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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-26

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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-26

Take LaNstive Bromo Quinine Tablets. All drug.
eists refund the money IL It fails to cure. *
W. Groves signature Is each box &c.
The daily sentinel., 1901-09-23
.ur... soo.. NAV B. se....r.a.

The finest collection of Burns books
in the world is in danger of being
scattered broadcast. Mr.. w. Craibe An
gus, a Glasgow picture dealer, who
died two years ago was great COL
lector of Burns relics. Since his death
book that he was working at for 80
years has been published, and in it he
tells all about the different editions of
the poets writings. He makes out $50
editions altogether, more even than
Shakespeare has had. Many a search
did Mr.. Angus make for rare edition.
and he secured no less than eighty diff
ferent ones from Holland. Altogether
he had Burns collection of $500
volumes, many of them notable cop
les, and some with the poets auto
graph, written by himself. Now that
his effects are going to the hammer.
an effort is being made to keep the
collection of books and relics complete.
either in one of the Universities or one
of the Burns Memorials. Otherwise
they will be scattered far and wide.
The daily sentinel., 1901-09-23
Growing Tobacco Und.r Cloth.

Not only lis the growing of the finest
grade of Su,natra tobacco under cloth
catur county, Georgia, much is being
done along that line. and very success
fully. The state commissioner Of ag-
riculture, Mr.. Stevens of Atlanta, has
been looking at the crop in Decatur
county. He finds 1,500 acres of to-
bacco on one farm, 500 of this given to
Sumatra under cloth at a cost of $780,
900. That farm sold more than 451 900
pounds of tobacco last year at prices
ranging from 20 cents to 81 a pound.
The daily sentinel., 1901-09-23
Patron Saint of scotland.

st. Andrew was taken as the patron
saint Of Scotland because his cross
(the crux decussata-X) appeared in
the sky to Achaius, King of Scots, and
Hungus, King of the Picts, the night
before their battle with Athelstane,
King Of the Saxons, early in the tenth
century (Achaius died 919). The
northern kings vowed to adopt the
cross as their emblem, and the saint
as their patron If they won victory;
being victorious, they kept their vows.
and worshiped at St. Andrews shrine
The daily sentinel., 1901-09-23
Ereotrl, Device. In Homes.

Many electric devices are now avail
able for use in the home. They in
clude small hand lamps which light
at the touch Of spring; a pocket lamp
and battery made fat like folding
camera; ornamental candles with min
iature lights at their tip; tiny lamp
attached to the front of the clock, and
small lamps for decorative purposes.
A current is introduced in house to
supply power for fiat irons. curling
irons, coffee mills, ice cream freezers
and sewing machines, and heat fon
chafing dishes and tea kettles.
The daily sentinel., 1901-09-23
Blessing the Crops.

A curious old custom has been re-
vived at the village Of CastleAcre, in
Norfolk-that Of blessing the crops.
The parishioners gathered at the
church and formed In procession,
headed by the vicar and choir After
visit the fields of growing corn, at one
of which a service was held, hymns
sung. and blessing pronounced by the
vicar on the crops of the parish. The
procession then returned to the church,
singing recessional hymns by the way
and dispersed after receiving benedic-
ton.
The daily sentinel., 1901-09-23
Ter Fruit rr...rx.,,...

Extensive Investigations are about
to be made by the agricultural depart
ment of the whole question of fruit
harvesting and marketing, including
the application of refrigeration to fruit
storage, both in the warehouse and in
transit, SO as to help the people of all
the states in putting their fruits upon
foreign markets.
An autopobile company has been
awarded the contract for carrying the
mails between the Pan-American Ex-
position grounds and the Buffalo post
office.
The daily sentinel., 1901-09-23
Lumber From Big Fir Tree.

The big fir tree. forty-four feet in
circumference, which grew one mile
west Of Arlington. Wash, has been
cut down and nine feet Of the base.
with cut for the floor and another
for the roof, has been shipped to Ev-
erett, to be converted into an office
for Commissioner Johnston at the
Pan-American exposition. The floor
part is fifteen feet in diameter and the
roof ten and one-half feet in diameter
The daily sentinel., 1901-09-23
Tent Used BY Dow.r.r Empress.

