, 1874-05-10
SuSPlRlA De PROFUEUIs,

-, ~. s's, 81 A4.lelo w ''i' 1s'n'uo ttne oooS
H., 49,. ~ q" VI lne 'e"'sn peo-
1'ot44 .n0 teseAscn "ou leatnlne als-
~ eouoeet-ou WIZ .ue euo1ec', crea'oo
"4"o eens4ls'op' ~ paseou through several edl-
+,ous' anu 'l7 ao1lof' Emanuel oscar Menahem
neu'seil' oeeane Tie lon OF tho hour in London
n'eta15 cncleS' a subordinate official in the
o11tlsn museum 1of eighteen years. he had, By
'ncessant Toll ano application. aided By peculiar
po"efs OF mind, gathered the material for
an Important "ork, OF which the Ta1mud
1s.iele "as 10 have been the Preface
~ US "o1A "e 90 noe propose to
ope"A. not u eo"e fragments left behind
~ 49, "lleu nn'1 recently oeen pnohsnco' But
- oos.11 W "a 'na@' +" pat1 OF SO Strange ana
oeu'l ,,e-nleto1s as us. beginning short1y
@.'e. tno Puoucallon VI 1ne famous a1t1c'e, and
.ooe Will n.7 oeatn IN Inc spring OF 1873,
@.oe pat1ae1c eenee o1 gf1n contest, aln-
sAo-nAnoeo' "l1n oeatn, That may not DO destl-
tute u tn'e1es1; WHICH may even serve To cause
'noao "tlo WAX III nea4ln ana strength, intent
ou15 w 'uen oaa'y "ota ano thouGh1iess OF thcl1
puse1a1 nlo' W pause tof moment IN WONDER
AN Ane e4lacaly VI tne human BODY 1or enoaf-
ance anu tne human Will for fortltudo' From
nie'no'laa os too hes. II. II. dawels, "e gather
tuo 1acts "nach came under Ills notice as IN IN
N41o'o A'.eou " ~F' Deutscn"
~ "as ID tne summer OIL 1oo9 tnat the state OF
n's nea1th nfst caused alarm among his most ln-
t4naee 1''enos' ana 70 nl1' ha"el8 ue confessed
1oas ns go' no e!eeP az n1snt' he haa been IN
.ne nao1t oa "t1''oe a.' n,sn1. going from nls
.oos'nea' 20 ol'ef naat9 oreaS1ast' 10 Tue brtlan
museum' "neie ne bcr"puloaslg performed us
of6cial duties, while engaged in lterury work of
+ta r,oat erhonat;,o ,ot,,ro po,,,,1 +b;. +ha
kQ6 1uOdk EAuAu6kAIf5 D9yUuu L41B, Tue
petty 1ealousles OF tho officials at the Museum
cnm mnlicxted the state nf lila hea1th No+virt,
standing the attentions shown to him by
men eminent in letters and art. they
eoo,aaa tho ,oa,a 5;.;,,o,;.,aa ~ n,,o,.,
him the honors he had won, and coldly
reiected anv courteses nrofya7cd hin, frorn 1zit1
out. An invitation from the viceroy Of Egypt
to attend the opeuinp OF the Suez Canal WAS de-
c1rad nat;t;o,, +o .. ,,ont W .n,>o;,,. ,,;r
cnneo- IL pellt4ou to FAf4anent 10 appoint h!n
keeper OF the Semitic antiquities At the Museum,
sirned nv the Dean of Westminster and ot,,o~.
va ouietiv sbelyad by the Tr,stees crodnaIlv
the whole temper and tone of his conduct
.t,o,,a,a .n5 f.o., Lou;. 1oaa a.@., ~
euAHse4' 81" A4oA ''N'Ao6 oeeN o"3s -"1'
Hawels, "tn6 most open, generous, Go0d-na-
tured, and amiable OF men, he became at last
the most reserved, cold, cautious, and suffering;
Of the subordinatos OF the British Museum"
But these nre triaeB to what follows: In
March, 1870, came tbs first warning 'of that
dreadful storm which took three wears from that
tima n shs,sr ~ hia | life Harss M IN tba c,ntchas
@4lne W ena''ei n7 ne' ne 10 IL 'ne e4u'eneo
Of tho Doctors; ard in December he writes to
Hr Hawas. at marvel that live tn tall the
,,
ta1e.> am no" opiateo' ano oocusseo, ano
stupe1ed," He WAS utterly unfit for work, and
-. .u;.,, a;m,,,,t. .s.,,. ..o.t,. - al,
oosaneo ".'n en4Heail' 'om' nou.n0 u o4'a
leave. His lodgings we're full OF visitors. They
hronch+ him +,owera frujts and delicacies Bnt
p, -. ~ .-' ,,oe - -,., -,
his su1ter1ngs were great. "Of all medical and
surgical appliances he had peculiar loathine:
~s - s.;., -. oa,,e;.;-o~sr r.
VI pashIcaa paAl' al AA1ouso oc11e'1A' sheee" Ao
could not eAt; he Was Nl-cared for; he
xas ehsorhoa with anriaty tn conce.l hin
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state from his 1rlends, anu-1of rear OF sum-
mons to resign his posltlon-from the officials
OF the Museum He now took up his abode with
hr. Haweis, and iron, this time (tanuary, ls7l)
became invisible to al but feV o1 Ills acqua1nt-
ances. deep depression took possession OF
Inn. Inc most sSli1nl phSslelaos aaa surgeons
could afford him no AID. he went to the sea-
shore, but soon returned: HIS asonles at night
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