The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-08-17
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falling in this region night and day, and
another deluge was threatened, we cried
aloud TO Prof Underwood. the gentle.
man who knows everything about the
creation and also about the old dcluge
and the "ark'' that he believes never
floated. We were thei about to order M
ark from Capt. IIambleton and rcmcm
bering that the Professor had said in
Cairo that the Bible ark was very small
boat not large enough for even an ordi.
nary delugc, we were DESTROYS of ascer.
tanning lis exact size, so we might have
HaInbleion make US alarger one. Luck.
lily the Professor heard our cry. and
sends Us the Information we desire. lie
tells how small It was, and what il
couldn't hold, as follows:
! Now will examine a. TO the size of
the ark, and its capacity for holding all
that II Is said to have cantained. The ark
was 100 cubits long, so c,ibits broad and
~ cubits nigh: and that allowing the
cubit to be Is inches, would make the ark
$50 long. as broad and As high; or sup
posing ~ inches to the cubit. the ark
would be $50 feet long, 81 broad and So
high. Total cubic contents of the ark
would DC 1O3,011 cubic yards. The ark
had three stories. | will allow space for
the thick floor, and give the spare room
ut 100000 cubic yards, which Is high es-
innate, as Scott In his commentary
only. makes it G9,l2O yards. Tho
number Of the various species of animals.
etc. are Birds 5000. which multiple d
by IL q pairs the number taken into the
ark, would give Us Il total of 10000
mammals from the mouse to the ele-
phant. 1.S32 by II pair gives 1864
clean beasts, III by IL, gives 2,I7s: rep
tiles (non-aquatic) l57 by2, gives 0Il: arti.
cuata, from the gnat that dances I'm the
sunbeam to the Brazilian butterfly,
which measures II inches from tip to iip
of wings, 100000 by 2, gives 900. 600:
air breathing animals 1900 by 2. gives
1900. These added together realize /, to-
tai OF $3.50 living creatures to be
taken into the ark. These beasts could
not be piled one upon another like cord
wood, nor crowded together promiscu-
ously. Stalls of great thickness would be
required, and room needed for exercise:
also for the attendants to supply the ami
mails with food. Next the food for all
these animals would occupy considera-
BILE room. The Bible represents God as
saying, Take tlou unto thee of all food
that is eaten, and thou shalt gather it to
thee, and 1t shall be for food for thee and
for them We are further told that FAC.
cOrding to all that God commanded
Noah, SO did he" The duration of The
deluge was such that an immense Guan.
tity of food would be required. Accord
ing to the Bible Gen. I'll: S,l3) the
flood lasted one year and ten DAYS. The
flood began on the seventeenth day, of
the second month of the six hun.
dredth year of Noah's life, and ter
minated on the 9th day of the second
month of the six hundred and first wear.
This would make the flood occupying
one year and ten days; but we are told
IN the Bible that Noah and his family and
the animals went into the ark seven days
before the flood began, and they must
have had something to eat during that
time, consequently we have to provide
food for these GAS, 25G animals for one
year and seventeen days. There are two
species of elephant, the African and the
Indian. An elephant will eat 400 pounds
of hay in "a hours. consequently it would
eat nearly 10 tons during the time 2of the
closing of the ark, and the four would
require 800 tons; IA rhinoccroses q spe-
cies) - tons each, 1850; 2,47s clean
beasts, such rs oxen, elk, giraiies,
camels, deers, antelopes, sheep. goats
"sarsupiais, etc, would require two tons
each, total 1886 tons. giving total tor
the whole OF the animals OF $500 tons of
hay. Allowing Is cubic yards in ton,
which Is very small indeed. it would oc-
cupy 49, 400 cubic yards, or according to
SCOTS estimate of the capacity of the
ark, A, 100 cubic yards more
than the size of the ark.
Or again, according to Egypt
ian measurement 1901 yards more than
the size of the ark. A vast quantity OF
grain for thousands of birds, rodents and
other animals, and large granaries for
storage would be required. Flesh would
be needed tor flesh eating animals, of
whom there MS, have been at least
5000. such as lions. tigers, wild cats,
wolves, bears hyeanas, leopards, jackals,
dogs, foxes. weasles, eagles. condors, vul-
eat their weight in a month. A lion eats IL
pounds OF flesh per day. The four there
are two specics) would eat 22,0C0 pounds
a year. II the 5000 flesh eating animals
average 2 pounds OF flesh per day, il
would require that 2,lli million pounds
be stored up. Since dried, smoked or
sailed meat would not answer, it must
have been taken in the ark alive, and
killed as required. The live stock re1ui-
site would be equal to 100000 sheen
weighing 10 pounds each, forming a
great addition to the cargo of the ark
which is already sinking. A great guam
tity of hay would also have to be provided
for them. Fish must be secured for OF.
tiers, minks, pelicans, gulls, kingiishers,
cormoralitS. Large tanks would be re-
quired, and they would take lIp consid-
cradle space. The water would have TO
be often changed. Many animals live ON
Insects. What an innumerable number
would have had to be provided, 10 species
Of gOatslckcrs, II q pairs) or 2G6 birds
would have to be provided with insects:
l37 species of ilycatchers multiplied by
ii gives 1918: 81 species of bee-eaters
multiplied by ligives 5lS. Besides these
insects Tor swallows, swltts, martins
thrushes. &c., would be required. Ants
for ant eaters. The great ant eater of
South America sometimes measures
eight feet in length. They live wholly
on ants. Many bushels of ants would be
needed for them alone. a hundred men
could not catch enough In six months.
ana even when caught how diff
cut TO preserve. Consider how MANY
insects eat only bark others, rcsinons
secIetiohs, leaves, sap, flowers, pollen
and honey. Wood. bark, honey. miyht
have been provided, but green leaves.
sap, flowers and pollen-how about
them! Thirty insects live on the nettle.
Two hundred on the oak. The oak must
be in a growing conditinn IN su,,,I,, ~ 80