Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-11-16
pBARAon's MUMMY.

BRYASr's PoSp, Nov. 10. issC.
Your correspondent &c" OF West Paris.
seems 10 doubt the Pharaoh nnd by Prof.
q. Mrpsro. Director General OF he III
csvstious OF Antiquities OF Egypt, bu, u
Il nevertheless true aud authenticated ~
such men a. the kheilse 81 Egyp'. Sir
Henry Drummoni woln. High Commits
sloner OF England, aud many Others. the
most eminent men In Egypt, who were
present AZ The unwrapplng Of the mummy
OF Ramoses II. King Of Egypt. on Jane i,
1886, Al Bouriak. The mummy IL now Ia
the museum a. that place, and SC" can
see II n he will take a trip ,o Egypt. Ills
name Il plainly written In black lax on The
~ ofthe mummy case. together With dates
OF bis decsase aud the tins Of bis rslsn,
lienilfylng him 10 be the hing who reignsd
In Egypt a. the time TIE Jews were en-
shaved aud consequently their oppressor
In the time Of Moses.
At the same time and In The presence OF
the ssme lilustrious person. named above.
the mummy OF Ramoses III. was uneoy-
cred snd identified In like msnner by nsme
and dates plainly written on The materials
surrounding him. giving the time OF bis
death and pign A. ruler Of Egypt The
mummy OF Rimoses II. was In the beet
state ~ preservation. and photographs OF
10 were taken on the spot Cupples, Upham
6 Co, Bosion. have copyrighted short
sketch 81 the discoveries. Illustrated With
cut. from the photographs then taken, OF
R,moses N which &C" can obtain BY
sending for Il 10 that company.
Il does not stretcn ones marvellous
ness" % believe facts witnessed aud corii-
isd 20 by such men A. vcrs present when
those mummles were uncovered. bat
mans bump OF marvelousness OF some
other on bis cranlum. must De- somewhat
contracted, 10 ilsbslieve facts 90 tangible
a. those given by Maspcro, In his dIseov.
cries Al D0urlAk.
&c" better not risk hts bottom dol
lar" FOR he will surely lose. Mupero Il
no Yankee ulckster, aud be II too well
known IN the scientific world % have bis
statements doubted The mummies OF
Egypt are In q good state 81 preservation,
AMI since q KY 20 The hlerogylphlo writ.
ings Of The Egyptians has been discovered
their Inscriptions are easily real, and
many wonderful things have been and vii
be hereafter brought In light In Egyptian
history. The khedlve OF Egyp, IL q pro.
The work % Maspero. aud renders him as
slstance Ia his researches.
Il the discovery OF R,moses III. the op-
pressor OF the Jews, moro astonishing than
the history OF The dslugc sngrAyen on sione
eihumei Al Nlncych. or The nniing OF the
treasures OF Pham by Sch.lemann In the
ruin. Of Troyi Those treasures were 80
infinitely described by Homer In the HAD,
that they were AZ once Identified.
The Cardiff giant hum1ug bears no re-
lAilon io the discoveries made by scientific
men. sabstAniia,ed BY history. These
relies found by them are placed In muse
ums FOR safety aud guarded with The
stficies, care. FOR the benefit of science In
the future, and can be- viewed a. any time
by persons visiting the places In which
they are deposited.
Why rot doubt the gerulneness OF the
hus,s 81 Alexander, Augustus, Nero, Ira.
Jan and other celebrities, hAylng thelr
names chlseloi on them ~ The sculptoFs
who produced them from the blocks OF
marble. and which have been taken from
The debris " Rome and Other places, and
were placed on exhibition Al the Certen-
MAJ In 1916. a. well a. doabi The FAC, Of
those mummies being found. with names
and dates 30 plain a. % iisutlfy who
they were. and AZ what period OF time
they lived and ruled In Egypt
Tho scientific Journals have already
noted the discoveries made by Mnpefo,
a. &C" must know. u he IL posted on the
reliable publications OF The day. SO keep
the "boiiom dollar" safe In The pocket,
and not put IL In Jeopardy. by d0ubilng the
well authenticated discoveries % reliable
scientific men OF The present LAY.
NJ