The Naval Museum in Paris has re-
ceived the tent used by the Dowager
Empress of China on her journey to
Tong-Ling. 1t was presented by the
Mandarin of Ki-Chau last November to
Colonel Laurent Cherlonchon, who was
engaged in operations near the east
ern imperial tombs. The tent is of
yellow silk, embroidered with gold
and silver, and adorned with dragons,
suns, and other emblems.
The daily sentinel., 1901-09-23
Record of the Comets.

During the nineteenth century 235
new comets were discovered, as against
62 in the eighteenth century. The
nineteenth century also beheld
greater number of large and brilliant
comets than did it's predecessor. The
finest of these were the comets of 1911,
1843, 1858, 1881, and 1882. In the year
1900 only one periodical comet was
known, Halley's; now many are
known, of which at least seventeen
have been seen at more than one re-
turn to periheliOn.
The daily sentinel., 1901-09-23
Pisrpont Morsan's Rug.

]. Pierpont Morgan has purchased
abroad Persian rug. probably the
rarest of its kind in existence, for
which he paid $25, 900. The rug meas
ures 10 feet inches by 10 feet, made
of Persian silk in Tabriz, Persia, and
was woven by Mohammedan friars 15O
years ago for shah. The time re-
quired to weave the rug was sixteen
years.-New York Times.
The daily sentinel., 1901-09-23
Delaware. Capital Grow. Slowly.

Dover, the capital of Delaware, can
not be correctly described as thriv-
ing town in respect to its growth in
population. which is less than that of
Duck Creek Hundred in the same
county and also less than that of Little
Creek Hundred in Sussex county.
Dover had by the last census a popu-
lation of 3,329. The population of Will
mington was 76,5OS
The daily sentinel., 1901-09-23
Festival of Mountain And Plain.

Denver October LIST, 2nd and 3rd.
The Colorado Midland will sell half rate
tickets to Denver and return, September 30,
and October LIST and End. Final return
limit October 6. For tickets and informa-
sion call on or address.
W. r. Peck, City Agent,
Grand Junction.
The daily sentinel., 1901-09-23
Pueblo State Fair.

One fare for the round trip via Colorado
Midland Railway, account OF State Fair at
Pueblo, Sept. 23-27. Tickets on sale Sept.
%, "a, and 25. Final limit September 90.
W. R. Peck,
City Agent.
The daily sentinel., 1901-09-23
Pueblo State Fair.

One fare for the round trip to State Fair
at Pueblo, September 23-27, via Colorado
Midland. Tickets on sale Septem ber %, "a,
and 25. Limited September %.
For tickets and information call on
w. R. Peck,
City Ticket Agent.
The daily sentinel., 1901-09-23

Comparative Cost of Ed.eation.
London, with 4,600, 900 people, spends
about S12 ,000. 900 year on popular ed
ucation. New York, with $500, 900,
apsnds abeut o1k.0eo, 900
The daily sentinel., 1901-09-23

A manuscript Bible, richly illuminat-
ed, of about the year 1410, has just
been sold at auction in London for
1900 guineas.
The daily sentinel., 1901-09-23
Painted Pantry Shelves.

couple of coats of white enamel
away with the necessity for shelf pa
per and the result is much more salts
factory.
The daily sentinel., 1901-09-23
Festival OF Mountain And Plain.

Denver October LIST, End and 3rd.
The Colorado Midland will sell tickets to
Denver and return September 30, October
and 2, at half rate. Final limit October 6.
For tickets and further information call on
or address
w. R, Peck, City Agent.
The daily sentinel., 1901-09-23
LOCALS

