, 1881-02-20
TIE DELUGE.

xx,n ra-,, Snn
7+;-,o+ ,,n,sn,1 far writers IN comuara-
.;ra ,,,rhoIor, to .,,oc,, the scripturai ac-
.an,t If Nah the 1ogent3 of l)euraiion, and
sana,h,1 ,,,1ov,us story in ear.y Chinese
anv,,e M fbo >s,ur fcn,;ne. and TO describe
than ,s in,1u,a,dpnt traditions Of purely
,oeat col,,,,i.i4s That there is nothing new,
svan IN sl.,,i,.,sm nj,-n1 III. argued from
tho f,rr thar Ills very view was taken By the
F~,7,ian ,rinsts of the Greek myth, They
rrn,pnn.rl the 11.lleoes childish in attach
T.. -, ,,,,,,.;, ;,>,,n,fanc.. to the flood from
wbi.,, n.,,e,,;nn ..sc,,,pd. as there had been,
,ha,. s,;,, sa,nr,1 o,her inundatlons resem-
H.. | :. -, ,,.;r,- NJ ,i,aited raura and small
;n:,ort,.,on a w,c1, tlrc,,r significance is
..r,i,, II f., so1u.. Of these narratives By the
yr.n,h ay1hno,onist NJ. Francois Lenor-
-r,a,t wh, has uuhli.hp,] an original version
of ,ia f,b,Dy,i, t,ood story inscribed on the
ry};m}.rs n,}ear1hcd ut Sineyeh. 4 review
~ III t,a ,l,,, has le,1 hnn III recognize in
"e ''S1nos " e.u'''4 '.4'u y. =. :. s,s',;a 49,,
and Vi Europe, not ILLUSIONS 10 spolaole ailu
:lrcumscribed disasters. but dim tradlnohs
of great cataciysm which occurred before
,ha se,,,ratinr # the Aryan and Semitic
rasos ,,,J .,ar,,ane ~ tha d;ssoIntjon of the
glacial epoch.
n Lenonlant clears the ground for his III
tar,St;,r ccnc,us;o,, ,,,- pnivtino nut y}at; lp-
srs,fs I shonld ,,,n,r ~ ,,a attTiintc,l to Ioca1
era,ta ' ~ ;,.,,,a..,ti,, r-o,, - fore;on
oentss u " "po! -.ona - eis1
source 10 the forMer class unQuestlonao!y
belongs the inunt1atlon placed, by the historic
books Of China in the reign Of Yao. Sinolo-
eiSts horo show, th,+ this i,sostor v,s due
ta<.s ~ n",. ~ e 1nanho snd that Tho
"au o'efuo" u le no"le-'o' anu t'la' 1'io
socalled works OF 4u, the prelais{oflc enSl-
neer. we're the beginning Of embankments
needpd in coutro1 it's waters. Among the
49,. ..,,=a,. uoo1.o,,aJ ,o+
nores " d oelute "l'eI ale 4'eno tos so
Indigenous are those curfent a1iohg uie
as their race is believed 10 have migrated
FINN the N,1,v archinc1aro ahout the fourth
~ -s1aa' 4,' -, srha,s ,,,1r,,+
ssnluls u LUG eh1l5tlAn cia' Aney usn.'
therefore, have received through BUDDHISM
the tradition in its nldian form. The dilu-
yian story current a,uonr the Kalmucks,
,o a sto,s' eaa'ea' ~ s9 ;t, Rdih.,n snd and
o, 4aso sses 70 gone III M.ln ~ Isd3iSt ii
miss;ans i" n, tne to ff3h " If
a"1 s'ios oa " neAaco ~ uiG 1A1tm r',,ect ~ a.
nornant is slS rue iin ~ Ttt n! m,rh strrss IN
Aha a"a T., -, nnnns tbo M
Sn, uuv and M Y, ans % esuuc1 . tna oaSlast Fn-
Nv" AUG Maya peoples " tle e;,iEot t,,aoa
1spend: e.uuehss. ~ oueo tta 'ot ,a,,s co,,-
nnsroes ~ eat W tiseI ~. ~. forr.I INT he
WHITES x @ q some nave nSiiy 4nte11G RJbiet ~ M
nr;a;a a no9 oel'3 tne posstoH1ts u d oaooii'''
',fS,4i H. th .,,o a;,,,,-;o,, +r.7;t;one
of ~ .ae other hanu: t1e dllufl tiau.s'qlo 411a
NM a'Saa ana oehltlc i1at.pns see' ~ ~ 1o o
jstsr ~ nlulsenous u! ne set9f u"t +,,n,,
fet tSa souace can pf assisieo 20 re as tai Il
thsss s eHaaoh a claa1e o. LUG t"v aat hare
and &c aIso, Mile i.,i ;,r,,jo-
frns nels MIN iecoliect.ons - 'ou"4 i;nt. a
ysitatRien Rve ~ " ~ paltha M ri char-
sr,as s.,a|ion VI ne most eolenginse, a.
tn - !ne l1snuNS seeni 10 W lie -, "n,s 1;a] .l.
to 'I W aftaii descent WHO eaIios oe no,S ~
nr1a nase possessed al orlgiai 'fisiu, ,,ia " ~.
tonnt lu,tf "a eataciss1ii: ine 9iafSs 81 i1 @ Weda
;eansst eu.i u aeluEe i lounu II Nv ns s;IIar
dsaleu snd 10! ene ntss llnie ~ -haA ~ t1,a
7nd,a4 III uisaueStionably an1erlol 70 ai1s ~ ,u
A!rnra, Aa mooa stollfS d1seasseu os t;.}1 a..
i;ll..Ia,nE r;lsnn,,nE TO tne rug cda. younE nSm, ~ &
ta1,a5 tn.,,sa5 cauet b Manu-, basoHg nlr ra uu'
ast n.b u pack lllio lne se ul ttii Eorast
no ulnes usn snouid sWaloW y; - isq"ea ,ear
shan sn"n!eu, u loio -nanu' A4u w., 'e! s;7a 90"
ia,nma 'na'4 nave reacht1l my ln!i s'@e ,,sl -
81 i'se VIII Happen. lneh ouiIu ,te,s
Hse 4lsu NV worship me, Mnen @ u.e e,1, "s save
;bsas enifr the vessel ana ~ Mtn i,aj,as, 1e