New-York tribune., 1886-05-23

p,,o.. oopcrson. respectne the temple. are none
nsneS to do @ .nsSs &c and nSe our
grows into admiration as wc follow MS dlrcu siom :" t %
vSre and a. aSoo patience with which
examines and combines the Infinite details OF tehons
awaken alike the amazenent and the gratitude OF the
student Here also he processes To nave lscoVercua
new key the interpretation Of the word 'aene ehD me
tabernacle be lost to the world for three thoasa
years The tabernacle curtains were mat" IN seclons
and were Joined at the edges by sewing ana not ny
trccs which have been supposed to be hooks & nc tne
tacnes the contrary were Enoos inserted uio tse
panks OF the tabernacle and on these the curtains weie
hung by loops along their uper edses le hI
already maintained. In tho front Of this rane was &
triangular opening which allowed 'ne no, ar ,n the
twenty two burners to escal ana through Wcn Wa, ia
light shone westwr l. presenting bright tflahe'ni M
spot a fire was in 1t by night before the eyes OF all
the house Of israel" 49,,
Another important point the difference between me
words tabernacle ana tent Tue lo',ci w distin
the structure OF panks nss ana cuitans ~ ;s a
cuished from the tent oute1 covering OF ram ssls @
badgers skins which overhunc the caves Inc EN-,
hroidered curtains Professor Paine shows 10 nVe . &
the inside the outside OF the tabernacie ~ ai
that was superiluous, was WOODEN suuT'"T u,T WIS
cub!ts long. twelve wide and sixteen nlGh ~ WI VIZ
iapcstrie tent with double roofof goats mar clot % ~,
doul c rovcrlns OF skins outside which eNten ic
the tent the ground. The lack roof OF goats nan py
fs double canvas eXcluded the ight, rendering me
light admitted through the gable more elective ny 'l,
AID serving dark Ornament by nieit over te many
the type OF the tabernacle in the class OF ARABIAN .es
termed bometentS. with vertical ends anu @ coi u. h
sides The author into careful examination o. nu
descriptions of the tabernacle IN the Scpluasihl. any! -
.1oscphus. and the Rabbi hashi, roniine ont tirH
erros lie shows that RashS tabernacle is lnl"shpc
Only ionr md eight oxen are assigned io curry
ing the boards pillars and sockets Numbers ~ 81,
80; VIII s.. If al moved at once IL wOuu ihih9
ahnul six cords of wood and twenty nine tons OF meth
to each load wagon at coud'bc drawn by two oxen
would be crushed to tho ground by small part OF hc
load. More than 200 wagons and 100 oxen WOu'u DC
needed. 49,, 81, ,h.
The picture given by Professor Faine OF the Ark ." o
Flood enhances Of Il miraculous pIeservi@on lion
%, Noah and his freight of beasts. Nothing less man
miracle could have saved such an enormous SQUARE n
from destruction. Its prototype he finds IN inc shlii
rsfs seen by Layald sculpHed on tne walls VI
Koniunik Hence the ark is described as Itodh poA
Hall tle height taken mp by the hull, whlch was
divided into vertical and transverse sections. WIN
below water decks. He finds the gradcric form pre-
served in the three stories Of the ark, the same Word
heinr used to describe them which denotes the three gal
leres OF tho temple and the three stories OF the priests
chauDers.
For other Reviews of Current Books, including
Royce's California" Balzac's Eugene Grandet,"
Jevons'S Letters and Journal" "Old ana New
Poetry" and ''NinOr NOveis.' see tenth page.