The Placer herald., 1866-08-11
Wonderful Antiquitios.

About three miles east Of Newark, 10 the
State of Ohio, have been found several an
cient stones, bearing inscriptions in Hebrew.
The first were found in 1850, and others
since then, in large mound containing hu
man bones. 1hev were taken 10 Cincinnati.
where they have been carefully examined by
learned Jewish rabbis. Some Of them are
genuine teraphim, often mentioned in the Old
Testament, which were species Of tutelary
deities, and kept as protecting or ocular tai
ismans. The figures of men and animals, to-
gether with Hebrew Inscriptions, are engrav-
ed on these.
But there are two of these stones that de.
serve more particular description. One Of
these is wedge shaped stone Of chocolate
color, about six inches long 10y three inches
wide, having four Hebrew inscriptions, one
on eacl, of four sides, the translation Of which
is as follows:
"Ihe King OF the Earth"
"The Law of the Lord"
"1hs Word of the Lord"
1.-THE Holy of H"ies,"
thus embracing brief summary Of Hebrew
Theology.
The other sacred stone was found about
eight miles south Of Newark. in a mound
from 40 to so feet high, and $50 feet around
its base, from which thousands Of loads OF
stone have been carted away. Small clay
mounds were found inside the large mound.
In removing one Of these clay mounds, 4
coffin was found inhedded in tough fire-rlay,
containing human b"nes and lo ket of fine
black hair. six or eight inches long, together
with a number Of copper rings. In the low
or part of This fire.c|ay an oblong, rounded
stone box was discovered, having its two
halves cemen,ed together. Upon breaking
this cement and separating The two halves,
behold there within the box was This sacred
stone. Upon il was engraved. in Hebrew,
The Ten Commandments. The stone was
nearly seven inches in length, nearly three
inches WIDE, and nearly two inches thick.
The Ten Commandments are engraved on
10th sides; but on one side there is also the
lure of man in oriental costume. wear
ING a turl,an, a garment thrown over the
| shoulder. a vestment for the breast, flow.
ing robe and giriIe, with the left arm on
The breast. and the Hebrew letters for Mo.
ses engraved over the head. The stone is
arched at the end over the head OF the fig.
uft. 6IOunu "UlcH lnc inscription TunA
One remarkable feature of these Hebrew
| letters is, that the v andy are alike, and the
| final letters are wanting This shows the
great antiquity f the stone; for these final
letters were first used after The B,bylonish
| captivity Fourteen letters also differ from
those now in use. and " hich have been in
constant use ever since the return OF the Jews
from Babylon The incorrect or biography
used also shows the wandering away ofthose
that used it. and consequent loss Of the pnrilv
of their old Hebrew literature. Probably
these mounds and these deposits in them.
were placed where they are now found long
before the preseEt race of Indians began TO
people The American continent. That they
are relics of the long lost ten tribes Of Ira
el. can scarcely be doubted. The use Of ter
aphim. The literary degeneracy shown III Tie
Hebrew words used, the absence Of letters
used ever since the separation hy the two
remaining tribes, but not used before. as we'll
AS the confounding Of two letters KEEP, dis.
| linct since that time. all point directly to
| The descendants Of the ten tribes as the
authors Of th-se wonderful monuments of
antiquity. This branch Of The Hebrew ma
ion wandered into Eastern Asia and North
-rn Siberia. no doubt. and crossing by way
Of B-hring Straits. finally came down inlo
what is now the United States Of Amerira.
where they lived and Aour;shed, and left
| these remains.