The Osceola times., 1880-03-13
OR EARLY JEWS.
The Remarkable Discoveries Made in Ohio
ana Missouri.

biologists, They built mounds OF de-
cided merit, but they did nothing else
They failed to leaye an inscription, or a
jaekknife, or Il toothbrush with a carved
handle, OF ANYTHING else. behind them.
In consequence, no one has been able to
form any theory of real interest as to
their origin and nature We simply
know that they built mounds, and cared
nothing for the archaeological interests OF
posterity. This may have been thought
lessness, and itmay have been deliberate
meanness. In either case, it was ex-
trcmely discreditablc.
Two discoveries have recently been
made, in Missouri and Ohio; which not
only fully compensate for the misconduct
of the mound builders, but which will
afford material lorinnumerablc theories
and endless speculation. In Monroe
county, Mo-, rock temple of unsur-
passed interest has just been brought to
light. 1t Is hcwn in the solid rock, and
is entered under an elliptical arch form
ed Of voussoirs Of polished granite. The
temple consists OF two rooms. One Is
enormously large, and has a vauted roof
supported upon slender columns of
Egyptian granite, with carved bases or
namcnted with leaves. Tho walls are
covered with slabs of black and gray
granlta, and at the end of the room is Il
magnificent alter on which is a heap of
ashes. A smaller room, designed as
sacristy, where the priest could fake off
his ulster. is entere by door near the
alter, and number of broze hatchets,
hammers, monkey wrenchcs, and stove
id liftcrs, together with a bronze plate
with Hebrew inscriptions. have been
found scattered about the temple.
In Adams county, Ohio, a still more
remarkable discovery has been made.
A cave has been explored, and in its
depths have been foun" a series of mag
niticent tombs, built of Egyptian granite.
One of these tombs is the figure of a
man with Hebrew nose and a copper
helmet surmounted with wings, and the
sides of the tomb are covered with a
series Of bas relicfs representing child
hood. youth, manhood and old age
which bear close resemblance to the
late Mr. Coles surprising pictures of the
Voyage ef Life n copper lamp, n
number ot copper weapons, collection
of vases and an immense quantity of
memorial tablets, covered with Hebrew
characters, are among the attractions of
this u ace, while the walls are ornament
ed with brilliant paintings, and the
tombs are stocked with mumies, nine
feet long, and mostcly wrapped in warm
ished cloth Saactiles and staIagnites
have formed in different parts of the
cave, and are. of course, of later date
than the tOubs The age Of one of those
stalacttcs has been decided by an Ohio
scientific person to be precisely 1925
years. though possibly 1t may be a few
davs older
These discoveries open field for spec
ulation which is all that the heart Of the
most enthusiastic archHolOgist could de-
sire. The finding of Hebrew inscrip-
tiOns, and of mummies with Hebrew
noses, is, of course, strong evidence that
the Missouri temple and the tombs were
the work of the early Jews But why
did these extraordinary Jews build Egyp-
tion rock temples and convert themselves
into Egyptian mummiCs? If there was
anything which an'ancient jew particu-
larly dctcstcd il was the manners and
customs Of Egypt, and it is certainly
curing that the early Jewish immigrants
to this country should have worshippcd
in Egyptian temples, and had themselves
buried in the best style practiccd by
Egyptian undertakers. 1t is still more
curious that they should have totally
abandoned the retail clothing business.
for that they did is shown by the fact
that not the slightest remnant of a coat
or pair of trousers has been found, either
III the Missouri temple or the Ohio tomb.
And why did they violate what they be-
lievcd to be one Of the laws of the Dec
alogue 10y Painting the walls of the Ohio
mausoleum with illuminated circus
roosters?
1t may be objected that there is no
sufficient evidence that the builders of
the newly discovered structures were
Jews. Hebrew, as written 10y the Jews,
was certainly for the most, rectangu-
lar language, though some Of the char
acters had close affinity TO the cork.
screw. May there not, however, have
been other ancient rectangular
languages. and may not the inscriptions
found in Missouri and Ohio prove to be
Gentle inscriptions? There is certain
plausibility in this suggestion; but the
noses of the Ohio mumnics cannot thus
be explained away. Unleas the occu-
pants of the Ohio tombs were in unlaw-
iul possession Of noses originally belong
ing to Jews, they were undoubtedly of
the Jewish race, and lived at a period
when the national nose was in its very
prime.
There are two theories, either of which
will explain the mysteries of these
Observation-Disclosures. We may
suppose that during the captivity OF the
Jews in Egypt a colony Of Jews emf
grated to America on board raft OF
Egyptian granite carrying with them a
number of Jewish slaves. On arriving
in Missouri 10y way Of New Orleans and
the Mississippi river they stopped long
enough to make the slaves construct
rock temple and Ornamentit ii with pieces
Of granite from the raft. Having sacri.
feed to a few select gods, they then pur-
sued their journey TO ONO, where the
raft was taken 10 pieces and used in
building a mausolCum. When the maui
soleum was finished, the jewish slaves,
covctlne its splendor, killed the Egyp-
tians, wrapped themselves in the mum
my cloths of their masters, and buried
themselves in the back granite tomb.
The other theory is that the Western
newspapers in which reports of these
discoveries are printed, take their code
of morals from the Rev. DIR. Talmagc.
Why People are Poor.
1t is stated on very excellent authority
that "the poor have ye with you always
The remark was true ever since, and
from appearances always will be. There