The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-12-02
THE cARDIrfZWnAr Is IT.

The Syracuse, N. y, Standard gives
the following description. of the re-
inarkablc discovery recently made on
the farm of a Mr.. Newell, about thir-
teen miles from that city. The parties
who first discovered the remains
Mr.. Newell and a hired man-were
engaged in digging a we'll at the time,
and found the monster at the depth of
about two and a half feet from the sur
face of the ground: g,
4" The figure as found is the form OF
a man, lying on his back, head and
shoulders naturally fiat at hip trifie
over on. right side; the right hand
spread on the lower, part of the abdo-
men, with fingers apart; the left arm
behind, and its hand against the. back,
opposite the other, the left leg and
foot thrown over the right, the feet
and toes projecting at a natural angle.
The figure was s-ofapparent lime stone,
a mixture of the gray and blue, conf
mon III most parts of the country, and
seemed perfect, in every particular.
The muscles are. well developed; the
ribs might be counted; the nostrils
are. perforated SO rs to admit largo
sized finger up, near two inches; the
lines of toe and finger nails are plainly
marked; the left ear. is partially gone,
but the right one is perfect and in pro-
portion to the other parts; the nose
finely shaped ). the forehead high; and
the Adams apple" at the throat just
I projecting out, las is most common with
| men,. The appearance of the "coun-
| tenanee" marks the Giant of Caucasian
race and not the Indian. If work of
art the artist has failed at any effort
at hair on the head. 9lt
i"W We obtained measurements of this
wonderful petrifed specimen of past
race-(or, possibly sculpture)-and
they are as follows: Ttis'
-" From top of head to instep sole
or natural standing height-ten feet
1 two and one half inches.
~" From point of chin to top of head,
1 twenty one inches. fnF
4 aGG" Mouth four inches.
no" From extreme of shoulders three
feet j.. asF1Ifg a -ar1t
Hand--across palm seven inches;
through wrist five inches; second fin
ger from knuckle joint, eight inches.
Leg-from hip joint to knee joint,
three feet; through thigh, one foot;
through calf, nine and half inches.
"Foot, nineteen and half inches
long.
I'VE have said that the whole was
perfect. And so It appeared, excepta
few flakes dropped off while the work
of exhumation was going on; and
perhaps others yesterday. If any we'll
proportioned man will make measure
ments of himself as above, he will see
a striking agreement of ratio"
;. Professor H. A. Ward, geological
professor of the University of Roches-
ter, made visit to the colossal stat
ue, and writes an interesting commu-
nication to the Rochester Democrat
regardingit. He says:
ITO describe the appearance of this
great figure as being strange and i'm
pressive, is saying too little.
Lying, as it still does in it original
earthly bed, its grey massive form
hardly yet from the struggles by which
it seems to have freed itself, and the
face, body and limbs still damp with
the ooze of its low sepulchre, it i'm
presses the beholder with a feeling of
EXTREMIST awe and profoundest won
der. To interrupt these feelings by
speculations as to its personality, to
approach this majestic figure with the
calm processes of scrutinizing iuvesti-
cation, seems sacrilege. All ones
7 feelings persuade to acceptit it as real
human being, once instinct with life
and activity, now noble corpse. =
g "The Onondaga Giant is the cork
| Of The sculptor, and out of single
large block of gypseous limestone (an
upper member of the Onondaga Salt
! Group),' which forms large beds in
the immediate vicinity. This stone is
very strongly marked by lines of de-
position, causing bands of different
shades, extending in horizontal layers
perfectly even and parallel through
large quarry masses. In the present
instance these layers are SO disposed
in the way the SCULPTOR. chose his
block--as to cut. lengthwise through
the whole body, and to mark off the
different leads through the entire fig
ure. Thus the left hip and left breast
present (cameo-like) q layer different
and higher than the one which forms
the corresponding parts on the right
side of the body. The head, too, with
its different elevations of chin, nose
and forehead, is strongly marked in
the same way. These Innings are well
known peculiarities in the original
I depositions of a stratified rock, and
are not features assumed in the petri-
faction of any organic body"
I A SHORT time ago,.s close listed far
mer on the Sandy River, in Maine,
died, after devising 81 to his only son.
The old gentleman was, duly buried
in the venerable churchyard, which
suffered terrible washing away by
the late flood, and short time ago
his body was found opposite the sons
place, having been brought down tho
river long distance. When the ten
der hearted son was informed of the
fact, he made the touching remark:
probably come back after that dollar"
AN African gentleman saw, over a
grocery store, inscribed sugar cured
hams" He entered the place and ask
ed the price. He solicited and obtain