, 1875-03-07
BIG MEN.
And Some Big Stories About Them
-0g, the King Of Bashan.
Classical Giants, American Ciaat,.
aud Fraudulent Giants.


aud Fraudulent Giants.
/ The Cardiff humbug.
Died n Baltimore. On the Sd inst, James xurnn,
tho Irish Giant, aged 80 years He neasursa ~
! Hkm~ -%"57sss
> MAY, but there be meme there 10 h;ch * u
| feet. says no less credible traveller tb.n ~
famed Sir John Maudeville,
Aanderllte Is not the only writer Who, pre.
Vlon8 20 the dawn OF science, entertained hi,
readers with stories Of monsters of all ooo,a;r,
ao4e nnds' among which races OF giaata an
1ouno 70 be OF frequent mention, from thA 1e-
ne1non OF the Iltans against Saturn agaa dorm
to what may be called modem times.
Jonathan Ben Uzzsl, ons ct tbs anshw, -
the jewish Iargurns, grTee us IN = portion Of
nus InFgums On the Book Of Numbers, tho foa-
LOVING specimen OF the traditions Witch had CONS
down to his day, and which ho. no doubt. cou-
sidsrsd to be valuable commentary On tia h;sa
tory Of that mighty man
oo, THE K1Sa Or pAsuAS.
"Og," Gays the ro1acious Bsn Uzziel nhaffn,
observed that the camp Of the Israalitea o1tan3s
ed miles, wdnt and tore mp = mountain mile.
At it's base, and put it On bis head and carried il
towards the camp, that be might throw II o. tha
camp and destroy them; but tho word of tha
Lord prepared worm, which bored hole in tbs
mountain over his head, 50 that it fell down mon
his shoulders; and at ths same tims hin tsett
grew out IN al directions, 60 thas hs could not
cast it or his head. Moacs, mho was himaeR n
cubits high, seeing Og thus entansled. took N
AZ 10 cubiss long, and, having leaped 10 cubi,e
IN height, struck Og in the ankle-bone, 30 thak
he fell and WAS slain-" What torriole oppo.
mont must Moses here have had In mau whosa
very ankles we're IS feet shove the ground "a
which be walked, esen with the weight Of tho
''n7ountain miles at it's base" upon his eh8ht
dersi But 3 further perusaI Of the Targun viii
reward tie intelligent render with the discover
that the real stature OF Ills Majesty ct Ba4bsn
was only to be expressed in miles
Compared with Og, the
GIANTS OF TIRE oRErK AND LATIN POETS.
it, indeed, We except Atlas who boro tho rEo,a
world on his shoulders sink into conparas ira
pgmyism. It may be true that ths impatient
w1itings OF Cneius and Encehdua aro aba to
promote the occasional oruptions OF Etua undor
which they lie buried, but then We must all "a.
member that Po!yphemus contentad hiaser
w. po1.u,1 ~, " p1ne.aee'- annca lnanu1a
plnus regit instead Of i whola one, for bin
walking-stick. And yet no one Of ali the eiants
has 80 great claim upon our regard a ttik
same Polyohenans WIN fas aerved 40 h.xo
not on1v for tno nnc;ant r,oar. .nd ss
IN h;a - u poess ana oven Aoeiaa
# sinha ~ sa;or ~ ~. to1 taas cnarm.ng s1or
erta1nuens8-aue OF the most beuitchipe aud
rigorous literary efforts Of modern days. Who
,an fah to identity the oneeyed CycloPean. wha
S0n0YF f{a r& ~
~ NJ ,.nea i,"ht a;.bJ Jsssa' WIZ 'oo one-eyeo
,nt ont anT VIII +ha 1;to aun us companions
,iece Of Tooda 4'@0 "e"pon~'no ou'ntos
'''~0 ~ "'o1 r.nr- ,>r.,c.x ...,.
tn sav "a Tstia a. nass;hia at1nss. ~ I,,E,.
.or,noro, s,s 49,; ~ RGeso1o ~ o;utoe1oo1e M ana
,ily ralnr ~ the r.dorhtshia h' .eil @ Mnuer me
,ilier frara whom wors5 ,ot oaIe e. .ne dlsos
trn a;naia 1 ;.n1 =, moI'u los aos = momsns
not;ca t a is..a y. 1a9zei ana oase!y stopping
IN ~ 49, hnnso - - 81 ana' " spa Fess
n in ftay of .t;H ror W hees an nalgot
the aasI, ~ srs rs;trs t o. me wondera een
.Ts tIs1 conr.na ss, - a;4e 10 um'o1y OF Perm
oat ~ tni that a. ,,6t~as esua a1sa tnete,
iahar than ther kne.s r. +h";a 4a 49,. .easa ao
roal "A tha hotfnn, ~ a,, "qao ~
larga. Another writer sTam;nn5
IA race of man thera t have haa.e - 1"sa taa
feet hioh ~ A"'e oo'AA -" Ssoo 0aa
The Pa3sronians csne in FIR /. 1.r,-. .t.,o -
ant fame Whan inc Snaniaris 6rat 23s;taa 80;
nntrv md hro,,,,s st,at 1n n1os snl.ea taels
eir amazine stasnra to thar z"onfar;,,t, =.
home. Can ths racs f.aTa ao fsaans-.t.i -a.oa.s =;
ehort pariod A. tn hava hecorna "adnneJ ~ ~
70 average heicht Of EX fset7 ~ cnnid th.;.
,anish obeerve1s have c;vsc ;ta gu p.hh; psa
zziel. frea rein 10 tta imsc;nafion ~3"'0A A''A'
o1avrs' noyEa
An carly father civaa a dat,1od .o.orn+
ants tooth nrnsarTad ~ - rarte;a 4eEoont uh OF
1ieh weighed several pounds aud coniectnra.a'