Old papers for sale at this office.
Try those fine cigars at the Bazaar.
"Cleanlinees is Next to Godliness.
Try the Star Laundry.
Carpet cleaning and general house
work. G. E. Griffith, 1927 Hill street
A frstclass gig for sale. This is the
biggest bargain ever offered. Apply to
DR.. Walpole, the eye man.
The Metropolitan restaurant has re-
moved to it's lew location below the post
Office and will be open to the public after
IL o'clock Of Tuesday. September II.
Mrs. e. e. Darling.
Take life as it comes and make the
most of all circumstances, but for bad
cough or cold. take BILLIARDS. HORE-
HOUND SYRUP, the best known reme-
dy for quick relief and sure cure. Price,
% and so cents. Haskell's Pharmacy.
WHITES CREAM vERMIFUGE is es-
sentially the child's tonic. It improves the
digestion and assimilation of food,
Strengthening the nervous system and re
storing them to the health, vigor and elias
ITCHY of spirits natural to childhood.
Price, 25 cents. Haskell's Pharmacy.
If you are troubled with inciorous breath
heart burn, hatuency, headache, acidity,
pains after eatings, loss of appetite, per-
sistent melancholy, low spirits. You
need tonic, a few doses of HERBINE
will give you the recuperation force to re-
move these disorders. Price, 80 cents.
For Sale Haskell's Pharmacy.
Owing to needed repaiFs
now going on at Gourley's
furniture store room, he is
selling furniture cheaper
than ever before Bargains
are many. Call and see.
Corn -huskers' sprained wrists, barbed-
wire cuts and sprains, or cuts from any
other cause, are quickly healed when
BALLARD'S SNOW LINIMENT is
promptly applied. Price 80 cents.
For Sale Haskell's Pharmacy.
Miss Frances G. Hews, the blind mu-
sician and elocutionist will give one Of
her delightful entertainments at the
Armory, Tuesday, September "a, under
the auspices OF the local Woman's Relief
Corps. Don't miss it.
Thousands suffer with torpid liver, pro-
ducing great depression of spirits, indi-
gestion, constipation, headache, etc. HER
BINE will stimulate the liver, keep the
bowels regular, and restore healthful
buoyancy of spirits. Price, so cents.
For Sale Haskell's Pharmacy.
The job printing department Of The
Sentinel 10 kept busy at all times. Neat
work and reasonable prices hnd favor
with the public.
The daily sentinel., 1901-09-23
WOMEN WANTED.

WOMEN WANTED.
Women to pack fruit in our
packing house. and to cut fruit
at our evaporator. Apply at Fruit
Growers Association.
The daily sentinel., 1901-09-23
CHA6. W. HASKELL
Civil and Mining Engineer.
County Surveyor.

Land and Mineral Surveys.
Surveys and Construction Of Irrigation
Canals and Reservoirs.
Reports Made on Mines, Assays with and
Oomplses Analysis Minerals.
The daily sentinel., 1901-09-23

w. R. Peck, City Agent,
The daily sentinel., 1901-09-23

Owing to needed repaiFs
now going on at Gourley's
furniture store room, he ia
selling furniture cheaper
than ever before. Bargains
are many. Call and see.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1901-12-31
AperCibimiento
al obispo de Barcelona

La conducta del obispo de Bar
celona, sef1or Casaras, tiene bastan,
te disgustado al Gobierno, disgusto
que Sc ha agravado con un sermon
en- catalan que predico dicho prelado
en- In catedral de Barcelona.
De esa conduota y de ese SER
mon parece que se ocuparon los So.
f1ores Sagssta y marquee de Tsver-
ga en una conferencia q. ceJebrAron
en- Palacio despues de un despacho
con Ia reins.
Como resultado de esta confe-
rencia Sc dijo por Ia tarie en- el Cor
greso que ell ministro de Gracia Y
Justicia dirigira una carta al obispo
de Barcelona llamandole Ia atenci6n
acerca de su conducts, que no es la
que corresponde 4 su misi6n y los
deberes Que ]e impone ell cargo.
Hay qu'en supone que en- dicha
carta, atenta en- Ia forma, aune us
muy energica en- ell fondo, sc ie re-
cuerda al sef1or Cnsaflas que sisndo
10 corona la que nom bra los obipuy
puede tam ben destitufrlos.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1901-12-31
AleInania
Y Ia question
con Venezuela.

