New-York tribune., 1873-05-06

Iokes of nnt aro ,onnd mixed up with these bones eV-
IDENTIFY OF artificial origin. They were onPpuuS 80,
hand OF who lived In the country "nen -, ,ho
mails roamed over IT, Their great age Is proVeu W ""
fact that no living mammoth, one OF tue creatures a.
remains are most frequently found mas poon ,hov
many centuries The depth. moreover, at "hoi '"o'
are buried some thiry-nvc feet of loan ana gih'op
their va 81 antiquity. This not grave ha"o ~
hut the accumulation OF ages. The deposit was :, 4,
nv wafer which IL slow in its operations h' -,
inferred by scientific that the hint we'pon 1na
made by men who lived many Thousand year. ,od "eo
proeress OF those Wild tribes may easily De in"s".
At FIRST they were rowing, ong-hared saN"t ., eesb
roots and fruits, and berries, and aitef"aru VI III,
of animals portion Of them, hndng tne ''' - ,,,o
and flesh for food, and skins for clOthins i ,o.
the animals which produced thein' anu gam, s q, ,aco
nocks and herds moving with them fron p"oo - -
rhorever rho most grass could be had. Ineso h' ,,
the first shepherds or herdsmen, living "'nu'iii
and dwelling IN tents because they cou'u so 80, ors
moved This was the life OF Abraham thouS'l ,r,Io
ago. and Of nomadio Arabs at the present u'S ,aore
some preferred the shepherds me- otherS I'll
settled state and became farmers or tiers oi 'no
tn do this work WELL implements of the pes' anu -,
,,o,ois ,verc needed The rude stone tools OF 'ne ~
fathers were useless. Then as theY rein''iI- r.s
nlace they demanded Improvements III tn0'' -
The ancient log huts and subsequent .o"'' 1,aaand
satisfied them. They also needed places liAo
norma in which 10 lodge their cattle and store tne
- d,s were wanted for their 1eld WORK, anu
IA
hence they would be glad TO employ others 10 pu,u
houses and make their tools Thus arose the ul'oii
trades which brought together for mutual noP n
tn Uonscs would multiply into villages ana Ni'''s
ond grow INTO cities. The different classes OF pcopo
,vouId mite for protection against their eho"'io''
all would learn the art Of war. or would select 'o
30, % defend tIe land Some one man, Oi ulel'9 40
1,ader vvoud lie chosen to carry out the laws "i' wv
,oorlo had made for the common benefit lne ioiu''
- ~ lapcuages ia described by the authof acco'H
~ bis theory of progrgs development e 'So P
sonts s,cclnct statement OF the course OF ehitI"'
,r,,cing tl,e dim aud shadowy lines from inc pii"
cradle In Central Asia to the bleak shores OF
rrronc After leaving their common honie' INo 49,
% tondcred into the north OF Europe lived or hRe'
,1d and unsettled life They learned to bnu Sn'ps -
which they could brave the open sea- ana pe'au'o
terror NJ ouiet people Other tribes took roof ~ Ic'
ON tbe sea board Of Palestine; and IN E9W' 9'"
tribes leaned across the narrow straits pel"ctn 90 ca
a,I ,rerica and wandered over the New "oiu' oulI"
inc cities whose ruins tell Of their past Importance o
o,opon Of ideas Is the subject Of the second part VI ~
volume in which the author sums up the results VI ''
most recent specuations on the origin ol NY
socri6,c Uorsbip and religious beliefs. "ha'e'ci w
. of credcnce may be accorded 10 his views u Hu''
be confessed that they the impression ol e"suo
conjecture rfher than OF scientific certainty ana ia "
% te satisfaction which is derived from ne posi''e
conclusions Of physical research