The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-02-11
WAS ADAM AN AMERICAN.
Startling Assertion ofan Eminent Phil.
oIogist.

oIOgist.
New York Star
1t has been asserted by eminent savants
.of'late that Adam, the progenitor OF the
human family, was an American. This
astonishing discovery was made by the
eminent Austrian philologist, DR.. Rudolph
Falk, who has communicated the result Of
his researches to the Neuc Freie Prose-, OF
Vienna. He claims that in either in Peru
or Bolivia Adam first saw the light OF day,
aud that the languages spoken by the In
dams OF Quichua and Aimara exhibit a
remarkable affinity to the Semitic lam
guages, particularly the Arabic. DR.. Falk
asserts that he has discovered connect
ing link with the Aryan roots, and has
finally reached the conclusion that the
Semitic roots are universally Aryan.
Quichua and Aimara are where the COM
mon stems OF all the variants are. found in
their purest condition. From this he de-
duces the theory that the high plains OF
Peru and Bolivia must be acknowledged
as the birthplace OF the human race and
It's point OF exit. DR.. Falk has been versed
in the Arabic language since boyhood,
and feels confident he has made no mis-
take. Europe, Asia and Africa are really
the New World, and America the Old
where Adam was born.
Rev. Joseph Wild, D. D., pastor OF the
Union Congregational church, Brooklyn,
was questioned yesterday by reporter OF
the Star about this deeply interesting dis.
coyery. He said "Why Adam should
not have been an American, / can see no
reason. l have always taken the view
that America was inhabited before the
flood. There is, geologically, no question
whatever OF the fact. The prairies were
fields cultivated in the antediluyian period.
Now, the Aryans were derived from the
Semites, or Shemites. Aryan means able
cultiyator.' Hence the Semitic race, be-
ing most agricultural, doubtless irrigated
these large tracts OF land on the North
American Continent. The Saxons, through
their descent from the Semites, were Ary-
ans. The Aryan was the second name
given TO the Semitic, and the Saxon the
third. Another point worth noticing is
that South America and Southern Asia
we're Joined before the flood. That is the
theory OF Prof. AGckel, OF jena, the great
eyolutionist. We were on the Northern
Continents, hut in the same latitude"
"When did the Semitic and Aryan ra.
ces divide?" 49,,
~ have do doubt the division took place
at the time OF the destruction OF the Isle
OF Atlantis by volcanic eruptions. This is
l...o..;anaJ Il, tha kcrinturaa Waara tnI1
in Genesis and again after the Flood that
the earth was divided in the days OF Peleg.
This referred to the Island OF Atlantis.
Scion, the Greek, speaks OF II, as well as
Plato in his Dialogue OF Tim@us. He
SAYS that great earthquake lasted for o
day and night, which destroyed great
cities and warlike nations. Now, that Is
where the southwestern portion OF Amer.
lea was separated from the southeast OF
Asia. That will account for Professor
Falk's theory OF the similarity OF their
roots OF languages. In South America we
have pyramids such as they had in Egypt.
No pyramids are to lie found elsewhere
except in Egypt and South America"
"Will not this discovery conflict with
the Bible?" .a -,
"Oh, no. Atleast not necessarily. We
have 70 do tho best we can from the light
we have. We ought to make no change
| in our belief except what Is in accord with
the spirit OF the times, or rather what Is
necessary to progress. We have already
modified Genesis and made 1t more SEN
sible."
"Then we can claim Adam asa Yam
kee."
at docs not follow that Adam was o
Yankee in our sense. Early civilization
ran right across the then united CONT
nents. have always argued that Noah'i
ark was built in South America, and tina
| it lloated away from west to east. Thu
Flood was one hundred and tiity.four day
in duration. Taking the rate OF the cur
rent as it flows naturally from west to east
The distance would be just 5000 miles
Charleston is in direct line with Noun
Ararat." =,
"What Of Adams residence in tn
Garden OF Eden, at the junction OF tn
four rivers"
Naturally, Of course, the location o
these rivers would have been changed b.
the Flood. We can form no idea as to tn
locality OF Paradise. Moses has neve
been thoroughly understood, and neye
can be, at least that portion Of his data be
forn tha EInnd