IN diario de NV York publica
ell siguiente telegrama.
Berlin 19 Diciembre.
En- los cfrculos oficis les Sc dice
que ell gobierno SO ve cotrariado con
la dilaci6n del arrsglo con Venf zue-
Ia y ha resuelto hscer uua demo ssra-
ci6n naval en aque |. 8 aguas
Con ell fin de evitar sr sc ,pt'bIli
dsdes para que los e. u. 30 10 to :
men como ma ofenss Al. dnctrina
de M nroe, / . resuelte manifestar
al gobierno de w .snington que cual-
quier desen barco de tropas en- Vene
zuels, seIa puramente temporal.
Caracas D.ciembre 19.
La Republics, peri6dico Official de
Venezuela publtca IN editorial cnyas
1'timas pei bras son estas: Isl ell go
bierno Alsman Sc cree qae la pre-
sencia de sus buques sera sufciente
para acceder q sus reel lamaciones So
euuivoca. Venezuela tiene concien-
cia de su independents, que es
iguaI & cualquiera otra naci6n del
mundo, y que esta dispuesta q defen-
der. Venezuela desea Ia az pero
81 es necesario, puede causar mucho
daflo 8 sus enemigos. Castro die.
que por nigdn motivo permitira que
Veaezuela sea humillada.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1901-12-31
Candidatura Cubana.

b ,ta la vecina Antilla, en-, sus
trabajos de elecciones para Repre-.
sentantes, Consejeros Com promi-
sarios.
La prenss, que esta al lado de
Estrada Palma, ha lADzados una can
didatura para squellos puestos, en-
Santiago de Cuba <El Cnbano Libre,
trabaia con ell mayor esfuerzo por ell
trinpfo de aquella.
Estas conJiendas tienen sumo
inter6s, porque en- estas elecciones
hA de sentarse Ia base de la futura
Repdblica Cubana.
Del acierto en- la election, res
ponderan les sucesos.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1901-12-31
Buep seTvicio.

Autes de ayar, 81 Policfa Insu
lar de Il Csrolins, don Jose C6rdo-
Va Diaz, encontr6 & una criatura
como de un af1o abandonada en- una
zanja cerca del punto que Ilaman la
Cantera, expuesta & morir ahogada.
Dicho guardia recogio la criatu-
rita y despues de largas investiga-
clones did con Ia madre de Ia infeliz
nif1ita Ia entreg6 & Il autoridad.
Esta madre model0 Sc llama Dolores
Quilones.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1901-12-31
Hundimiento
en- IN ia plaza de toros.

Un fu uerte temporal en- San Fer
nando, Cadiz, ha ocasionado gran
des despef fectos y Ia paralizaci6n del
trafico de sales,
La psrte alta de Ia Plaza de tore s
ha sido derribada por ell viento, to
dos los efuerzos que SO hacen para
contener 81 derrumbamiento total re
sultan inutiles.
Tode s los pAlcos, con trozos de
pared, So vinieron abajo, cayendo SO
bre las GALES de Jardinillo de Ia
Amargura, destrozando les peiazos
las almenas de varias casss.
Ahera Sc dedican varies o5reros
Ia demolici6n dc todo ell piso de
MADEIRA.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1901-12-31

todns los JUICES MUNICIs
PALE $ e ALCALDE ) de Il Isla y
demas pers 1nas que e pre sante vie
rem:
Sc lesshace saber que caando
stengan que enviar 81 L1aboratorio
Qoimico de la Junta Snpe rior de Sas
nidad, las visceras q otras sustancias
que hayAn sid 1extrAidas del cad4.
YER de a'gana;persona qne 50 sepa
3 81 sospeche d haya muerto enve.
nenada a corss3uencias de n irgas
ti6n de slgan tox O.; es de absoiuta
necesid 40 que yengan acompafadas
de IN c. rtiticAdo del nj Iico. ne
dicos que hsyau asistido al pacieI te
b sta su mnefte, On ell que So EXPIRE
sen de una manera clara y term man.
te los sfntomas que hubiese prssen
tado.
En- el caso de que eli enfermo
haya muerto sin ssistencia facuitati
va, cualquier pers ma inteligente
que le haya acompaf1ado d1rante sus
dltimo momentoe, podra dar un In
forme EXPIRE audo en 81 los sfntomas
que haya Observable, asf como tam
biema natu-sleza de cna'quier me
dicAmento 3 antfdoto que Sc lie hu'
biere suministrAdo.
ST ell cadaver ha sido embalsa.
mado 8 tratado con sustancias quinn
cas, dete tamtien hacerse constar.
No sc efectuarA an4lisis Alguno
de visceras, si no Sc envian al 50.
nor Quimico de esta Junta tcdos les
datos que Sc piden.
Sc llama tambien la atencion
sobre la imperiosa necesidad de en-
War por la via mfs corta las ma
ter;as que han de ser objeto de IN
analisis toxicologico, y sobre Ia de
empacar perfectamente los envassr,
fin de que lleguen sin deteriero al :
guno.
Como en- ID mayorfa de les case s
81 apa!isis qufmico es Ia base sobre
Ia que descansan los Jueces para
declarar la inocsncia 8 culpabilidad
de los acusado, en- esta clase de pro-
cesos, SO hace de todo punto necssa'
rio, que SO aporten cuantos datos
puedan llevarnos q conclusiones
-precis as y categ61icas.
Por Ofden de Ia Junta Su 3erior
de Sanidad.
Mr. Fanicett Snaitt.
M. D
Secretario
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1901-12-31
A nueStr0S amigos.

