The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-26
AN ORGAN As IS AN ORGAN.
The Noble Manner in Which the Indianap-
oils Sentinel Fulills Its Mission.

The Noble Manner in Which the Indianap-
oils Sentinel Fultills It's Mission.
Evansville Courier.
1t is most fattering to our State pride to know
that we have journal in Indiana that is able to
tell US all about Sesostris the Grand, whose tre-
mendous conc quests away back i'll ante Christian
ages are represented by historians to have been
the leading sensations OF the time.
The Indianapolis Sentinel is the journal all
luded to- 1t has recently placed the literary
and archaeological world under a tremendous
tribute by an editorial disouisition upon mum
my that was recently discovered somewhere In
the Orient, and which the Sentinel adduces
proof to show is none other than the smoked
and dried edition of Sesostris-"Old Sesos," as
he used to be called by his familars-himsesf.
1t gives the color of his hair, the length of his
nose, the breadth of his chest, the number of his
teeth, the height of his forehead the color and
texture of his flesh, which. we infer. must re-
semble jerked beef, although the Sentinel does
not, of course, descend to that depth of vulgar
description.
In the same issue of this great journal appears
another learned thesis on the subject of medical
ethics as first formulated by Hippocratess and
since accepted by the medical profession through
out the civilized world. We should say, how
ever that the Sentinel was little off in it's facts
when it assumes that the part of the hippo
cratic oath that condemns physicians to work
without pay, and by which they f0rswear the
right TO dun delinquent patient, is still in act
i've force. Perhaps the Sentinel never has any
SiChuoSS III It's ldulliy. anu HOtuIIlE W JUG
contrary from personal experience. but we can
assure it that doctors much in the habit OF
making out their bills in these days, and pretty
big ones, too, and of presenting them with the
easy self-possession of shoemaker.
Nothing could be more timely than the discus
sion of Sesostris and Hippocrates in the midst
of Congressional muddle like the now ID
progress in the Seventh district. The Sentinel
is understood to be in favor of third candidate,
and it may be possible that from long brooding
over antiquarian topics. it has fallen into NOR
bid condition of mind, in which the mummy OF
SesostrIs had made the impression of an avail
able candidate. Well, it is question whether
he would not be preferable to Mr.. Bailey, but
the State central committee ought to be careful
about removing man like Bynum, to give place
10 q mummy even of so talented person
Sesostris.
The Sentinel should not cease its explorations
in NEUROLOGICAL and archaeological fields Its
second editorial writer is fresh from the literary
realm of Chicago. where he was expected to scale
Parnassus at least once a week, and to throw
around golden apples plrcked from the Hesper-
ides quite as often, which he did with the
chalant grace OF pitcher in a professional base
ball nine. 1t must be admitted that supporting
party nominee for Congress is a dull affair in
comparison for instance, with the exploits of
Semiramis in the chase and in the chariot. Let
the Sentinel look up Semiramis and give its read
ers the benefit of acquaintance with her.
Perhaps by the way, it may find her mummy
too. Let Us all start out on the hunt for mum
mics, and we need not be surprised to find two
or three of them occupying pretty high places in
the front ranks of the Indiana Democracy.