The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-10-25

-"tu'i "isoeIleFe, as Darwin did. At Sara.
toga, four years ago, at the annual apeetinp of
the American Association for the AdvancenSent
OF Science q prayer meeting was announced
ana twenty Christians among the members
gathered IN little room to pray and sing to-
gether. The following year, in Boston. Gftv
were present. Last year, in Cincinnati. there
were eighty. This year, in Montreal, there
were were one. hundred and forty who came together
for prayer and praise.
The new report to the American
Institute of Archaeology of Mr. Bandelier a
gentleman who has made and reported excellent
snort studies on the pueblo architecture of New
Mexico, will be awaited with eagerness He is
IN Mexico pursuing his researches. The Exc.
cutiVe committee give an outline of his con-
cIuslonS, from which 1t appears that while he is
IolIowlng IN the main the lead of the late Lewis
IL. Morgan respecting the architecture of the
aooflglnes, yet he has seen cause to materially
mouliy the extreme views of that lamented
writer In Mr.. Morgan's paper on the houses
OF our Indians communicated TO the institute
win It's hrst annual report, he almost scoffed at
p'ePnenS ior suggesting a large population
seated In trail, perlshable tenements about the
stone buildings that still exist in ruins in Yucca
tan. Speaking of the pyramid of Cholula, Mr..
| PanGeIier reports that in his opinion it was
Slowly quit by the efforts of very large popu-
laUon, (thls Is now the belief OF many CONNIE.
tent persons as to building of Egyptian pvra
m!ds1 ana that 1t was, moreover, built in sec
tons. Yet, as follower of Morgan, he sees in
THIS celebrated pyramid an artifciallv ele-
waited, fortified pueblo" He has found evidence
mat three distinct stocks of human beings had
occupied Cholula and left the records in tombs
lie concludes that at Militia the palaces" were
not intended for every day abodes, but only as
sheIters at night and in bad weather, and re
treats Tor the women and children during an
alarm. lie considers them merely communal
structures so arranged that different apartments
were occupied by the two sexes separately" 1t
must not be forgotten that these are merely the
opinions OF MIR. Bandelie~-N Y. Times.
ARAB AND THE Holy SAGE.-Tbe
SPECIAL correspondent of the DaiIv TeIeqraph at
lei el-heblr tells what he declares is an an
'henuc story about Arab. When Arab con
| structed the big dam across the canal at Tel ell
heolr winch was to complete the wonderful
ARABIAN Pleyna, 1t was considered absolutely
necessary to obtain the approval of a holy
bedouln recluse. Arab conducted the holy
sage everywhere showed him the Christian
and babe him curse him; led him over his
works, displayed his army, and demanded a
blessing on his arms. When they came to the
wonderful dam, the saint frowned ominouslv
and cried, What, my son, is this?" "Ho1v
father, replied the rebel chieftain this is TO
cut oil all the water supply from the odious
enemy. Tins may not be" retorted the re
cluse, sternly; know that the hateful Chris.
tan, though lamentably benighted and be-
s0tted' and grlevously arrogant to boot, is after
all, an erring child Of Allah. Water is given
Tor S all creatures. He has a right to water like
the rest. Open way, that at least some of the
precious stream may moisten his marched
ID And actually we found, on arrival at
lei ell heblr, that, reluctantly enough. no
q0ubt, Arab had obeyed the sage's mandate
through the centre of the dam an OPENING had
oeen made, about six feet wide bv way of
whlch the muddy stream was percolating SLOWLY
G ~. water became low enough and foul enough
cut off. -'''-J
PIPES MADE FROM PoTAToEs.-Ac-
corning TO the Vienna Agricultural Gazette it
mas recently been discovered that meerscba1m
pipes OF excellent quality, susceptible of the
highest polish, and even more readily colorado
Ihan the genuine SpiumG az mare NAV be made
OF potatoes. The familiar tuber it seems is
wen qualified to compete with the substance
known to commerce as nfeerschaum CLAW" It's
laIeht virtues IN this direction are developed bv
the following treatment: Having been care
FULLY peeled and suffered extraction of its
eyes the potato IS boiled unintermittentlv for
90 hours IN mixture of sulphuric acid and
water, after which it must be squeezed in a nress
until every drop of natural or ACQUIRED moisture
Is extracted from it,. The reslduum of this sim
~ .PiCOSSS Is d nara DOCK OF a delicate creamy
whlte hue, every whit as suitable to the manu-
iacture OF ornamental and artisticallv executed
pipe heads as the finest clay. The potato
moreover, dealt with in the manner above de
sGElbed, promises to prove formidable rival to
the elephants tusk. 1t may be converted into
Dlihaid balls as hard, smooth, and enduring as
ivory, and can be depended upon for an mex
hausuhle supply OF carved umbrella handles
ch'ssmen, and fans As potatoes are plentiful
all over the world and likely to remain so
"hile elephants are comparatively speaking
rarlues, mankind at large may fairly be con
graduated upon the discovery of substitute for
ivory, which can be produced in unlimited
quantity, and at an almost nominal cost taking
INTO consideration the difference of price be
tween pound of the best kidney potatoes and
a pound of prime elephants tusk-London
Dolly Telegraph
Mr.. H. Grattan Guinness is making
a tour Of observation through Russia and writes
interesting accounts of what he sees of the re.
l'gious customs Of the people. He saws one of
the most general features Of worship is making
the sign of the cross.
They stand silent in the churches. bowling
and crossing themselves like the dumb actors
IN medieval Pantomme crossing themselves
and bending and bowling over and over all the
time. Their whole worship seems to consist
OF these movements. Such an amount of cross
ing themselves by an intelligent people never
saw before and do not believe could be seen in
any other part Of the world. 1t goes utterly
beyond the system in Roman Catholic countries