The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-06
Map reproduced from stone engraved BY Doctor Curry.

records oa-ved On stone show, was great
Here for over Q century Namah lived and
ruled the Lana Of UA for In those days
q mans lifetime was about a century.
The last, record Doctor Curry has read
regarding events occurring at the City at
the Wedlock OF the Waters Tas ths car
ryins away Of the rulers daughter BY q
young man. who had accomplished the
feat by most strategic means.
In the record Of the event . great tower
Is mentioned near the city, which was
used for conveying signals. and also an
immense reservoir just inside the city's
walls.
The great city was entirely destroyed by
an earthquake. 2149 A D.. and was SUBJ
merged.
The work Of compiling the history Of the
prehistoric races has been q tedious one
for Doctor Curry, and the printing and
binding OF the books by his family Is q
great triumph for the venerable historian.
Doctor Curry's history will be in five
volumes, with an Introductory work. en-
titled The No-Dfn."
The FIRST book printed was the intro
ductory volume. and "No-Din" IL certainly
d work Of art, looked at from the print
ers and book-binder's point Of view. when
taking into consideration the facilities
possessed by the venerable doctor.
II pIGslCuS cAQellSHCe, ne 0ckau
the work on July 4, 1888. His two sons and
two daughters did the type-setting. press
work and binding Of the books.
None OF them had any previous expert
ence. but they learned the different arts
required by study and experimenting.
The struggle was q hard ons. Doctor
Curry possessed no means with which to
have engravings made Of the nieroglyphic
records and other views he desired to in
clude in the book.
These he carved with handmade tools
on slabs OF cotton rock quarried near his
home.
With infinite patience, Doctor Curry
ground the stone down until Il was what
printers call type high"
OFTEN SPENT WEEKS
ON ONE CUT.
Bit by bit the stone was Clipped away
ana seraped from the drowiness Of the
picture It was desired to reproduce.
Days and sometimes weeks were spent
on one cut, and after It was made q
stereotyped impression was cast there
from and used In printing the picture.
Step by step the work on THE No
Din" progressed.
OFTEN II was suspended In order that
Doctor Curry and his cons could labor on
the farm.
When the crops were laid by the work
progressed With great speed, and six
months after the first type was set a copy
OF the completed volume Of $40 pages was |
sent to the Government Librarian &c
Washington in order to have the worS 1
copyrighted.
A Washington hand press Is used in
printing the hooks sfxtaen naoar h.sz-
printed at a single impression.
Six hundred copies of 'The No-Din,' |
were issued in the first edition. but the |
steretoyped plates are available and an
other edition will be issued when the other |
volumes OF the work are printed.
The No-Din" tells of the first fuhah- |
tants Of the North American Continent. |
or the Ian Of Uz
According to the records read by Doc
tor Curry these aborigines came her.
from another country, which he calls
Tulu- They tourneyed In an air vessel |
which Doctor Curry says he could CON
struct were he younger and had the time
and means.
A year ago parties sndeavored to get
the plans In order to build a vessel and
compete FOR the great Worlds Faf- rrfzs.
the work or his books prevented Doc
tor Curry from entertaining the PROPOSE
ton.
Many learned men have visited Doctor
Curry In his OZARK home. Among these
are Doctor Morehead. Of Andoycr Uni
ana Professor Hailask of WASH
!ngton. D. C.. an authority on sncient
Tho latter spent several weeks with
Doctor Curry and visited many points OF
interest to archaelosists In this section. ]
several mines worked By The ancisnts