, 1877-07-09
HOMERIO ARCHAEOLOGY.

HOMERIO ARCHAEOLOGY. !
Mrs. Schl1onlnnn t,cforc tho Royal Archfup-
IoEtcnt Institute.
london 1r.7ts JuHf7.
It will be remembered that few weeks ago
DR.. Schllcmann received, at special meeting
or the Royal Archaeological Institute, diplomas
Of membership for himself and Mrs. schlle-
mann, on account Of their great SER
vlccs to ITomeEIc archaeology. The hopo
was then expressed TINT the !nstl'
tutc Nigh. soon have the pleasure OF personally
welcoming Mrs. sehlictnann among them. ar
rangements werc accordingly made soon after
that lady's arrival In this country for another
ut whfcn she would rcal paper on "The High
Culture ofthe Ancient Greeks; the Agents uho
contributed to It: the Reasons Of T. Decay:
the Advantages OF the Language Of Plato; and
further ottho stare the nuthoscss has taken 10
tlc Discoveries at Troy md Mycenm." Tho as
y crowded and hr'lliaat one. bestdcs the
Was in the Chair. there wsrc present, among
S'ssts %sstf s ako aud ot Dr. ASH sSe"n9" g. b:s sa,
keeper Keeper Of The Oriental antiquities B1itisf,,
Museum, Alr. kari Blind. Mr. kobcrt browning,
sir ". Drake. II. C. b., Mtss Amelia b. Ed
fnTs M s s y.fSeS fSek c5tsf p ers
ymus afsrriantheus, tho Greek aryhfmandrite,
Mr.. c. +. Newton, G. H., kecntr OF tll9 classical
antiquities IN tho British Museum, and many
others. Tic President introduced Mrs. schiic-
mann to the meeting, who read her paper as
follows:
nat sfnc when the rcst Of the world was
still ltytug In baroar4tn'a dask night, my atices
tors, the ancient tizeeks ial In science and arts
bc snrrn4sctt by man. OF tie hundred thou-
sands OF masterpieces OF sculpture which oncc
ornamcatcd the public cttarcs, tho Agoras,
an ,s streets i ~ pr % ane,snt ne,t ftes ~ ony
Christians. ur the ignorance Of the bar
bastaus, who turned ttlcin fnto lime, and those
few nav utiort. tho American museums a. prcc-
S' @ noees rs o .s'ess e Rhs agS 6n "a x = a au
things. Our political institutions, our states
mcu, our orators, our philosophers, and or
poets hare, IN vi later sgca, bcen objects Of
wondef and bssa 10 aac w''q "
been the ideal Of perfection tn those wbu as-
plrcA tn culture; IN faot, SO much 10, that even
at the present DAY no ono u considered q havo
ounlitc,i ii With them. nut alasl t'reeE hooks
lavs t,ati d like iote With Greek works of ri,
anl mnkc bold to say that not even. one-
ttiloasandtf part OF our apstent classics
n,a ~ fosa isae my naSs bS
tl'clr hcrois1n and military aki,l, aud thar cur
t'rcek ti+tar, Is lull Of names such as Aga,ncf.
as s", xissass fS q&ssss; F&eoo 1 Foees
Epainnondas, Philip H.. Alaxnnder tic Great,
whom tho .nttghtfest Of tic mighty. and tho
Frundest Of the pr'ud HalTiors Of later agcs
ssk ,k tnif ea' .ussos sa .y x.sm ,,1s md LIT 1T
ttlr other grral qualities, my onyes.os
ua.t great vice, without which they you'll prob
ub!y have s,lbjnsated TIM world BY their arms III
e III tS. t sy w :. tE 1rs 1s eesx III
decny pf Grteco dates from tasat unfortunate
| tuy, In 4l3 y. e., When soiao Atlcnians,
who werc cnvi0ls Of Alcihlaars' past and
ths poplc u send out ship to Sicily
To fctri, him hack "a prisoner In order that
he iulcl!t be jnasei for his !rreyercncc to the
Eods- uad this not llappeuca Sicily wonld In
lew wcehs havc fattan Into our hands, because
A!chades' genius had Already captured Csta-
MA, and was on the very eve of capturing Aloa-
Elna; nni, when once In possession OF Sicily, tho
| Athcntaus would llavc hai NO trouble In con-
| at that time as yet weak and powcrlcss.
| s'Rut II was our fate that It should be 10. Tho
| fragile HngeEe III tncn cunn0s arrest the rota-
tIo'is Of Dcstiny's. wheel. Tho question now
which fingered IN harbartsni, Creek ecn!us
could lit its head tn the heavens. Think that
this could only he producca bJ tho continuation
of whols ssres Of Fortunate cifcn'n. %
nero aound Of wh!rh nllcd my husband with
wild enthusiasm at a timc when he did not yet
know a word Of ureek. Further, the qutckness
sky Of Gscece, fro1n which the sun shines near
" aiwaya ttlv whoio day in full trtlfiancy; 4,
fact, tLsre u not aay In tue year m on which
heavens cannot bs seen in all their epfcnd0F.
Add the tndcscriballe clarln Of tho outlines and
rolors Vt the 0rcek mountains; then the mar.
OF the light, seem al II they werc floating hence
tho n,vtti Ut ttin floating tifcck Islands. fur.
thcr mention the lu!!nttc number Of gods and the
gods conla only hs cnGenlcre,i in tho minds q
tirccce. Thus tho natural enthusiasm u nj,
ancestors for thc suhlimc, was stimulated
ss *, y a. I'D @ s{ T. 'psisa1s IL
niicence Of tho ,nountains, tho sca, tic seem
ingIy Heating i.ianls, and by. tho trn BELLE
In ttl1 supernatural poweF and beauty OF thci1
Greek geniits could never have, reached suet
u Iotty height ah can ncyer pEain bo attained b,
utan lIaal 1t nut bcch for dIrinc Homer, iron
whom oratora and sculptors, statesmen ant
| shcif grsnslctt IDEAS, 90, for instance, rhldias
when askcd whence he lad taken tho ideas TO-
OF the 'liial':
| !u baln, anu hQHQcn WILD 4b& ena1oW4 OIQMSs
Waved on the immortal head ths ainbEosiai locks
And all Olympus ttcmb!ea vt haa nod.
Alexander the threat never slept without hay
tns under his ii!iow copy vi !" Iiomrr," Nhicl
tr called lhe store ot military virtue. To D,
Sthlirmaun's aud ny admiration for Homer ar
We Indebted fur tho discoveries OF Troy md tt
i've royal iombs Of Nycenr With libel
treasures. Thu part / have taken II
.hs discoveries Is but small, IN Troy q
well y q hyee9s. ! M hass "aly superb
t!oua a. Troy was the excavation Of thu lasg
.1?ule oi thu heroic ~, which, according !! !!
tue Amazon MYrlns, and BY mrn to Batleta. IL
Queen u DaFaanus ln Mycene ! exc1sate
tbs large treasury close ta the Loni
tate. This excavation. one OK 81
most d,,}}cult works VIC eyer q
! compltshea, lastel four months, nj
: though found no treasures there, u
tili4 exploration has been Of sous impo
tance to science, because, besiac4 number (
) | sculptures, found there tlaa4 Of most intel
| csting pottery. which shows u the rcmotG Al
: tiQuity In which tho treasury WA shut up.
have further takco au active part iu the cxcay
, l,op ot the i've royal tolaba in the Acsopoll