Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-06
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The GLOBE acknowledges the receipt of
the new and latest work of Hon. Ignatius
Donnelly, Of this State, entitle 'Ragnarok
The age Of Fire and Gravel" It's novel
theories and the well known ability OF
the author, render it 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 gem.
Pending perusal and review CT the work
we give she synopsis of its contents from
the prospectus of the publishers
II Is lot exaggeration to say that 'l,t,--
narok' is one OF the most cr;giii.l aud
striking productions Of recent .i.,;.s
The title of this book is taken fror. Tie
Scandinavian sagas, orlegends, ana :JieaI.>
the darkness Of the gods The work con
sists of chain OF arguments and facts 10
prove a series of extraordinary theories.
viz: that the drift age, with its vast depos-
Its 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 a comet; that man lived on
the earth at that time; that he was highly
civilized; that all the human family. with
the exception of a 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 the waters to the sea, and an age of
darkness while the dense clouds infolded
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-
nonleaa 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.
a notable part Of the book is its rela-
ticn to the Bible. It claims that The story
Oh tne deSCructlon OF Sodon and tI.ialOr-
ran, and all the cities of the plain, By i;se
falling from heaven, from which Z Is aud
has daughters hid themselves in cave. is
simply one of the traditions CT the Drift
Age; that the ''fall of man" and h., .sx,,..l
sion from paradise mean the ela,... ). u ).
came over the condition OF t.e ", sri: .aspi
mankind when the pre-giacit.i elm ,.e--
during which, as the biologists prove,
tropical plants grew in Spitzbergen and
Greenland 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 q narrow mouthed
cave. tn which he and his people had de.
scende by ropes; while the narrative OF
the book contains a very accurate descrip.
ton OF the events of the Drift Age and
the comet itself.
But no mere summary can do justice Il
this remarkable book. Whether reader,
believe in it or not, they will find it ex
ceeaingiy entertaining. To those VIII,
have read Atlantis by the same author
the book will be interesting, as tending e
confirm the theories of that work.
oyster Supper and prom sale
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