, 1864-12-22

Prof Henry j. Anderson, LII D., delivered
n lecture ut the Cooper Institute, New York,
Oh Wednesday evening last, upon "Egypt in
her Monuments.'' The N. Y. .Eeenirg Post
says:
"0n the platform, and IN full view of the
audience, was mummy case, supposed from
the hierog1yphics inscribed On fhe lids and
sides, to contain the remains of person of
distinction. This, it WAS stated, would be
opened and the mummy unrolled Ut the con-
clusfon Of the Professors lecture. 4 clair
and foot-stool found ia the same tomb as that
from which the mummy camc, were also ex-
hib1tcd. They are In IN excellent state of
preservation, though they cannot be less than
5000 years old. In shape they do not differ
much from the furniture still to be found in
some of our New England homes.
On the conclusion Of the lecture, Mr., E,
| ElleEy Anderson Was introduced, and proceed
ed to give an account Of the manner Ia which
the mummy had been obtained. 1t was found,
be said, in 1872, in the house Of peasant
living ut Gon5uec, On the banks Of the Nile,
opposite Thebes. The tomb from which It
had been taken Was visited md found to he
heWn out Of the solid rock. From the iu-
scriptions, the tomb was supposed to have
been constructed about the year |, 400 before
Christ The Inscription on the mummy case
and coffin had been partially deeiphefed by
Dr. sylarth, who thought they should be read
thus:
"This Is the nap Of the late Tasfs the Just one,
who speaks thus: = United with Tic heavens may
your walking be toward me who prepare for yon
ss wes e9aisa Ss sa @ y r. E9p t.
ever, the late Tatfs the Just one.'"
The second was as follows:
''This is the image united in the heavens, the
Governor Q, Mankind, namely: TINT Of ny sou
an officer Of thc Minister Of Justice, whose son
also loved the humble and Just Tails, the Young
ssasea e %osaha ss ss s FL e who
The body, the Doctor thought, had been
Inferred in the year 14oG B. G. The lid! Of
the coffin, which was roughly shaped to the
human form and covered with hieroglyphics
Was then removed, and the mummy placed
on table on the platform. Dr.. Weiss, De-
monstEator ,,satst Of AnatoEny in the New York
ments, which appeared to bc as clean and
fresh as IL Of yesterday. The removal Of the
banaages was work Of time. On removing
the last envelope, the skeleton was discover
ed In good state Of preservation. Ali the
soft paris Of the body had disappeared, With
the exception Of few oi- the ligamcnts and
muscles and small portion Of the skin Of
also wanting. After careful investigation
Of the remains, Dr.. Weiss gave it as his opfn~
Ion, from the appearance Of the skull, thigh
bones, jaws and teeth, that they were those
Of nayery old person.
In answer to questions from the audience.
Professor Anderson stated TINT the mummy
had been brought from Egypt by himself and
Mr.. Ellery Anderson, BY permission Of Said
Pacha, who was particularly anxious that
America should possess good specimen It
was matter uf dispute, he said, among the
learned Us to the nature Of the material of
which the mummy Wrappings were compos-
ed. Some thought theyj were linen, while
others supposed them to be cotton, and
others again we're quite positive that they
were mixture ofthe two.
Some appropriate remarks were then made
by Or. Adams, and the audience dispersed.