, 1881-02-19
The Depths OF Tiase.

The Depths OF Tiae.
| Gradually, IS ;re iri iest in the subiec.
Of tsl Ancient monuneats OF Egypt has in
creased among modern nations, desire has
sprnnc up - 6eclla possessed of oas or
more specimens Of ssch Of then $ might be
considered portable property. There are
forty Bsyr,iar oteil.as, great znIi small, ard
several d them much older tasa the one in
ionion, Inc iargzs. 9. Rome stands III
| fFgnt Of the lzte.an ChnTeh. There is s,so
al oteiisk IN front Of st Peters, and Il
! which more e4teaiel aunt vi'i prc-
sently b. siven. Il I. c,nsiierei b. E,.yp--
! 0.ogists that the o5-li~k anl t'e ~ ramid
! were forms symoor'c1l OF TIE ris;ny and set
ting sun. 0b4I-ss wers erected on TIE east
OF the Eires Nile, pyramids "a its western
bank The rising sun, whica extended 20
MONDAY, was the visible manifestations, IN
their Pantheistic natrrs.r,rahig o! the gen.
era,iye and pressrvstive power which the
Egypthaas wors.nppel by the name Of Ra or
! Lie. The setting snn, ultimately Including
hight WAS the tokea Of de IN, a,sd the dark
underworld into which the human soul " uli
at last descend IS the sun disaDpeirs beneath
the horizoa This VAS called Tam and the
pyramids dedicated to j, were used as Sc
wulchres Tor ;.luStrI0us persons. The ESy-
pt,an temples. on tie contrary, N which The
gods Of Life. Light and Trulh were worship
D.d, had their gates adorned With pairs OF
uhsllsks which also served as monuments u
record the name and fame II the nian3rchs By
whom they wers Sc: up, the most Sncirnt
ubelIsk known Is supposed To he abOrt SOD
years old. The
ERECTION oF CEEIISS<
IN Egypt ceased 5000 years ago, their con
struction having begun l,Go0 years earlier.
Two thousand years ago, whea Egypt was
conquered By the Romans, they carried
away a great many of the otelIsks as the
most remarkable trophies they could take
from the country Eleven were transported
70 Rome One, called the Otelisk Of Theo-
dosious, was transported tn C,astantinopie.
Several were taken TO cities III Asia. others
have been overturned an'l buried ~ the sand
or otherwise lost tn history rhe number
now lett N Egvpt IS 50 small, and their arch
geological value % WI understood by the
Government Of E-yht, thSt there Is Il" rea-
soashie expectation .at any more wIi! ever
be allowed TO he taken away. The Egypt
Isu obeiisss are ali Of rel granite, from qlaI
ries near the hanks ofthe
ME- Al SyENE,
Just below tnc first cataract. The modern
name of ths place Is Ass.uan One ohelisk
still remaining in the quarry hree-fcuIths
quarried ou., one side a!oie Of j. being It'll
part OF The Original rock. Tais one is about
20 iett square and 20 ieet long, For some
reason unknown AT the p,ese:.t Jay the Pur-
veyo- Of obelisks preblL!y ial@'l. When 1t
was discovered some years ago they found
scI.- OF the tools used by the work
MN som, three thnGsg:Ii fraIS a
The contractor isrs S,l.etss- to the t.-yI
tan Kings ay:dsntly transported tIem from
tae quarry t. The river on the gently inclined
plane OF wooden tramway which be tuilt
under bis obeli>k as it lay IN The quarry at
tached by one side TO The
LEDGE OF ROCK.
When he had GOT three sides u as ohe!isk
finished and his traa.:szy lad On the Under !
side and his rollers all fiNel. ahenle s.Tcd !
a row Of wedges the whole iengho; The o6e
lisk, close togethes aha BY driving them all
a: oree split it 81 fron he quarry, when IL
dropped on the roaIbel and on rollers ar
ranged for its transportation. Then : It
moved slowly down short distance 10 IL"
t.suk Of the river, the rollers Is tacy were
.eit behind by the moving o5ei,sh TeyG
bropsht forward and put ~ ir1't u 1t, aad
In this WAY the ohsliSil SiiS EIpTr'i from t1t:
quarry 10 the immense hult wIlrihg in a
dock on the bank
o. TEE NILE
To receive II. On bcin. rolled Oh boAr,l OF
the boat it vas tiseu trans orted Down the
river from 500 to 1000 !nilrs to the location
of tn. temf.l,. or palace Ia front Of which 1t
vas 10 he erecten. When Alexander the |
Great founded AleSaudria st tile mouth OF
the Nile he did not stop 20 quarry and trans |
mort new obelfsks 10 decorate his city, but !
be and MS followers took - inaay Is they
wanted from the NIPPLES and palaces where |
trey had been -recoeI from one thousand TO |
fifteen hundred years hstaTe hY the -Egrp-
tan kings, put them Gn,en0rnous boats cor !
structe,i for the purpose aGd tyat-d 'hein .
Down . Alexandril and rr-ercctcd them /;
there. Afterwards tae I, EIa8S, following !
lis ,SamPle. brought eleven OF them down |
tie r .., |
NICE ~ a,ES,sDfI,. |
And there re-embIrked Them IN eacrmcus |
ships specify cop>truc:ei :,r tie rl.r9ose
anil bore them across the Mediterranean 30 I
italy. ard used them To derIrar- the city oi /
Rone. The issersf- ol'elisk is memorable |
N history as ssDetng one OF the Pnr--the largest !
in the world and the mnst richly engraved :
with hiernslyphits erected by h!n; t'helun |
nf F.sypt. some 30D0 Years L. E, III front 0f /
the
TEMPLE OF THE >UN-
Al Helio,,uIis, to eon,,f.ecs,olate The reS5ora-
tioo ii his sight, after ten -..r> blindness
l,y the aid OF a wash furnished b'ia uu'ier the
5r-et,on Of an oracle by Ihe chiStr wiie of !
workman employed in tie kiags gardens.
II IS narrated oi this king that te celebrated
u. recover. oi nis sight by shutting UP IL
.,l,re and shnrrlire % death. urge nun
her of noble ladies'. Including his Qlven, who 4.
had failed 20 cure him. lie afterwards mar
ri.L The successful VIE of Ihe asfleEer.
Not 1ro.ba-- County Like Il.