Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-06
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3i:iassfes Things With a Comet
The GLOBE acknowledges the receipt OF
the new and latest work of Hon. Ignatiu:
Donnelly, CT this State, entitle ':Fiagnarok
The ago Of Fire and Gravel Its move
theories and the well known ability OF
tue author, render II certain to be attrac-
tive. The price OF the work is two dollars
and it IS to be found in this city at St. Paul
Book anG Stationery Store. The we'll
known house Of d. Appleton & Co.. New
York, are the publishers, ana in the way of
typography and illustration it is a gem.
Pendil,.sc perusal and review Of the work
We give lhe synopsis of its contents from
the prospectus OF the publishers:
Il i lot exaggeration to say til:t =
narok' is one OF the most cr;@iiisl it;
striking productions Of recent ,i.,;,s
The tlt:e OF this book is taken fcoul lie
ScanGinavian sagas, orlegends, ana :liean-
'the darkness Of the gods The wcr. con
sIsts Of chain OF arguments ana fAc:- 10
prove a series of extraordinary theories
VIZ: that the drift age, with It's vast depos-
It's OF clay and gravel, its decomposed
rocks, and Its great rents in the face of the
globe, was the result OF contact between
the earth and d comet; that man lived on
the earth at that time; that he was highly
civilized; that all the human family. with
the exception OF few persons who saved
themselves in caves. persisted from the same
causes which destroyed the mammoth and
the Other great pre-glacial animals:
that the legends of all the races of the
world preserve references to and descrip-
tons of this catastrophe: that following it
came terrible age of ice and snow, of
great floods while the clouds were restor-
ing Inc waters to the sea, and an age of
darkness while the dense clouds info!ded
the globe. These startling ideas are sup
ported by an array of scientific facts, and
by legends drawn from all ages and all re-
gions OF the earth.
The book will. Of course, encounter the
hostility Of those who have devoted their
lives 10 proving that all the gigantic phe-
nomela of the drift were due to the action
of ice; but, whether Mr.. Donnelly has Or
has not established his theory of the con-
tact Of the earth with comet, ne certainly
makes many strong points against the ice
theory.
- notable part of the book is its rela-
tior to the Bible. 1t claims that The story
OF the destruction of Sodom and tf.,1aor-
ran, and all the cities of the pain, by ii.e
falling from heaven, from which Z Is aud
has daughters hid themselves in 2 cave. is
simply one OF the traditions CT the D.jft
Age; that the ''fali of man. an, h, .sxp.l-
SION from paradise mean the 2;,i,., = , :..i.
came ever the condition OF t:,e as,,r:. mrs.
mankind when the pre- glacial elm ,.e--
during which, as the biologists prove,
tropical plants grew il Spitzbergen and
Greeniand-gave way to the horrors of the
Glacial Age: and that the book of
Job is a description of the same
great event We read that Jobs
cattle we're destroyed by fire falling from
heaven, and his children by great cyclones;
job was shut up in a narrow-mouthed
cave. to which he and his people had de-
scende by ropes; while the narrative of
the bc:'i, contains a very accurate descrip-
ton OF the events of the Drift Age and
the comet itself.
but no mere summary can do justice 10
this remarkable book Whether readers
believe in it or not, they will find it ex-
ceeaingiy entertaining. To those who
have read 'Atlantis,' by the same author.
the book will be interesting, as tendillg 70
confirm the theories of that work.
oyster Supper and A prom .ai.
Tomorrow afternoon and eve ,i-:g tie ladies
OF the First Baptist church L give IA onto.