Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-03-14
THE "sEyEN WONDERS"

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Grandpa" said Irwin, as they were
sitting by the open CRATE one winter
evening. grandpa, will you please to
tell me about the Seven Wonders of
the WorldP Our teacher told us to-day
that we ought to know all about them.h
Perhaps YOU had better ask Your
brother Fred, who has just left college,
to tell you about them"
'.He don't know, grandpa, for did
ask him, and he said such an inquisi-
tive boy as am was one of the biggest
wonders that he knew anything about"
'Wen, one of the ancient wonders
was the Hanging Gardens at Baby
lon."
''Did they hang in the air like the
Brooklyn BridgeP" inquired Irwin,
''Oh, no; they were connected with
the royal palace, and were about four
hundred feet square at the bottom, be-
ing supported on several tiers of open
arches, built one over the other, and
the top, which was about seventy-fvc
feet high, was covered with large
mass of earth from which grew flow
ers, shrubs, and even large trees.'' 'it
''How did the people water the gar
densp" inquired Irwin.
There were fountains and q large
reservoir on the top, supplied with wa
ter from the river Euphrates. This river
ran through the city of Babylon, and
the two portions of the city were con-
nected by stone bridge. The high
gates and broad walls of Babylon arc
mentioned in the Bible, and the walls
were noted for their height thickness
and strength"
what was another of the wonders,
grandpap"
"Wel!, the Pharos at Alexandria was
the first l;ght-bcaring tower that we
have any record of. It was built of
white stone, and stood upon d eraggy
rock on the island of Pharos, near Alex
andria, in Egypt. 1t was three hun
dred feet high, and its light could be
seen for many miles. Josepiius states
that its beaming summit might he
seen fot three hundred stadea, or forty
English miles"
"Who built the PharosP"
1T was twelve years in building.
'Sostratus was the artisan. and he inn,
mOrtalizcd his name by inscribing it
upon the Pharos, but it was erected I'M
der the reign of Ptolemy Philadelphus,
b. c. 332, the same King who COM
manded the Septuagint or Old Tesla
tfie1t to be undertaken in the Hellenic
versions. The Pharos. or lighthouse,
was illuminated by huge wood fires.
Before this time mariners were warned
at night of their approach to land by
coal or wood fires that were built on
prominent headlands.
"Well. grandpa, what was the next
of the wenders?" a s,
1.-The Olympian Zeus, or the colossal
statue of Jupiter at Olympia, which
was the last great work of Phidias. It
was q seated statue, made of ivory and
gold, and, including the throne, it was
fifty-five feet in height. It's temple was
built on the model Of the Parthenon at
Athens. Jupiter was considered the.
king and father of the, gods, and sup
posed TO have universal power in the
earth and air. He gave the rain, the
thunder and lightning, and the storm
and the calm were supposed to be under
his control This statue was erected
between b. {. 438 and 432, and in A..
ID. Sol it continued to receive the
homage of Greece. Epictetus says that
it was considered misfortune for any
one to die without having seen this
masterpiece of Phidias.'
The worship of Jupiter was uni
versal, though his name varied with the
country that sacrificed TO him.. You
perhaps remember that when Paul went
to Lystra he found q temple of Jupiter
before that city. Jupiter was generally
represented as seated on throne hold
ing thunderbolts in his raised hand.
scepter in the other, with an eagle at
his feet. fiitsa s q nss,s
..lrwin. do you remember that when
Paul was in Ephesus . riot. was Gre
ated by Demetrius among the crafts
men?'
Eyes, grandpa, he was afraid the
people would belief Paul's words, and
then his trade of making silver .shrines
would be gone.
And what did they cryPr
1.-The mob cried great is Diana Of
the Ephesians.
Yes, the Temple of Diana was built
States. 1t was four hundred and twen-
TWENTY-FIVE broad, and was supported
by one hundred and twenty-seven col
umns Of Parian marble: each col
uIuu Was SiAiJ tcct ufRu anu .cdcn
furnished by different King. This
temple was burned on the night
Of Alexander's nativity, and was
then rebuilt. Diana was believed to
have fallen down from Heaven. and the
public games were connected with her
worship. Especially was the month Of
May sacred to her, and large man
ufactory grew up at Ephesus Of porta-
BILE shrines of Diana, which were sold TO
strangers and carried with them on
journeys or set up to worship in their
houses" -f
"You have now told me shout four
Of the wonders" grandpa, land il you
are not too tired I wonld like TO hear
about the rest of them"
II am only too glad to see you inter.
ested in your studies, and win now
speak Of the Colossus Of Rhodes. This
was gigantic statue of Apollo or the
the sun-god. II rested on moles en- each
side of the beautiful harbor of Rhodes,
and vessels passed between it's brazen
legs. 1t was over one hundred feet In
height, and there were winding stairs
by which 1t was assembled. The statue
held in one hand light Tor the direc-
ton Of mariners. and it was completed
two hundred and eighty years before
Christ II was thrown down, presum-
ably. by au earthquake. and never NJ
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