The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-10-25
MISS DICklNSON'S TALK.
Gave the First of the Series Yester-
day at the Home of Mrs. Thomas
Dickson.

Miss susan T.. Dickinson gave the
first IN her series of parlor talks at
the home Of Mrs. Thomas Dickson
yesterday afternoon. many listeners
being present. representing much of the
culture and taste of the city. Mrs.
Dickson and Mrs. 7. T.. Torrcy. of
New York. received the guests. Her
subject was "Ancirnt Babyona.'
She spoke most delightfully."- and with
II surprising degree of knowledge. She
gave detailed accounts of many im
portant discoveries in Assyria and en-
phaSiaed the complete analogy between
Bibl" records and the inscriptions of
history reclaimed in the recent eXCav-
ations on The site of Nippur. She spoke
of the fact that despite higher critic
ism. it is significant that the ancient
site OF Abyssinia is now known simply
by the name of the prophet Jonah
whose history is often asserted to be
only a beautiful poem.
Tho declaration made BY a German
lIsyptoogist that the story of the De-
ugc is to be found in siXty-tour dia-
leris was quoted. \ brief review of
th" polytheism of ancient times was
| given as was also !; description of The
| temple of l;aal in NinDu!. The de-
| ciphcrng of cuneirorm hicroglyhpcs
! III Persia as illustrating the story told
| in Genesis was among the interesting
| points touched upon. The expeditions
| equipped by Cathartne Lorillard Wolfe
, and also the University of PennSyl
| vania. assisted by generous citizens Of
Philadelphia in 1889 were among those
given prominence.
| An important fact in relation to the
| Arabs, the Fellahccn of the East, is
| thai the inscriptions prove them to
| have been exactly what they are today.
! in their b"SgarH and wretchcdnoSs and
! exactly what they We're in the time of
| Christ.
Excavations in the mounds at Nip
! pur have brought tn light records pre-
| served by I.argon and Naraun-Sn $500
u. e.. l'rGur $500 Il. G.. l'r Ninib 900
l.. G.. kudashucnTurgu $50 i. c..
| Ashurbanapal G6S B e.
Miss Dickinson read the inscription
, found on the Assyran tablet giving n
description Of th" De,ug" in language
| richly poet.cal She spoke Of the de
| ScrcpancN Of dates as III" only ones
! existing hrtween the archaeological rec
"rdS and the SeptuaGint and later YER
| SiOns of the Bible. Four hundred Arabs
f, have been at work for ten years at tho
| excavations OF th" Temple and city of
! Nippur and ii is estimated that anoth-
or century of such effort will be re-
uuired To lay it all bare lo the light of
t heaven.
Th" discoveries have cnncluSiVely
proved that the devices and The arts
which we think The products of modern
civilization Wcr" known in old Assyria
''o years ago. IN the lowest strata
nav" been found marbles and bronZes
of II Il. Z. rs exquisite in refinement
as those of Greece fourteen centuries
after the advent of the Christian era.
Glass as lin" and lclicut" is found
there as Is supposed to belong cNciu-
SlN"IS 10 Venetian art III li0o A. D.
IN" Sa"rlticiat vases Of l.araou We're
| TUNED by machinery. \ Keystone arch
Was discovered IN The relics of 5000 L.
g. as perfect AZ that rur which The
is"mans hay" been given credit. Not
only records of political and religious
life are found but II commercial an,i
business relations which might we'll be
those of today.
Miss Dickinson Was heard with the
liVeli"St interest. She viii gVe her Soc
oni talk next Week at the home -. Mrs
T. H. Watkins