The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-11-28

these mounds, beneath the prcscn, soil, were ex-
hibilCd. Two large stone idols were shown,
carved out OF a dark ron-cooTcd rock, the latg-
est some thirteen inches In height aud the ulhcra
perhaps four inches lees In stature. Otc rep
resented a female and has the hair gathered up
behind under n dimiuuiivo sort OF waterfall,
while IN the longer specimen, that OF q male the
hair was represented twisted into sort Of our
not unlike The style ofoIr ioseiaihCra in the rcvo-
luliunary timcs. The lecturer, TO please the lady
hearers, gave u short description Of the tout vn-
scmhlc OF the female mound builders With hair
gathered in graceful kBo, behind, eats pierced
aud filled with huge rings OF shell OF honc nose
likewise urnamented with an enormous balancing
weight she must have been an enchanting cfta-
turc. Two copper crosses were exhibited. TO.
gcther with three vases, the outside 0i whish
were divided into three regular compartments
having three crosses and three crowns, symbolic
the doctor claimed Of the Christian religion, the
Trinity, and The Virgin Mary The ''tu. Of The
Catholic religion, he stated wire wonderful!
prominent 10 great many Of ile tcic- ihus tar
brought Ia light TN tie great m"ani neag
Franklin, two bundled and ,hitiy i,ci IA diane
ter, evident! stood a gigantic nrmr!c 81 thc snn
Religious symbols were plentiful There. Two re-
matknblr vases were cXhnmcd, one not unlike
child foot. with the opening .i ,hc heel, aud tn
other surmuunted with carved bead with % hrl-
met having u .emaTkahic resemblance 90 that 90
= Spanish cavalier. The siaukct initfil from
this that the extinct people were not Unfamiliar
with thr naughty race whose couquest ol NcAicp
and Peru RAD almost like Romance ul lc W,llrs,
character licIc he found. too. Tie sk,ie.un 81 q
child ilp face ~ which W.. ruvesul wi'A ruft-
on. she'll bearing occult hcr q. l.al',. ninung
which could BE- distinguished Itslttt uiiu, lies.
Thi. mound was gfacct with to- f'gihi ~ i ii' :.
whtrh. when cat d"wu twtuiA tuil' ago. t"pd
not have hrn less ,hau two crn;ui.'. ".l An
4 III rHt
Nashville. mas also display, !. ani i.,...i .u,i,e
cilisy ia $ whi'c clay with tie niarh. g. tLe ,i 3
uppn the sl.uulIrrs Inr t!ur'ut tttt} $50. g..
found traces HAT the atori;inc. ~ 'hr ,suh'i.
mny base cu;nc In contact witN tlt4aE.t ASA 1tts
luug before thr discovery o. America tN tyiEil-
bus lie gave short sketch 81 some ri t'.' rN-
plogaiions 81 the Sciuliuay.ius. lnH'' Ini .''-
landers anl the COLONIES ihcs found ! go 81. h""
world Bgtio ihesri,arl,ss navigator. ."u.! !a.'
be- a.cgibci ii kuowlsl;c ,h' in1unl b-:. ~
T,uu,ss.c had AZ iic cs'si aud iar s.t1' ".- .
religion II w.s rather 20 80" tgiscs.al 'u = late.
period. wh,u the cnrly Cithpllr m.s.iet. wen
founded up0n the shores ui the urw wu',t 5e'uc
three bundled years ago.
Ia i,at the Catholic sovereign uiSiain $50, 30.
i1ck~ with terrible religions zpsl. nEi !c s'.t
out ono fgaucisru. with large bod. ui ts-Wufi.-
crs, to cunv,ri aud esaug, lie ihc ludaas. fary
planted themselves at - Augwsi.n'. un III, Au
Of Florida and for Twenty-Five ttars the ni,siuu-
arl WAS very successful. lie founded go q
many missions. and part, chsis,apiz.d - %
many of the savages. Delegates Mtte sent 10 the
parent society Of ~. Augustine sad 10 tie
convent ~ II. Helena Tie SVauisii, appear to
have encouraged marriages brtweea 'hc y,Hts
people Of their own race and ihoss u ile luljan..
and 10 have lived with them oa ,Iu,s ui ~,
greatest intimacy. The mound-hu,lders Di I,u-
ncssrr, the duciur thought must certainly h.sc
belonged 10 the great Naioh,E tribe who cota-
ing from the South, spread themselves through
out the valley OF the Mississippi an It's larger
branches When in the height Of their mpi'c
they probably Numbered live hundred tAogsAnd
Tie lecturer thought /, extremely rgrioUs. the
mixture Of christianity AMI jolaisy 'ornd an1as
these people While the great fun i1;neb.a. f,p-
ciprs oi the true religion were familiar 70 iipig
they worshprol stone ciligies aud !o.,i iA. san
and were prohahl, quilts q human sacrifices.
The doctor exhibited a great nnmher ui imia-
meats Of warfare. such rs stone axes, arrowhead.
knives, spears, &c. Also culinary utensils. mot
iars used ;or grinding Indian c..J anl i.in;
The lecture vas listened 10 throughout With tie
greatest interest, hGt iime fails Us tof io," lAa
passing sketch of lis fichc-. W. auicf.hLd
that scientific society OF the i.as' vii. SOFA pub
lish book ftoin the pen o. pr Jones on thcaa
tiquiies Of our STATE with particular reference iv
the mound-bulefs ~ Tennessee "" teal as
surcd that il will Prove one Q! the iaosl interest.
ia. hooks of the Kind ever published IN l.isccuu-