Recomendamc:s el Hotel s'The Marina. !"
rof las comidas sabrosas que ALI Sc confec-
cionan, por lc, fresco ventilado de la casa y
EN- particular por la modicidai en- precios,
aue son los siguientes:
Por un dia hospedaje con comida. 81 y,
Abono q conner para una persona,
mensualmente ..................,O
Por una CANA ,.................,, 5O
For un Catre. .....o ~
~Pupilaje para una persona, mes ,,2O
Bateas la calle precios conven-
cionales
SOLER Ca.
Pto-RIco Nvbre. de 1901.
San Jose esquina Tetuan.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1901-12-31

e / esta imprenta Sc vende pa
Tsdde peri6dicna + S2-4C el quintal
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1901-12-31
Julian Matienzo

Esta casa cuenta con IN compile
to surtido nara insts1aciones de mo
dorcs, baf1os duehas, fregaderos eec
Ademas de ofre ar los prople-
tar os mas bajo precio que MIR gu,
ma otra casa. garantiza no solo el
material sino ell prOyecto 6 lnstala-
ci6n completa segun 10 exige la jun.
ia Superior de Sanidad por conts T
con pers onal competente para el CO
50, ademas esta casa facilitara 10 tor
ma del pago q aquellos propietarios
que en- el momento de hacer Ia ms
talaci6n no cuenten con toda la can
tidad que dicha installation importe.
q 80 II
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1901-12-31

no nvan mas que
RA:-Ias pradaS l. x
para
IA cOMPANIA
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1901-12-31
VINO CORDIAL DE
CEREBRINA

dige
enrmedad
81 bela us de dico
soprendns 'snad de ao
nqu Malen Los doco paenes
Reeossnte mas poderosoe los onvaentes debe
VENCoA TONCO
3
Teraedio
VINO DE CEREBNA ULIGI DE NEW YORK,
cuacion. a
DE VENTA CAPTTAT<
PONCE-Vale NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
T.
acedtada y Drogueria de c. J. Monagas
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1901-12-31
Iabll tOriO QullnlD.
AdYeftenc cla d Qlle haCe

to5ns los JUICES MUNICH.
PALE $ e ALCALDE J de Ii Isla =
demas pers 1nas que e prs ssnte vie
rem
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1901-12-31
Gran Ho tel y Restaurant
TNGIA ATERRA
TET11AN I'd Y t2 CRUZ Y FORTALEZA 81.
HOTEL: de.,]1 oRDEr

Eaifco construido expresamente para Hotel
Canacdad para 200 PASAJEROS.
Situaci6n Ia mas c9ntrica 49, .,1ana
la bahia las GALES De ieguan, cruz ienS
Fl mas fresco ventilado de la Capital
El comedor meior de las Antilas.
Departamentos undergraduates para famllas
Desde Agoso rge ademas del plan anagno en- AA o'
1as ell sistema amercano gusto del tavorecAdon
Tren de carruaies de lujo E@s
Int4rpretes y Traduetores de ler. orden
precios Al ioual de los aemas Hoteles.
Sc hacen abonos para condas
Instalacida % ba1os 4 noterna
The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-24
Recreation of American Presidents
From Leslie's Weekly,

