The San Francisco call., 1896-04-12

you may note how readily I write.
write better than l talk"
Taking a seat at table, interrupting him
self at every paragraph to talk, he rapidly
wrote out the following:
The CabbaIa and the x Ray.
There Is legend in the Talmud that when
the prophet Enoch pleaded to the generation
OF the flood that they should return to the Lord,
otherwise he would take away his luminous
candles = the sun, moon and stars = they
proudly replied: "Let him take them, we do
not need them, as we have stones which will
illuminate our world just as good as Gods
candles" We know that the generations OF the
flood were at the highest pitch of civilization,
and the food has destroyed a culture which
was cultivated many millions OF years. From
the above legend which is like most
OF the legends, which the coffins wherein
truth lies mummifed-from the above legend
we can learn that they, the generations of the
flood, were SO civilized that they knew how to
preserve and concentrate the scattered prisms
of life in crystals to free themselves from the
caprice OF nature.
PROPHECY.
The Sonar the Bible of the Cabbala SAYS
that in the year 5556 in Jewish calenda ton,
which is in the Christian era 1896, the light
will be revealed to the world. Another version
says in the year 1856, which is 1906. Perhaps
| it means the perfection of the revelation, for it
| takes decade from the discovery up to the
perfect knowledge of the discovered matter.
rs it not wonderful?' said the pro-
fessor, when he had read it ALL. Now 1
| L
show you that l can cure myself. You
see | am suffering with severe cold?
| 1t was very evident.
when you have gone l will concentrate
my mind for few moments and the cold
will be gone. 1 will prove it to you.
will come to see you this evening to prove
And he did. That evening he travelled
two miles to stand under an electric light,
and pointing to his nose and wearing that
convincing smile exclaimed: See! 1 have
done as said"
This is the picture of Naphtaly Herr
mber, mystic, who has been likened to
zone of those weird gargoyies in the
towers of Notre Dame,' and who is said to
be the material out of which Israel Zang-
will has made his Melchitsedek Pinchas of
the "Chlldren of the Ghetto"
Zangwi II portrays the character In de-
tail in the tenth chapter of the book. Now
look upon this picture.
THE NEO-HEBREW POET.
He came through the open door, knocked
perfunctorily at the door of the room,
opened it and then kissed the Mezuzah
outside the door. Then he advanced.
snatched the Rebbitzin's hand away from
the handle of the coffee-pot and kissed it
/ with equal devotion. He then seized upon
Hannan's hand and pressed his grimy
lips to that, murmuring in German:
s'You look SO charming this morning.
like the roses of Carmel Next he bent
down and pressed his lips to the Reb's
coat-tail, finally he said: "Good morning,
sir" to Levi, who replied very affabIy
'tGood morning. Mr.. Pinchas." i'Peace be
unto you. Pinchas." said the Reb. II did
not see you in Shool this morning, though
it was the new MOON"
mo; l went to the great Shool," said
Pinchas in German. "If you do not see
me at your place you may be sure 1 am
so long as | in the Land of Israel cannot
bear to pray without a quorum. In the
Holy Land I used to learn for an hour in
the Shool every morning before the service
began. But am not here to talk about
/ myself. come to ask you to do me the
/ honor to accept copy of my new volume
! a beautiful title? When Enoch was taken