, 1874-05-24


From The Gprfnqdeld {4ass.) Republican, j.,
A reseatch into pnat ages rcEeals unto US tue
peculiarities Of the number seved: It 10 COM
posed OF the first two perfect unmbers, cauai
and unequal, aud :; tor the number =. consist
ing Of repeated unity. which is 40 nGm6e1,~is
not perfect; it compl ehends the primary numef~
icle triangle or trine and square OF quartie con-
junction, considered BY the originntors OF Plane
tar; Influence as the most benign aspect. Ihen
'we learn that in six days creation WAS completed,
and tue seventh was consecrated to rest: On
the seventh dag Of the seventh month q noly on-
eervancb va1 ordained by tho children Of Israel,
wEo then feasied for seven days, and renamed
seven days in their tents; tho se'ensn 5eae "as 1
things. and at the end of seven tl1nes seven
years the grand jubilee. VAS held. Every
seventh year the land must remain un-
cultivated. every seventh ySar taeIe "as ~ q
Eoudmou we're set FREQ. From this law may
have originated tho custom OF binding young
men to seven years apprenticeship; anu pun
ishing the offender by transportation tor seven,
seven years tie law was read TO the people.
Jacob served seven years Tor Eachel, anu W
fraud WAS forced to serve 6evcu yeRrs more be.
fore he Obtained her. Noah had seven days
warning OF the Hood, and was ordered to take
beasts and fowls by sepens into the ark. On tho
seventh month the ak rested upon Mount
,Ararat and in soyeu days the dove Was sent out,
and again in sevun days after. The seven years
| of plenty and the seven years OF famine we're
| foretold in pharoat's dream, by sosen TAT and
seven louu bcastB, and the seven fnll and seven
blasted ears Of coTn; seven years Nobuchaone1~
zar ate grass like o beast; and the fiery furnace
was heated seven times hotter to burn Shndracn,
| 'Meshech and Abednego.-
give oneuse against his brother seven times; but
! the law, as given by Jesus Christi commanded
| him to forgive seven times seventy. In the over
| throw OF Jericho neTen priests bore seven trum-
tI1nG
surrounded the wall seren times before they teA;
| Balaam prepared seven years for sacrance; anu
| seven of Saul'e sons vera hung to stop famine
| Jobs friends eat with him seven days and seven
nights, and offered seven ballocks ana seven 10 IT.
rams as an atouement for their sins. In the
| seventh wear Of lis reigu King Ah:sUeIus 1e!se-
ed seven days, and on the seventh sent MS cna'n-
berlans to procure queen, WHO VAS 70 haVe
i seven maids to attend her. In seven years oof
/ ONION built the temple aud fcasted seven dayi
! while ded;cating it. Seven days were required
for m offering Of atonement. The children o.
i Ieraol ate uuieayencd dread for seven years nne
their tnbpis cay that God employed tue power o.
this number to perfect the eIeatness " =
tho Hebrew word which signifies seven On
Lord Jesus Chriat spoke seven times on ~
cross on which He hung for seven hours ~
appeared eeyen times, and after seven tune - J
seyen days sent the Holy Ghost: Within thu
sacred number were concealed all tho mystefie
Of tho Apocalypse revealed to the seven chusche
Of Asia. There appeared seven golden / eanaie a'le
sticks and seyen stars in the hand OF Him ina
was in the midst; seven lamps pelofe luo se19'
spirits OF God; seven seals upon the nook
seven angels with seyen trumpets; seTon Anss
seyen tbunders 1000 men slain- lhe beas
had soyen heads, and seven angels DOT pore eese'
| nlnrues and seven Tia1s OF wrath Inc Vle1o'
OF Daniel Was OF seventy weess out9''"1s a,ar GU
there were seventy Elders OF Israel. 1her
we're also seven heavens. seven planets, 6aFe'
stars. seven wise men, seven champions 0
Chrietendom. seven deadly sins. seven eac1a
mcnts in the Catholic Church, aud sofcn pr11aar
| colorB. . :.
!, by some to possess groat powers OF healing an
nerfection is linked to gold purified seven time
in the furnace and We still e1clAlm, :, lou v
frightened me out OF my seven Senses. tuppc
. crntes said that the number of seven by Its os
cn1r v;r-tT,e tended to the accomplishment OF q
tlincs and vas the fountain OF all changes ;.ane
Hke Shakespeare, he- divided our lives mt
!, ages; thinking that, as the moon changes nc
days. tbs 4eet 1saT oppos
: about the seventh month, and are shed and II
newed in the seventh year, when infancy chang
es to childhood; at twice seven years chlldhoo
is exchanged for youth at three times se7e
the faculties are developed aud manhood CON
mences, and ve arc to become legally compe
tent to all civil acts; ut four times seven man
in fnll possession Of all his strength; at ~
times seven ho is fit for the business OF tn
world: at six times seven he becomes grave IN
wise, II ever; at seven tunes sesen MS r.r
to decline; at eight times seven he ls IL ms 1ff
c1imacteric: at nine times seven he 1s ID MS IA
or grand cli1nacteric, and 1t ls year OF t11a4
mans life; at ten times seven he has atfalne
to what the prophet pr1nouncsa h"a "a sea that r.
Tnnmber seyen seems to possess some unkao"
power which the ancients recognized, and ther
: fore termed it the mystical number.