From LeSlle'S weekly.
While Mr.. Roosevelt is doubtless the
most of an all-round athlete who has
ever occupied the Presidents chair,
he by no means stands alone as a low
er of outdoor life. If our first Pres
ident, the immortal Washington, had
any weakness" it was In the direction
of fine horse flesh, a propensity COM
mon, 1t might be said, among Virginia
gentlemen in his day. AS a boy he
liked nothing better than the breaking
OF an unruly colt. 1t is said that he
once rode ten different horses into
Alexandria in a single week. During
his latter years, his stables at Mt,
Vernon were the best In the country
He visited hts horses the first thing
upon rising in the morning, and al
ways saw that they had their break
fast before he had his own. He al
ways had a fine pack Of .ounds. too.
and was quite as fond OF hunting as
his present successor at llie capital.
Foxes and stays were the ordinary
game IN Virginia in those days, and
IN pursuit Of these Washington found
h,s CHEF recreation.
Thomas Jefferson was another true
VirRinian IN respect 20 his love for me
horses, Of which he owned many. when
he was President be made a practice
Of horseback riding almost every art
ernoOn, no matter what the weather
might be. and he kept up his custom
until within q few days of bis death,
John Quincy Adams Puritap ancestry
and training 40 not prevent him from
entertaining = great fondneHe Tor horse
racing. and " ~ SAID that be used 20
walk ouf to fha HOimTtsaa race course.
tno miles from Washington. and back
aEain, whenever 4 Eeoa Drqgfaune
The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-24
EARRINGS ARE GIN" AGAIN.
Hence an English Journal Recttes
Their History From the Earliest
Times Till Now.


Times Till Now.
From the London Globe.
The threatened revival among young
girls Of the custom of wearing earrings
has called forth diatribe
against what is denounced as
a senseless and barbaric prac-
tice. But earrings have never, died
out; they are still commonly worn by
ladies Of the preceding generation; 1t
is only that fashion has decreed what
was certain to be temporary abstinence
in the case of their daughters. Is II the
unnatural though harmless operation
of ear-boring involved that has arous-
ed the ire of she advanced" opponents
of the custom; or can 1t be The mis-
fortune of their possessing ugly ears
and the dread Of not following the
fashion? For 1t Is a fact that whereas
the appendages enhance the beauty OF
well-shaped ears they accentuate the
defects of badly formed ones. Earrings
are Just as much relics OF barbartsm
as are rings, necklaces, and bracelets;
but the feminine nature will have 10
undergo a very great change before the
use of all or any Is discarded. Accord
ing TO a Mohammedan legend, Sarah,
being Jealous OF Hagar. declared sne
would not rest until her hands had
been imbued in her bondmaid's blood
Then Abraham pierced Hagar's ears
quickly, and drew a ring through It,
so that Sarah was able to dip her
hand in the blood of Hagar without
bringing the latter into danger. From
that time 1t became a custom among
women to wear earrings.
Curiously enough. the Book OF Gene
sis enables the custom to be traced
back TO the same people and TO the
same period. Among the presents which
Abraham's servant carried with him
when he went forth to take wife unto
Isaac. and which he gave to Rebecca
at the well, was golden earring OF
half a shekel weight" The practice OF
wearing earrings must have been a
common one with the Israelites while
wandering through the desert, for the
image of the Golden Calf was fashion
ed by Aaron out Of gold earrings be-
longing to both sexes. For very long
period earrings were more or less pc
culiar TO Eastern nations. At first the
Greeks and Romans expressed the
greatest contempt at the men OF the
Oriental nations with whom they came
into contact wearing earrings. Eventu-
ally the Greeks first and then the
Romans adopted the custom. With the
former however. n was the result OF
a Misunderstanding.
The oracle OF Apollo having declared
that II they wished 20 have good ciu-
zens they were 10 put what they held
most precious into the ears of their
children, Misunderstanding the god Z
meaning, they pierced the ehildnen's >
ears and adorned them with gold.
with the Romans the fashion owed
~ origin % feminine vanity and IN
ihe luxurious days ~ the empire fabu-
lous prices were given Cor these useless
0rnameuts. 70 thst "a was said of kor
mnn matrons that they often hae
whole natrimonies suspended 20 their
ears. one young AflHtocfai ~ name
Galba, stole sna pledged one ~ he
mofbera earrings, and with NE pro-
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