained
by vast arches, raised on the other arches
On the top of the arches flat stones were first
laid, then great quantity Of reeds and btu
men, next double row Of bricks, the whole
covered with thick sheets ollead This noo.
age was designed to keep the moisture of the
mould from escaping through the arches.
The earth laid thereon was SO deer that large
trees could take root, and with such the gar.
den was covered, together with plants and
shrubs of every description On the upper
terrace there was a pump and engine for
drawing water from the river to water the
garden Anyts, the wife of Nebuchaancz-
gar, desired something resembling the hills
Of her ma tive Media, and TO crafty her, the
king rascd this prodigous structure.
TIN. The Mausoleum. A monumental
structure reared 10y Artemi>ia, in the memory
of her husband and brother Mausolus, King
of CARR b. G. 325. She is Said to have been
so much attached TO him that she mixed his
ashes with water and drank them off. The
entire height of the monument was lao feet,
being nearly square, each side measuring
lib feet 1t was dec )rated with a peristyle
of Sc columns, about &c feet in height
There are no remains Of the monument at
tl,,, inn