Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-03-06
THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE
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evening. "grandpa, will you please to
tell me about the Seven Wonders OF
the World?' Our teacher told us to-day
that we ought to know all about them. -
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
"Well, one of the ancient wonders
was the Hanging Gardens at Baby
lon." - s.t..s~+ a.=.
Ibid 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-
arches, built one over the other, and
the top, which was about seventy-fivc
feet high, was covered with a large
mass of earth from which grew flow
ers, shrubs, and even large trees
allow did the people water the gar
dens?" inquired Irwin. .r
There were fountains and a 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 are
mentioned in the Bible, and the walls
were noted for their height, thickness
and strength. .....-e.
sWhat was another of the wonders,
grandpap' -........-
'.Well, the Pharos at Alexandria was
the first light bearing tower that we
white stone, and stood upon a craggy
rock on the island of Pharos, near Alex
andria, in Egypt. 1t was three hun
bred feet high, and its light could be
seen for many miles. Josephus states
that its .beaming summit might be
seen for three hundred stadea, or forty
English miles,
'sWho built the Pharos?' f#
ut was twelve years in building.
Sostratus was the artisan, and he inn
mortalized his name by inscribing it
upon the Pharos; but it was erected I'M
B. c. 332. the same King who COM
manded the Septuagint or Old Tesla
ment 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." s s@ssts h..
"Well, grandpa, what was the next
of the wonders?' ~n
"The Olympian Zeus, or the colossal
statue of Jupiter at Olympia, which
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was a seated statue, made of ivory and
gold, and, including the throne, it was
fifty-five feet in height. Its 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 We're supposed to be under
his control. This statue was erected
between B. e. 438 and 1872. and in A.
d. 36l 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.'
1.-The worship of Jupiter was uni
versal, though his name varied with the
COQuIEy ltdb SdNAl ACC0 w Ou
perhaps remember that when Paul went
to Lystra he found a temple of Jupiter
before that city. Jupiter was generally
represented as seated on throne hold
ing thun erbolts in his raised hand,
scepter in the other, with an eagle at
bis feet. a ~t@
erwin, do you remember that when
Paul was in Ephesus riot was Gre
ated by Demetrius among the crafts
men?" 49,. ..5.... ..r
Eyes, grandpa, he was afraid the
people would belief Paufs words, and
then his trade of making silver shrines
would be gone. -
And what did they cry?' >
1.-THE mob cried great is Diana of
the Ephesians. 4uE .
. - Yes, the Temple of Diana was built
at the common charge of all the Asiatic
States. 1t was four hundred and twen-
ty-tVe feet long, two hundred and
twenty five broad, and was supported
by one hundred and twenty-seven col
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